Janiah Pulliam Season 2025

PositionSPRINTS

ClassSophomore

HometownMatthews, N.C.

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ALL-TIME RANKS

Outdoor:

200m: Eighth (22.96) - 4/18/26

400m: Sixth (52.90) - 3/28/26

Indoor:

200m: Fifth (23.27) - 2/13/26

400m: Seventh (54.24) - 2/6/26

JUNIOR (2025-26)

Outdoor

Competed in five meets this season, including the Big 12 Outdoor Championships.
Set a personal best in the 200 meters with a time of 22.96 seconds at the Tom Jones Memorial on 4/17.
Set a personal best in the 400 meters with a time of 52.90 seconds at the UCF Knights Invite on 3/28, where she finished 2nd.
Secured a 1st place finish in the 4x100 at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships with a time of 43.57 seconds on 5/15.
Tallied four top-3 finishes and ten top-10 finishes this season.
Earned Second Team All-American Honors as a part of the Knights 4x400m-relay team.

Indoor

Competed in six meets this season, including the Big 12 Championships and NCAA Championships.
Tallied two top-3 finishes and ten top-10 finishes this season.

SOPHOMORE (2024-25)

Outdoor

Gave a strong performance at the Black & Gold Challenge, placing sixth in the 200m dash (23.59s) and 11th in the 400m (54.51s) (3/21)
Had yet another strong showing on her home field at the Knights Invite, securing a personal-best 400m time of 53.48 seconds to earn a silver medal (4/25)
Competed as a part of Big 12 Championship gold-medalist 4x400 team who turned in a 3:33.62 time to stamp their ticket to the first round of NCAAs, while also turning in a personal-best time of 23.01 seconds in the 200m dash to earn a fifth-place finish (5/15)
Pulliam made multiple apperances at the NCAA first round competion, qualifying for the 200m dash where she placed 20th in the preliminary (23.26s), and took 17th in the prelims alongside her fellow 4x400 squad (3:32.95) (5/28)
Was a key piece in the Knights 4x100 relay team who dominated both regular and post-season meets placing third Big 12 Championship (5/15) and 10th in the first-round of NCAAs (5/28). The top-notch performance punched the groups ticket to the Outdoor National Championships where they placed 21st in the events preliminary round with a time of 44.19 seconds (6/11)
Tabbed a second-team Outdoor All-American in the 4x100m relay

Indoor

Opened the season strong with a personal-best time of 38.95 seconds in the 300m dash at the Rod McCravy Memorial (1/10)
Recorded a time of 23.75 seconds in the 200m dash at the Stan Scott Invite to earn a top-five finish (1/30)
Ran a season-best time of 23.43 seconds in the 200m preliminary round at the Big 12 Championships to place 12th. Also placed 14th in the DMR with a final time of 12:06.17 (2/28)

FRESHMAN (2023-24)

Outdoor

Indoor

In her UCF indoor debut at the 2024 Rod McCravy Memorial Track & Field Meet, she set a personal record in the 300m with an impressive time of 39.23 seconds.
At the Corky Classic, a notable performance was highlighted by two personal records in the 200m and 400m, with impressive times of 24.00 seconds and 56.03 seconds, respectively.
Achieved a career-best time in the preliminary round of the 60m at the Crimson Elite 2024, where she clocked 7.56 seconds. This performance earned her a spot in the final heat, where she ultimately secured a sixth-place finish.

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