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2016-17 Women's Track Roster

Shatajah Wattely

Shatajah Wattely

  • Class:
    Senior
  • High School:
    Montville
  • Hometown:
    Uncasville, Conn.

Summary

Biography

Stats

As a Senior in 2016-17:
All-American in the 400 meters and 4x400 relay indoors and the 200 and 400 meters outdoors…New England champion in the 4x400 relay indoors and outdoors, the 400 meters indoors and the 200 meters outdoors…All-Region in the 200 meters, 400 meters and 4x400 relay indoors and the 100 meters, 200 meters, 400 meters, 4x100 relay and 4x400 relay outdoors…NE10 Champion in the 4x400 relay indoors…Placed first in the 400 meters (57.75) and second in the 200 meters (25.81) at the Spartan Regional Invite on January 13…Placed 10th in the 200 meters (25.29) at the Villanova Open on January 27…Finished second in the 4x400 relay (3:52.52) and third in the 400 meters (56.79) at the Metropolitan Championships on February 3…Finished seventh in the 200 meters (24.77) and eighth in the 4x400 relay (3:49.32) at the Valentine’s Invite on February 11…Finished first in the 4x400 relay (3:57.07), second in the 400 meters (55.66) and third in the 200 meters (25.17)  at the NE10 Championship on February 18…Placed first in the 4x400 relay (3:43.65) and the 400 meters (54.18) at the New England Championships on February 25…Placed sixth in the 400 meters (54.73) and eighth with the 4x400 relay (3:45.11) at the NCAA Indoor Championships…Took 13th place in the 100 meters (11.96) and 14th in the 200 meters (24.52) at the Hurricane Invitational on April 7-8…Claimed fourth place with the 4x100 relay (46.41) and sixth with the 4x400 relay (4:53.66) at the USC Open on April 22…Captured first place with the 4x100 relay (46.52) and third place in the 400 meters (54.6) at the Lions Invitational on April 28-29…Finished first in the 4x100 relay (46.73), second in the 400 meters (54.47) and the 200 meters (24.12) at the NE10 Outdoor Championships on May 5-6…Claimed first place in the 4x400 relay (3:44.86) and in the 200 meters (24.01) at the New England Outdoor Championships on May 12-13…Placed third in the 400 meters (52.51) and 11th in the 200 meters (23.96) at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.

As a Junior in 2015-16:
All-American in the 4x100 relay, 4x400 relay (indoors and outdoors), 100m (outdoors), 200m (indoors and outdoors)…All-Region in 60m, 100m, 200m, 400m, 4x100 relay and 4x400 relay…New England Champion in 100m, 200m, 4x100 relay and  4x400 relay…All-New England in 60m and 200m…Northeast-10 Champion in 100m and 4x400 relay…Finished first in both the 4x400 relay (3:50.14) and the 60m (7.60) at the Yale Season Opener on December 5…Claimed first in the 200m (24.91) and second in the 55m (7.20) at The Elm City Challenge on December 10…Finished first in the 4x200 relay (1:42.60) and second in the 60m (7.58) at the Dartmouth Relays on January 10…Took first in the both the 200m (24.92) and the 400m (56.43) at the Spartan Regional Invite on January 15…Finished third in the 4x400 relay (3:45.83) and third in the 60m (7.69) at the NYC Metro Champs on February 4…Placed fourth in the 200m (23.83) at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational on February 12…Finished second in both the 60m (7.70) and the 200m (24.47) at the Northeast-10 Indoor Track and Field Championships on February 20…Was third in the 60m (7.78) at the New England Indoor Track and Field Championships on February 26…Placed fourth in the 4x400 relay (3:43.93) and seventh in the 200m (24.39) at the NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships on March 11…Finished first in the 100m (12.25) at the Yale Multi Team on April 2…Claimed third in both the 4x400 relay (3:47.14) and the 200m (24.23), and fourth in the 4x100 relay (47.85) at the UCONN Northeast Challenge on April 16…Finished fifth in the 100m (11.87) at the Larry Ellis Invite on April 22…Was second in the 200m (24.10) at the Northeast-10 Outdoor Track and Field Championship…Finished fourth in the 100m (11.78), fifth in the 200m (23.89), seventh in the 4x100 relay (52.09) and ninth in the 4x400 relay (3:43.77) at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships on May 26.

