Nina Ward

Safeya Woolcock

Throws

/ Women's Track & Field

Photo by: Walt Middleton Photography

Photo by: Walt Middleton Photography

Position:
Jumps
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Fairfield, Ohio
High School:
Fairfield

EMU: 2022-23: Indoor: competed in eight meets and placed second in the long jump at both the Notre Dame Invitational (5.67 meters) and the GVSU Snowdown Showdown (5.46 meters)... placed second in the high jump at the GVSU Holiday Open (1.60 meters) Outdoor: competed in seven meets and her best mark in the high jump was 1.64 meters (twice) while her best mark in the long jump was 5.62 meters at the MAC Championships...2021-22: Outdoor: Competed in five meets for the Eagles…Named to the Academic All-MAC team…Recorded a season-best long jump of 5.69m for eighth at the Jesse Owens Classic, April 22-23…Produced a high jump of 1.66m for third at the Hurricane Collegiate Invitational, March 26…Indoor: Competed in seven meets for the Eagles…Produced a season-best long jump of 5.77m at the MAC Championships, Feb. 25-26…Notched a first-place finish in the high jump with a height of 1.71m at the Wolverine Invitational, Jan. 8…2020-21: Outdoor: Earned Academic All-MAC Honors…Competed in five meets where she participated in the high jump and long jump…Placed 39th in the long jump with a leap of 5.73m at the NCAA East Preliminary Championships…Was runner-up in the long jump at the Mid-American Conference Outdoor Championships with a mark of 5.89m, May 7-8…Recorded a personal-best outdoor high jump of 1.71m for third at the Knights Invite, April 22-24…Produced a 6.31m long jump at the Spec Towns Invitational, the third-best outdoor mark in school history, April 9…Indoor: Earned Academic All-MAC Honors…Competed in six meets where she participated primarily in the high jump and long jump…Placed second in the high jump with a height of 1.69m at the Mid-American Conference Indoor Championships, Feb. 26-27…Finished second in the pentathlon with 3319 points at the GVSU Snowdown Showdown, Feb. 5…Produced a long jump of 5.53m at the Sid Sink Invitational for first, Jan. 29… …2019-20: Outdoor: Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic...Indoor: Academic All-MAC honoree...Competed in eight meets for the Eagles...Finished fourth in the long jump at the conference meet with a personal-best distance of 5.96m, while placing 13th in the high jump with a mark of 1.55m...Finished fourth in the long jump at the Silverston Invitational with a leap of 5.51m, and placed fifth in the high jump with a clearance of 1.61m, Feb. 21...Won the high jump title at the GVSU Big Meet with a mark of 1.60m, Feb. 14...Took second in the long jump at the GVSU Holiday Open with a mark of 5.93 meters, while setting a personal-best time of 7.87 in the 60m dash, Dec. 6...2018-19: Outdoor: Competed in four meets…Finished ninth in the high jump at the Jesse Owens Classic, April 26-27, clearing 1.60m…Recorded her top-collegiate high jump mark of 1.63m at the Tennessee Relays, April 11, earning 16th place…Opened her season with two fourth-place efforts at the Spartan Invitational, April 5-6, clearing 1.59m in the high jump and 5.50m in the long jump…Indoor: Competed in seven meets for the Eagles…Marked her 60m collegiate-best time of 7.94 at the GVSU Holiday Open, Dec. 7, finishing 21st…HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner at Fairfield Senior High School in Fairfield, Ohio, where she competed in jumps, sprints, and relays…Qualified to the OATCCC Indoor State Championship in her senior year, where she placed fourth in the long jump and fifth in the high jump…Also qualified to the OHSAA Track and Field State Championship in her final campaign, placing fifth in the 400 relay and seventh in the long jump…As a junior, she earned Greater Miami Conference (GMC) First Team All-League honors for her performance in the 400 relay, as well as Second Team honors for her performance in the 200m and 800m relay…In her sophomore season, she earned GMC All-League Third Team honors in the high jump, 400-meter relay, and 800-meter relay…Was placed on the GMC All-League First Team in the high jump, as well as the Third Team in the 400 relay and 800 relay as a freshman…Earned Cincinnati Enquirer Ohio All-State Second Team honors in the long jump…Was the 2016 Fenwick Invitational Performer of the Meet…Named the Fairfield High School MVP, as well as the varsity track and field girls’ MVP…Set the school record in the 200m dash with a time of 25.67 and was a part of the program’s best 4x100-meter relay team, earning a mark of 48.32…Earned All-American status in the high jump at the 2012-13 AAU Junior Olympic Games, placing fourth…Was a GMC All-League Academic honoree…Graduated with a State of Ohio Honors Diploma, while finishing Magna Cum Lauda…PERSONAL: Full Name: Nina Shanell Ward…Daughter of Lonnell and Vera Ward…Has one brother, Lonnell…Psychology major with a minor in Exercise science.

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Tuesday, April 08

2025 MAC Indoor Track & Field Championships Cinematic Recap

Wednesday, March 05

2025 MAC Indoor Track & Field Championships Day 1 Highlights

Saturday, March 01

2025 MAC Indoor Championships Hype Video

Wednesday, February 26

Shay Clemetson in action at the 2025 MAC Indoor Championships

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Thursday, April 17

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Saturday, February 08

Track and Field Concludes Season-Opening Meet at GVSU Holiday Open

Saturday, December 07

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Sunday, September 08

Eastern Michigan Athletics

2022-23 Women's Track & Field Roster

Roster

Nicole Bow

Isabella Brent

Kyra Buffen

Natalie Buratczuk

Lindsay Bush

Miranda Cadwell

Thierry Campbell

Tiffany Cernej-Garcia

Esme Davies

Alyson Davis

Mair Edwards

Ella Garvin

Angel Gazaway

Elise Gregory

Kiera Hansen

Kilani Harvey

Sofia Ivanko

Tijana Japundzic

Aleah Johnson

Noriyah Johnson

Nyla Joseph-Guevara

Maura Lane

Micah Martin

Marta Moreno

Kayla Muir

Chloie Musta

Julia Pleskaczynska

Faith Rono

Maleah Scott

Kaitlyn St. Bernard

Leilah Toran

Fleur van der Linden

Alysse Wade

Terresha Walcott

Tirecia Walcott

Tabatha Walford

Saraiah Walkes