Na’Taja Ballard

Accolades

Recorded a third-place finish (45.52) in the women's 4x100-meter relay running alongside Amari Brown, Ariike Elijah and Milan Fields (Bulldog Relays)
Clocked an eighth-place finish (44.69) in the women's 4x100-meter relay running alongside Miracle Ailes, Milan Fields and Caelyn Harris (Battle on the Bayou)
- This squad now holds the 10^th-best time in program history
Finished eighth (11.63) in the women's 100-meter dash (Crimson Tide Invitational)
- Clocked a second-place finish (3:35.79) in the women's 4x400-meter relay alongside Ariike Elijah, Milan Fields and Margaret Conteh

Placed sixth in the women's 4x400-meter relay with a time of 3:45.03 alongside Margaret Conteh, Ariike Elijah and Milan Fields (Bob Pollock Invitational)
Clocked a second-place finish (11:04.27) on the distance medley relay team alongside Hilda Olemomoi, Jami Reed and Doris Lemngole (SEC Championships)
- This time is now the second fastest time in program history
- Ballard, Olemomoi, Reed and Lemngole earned Second Team All-SEC honors with this mark

Ran legs on the Crimson Tide's 4x100-meter relay and 4x400-meter relay at the NCAA East Preliminary, with both relays advancing to the NCAA Championships, with the 4x100-meter relay going 43.42, which ranks her ninth all-time at UA
Ran on the 4x400-meter relay at the SEC Championships that posted a 3:28.85, which ranks sixth all-time at UA
Ran on the Tide's winning 4x100-meter relay at the Crimson Tide Invitational

Ran on the Tide's 4x400-meter relay that went 3:36.38 at the Tyson Invitational, which ranks ninth all-time at UA
Posted career-best times in the 60 meters (7.54) and 200 meters (23.56) at the SEC Championships
Career-best time of 23.56 in the 200 meters at the SEC Championships rank her seventh all-time at UA
Ran a career-best 8.62 in the 60-meter hurdles at the Tyson Invitational and PR of 55.96 in the 400 meters on the way to winning Samford Invitational