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2013-14 Women's Track and Field

Damita Ford

  • Height 4-11
  • Class Junior
  • High School Hunter Hass
  • Hometown Gastonia, N.C.

Biography

AS A SOPHOMORE (2013)
Named to the USTFCCCA All-Region team for the 4x100m relay … Was the lead leg on the 4x100m relay team that finished fourth at the conference championships with a time of 48.71 seconds  and finished 11th in the 100m dash preliminaries with a time of 12.79 seconds and 12th in the 200m dash preliminaries with a time of 26.35 seconds … Placed eighth in both the 100m dash with a season best time of 12.61 seconds and the 200m dash with a time of 26.77 seconds at the CCU Chanticleer Classic … Finished 11th in the 100m dash at the UNCW Seahawk Invitational with a time of 12.92 seconds and was the second leg of the 4x400m relay (7th, 4:16.93), while also running the 100m dash in 12.75 seconds at the Raleigh Relays to finish 79th overall … At the Gene Anderson Invitational, she competed in the 60m dash (14th, 8.15 seconds), the 400m dash (25th, 1:08.61) and was the second leg in the 4x400m relay (11th, 4:30.21) … Ran the 100m dash (20th, 12.99 seconds) and the 200m dash (33rd, 27.28 seconds) at the Weems Baskin Invitational.

AS A FRESHMAN (2012)
Named to the USTFCCCA All-Region Team as a member of the 4x100m relay team ... Registered two personal bests at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships in the 100m dash with a time of 12.56 seconds for a second place finish and the 200m dash with a time of 25.96 seconds for a third place finish … Helped to set the new school record time in the 4x100m relay of 47.88 seconds for a first place finish at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships to help the Lady Brave finish second overall in the meet … Notched a personal best in the 400m dash at the Savannah State Eyeopener with a time of 1:07.54 (26th), while also running the 200m dash (28th, 28.27 seconds) … Captured a third place finish  in the 200m dash (26.45 seconds) and a fourth place finish in the 100m dash (12.76 seconds) at the Wofford College Terrier Relays … Placed 20th in both the 100m (12.94 seconds) and 200m (26.11 seconds) dashes at the Johnson C. Smith Invitational … Also competed at the Weems Baskin Invitational in the 100m dash (34th, 13.00 seconds) and 200m dash (38th, 26.53 seconds), as well as at the UNCW Seahawk Invitational in the 100m dash (9th, 13.02 seconds) and 200m dash (13th, 26.60 seconds) … Captured a third place finish at the Wofford College Terrier Relays in the 4x100m relay (49.05 seconds) and an eighth place finish at the Johnson C. Smith Invitational (49.58 seconds) … Ran indoor track at the UNC Invitational and collected a personal best in the 60m dash (16th, 8.23 seconds), while also running the 200m dash (21st, 27.67 seconds) … Also ran the indoor 60m dash (11th, 8.27 seconds) and the 200m dash (12th, 27.63 seconds) at the Kent Taylor Invitational … Was a member of the 4x400m relay team took home a fourth place finish at the Wofford College Terrier Relays ( 4:09.25), seventh at the UNC Invitational (4:18.92) and a fifth at the UNCW Seahawk Invitational (4:32.28).

HIGH SCHOOL

Prepped at Hunter Hass High School under Ricky Fortner her junior and senior year … Also ran for Gastonia Jaguars under coach Valentine Sykes.

PERSONAL
The daughter of Traci Campbell and Greg Ford … Has an older sister and a younger brother … Graduated with a 4.13 grade point average at Parkwood High School … Was in the International Baccalaureate Program … A member of the national honors society and beta club … A nursing major at UNCP. 

BEST PERFORMANCES 
55m - 7.71 seconds @ USC Gamecock Invitational (02/22/14)
60m - 8.15 seconds @ Gene Anderson Invitational (02/02/13)
100m - 12.56 seconds @ NCAA Southeast Regional Championships (04/21/12)
200m - 25.96 seconds @ NCAA Southeast Regional Championships (04/21/12)
200m Indoor - 27.63 seconds @ Kent Taylor Invitational (02/04/12)
400m - 1:05:56 @ Raleigh Relays (03/28/14) 
400m Indoor - 1:08.61 @ Gene Anderson Invitational (02/02/13)
800m Indoor - 2:47.31 @ USC Gamecock Invitational (02/22/14) 

Historical Player Information

  • 2011-12Freshman

    4'11"
  • 2012-13Sophomore

    4'11"
  • 2013-14Junior

    4'11"