As a Sophomore in 2014-15:
NCAA national champion as part of the 4x400 relay indoors…All-American in the 4x400 relay and 200 meters indoors…All-American in the 4x400 relay, 100 and 200 meters indoors…Northeast-10 Champion in the 4x400 relay indoors…New England Champion in the 4x400 relay indoors…All-New England performer in both the 200 meters and the 60 meters indoors…All-Region in the 60 meters, 200 meters and 4x400 relay indoors…Northeast-10 Champion in the 4x100 and 4x400 relay outdoors…NE-10 runner-up in the 100 and 200 meters outdoors…New England champion in the 4x400 relay and New England runner-up in the 100 meters, 200 meters and 4x100 relay…Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll pick…Placed second in the 60 meters (7.66) and second in the 200 meters (24.52) at the Yale Season Opener…Earned first place as part of the 4x400 relay with a time of 3:52.98 and fourth place in the 60 meters with a time of 7.78 at the Sorlien Invitational...Captured second place in the 200 meters with a time of 24.00 and 13th place in the 400 meters with a time of 56.52 at Boston University…Earned fourth place in the 60 meters with a time of 7.71 at the Metropolitan championships...Finished in ninth place in the 60 meters (7.74) and 15th place as part of the 4x400 relay (3:52.34) at the DHV invitational… At the NE-10 Championship, captured first as part of the 4x400 relay (3:38.86), third in the 60 meters (7.64) and second in the 200 meters (24.31)…Took first as part of the 4x400 relay (3:43.29), second in the 200 meters (24.23) and sixth in the 60 meters (7.78) at the New England Championships…Took first in the 100 meters (11.75), second as part of the 4x100 relay (48.30) and second as part of the 4x400 relay (3:49.77) at the UConn Northeast Challenge…Finished first as part of the 4x100 relay (46.76) and first in the 200 meters (23.70) at the Mark Young Invitational…Competed in the 4x100, 4x200 and 4x400 relays at the Penn Relays… Northeast-10 Champion in the 4x100 and 4x400 relay outdoors…NE-10 runner-up in the 100 and 200 meters outdoors… New England champion in the 4x400 relay and New England runner-up in the 100 meters, 200 meters and 4x100 relay…Ran a leg of the 4x400 relay that earned All-America honors and also finished fifth in the 100 meters and sixth in the 200 meters at the NCAA Outdoor Championship.

As a Freshman in 2013-14:
All-America selection in the 200 Meters, 4 x100 Relay and 4 x400 Relay…NCAA qualifier…All-New England in the 100 Meters, 200 Meters, 4 x100 Relay and 4 x400 Relay…All-Region selection in the 100 Meters, 200 Meters, 4x100 Relay and 4x400 Relay…Northeast-10 Conference champion in the 4x400 and 4x100 relays…New England champion in the 4x400 and 4x100 relays…Finished first in the 55 meters (7.16) at the Elm City  Challenge…At the Dartmouth Relays, earned third in the 4x200 relay (1:43.24) and sixth in the 60 meters (7.88)…Placed fifth in the 4x400 relay (4:00.63) and seventh in the 400 meters (59.58) at the Ramapo College Invite…At the Terrier Invite, tallied eighth in the 200 meters with a time of 24.56…Finished fifth in the 4x400 relay (3:50.99) at the Valentine’s Invite…At the Northeast-10 Indoor Track & Field Championships, earned first as a leg of the 4x400 relay (3:51.75), was third in the 60 meters (7.77) and fourth in the 200 meters (25.12)…Registered third as a part of the 4x400 relay (3:48.79), fifth in the 200 meters (24.46) and sixth in the 60 meters (7.75) at the New England Indoor Track & Field Championships…Finished first as a leg of 4x100 relay with a time of 48.27 at the Monmouth Season Opener…Was third in the 100 meters (12.11) at the Sam Howell Invitational…At the TCNJ Invitational, earned first in the both 4x100 relay (46.29) and 4x400 relay (3:52.46) and second in the 100 meters (12.12)…At the Wolfie Invitational, earned first in the both 4x100 relay (47.16) and 4x400 relay (3:59.11), and second in the 400 meters (58.39)…Finished second in the both 200 meters (24.98) and 4x100 relay (46.97), and third in the 100 meters (12.15) at the Lions Invitational…At the Northeast-10 Outdoor Track & Field Championships, registered first as a part of the 4x100 relay (46.40), second in the both 4x400 relay (3:48.93) and 200 meters (24.56), and third in the 100 meters (11.84)…Placed first in the 4x400 relay (3:44.86), 4x100 relay (46.15), and second in the 100 meters (11.61) and 200 meters (23.87) at the New England Outdoor Track & Field Championships…At the NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships, earned sixth in the both 4x400 relay (3:42.91) and 4x100 relay (45.82), and eighth in the 200 meters with a time of 24.40.

Before Southern Connecticut State University:
State champion in the 55 meters and the 100 meters at Montville (Conn.) High School...Team MVP both indoors and outdoors…Broke school records in the 100 meters, 200 meters, 400 meters and 4x100 meter relay…Was undefeated and the ECC Champion in the 100 meters, 200 meters and 400 meters …Named the Athlete of the Year by both The Day and Norwich Bulletin for both indoor and outdoor track in her senior year...All-New England performer in her sophomore, junior and senior years…Team captain at Montville her senior year.

Personal:
The daughter of Lillian and Clinton Helligar...Born in New London, Conn….Majoring in exercise science and public health.

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