2017-18 Women's Track and Field Roster

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Ariane Williams

  • Position Sprints
  • Height 5-6
  • Class Junior
  • High School East Ascension
  • Previous School Southeastern Louisiana
  • Hometown Gonzales, La.
  • Major Education

Biography

Honors
•  NAIA All-America in 2017 (1,600-meter relay and 400-meter dash)
•  All-Gulf Coast Athletic Conference in 2017
•  GCAC Track Athlete of the Week three times in 2017

Briefly
•  Second year at XULA
•  Transfer from NCAA Division I Southeastern Louisiana University

2018 (Junior)
•  Helped 1,600-meter relay team at Louisiana Classics meet earn NAIA B-qualifying time of 3 minute 55.26 seconds for nationals

2017 (Sophomore)
•  NAIA All-America in 1,600 relay with Ry-Anne Riley, Tramaine Shannon and Clarke Allen after eighth place at national meet (3:56.31) and in 400 after finishing seventh in 57.11.
•  HBCU Awards finalist for female athlete of the year
•  Set school record of 56.63 in 400 at GCAC Championships and finished fifth . . . Also fifth in 200 (college PR of 25.24) and helped 1,600 relay finish third

2016 (Freshman — SLU)
•  SLU outdoor PRs of 56.26 in the 400, 1:07.31 in the 400 hurdles and 25.85 in the 200 . . . Helped 1,600 relay team finish fourth (3:44.97) at Southland Conference Championships
•  SLU indoor PRs of 56.63 in the 400 and 26.52 in the 200 . . . Helped 1,600 relay team set school indoor record of 3:45.82 in fourth-place finish at Southland Conference Championships

Club
•  Second place in 200 (25.75) at USATF Southern Association Championships
•  Sixth place in 400 (57.91) at Junior Olympics regional qualifier

High School
•  Scored points four straight years at LHSAA Class 5A outdoor state meet
•  Third place in state in the 400 (prep PR of 55.81) and fifth in the 100 (12.38) as a senior, fourth in the 400 as a junior (57.70), third in the 400 as a sophomore (56.63) and sixth in the 200 as a freshman (25.41)
•  At the LHSAA indoor state meet she was third in the 400 (58.14) and ninth in the 60 (8.00) as a senior, fourth in the 400 (1:00.23) and eighth in the 60 (7.96) as a junior and sixth in the 400 (59.60) and 10th in the 55 (7.57) as a sophomore
•  Graduated with honors

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Sophomore

    Sprints
    5'6"
  • 2017-18Junior

    Sprints
    5'6"