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Saint Joseph's University

Saint Joseph's Hawks
Saint Joseph's Hawks

2021-22 Women's Track and Field Roster

Amber Searls
Tom Connelly

Ginika Nkwonta

  • Position Short Sprints
  • Class Senior
  • High School North Hagerstown
  • Hometown Hagerstown, Md.

Biography

Indoor 60m • 8.19 • Fastrack Season Opener • Ocean Breeze • 2019
Outdoor 100m • 13.02 • Rider Invitational • Rider • 2019
Indoor 200m • 27.26 • Fastrack National Invitational • Ocean Breeze • 2020
Outdoor 200m • Widener Invitational • Widener • 2019
(PRs updated May 13, 2020)


2021
• Member of the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll

Outdoor 2020: Season canceled due to COVID-19.

Indoor 2019-20: Raced the 60m seven times and 200m five times on the year... Crushed 60m PR in season opener (8.19) at the Fastrack Season Opener... Took home four top-20 finishes in back-to-back meets, going for 15th (200m) and 17th (60m) at the Lehigh Angry Birds Challenge and ninth (200m) and 14th (60m) at the Moravian Indoor Meet... Ran collegiate-best 200m (27.26) at the Fastrack National Invitational... Represented the Hawks in both the 60m (8.21) and 200m (27.54) at the Atlantic 10 Championships, placing 27th in each.

Outdoor 2019: Raced the 100m and 200m five times apiece... Ran the first leg of the second-place 4x100m relay (48.90) at the Rider 5-Way Meet... Ran season-best 100m (13.02) for 17th at the Rider Invitational... Ran season-best 200m (27.03) for 24th at the Widener Invitational... Ran the first leg of the 4x200m relay that raced the Penn Relays... Placed 22nd in the 60m (13.19) and 24th in the 200m (27.63) at the Atlantic 10 Championships.

Indoor 2018-19: Raced the 60m five times and 200m four times on the year... Ran season-best 60m in third attempt of the season at the Lehigh Angry Birds Challenge, crossing in 8.41 for 12th overall... Ran season-best 200m in third attempt of the season at the Penn 8-Team Select, crossing in 27.68 for 45th overall.

High School/Personal: 2018 All-County First Team selection for outdoor track after winning the 200m... Two-time All-County Second Team selection... Two-time team MVP... Closed high school career with PRs in the 55 (7.755), 100m (13.03), and 200m (27.70), all set during her senior season... Earned six varsity letters between outdoor (4) and indoor (2) track... Also lettered in unified tennis... High Honor Roll student and National Honor Society member at North Hagerstown... Community service experience includes Heal Washington County and YMCA Healthy Kids Day... Sister, Angel, threw for the University of Washington’s track and field squad... Brother, Kingsley, played football for the University of Oregon... Majoring in biology.

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Freshman

    Short Sprints
  • 2019-20Sophomore

    Short Sprints
  • 2021Junior

    Short Sprints
  • 2021-22Senior

    Short Sprints