| Nickesha Anderson |
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2008 Indoor: Earned seven first place finishes between the 60 meters and 200 meters ... Set the Kansas school record in the 60 meters at the Big 12 Championships ... Her time of 7.22 was good enough to make her the Big 12 Champion, the first in school history ... Earned Big 12 Athlete of the Week on Feb. 19 ... Ran an Anschutz Pavilion record in the 60 meters (7.38) and the 200 meters (23.85) at the Jayhawk Classic ... Became KU's first All-American in the 60 meters and 200 meters ... At the NCAA Championships, placed sixth in the 60 meters (7.28) and second in the 200 meters (22.62) ... The 200 meter time is a Kansas school record.
At Missouri Baptist University: Dominated the sprinting events in her two years at Missouri Baptist University of the NAIA ... Twelve-time individual champion ... Captured the indoor 60-meter dash and the 200-meter dash ... Also took home the title in the outdoor 100-meter, 200-meter and 400-meter dash ... Defending champion in the 100-meter dash at the Kansas Relays after posting a 2007 season-best time of 11.29.
Personal: Daughter of Kenute Anderson and Wanda Riggan-Vidal ... Born on March 15, 1985, in Hanover, Jamaica ... Majoring in early childhood education.