Anna-Kay West

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Position:
Sprints/Hurdles
Class:
Senior
High School:
Manchester
Hometown:
Manchester, Jamaica

BALL STATE TOP PERFORMANCES: TFRRS Career Stats Link
Indoor PRs: 60m - 7.80 (2/19/16) | 60m Hurdles - 8.85 (2/19/16) | 200m - 25.51 (2/11/17) | 300m - 43.05 (1/2/18) | Long Jump - 4.96m / 16'-3.25" (1/2/18)
Outdoor PRs: 100m - 12.00 (4/29/17) | 100m Hurdles - 14.39 (4/29/17) | 200m - 25.24 (4/13/18)

CAREER HILIGHTS:
- Academic All-MAC (Indoor: 2016, 2017 & 2018 | Outdoor: 2016, 2017 & 2018)

2018 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD (Sr.): Completed in six meets … Academic All-Mid-American Conference … placed 20th in the 100m hurdles with a time of 15.17 at the MAC Outdoor Championships (May 11) … placed ninth in the 100m hurdles with a season-fast time of 14.71 at the Ball State Challenge (April 13) … also logged a career-best 200m time of 25.24 at Ball State's home meet ... added a season-best 100m time of 12.19 set at the Hillsdale “GINA” Relays (April 27).

2018 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD (Sr.): Competed in seven meets … Academic All-MAC ... placed 20th in the 60m hurdles at the MAC Indoor Championships (Feb. 23) with a time of 9.13 ... took second in the 60m hurdles at the Ball State Tune-Up (Feb. 16) with a time of 8.95, while her prelim time of 8.93 was a season-best effort ... won the 60m at the Mastodon Opener (Dec. 2) with a season-fast time of 7.84 ... also turned in career-best performances in the 300m (43.05) and the long jump (4.96m / 16'-3.25") at the Mastodon Opener ... recorded a season-best 200m time of 26.06 to place 13th at the Fred Wilt Invitational (Jan 27).

2017 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD (Jr.): Completed in six meets … Academic All-MAC … placed 15th in the 100m hurdles (14.45) and 16th in the 100m dash (12.28) at the MAC Outdoor Championships (May 12) … was also a member of the seventh-place 4x100m relay at the MAC Outdoor Championships (May 13) which combined for a time of 46.22 … earned a career-fast 100m hurdles time of 14.39 to place sixth at the Southern Miss Open (April 29) … also clocked a career-fast 100m dash time of 12.00 at the meet … added a season-best time of 25.32 in the 200m dash at the Ball State Challenge (April 15).

2017 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD (Jr.): Competed in seven meets … Academic All-MAC ... placed 16th in the 60m hurdles at the MAC Championships (Feb. 24) with a time of 8.90 … ran a season-fast 60m hurdles of 8.87 at the Ball State Tune-Up (Feb. 17) … earned a career-best 200m time of 25.51 at the Chipotle Invitational (Feb. 11) … opened her junior campaign with a season-best 60m time of 7.91 to place fifth at the Mastodon Opener (Dec. 3).

2016 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD (So.): Competed in seven meets …Academic All-MAC … placed 17th in the 100m dash at the MAC Outdoor Championships (May 13) with a time of 12.47 … took eighth in the 100m dash at the Georgia Invitational (April 30) with a season-fast time of 12.13 … logged a season-fast 100m hurdles time of 14.67 to place fifth at the Ball State Challenge (May 16), while also placing third in the 100m dash (12.14) … member of the first-place 4x100m relays at the Ball State Challenge and the Georgia Invitational.

2016 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD (So.): Competed in seven meets … Academic All-MAC … placed 17th in the 60m hurdles (8.90) and 18th in the 60m dash (7.86) at the MAC Indoor Championship … turned in career-fast times in both the 60m hurdles (8.85) and the 60m dash (7.80) to place third and fourth, respectively, at the Ball State Tune-up (Feb. 19) … placed second in the 60m hurdles at the BGSU Opener (Jan. 9) with a time of 8.93, while placing fifth in the 60m dash at 7.87 at the meet.

2015 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD (Fr.): Competed in eight meets … placed 20th in the 100m hurdles at the MAC Championships (May 14-16) with a time of 14.94 … also ran in the ninth-place 4x100m relay which clocked in at 14.85 at the league meet … earned her individual spot in the MAC Championships with a season-fast 100m hurdles time of 14.85 in the prelims of the Louisville Twilight (May 8) … earned a season-fast 200m dash time of 25.72 at the Cardinal Invitational (April 17) … opened the outdoor season with a season-best effort of 12.55 in the 100m dash at the USF Bulls Invitational (March 20).

2015 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD (Fr.): Competed in six meets … placed 20th in the 60m hurdles at the MAC Championships (Feb. 27-28) with a time of 11.44 … turned in a season-fast 60m hurdles time of 9.17 in the prelims of the Ball State Open (Feb. 20), on her way to placing third in the finals … also tallied a season-fast 200m dash time of 26.74 at the meet … recorded a season-best 60m dash time of 8.07 at both the Illini Classic (Jan. 17) and the Fred Wilt Invitational (Feb. 14).

HIGH SCHOOL: Ran for coaches Edwards and Smith at Manchester High School in Manchester, Jamaica … owns career-best times of 12.19 in the 100m dash, 14.42 in the 100m hurdles and 25.00 in the 200m dash … her career-best time in the 100m hurdles was recorded when she placed fifth in the event at the Boys and Girls Championship.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Cameron and Sandra West ... full name is Anna-Kay Renea West ... has two brothers, Oshane and Delroy, and four sisters, Natoya, Nashell, Suain and Anna-Lee ... born June 1, 1995 in Birmingham, England … maintains a 3.474 grade point average as a chemistry major.