Malika Rashid

Class:
Senior
High School:
Nansemond River HS
Hometown:
Suffolk, Va.

2014-15 Track and Field: Ran in the 60-meter dash three times during the indoor season with a season-best time of 7.92 at the Christopher Newport Holiday Open … Took ninth place in the 100-meter dash at the VertKlasse Meet with a time of 12.29.

Prior to East Carolina: Was an All-America performer at Indiana Tech … Helped the Warriors to the 2013 NAIA outdoor national title … Placed fifth in the 60 meters (7.57) and sixth in the long jump (18-5.75) to help her school finish runner-up at the national meet … Was the highest placing freshman in the 60-meter dash at nationals … Earned the team’s Newcomer of the Year award.

High School: Helped her team to a third-place finish at the indoor state championships in 2012 … Earned a total of 14 varsity letters in track and field, soccer and cheerleading … Named all-state in the 4x200 relay and qualified for the state championships as a senior.

Personal: Born in Honolulu, Hawai’i … Daughter of Anthony and Lynette McDuffie … Has one sibling, Zakiya … Majoring in health fitness.