2018 Women's Cross Country Roster

Monique McPherson

Monique McPherson

  • Position:
    Distance
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Old Harbour, Jamaica
  • Highschool:
    San Diego State University

Summary

Biography

PRIOR TO UMARY
2016-17

Outdoor Track and Field: Member of the MW Champion-4x400-meter relay team (3:36.42) ... Finished 14th at the NCAA West Prelims in the 4x400 relay with the 10th-best time in SDSU history (3:36.27) ... Helped SDSU to a 12th-place finish in the 4x400 relay at the Penn Relays (3:40.63) ... An 800 specialist for SDSU, placing seventh in the event at the conference meet (2:10.38) and competing in the event at four additional meets, winning the 800 at the San Diego Collegiate Challenge ... Won the 400 open in her only appearance of the season at the Aztec Invitational (55.78).

Indoor Track and Field: Helped SDSU win the 4x400-meter relay at the MW Championships with the 10th-best time in school history at 3:40.16 ... Was also a member of the distance medley relay team that placed seventh at the conference meet (12:13.90) with the program's fifth-best time ... Placed 10th in the 400 at the MW Championships ... Recorded the program's second-best time with a second-place finish in the 600 (1:31.48) at the Cherry & Silver Invitational.

Cross Country: Did not compete.

2015-16 
Indoor Track & Field: 
National champion in the 600 meters and helped the 4x400 relay team to a second-place finish as the Wayland Baptist won the NAIA team title ... Earned NAIA Indoor Track and Field All-America honors in the 600 meters and 4x400-meter relay ... As a member of the Pioneer women's 4x400 relay team, qualified for NAIA National Championships after winning the event at the Masked Rider Open (3:51.96) ... Won the 800 meters (2:11.29) with the third-fastest in the NAIA in 2016, in the season-opening meet at Texas Tech ... Broke two school records during the season: the 800 meters (2:12.44) and the 600 (1:30.61) ... Won the 600 at the New Mexico Collegiate Indoor TF Classic (1:31.64).

Outdoor Track and Field: Earned a spot in the NAIA National Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

2014-15
Indoor Track and Field: NAIA Indoor Track and Field All-American in the 600 meters, 4x400-meter relay and 4x800-meter relay.

Outdoor Track and Field: Helped Wayland Baptist to a National Outdoor Track and Field team championship with her participation on the national 4x400-meter relay champion team ... NAIA Outdoor Track and Field All-American in the 400 after posting a personal best and 4x400-meter relay ... Placed fourth in the 400 meters at the National Outdoor Track and Field Championships and third in the 600 meters.

High School 
Was the 2014 Central American-Caribbean Junior Championships 800-meter champion ... Finished 20th in the 2014 NACAC Cross Country Championships Junior women's race (4K) with a 16:18.40 time ... Posted a second-place time in the 4K Junior Women JAAA National Cross Country Championships (16:09) ... At the 2013 Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association/Grace Kennedy Boys and Girls -Championships, placed second in the 1,500 meters and third in the 800 meters. 

Monique McPherson was born in Jamaica on March 27, 1995 ... Mother is Janice Dawkins ... Pursuing her MBA…


 

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