Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
2013-14 Women's Track and Field/Cross Country Roster
Roster
Williams, Pershawna

Pershawna Williams
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Prev school:
- Pensacola HS
- Hometown:
- Pensacola, Fla.
- Major:
- Community/Public Health
Bio
Indoor Personal Bests
High Jump
1/4/14 Edward S. Temple Classic (1.73m)
Long Jump
2/13/16 Music City Challenge (6.08m)
Triple Jump
1/9/16 Ed Temple Classic (12.74m)
Outdoor Personal Bests
High Jump
4/12/14 Tennessee Relays (1.75m)
4/16/16 APSU Invitational (1.75m)
Long Jump
5/16/15 C-USA Championship (6.01m)
Triple Jump
5/28/16 NCAA Regional (12.79m)
2015-16
Indoor: 20 of the 21 times she competed for the Blue Raiders, she took home a top-10 finish ... Placed second at the Vanderbilt Opener and the Ed Temple Classic in the High Jump ... Best High Jump of the season came at the Commodore Invitational with a jump of 1.71m ... Placed fifth at the C-USA Championship in the High Jump (1.70m) ... Won the MT Invitational Long Jump with a jump of 5.94m ... Season-best Long Jump came at the Music City Challenge with a jump of 6.08m while finishing sixth ... Finished ninth at the C-USA Championship (5.75m) ... Runner-up at the Ed Temple Classic and Emory Invitational in the Triple Jump ... At the C-USA Championship, she finished seventh (12.21m).
Outdoor: Took the win in the high jump at the Joey Haines Invitational with a mark of 1.67m ... Had a season-best mark of 1.75m at the APSU Invitational in the high jump, taking first place ... Was sixth at the C-USA Championship in the high jump with a mark of 1.70m, followed by a mark of 1.66m finishing 26th at the NCAA Regional ... Was fifth at the Joey Haines Invitational in the long jump with a mark of 5.89m ... Was eighth at the War Eagle Invitational (5.94m) and the C-USA Championship (5.88m) ... Best finish in the triple jump was third at the APSU Invitational wiht a mark of 12.56m ... Finished seventh at the War Eagle Invitational (12.07m), Penn Relays (11.90m) and C-USA Championship (12.35m) ... Was 22nd at the NCAA Regional with a triple jump mark of 12.79m.
2014-15
Indoor: Competed in the high jump, long jump and triple jump ... Best high jump and finish came at the MT Invitational, placing third and jumping 1.63m ... Finished 18th at the C-USA Championships in the high jump (1.59m) ... Four top-10 finishes in the long jump, including a second place finish at the MT Invitational (5.56m) ... Best long jump came at the Samford Invitational while finishing fourth (5.87m) ... Seven top-10 finishes in triple jump competition, including second place at the Christmas Invitational with a career-best jump of 12.36, as well as the MT Invitational (11.87m).
Outdoor: Competed in the long jump, triple jump and high jump ... Racked up 11 top-10 finishes overall ... Best long jump finish was fifth at the Yellow Jacket Invitational (5.86m) ... Career-best long jump came at the C-USA Championships in a seventh place finish (6.04m) ... Placed fourth at the Alabama Relays (12.24m) in the triple jump ... New personal record for triple jump at the C-USA Championships in a fourth place finish (12.65m) ... Competed in the NCAA East Regional, placing 44th (11.62m) ... Best finish and jump in the high jump was at the Tennessee Challenge in a sixth place finish (1.65m).
2013-14
Indoor: 14 top 10 finishes & Tied for first at the Music City Challenge Dec. 3 in the high jump (1.70-meters) and tied teammate Barbara Vilson at the Edward S. Temple Classic Jan. 4 (1.73m) & Placed second at the TSU Invite Feb. 1 (1.68m) and at the Cupid Classic Feb. 14 (1.70m) in the high jump & Also finished second in the triple jump at the TSU Invite (12.05m) & Best mark in the triple jump at the Auburn Invitational Jan. 19 (12.06m, 7th) & Tied for eighth in the long jump at the Edward S. Temple Classic (5.15m) and had a season-best distance at the Vanderbilt Invitational Jan. 25 (5.41m, 19th).
Outdoor: Competed in the high jump, long jump and triple jump … Registered for the NCAA East Preliminary round in the triple jump … Tallied a season-best 12.53-meters in the triple jump at the Tennessee Challenge, placing third … Finished seventh at the Conference USA Championships (12.44m) … Jumped a season-best 5.53-meters in the long jump at the Alabama Relays … Cleared 1.75-meters in the high jump at the Tennessee Relays for fourth.
2012-13
Indoor: In her first season in a Blue Raider uniform, won the high jump one time, hitting 5 feet, three inches at the Valentine Invitational & Finished fourth in the high jump at the Sun Belt Championships, setting a personal best mark of 1.63 meters & Jumped 11.65 meters in the triple jump at the SBC Championships, finishing ninth while hitting her career best mark.
Outdoor: Highest finish in the high jump came at the Boston Moon Invitational, where she was runner-up with a height of 5 feet, three inches & Her personal best in the high jump was 1.72 meters, set at the SBC Championships (fourth place) & Also set a personal best in the long jump at the SBC meet (5.69 meters).
Prior to MT: Four-year letterwinner in volleyball, track and field and basketball at Pensacola High School … Contributed to her team winning the track and field state championship in 2011 … Participated in the Subway All-Star Game in 2012.
