Chrishuna Williams - Women's Track & Field - Arkansas Razorbacks

Chrishuna Williams

Sr | 5-3 | Sprints | Dallas, Texas | DeSoto HS

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  • Two-time All-American
  • 2013 Outdoor NCAA Champion (4x400m)
  • All-SEC (2012, 2013)
  • 2013 SEC Champion (Indoor & Outdoor | 4x400m)
  • 2012 NCAA West Preliminary qualifier (4x400m)

2013 || INDOOR: SEC Champion (4x400m)…All-SEC First Team…ran first leg of 4×400-meter relay team that set school record of 3:29.60 at the SEC Championships…established personal best of 54.68 in preliminary round of the 400 meters at the conference meet…set best of 24.92 at 200 meters at the Tyson Invitational. OUTDOOR: NCAA Champion (4x400m)…All-America First Team…NCAA West Preliminary qualifier at 400 meters…SEC Champion (4x400m)…All-SEC First Team…led off for 4×400-meter relay team that set school record of 3:27.09 at the NCAA Championships…program’s first-ever national title in the event…finished just two spots shy of qualifying for the national meet with 14th-place showing at the NCAA West Preliminary…set personal bests of 24.60 at 200 meters and 53.21 at 400 meters…opened season with 400-meter win in 53.79 at the Texas State Elite.

2012 || INDOOR: Williams set a personal best of 54.74 at 400 meters with an 18th place finish at the Tyson Invitational. Running in the collegiate section of the 500 meters at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational, she ran to a second-place finish in a time of 1:13.92. As a member of the 4×400-meter relay, Williams was a mainstay as the team’s third leg. At the Tyson Invitational, she helped the team to a third-place finish and an NCAA auto mark of 3:32.75. After a bronze result at the SEC Championships, the mile relay earned All-America honors with a time of 3:33.29 which put the team in fourth place. OUTDOOR: Williams began the outdoor campaign with a pair of top-five relay finishes at the Texas Relays. Running the 400-meter leg, she helped the sprint-medley relay team to a second-place finish. She was also part of a fifth-place showing by the 4×400-meter relay. She continued her role as the mile relay’s third leg and helped the team to a time of 3:31.16, a runner-up finish at the SEC Championships and second-team All-SEC honors. Williams capped the collegiate season with All-America honors at the NCAA Championships where the 4x400m was fourth overall and ran a season-best 3:29.54 in the semifinal round. She continued her season at the USA Junior Championships where she ran a personal-best time of 54.61 in the opening round of the 400 meters.

AT DESOTO HS: Williams was a 2011 state champion with the DeSoto 4×400-meter relay team that posted a time of 3:41.41. She also finished third in the 400 meters and fourth with the 4×100-meter relay at the 2011 UIL Texas 5A State Championships. Williams was a two-time District 11-5A champion with the relays. She won the 4×100 title with current Razorback teammate Jeriann Okoro. Williams owns a personal best of 54.55 in the 400 meters. She was also part of the North Texas USATF program.

PERSONAL: Born March 31, 1993 … Daughter of Timothy and Christeen Williams … Middle of three children with Timekia and Mackenzie. Majoring in human development and life science.