2023
Outdoor: Member of 4 x 400m relay at NCAA Championships, running second leg of 3:25.91 effort in prelims … Qualified for NCAA West Preliminary round in 400m, posting times of 52.64 and 52.15 … Placed sixth in 400m with a 51.42 at SEC Championships after setting career best of 51.34 in prelims … Ran second leg on runner-up 4 x 400m relay in SEC Championships (3:27.91) … Opened outdoor season at Florida’s Tom Jones Memorial, setting a then PR of 51.75 (from previous best of 53.28) to place ninth in 400m and ran on runner-up 4 x 400m relay (3:26.60) … Placed third in 400m (53.36) at John McDonnell Invitational … Finished 10th (53.37) in 400m at LSU Invitational … Posted a wind-aided 23.33 to place sixth at Arkansas Twilight.
Indoor: Competed in SEC Championships, placing 10th in 400m prelims with a 53.06 … Debut as a Razorback came in Arkansas Invitational, placing third in 400m (53.79) and running on runner-up 4 x 400m relay (3:30.79) … Improved to 53.49 at Razorback Invitational and member of ninth place 4 x 400m relay (3:33.48) … Set an indoor career best of 53.18 to place ninth at New Mexico Collegiate Classic and ran on runner-up 4 x 400m relay (3:30.93) … Lowered career best to 52.63 in placing sixth in 400m at Tyson Invitational and ran on runner-up 4 x 400m relay (3:28.43) … Finished fifth in 400m (52.72) at Arkansas Qualifier.
COLLEGE
Competed at South Carolina … Advanced to NCAA East Preliminary Round in 400, set career best of 53.28 in first round and then posted a 53.47 in quarterfinal … Competed in prelims of 400 (53.67) at 2022 SEC Outdoor … At SEC Indoor, produced a career best of 53.36 in 400 prelims and was anchor leg (53.35) of fourth place 4 x 400 relay (3:31.76) … Anchor leg (53.39) of fifth place 4 x 400 relay (3:33.08) at NCAA Indoor, earning All-America honor.
Career best marks in college include: 24.17w (200), 53.28 (400)
Indoors: 25.04 (200), 53.36 (400)
HIGH SCHOOL
2021 graduate of Massaponax HS in Fredericksburg, Virginia … Also competed with MVP League track club, coached by Maurice Hutton … Bronze medalist in 400 (54.84) at 2021 USATF National Junior Olympic Championships, ran anchor leg of winning 4 x 400 relay … Indoors in 2021, claimed 400 (54.69) title at adidas Nationals … In 2020 indoor season, placed third in 300 (38.44) at Millrose Games … Silver medalist in 500 (1:15.30) at Virginia Class 6 State Indoor after finishing fourth with at career best of 1:12.87 at Virginia Showcase … Anchored 4 x 400 to victory in Virginia State Indoor meet … As a sophomore in 2019, set a career best of 53.60 to win 400 title at USATF National Junior Olympic Championships while placing third in 200 (23.97w) and running anchor leg on winning 4 x 400 relay … Won 100 (11.77) during Virginia 6A State meet, finished second in 200 (23.66) and third in 400 (54.74) … Indoors, placed second in 500 (1:15.46) at Virginia Class 5 State meet.
High school best marks include: 11.60 (100), 23.11 (200), 53.60 (400)
Indoor: 7.07 (55), 24.20 (200), 38.29 (300), 54.69 (400)
PERSONAL
Aaliyah Simone Pyatt was born January 24, 2003, in Newark, New Jersey … Daughter of Shavon Miller … Has five siblings, Shaleah, Shadae, Asia, Marquis, and Darrell, Jr. … Majoring in Sports Management … Career plans include working with a sports organization … Life ambition is to become a professional athlete, compete in World Championships and Olympic Games … Favorite athlete is LaBron James … Person she most admires is Sydney McLaughlin … Likes to walk and explore nature … Chose Arkansas for the opportunity it presents.
