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  Nia Barnes

Nia Barnes

Player Profile

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
West Orange, N.J.

High School:
West Orange

Height:
5-7

Event:
Throws

04/27/2013

Hakansson Sets School Record in Hammer

Tide Wins 2 Events at Samford

04/13/2013

Batson Runs Fastest 100 Time in the World for 2013 To Lead Tide

University of Alabama sprinter Diondre Batson ran the fastest 100-meter dash time in the world.

04/06/2013

Hakansson's UA Record in Hammer Highlights Day at Crimson Tide Invite

Alabama Men 2nd, Women 4th at Crimson Tide Invite.

03/30/2013

Paine Breaks Pole Vault Mark at Yellow Jacket Invitational

Alabama track and field athletes won 8 events on Saturday in Atlanta.

03/23/2013

Stadium Dedication Highlights Final Day of John Mitchell Alabama Relays

Former head coach John Mitchell and alumni athletes honored at Sam Bailey Track Stadium.

Career Bests
• Shot put - 42-0 ½
• Hammer throw - 179-0
• Javelin - 154-11
• Weight throw - 60-8 ½

Sophomore
2013 Outdoor Season
Placed 10th at the SEC Outdoor Championships in the hammer throw with a best throw of 174-6 ... finished with a season best throw of 136-2 in the javelin at the SEC Outdoor Championships while finishing 15th ... registered a PR of 179-0 in the hammer throw and a fifth-place finish in the javelin with a mark of 123-7 at the Samford Multi Invitational ... collected a mark of 130-8 in the javelin and a mark of 168-9 in the hammer throw at the LSU Alumni Gold meet ... registered a mark of 160-2 in the hammer throw and a mark of 122-9 in the javelin at the Spec Towns Invitational ... collected a hammer throw of 151-9 at the Crimson Tide Invitational ... threw a distance of 167-07 in the hammer throw and collected a mark of 125-08 in the javelin at the Yellow Jacket Invitational ... recorded a PR distance of 174-7 in the hammer throw and a distance of 132-0 in the javelin at the Alabama Relays.

2013 Indoor Season
Participated in the weight throw at the 2013 SEC Indoor Championships ... recorded a career high distance of 60-08 ½ in the weight throw placing second and threw a shot put distance of 33-03 ¼ placing 11that the Mark ColliganMemorial meet...placed fourth at the Indiana Relays in the weight throw invitational with a throw of 57-11 ¼ ... recorded a 56-1¼ and a seventh place finish at the Auburn Invitational in the weight throw ... threw a 56-4 in first meet of indoor season at the Crimson Tide Indoor Opener and placed sixth in weight throw.

Freshman
2012 Outdoor Season
Threw a season best to date of 141-1 to finish fourth in the javelin at the SEC Championships ... was also 11th in the hammer throw at the SEC Championships with a toss of 154-6 ... finished first in the javelin (133-8) and fourth in the hammer throw (160-3) at the Samford Invitational ... marked a 148-6 and 118-6 in the hammer throw and javelin, respectively, in the hammer throw and javelin ... threw a 147-10 in the hammer throw at the Spec Towns Invitational ... marked a 160-5 in the hammer throw at the Ole Miss Invitational ... set a career-best in the hammer throw at Alabama Relays with a mark of 161-7 ... placed sixth in the javelin with a mark of 132-10 at the Bulls Invitational.

Prep and Personal
Coached by Joe Picataggio at West Orange High School ... first-team All-State in 2011 ... first-team All-Conference in 2011 ... first-team All-Group Four honors in 2011 ... placed fourth at the New Balance Invitational in 2010 ... also played volleyball, where she was named to New Jersey's Top 25 Players to Watch in 2010 and Worrall Newspaper All-Area team that same season ... competed three years (2007-10) for the Atlantic Valley Volleyball Club ... won the Humanitarian Award as a senior ... member of the Spanish Club, French Club, Student Council Representative, Jubilee Choir, National Honor Society, and Science Honors Society ... daughter of Renard and Tiffani Barnes.