2016-17 Women's Track & Field Roster
Ada Nicholson-Burley
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- Throws
- Hometown:
- Pickerington, Ohio
- Prev School:
- Pickerington Central HS
| PRs | ||
| indoor | Outdoor | |
| • Discus: 148' 3" | • Discus: 164' 11" | |
| • SP: 48' 0.5" | • SP: 42' 8.25" |
2017 SEASON
INDOOR
• Competed in five meets for the Golden Flashes
• Finished 13th in the shot put at the MAC Championships with mark of 45' 0.25"
OUTDOOR
• Competed in seven meets for the Golden Flashes
• Took first-place in the discus at the Ashland Alumni Open with a season-best mark of 148' 11"
• Finished 15th in the shot put at the MAC Championships with a mark of 42' 4"
• Academic All-MAC
2016 SEASON
INDOOR
• Finished 10th in the shot put at the MAC Championships with a mark of 44' 8.75"
• Took 2nd place in the shot put at the Akron Dual with a personal-best mark of 48' 0.5"
• Took third in the shot put at the Kent State Tune Up with a mark of 45' 6.25"
OUTDOOR
• Finished 11th in the discus at the MAC Championships with a mark of 145' 7"
• Competed at the NCAA East Regional in the dicsus, finishing 37th with a mark of 155' 0"
• Threw a personal-best 164' 11" in the discus to finish fourth at the Drake Relays
• Finished second in the discus at the Jesse Owens Classic and Northeast Ohio Quad with marks of 159' 2" and 157' 5", respectively
2015 SEASON
INDOOR
• Recorded a seasonal best mark of 143' 6" in the discus at the Akron Invitational for a third place finish
OUTDOOR
• Set personal best at the Tennesse Relays in Discus (154' 8")
• Set personal best at the Ball State Cardinal Invitational (159' 2")
• Named a Distinguished Scholar Athlete
2014 SEASON
OUTDOOR
• Recorded a seasonal best mark of 152' 1" in the discus at the MAC Championships for ninth place
• Placed in top-5 in 4-of-7 events
Prior to Kent State
• Attended Pickertington Central High School in Columbus, Ohio
• Named MVP of the track and field team as a senior
• Earned Distinguised Scholar Roll all four years
PERSONAL
• Daughter of Randy and Natalie Burley
• Has two sisters, Brandi & Annie and one brother, William
• Majoring in Integrated Math