Personal: Born on Jan. 21, 1994 … Daughter of Pyceslia Bonner … Majoring in community/public health.
High Jump
1/4/14 Edward S. Temple Classic (1.73m)
Long Jump
2/13/16 Music City Challenge (6.08m)
Triple Jump
1/9/16 Ed Temple Classic (12.74m)
Outdoor Personal Bests
High Jump
4/12/14 Tennessee Relays (1.75m)
4/16/16 APSU Invitational (1.75m)
Long Jump
5/16/15 C-USA Championship (6.01m)
Triple Jump
5/28/16 NCAA Regional (12.79m)
2015-16
Indoor: 20 of the 21 times she competed for the Blue Raiders, she took home a top-10 finish ... Placed second at the Vanderbilt Opener and the Ed Temple Classic in the High Jump ... Best High Jump of the season came at the Commodore Invitational with a jump of 1.71m ... Placed fifth at the C-USA Championship in the High Jump (1.70m) ... Won the MT Invitational Long Jump with a jump of 5.94m ... Season-best Long Jump came at the Music City Challenge with a jump of 6.08m while finishing sixth ... Finished ninth at the C-USA Championship (5.75m) ... Runner-up at the Ed Temple Classic and Emory Invitational in the Triple Jump ... At the C-USA Championship, she finished seventh (12.21m).
Outdoor: Took the win in the high jump at the Joey Haines Invitational with a mark of 1.67m ... Had a season-best mark of 1.75m at the APSU Invitational in the high jump, taking first place ... Was sixth at the C-USA Championship in the high jump with a mark of 1.70m, followed by a mark of 1.66m finishing 26th at the NCAA Regional ... Was fifth at the Joey Haines Invitational in the long jump with a mark of 5.89m ... Was eighth at the War Eagle Invitational (5.94m) and the C-USA Championship (5.88m) ... Best finish in the triple jump was third at the APSU Invitational wiht a mark of 12.56m ... Finished seventh at the War Eagle Invitational (12.07m), Penn Relays (11.90m) and C-USA Championship (12.35m) ... Was 22nd at the NCAA Regional with a triple jump mark of 12.79m.
2014-15
Indoor: Competed in the high jump, long jump and triple jump ... Best high jump and finish came at the MT Invitational, placing third and jumping 1.63m ... Finished 18th at the C-USA Championships in the high jump (1.59m) ... Four top-10 finishes in the long jump, including a second place finish at the MT Invitational (5.56m) ... Best long jump came at the Samford Invitational while finishing fourth (5.87m) ... Seven top-10 finishes in triple jump competition, including second place at the Christmas Invitational with a career-best jump of 12.36, as well as the MT Invitational (11.87m).
Outdoor: Competed in the long jump, triple jump and high jump ... Racked up 11 top-10 finishes overall ... Best long jump finish was fifth at the Yellow Jacket Invitational (5.86m) ... Career-best long jump came at the C-USA Championships in a seventh place finish (6.04m) ... Placed fourth at the Alabama Relays (12.24m) in the triple jump ... New personal record for triple jump at the C-USA Championships in a fourth place finish (12.65m) ... Competed in the NCAA East Regional, placing 44th (11.62m) ... Best finish and jump in the high jump was at the Tennessee Challenge in a sixth place finish (1.65m).
2013-14
Indoor: 14 top 10 finishes & Tied for first at the Music City Challenge Dec. 3 in the high jump (1.70-meters) and tied teammate Barbara Vilson at the Edward S. Temple Classic Jan. 4 (1.73m) & Placed second at the TSU Invite Feb. 1 (1.68m) and at the Cupid Classic Feb. 14 (1.70m) in the high jump & Also finished second in the triple jump at the TSU Invite (12.05m) & Best mark in the triple jump at the Auburn Invitational Jan. 19 (12.06m, 7th) & Tied for eighth in the long jump at the Edward S. Temple Classic (5.15m) and had a season-best distance at the Vanderbilt Invitational Jan. 25 (5.41m, 19th).
Outdoor: Competed in the high jump, long jump and triple jump … Registered for the NCAA East Preliminary round in the triple jump … Tallied a season-best 12.53-meters in the triple jump at the Tennessee Challenge, placing third … Finished seventh at the Conference USA Championships (12.44m) … Jumped a season-best 5.53-meters in the long jump at the Alabama Relays … Cleared 1.75-meters in the high jump at the Tennessee Relays for fourth.
2012-13
Indoor: In her first season in a Blue Raider uniform, won the high jump one time, hitting 5 feet, three inches at the Valentine Invitational & Finished fourth in the high jump at the Sun Belt Championships, setting a personal best mark of 1.63 meters & Jumped 11.65 meters in the triple jump at the SBC Championships, finishing ninth while hitting her career best mark.
Outdoor: Highest finish in the high jump came at the Boston Moon Invitational, where she was runner-up with a height of 5 feet, three inches & Her personal best in the high jump was 1.72 meters, set at the SBC Championships (fourth place) & Also set a personal best in the long jump at the SBC meet (5.69 meters).
Prior to MT: Four-year letterwinner in volleyball, track and field and basketball at Pensacola High School … Contributed to her team winning the track and field state championship in 2011 … Participated in the Subway All-Star Game in 2012.
Personal: Born on Jan. 21, 1994 … Daughter of Pyceslia Bonner … Majoring in community/public health.
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