Paris Peoples - Women's Track & Field - Arkansas Razorbacks

Paris Peoples

Sr./Sr. | 5-9 | Sprints | Oakland Gardens, New York | Benjamin N. Cardozo HS

Career Highlights

  • Two-time first-team NCAA All-America | Indoor (1), Outdoor (1)
  • 2021 NCAA Indoor Bronze | 4×400 relay
  • 2019 NCAA Outdoor Silver | 4×400 relay
  • 2019 SEC Outdoor Gold | 4×400 relay
  • 2019 SEC Indoor Gold | Distance Medley relay

Sophomore (2021)
Outdoor: Won Texas Relays 400m in a career best of 51.67, after setting a then best of 52.27 in the prelims … Also won 400m (52.14) at Florida … Ran 53.05 in to place 14th in SEC prelims … During NCAA West Preliminary rounds ran 53.03 in opening round and 52.32 to place 17th overall in second round … Established a career best of 2:06.85 in 800m, placing third in John McDonnell Invitational … Also posted a 2:08.44 to finish sixth in LSU Invitational … Ran first leg (51.5 split) on winning 4×400 at Texas Relays as Razorbacks posted a world-leading time of 3:26.63 which remained the top time until the SEC Championships and ranks No. 3 on UA all-time list … Also ran first leg of 4×400 that finished fourth (3:29.38) in SEC meet and was third overall at NCAA West (3:27.58) … Anchored 4×400 relay (52.96) in ninth-place finish (3:28.78) at NCAA Championships as well as winning effort (52.97) in LSU Invitational (3:30.62).

Indoor: Posted an indoor best of 52.27 during prelims of SEC Indoor, then placed seventh in final (52.69) … Qualified for NCAA Indoor Championships, placed 11th overall with 52.78 in prelims … Set an indoor best of 2:09.08 to win 800m at Arkansas Qualifier … Opened season with a 53.60 as runner-up in Arkansas Invitational … Placed sixth (53.21) in Wooo Pig Classic … Won Razorback Invitational in 52.48 … Ran opening leg (52.83 split) of school record 4×400 relay (3:28.07) which earned a bronze medal at NCAA Indoor … Also first leg of winning relays at Wooo Pig Classic (52.71 | 3:32.18) and Arkansas Invitational (53.44 | 3:34.79).

Sophomore (2020)
Indoor: Finished eighth in the 400m at the SEC Indoor Championships with a time of 53.13 after setting an indoor best of 53.03 in the prelims to secure the final spot for the final … Also ran first leg (53.96) on fourth place 4×400 relay, which ran a U.S. leading time of 3:32.24 … Opened indoor campaign with a pair of victories in 400m (54.29) and 4×400 relay (3:46.58) at Arkansas Invitational … Repeated the double victory in the Red Raider Invitational, setting a then indoor career best of 53.69 to win the 400m and ran on 3:38.16 4×400 relay … Improved her 400m time to 53.47 in placing fifth at Razorback Invitational as 4×400 relay placed second in 3:33.45 … Finished 10th in 400m (53.94) and second in 4×400 relay (3:34.87) at Tyson Invitational, anchoring with a 53.58 split … Placed fifth in 400m (53.88) and first in 4×400 relay (3:32.63) at Arkansas Qualifier, splitting 53.47 on first leg.

Freshman (2019)
Competed in 16 meets… SEC Champion in the DMR… SEC Champion in the 4-x-400-meter relay… Recorded a lifetime-best of 24.08 in the 200-meters at the National Relay Championships… Set a lifetime-best of 52.79 at the NCAA West Prelims… Finished sixth in the 400-meters at the USATF U20 Championships…

High School
Letter winner for coach Sean Phillips at Benjamin N. Cardozo High School in Queens, N.Y…. Three-time state champion, 2x 400-meter champion, 1x 600-meter champion… 3x PSAL 600-meter champion… PSAL Wingate Award (2018 Outdoor)… PSAL Outdoor MVP (2018)… N.Y. No. 15 All-Time 400-meter… Holds PRs of 53.68 (400-meters), 1:30.59 (600-meters), 2:10.75 (800-meters), 39.83 (300-meters)… 2015 New Balance Nationals All-American (second-place in the 4-x-400-meters)…

Personal
Born May 27, 2000… Daughter of Kimberly Jordan… Majoring in Business Law

Paris Peoples | Career Stats

Career best marks

Indoor

400m | 52.27 [No. 7 UA]

800m | 2:09.08

Outdoor

400m | 51.67 [No. 6 UA]

800m | 2:06.85