2024-25 Track & Field Roster

Rushana Dwyer

  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Jamaica st Elizabeth
  • Prev School South Plains
  • High School Edwin Allen HS
  • Major Public Health

Biography

South Plains: TFRRS Link

Collegiate PRs
400m: 53.46 | Windy City Invitational (Feb. 14-15, 2025)
600Y: 1:23.74 | TTU Jarvis Scott Open (Feb. 10-11, 2023)
800m: 2:09.46 | Arkansas Qualifier (Feb. 16, 2024)
1500m: 4:55.89 | Ross Black Open (April 14-15, 2023)
5K (XC) 19:52.7 | NJCAA Region V Championships (Oct. 28, 2023) 

Season Recaps
2024 (South Florida):
Indoor: Placed fifth in the 800m (2:12.76) at the Jimmy Carnes Invitational (Jan. 17)...Contributed to a first place finish in the 4x400m relay (3:37.21), while also competing in the 800m run with a 2:11.81 time at the Bruce Lehane Scarlet & White Invitational (Feb. 8)...Helped the 4x400m relay team earn first place (3:36.07) at the Windy City Invitational...Her relay time helped the Bulls place the second best indoor relay time in program history...Additionally she earned a new PR in the 400m race with a 53.46 time that placed second...

2024 (South Plains):
Indoor: Started the 2024 season at the Stan Scott Memorial (Jan. 13), finishing 1st in the 800m with a time of 2:18.34 and 3rd in the 600y with a time of 1:24.19…Competed at the Robert Platt Invitational (Jan. 26-27), where her team placed 1st in the distance medley relay (DMR) with a time of 12:20.76 and 7th in the 4x400m relay (3:54.22)…At the Jarvis Scott Open (Feb. 9-10), finished 21st in the 400m with a time of 55.64…Raced at the Arkansas Qualifier (Feb. 16), placing 6th in the 800m (2:09.46) and 2nd in the 4x400m relay with a time of 3:42.65…Competed at the NJCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships (Mar. 1-2), where she secured 4th place in the 800m final with a time of 2:12.75, after finishing 3rd in the preliminaries (2:20.03). Her relay teams also earned 4th in the 4x400m (3:46.99) and 4th in the DMR (12:03.55)...

Outdoor: Competed at the Masked Rider Open (Mar. 22-23), finishing 17th in the 800m with a time of 2:25.10…Competed at the 96th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays (Mar. 27-30), where her team placed 18th in the 4x400m relay with a time of 3:44.77…At the David Noble Relays (Apr. 6), secured 1st place in the 800m with a time of 2:12.25…Raced at the Buffalo Invitational (Apr. 21), finishing 1st in the 800m with a time of 2:10.12…Competed at the Corky/Crofoot Shootout (Apr. 26-27), where she placed 2nd in the 400m with a time of 53.68…Concluded the season at the NJCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships (May 16-18), finishing 12th in the 400m final with a time of 55.77. Her relay team placed 4th in the 4x400m preliminaries with a time of 3:43.39...

2024 Season Highlights: Competed at the NJCAA Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field Championships...

2023 (South Plains):
Indoor: 
Opened the season at the TTU Corky Classic (Jan. 13-14), winning the 800m with a time of 2:19.70 and placing 8th in the 600y (1:25.42)...Her 4x400m relay team placed 9th with a time of 3:53.25… Competed at the Texas Tech Open (Jan. 26-28), placing 7th in the 800m (2:18.50) and 4th in the DMR (12:37.97). The 4x400m relay team finished 10th (3:46.96)…At the TTU Jarvis Scott Open (Feb. 10-11), finished 4th in the 800m (2:15.00) and 6th in the 600y (1:23.74)…Won the 4x400m relay (3:43.55) at the TTU Matador Qualifier (Feb. 17)…At the NJCAA Indoor Championships (Mar. 3-4), placed 2nd in the 800m final (2:12.89) after winning the prelims (2:16.83)...Won the DMR (12:12.11), placed 2nd in the 4x400m relay (3:42.13), and faced disqualification in the 4x800m relay...

Outdoor: Opened at the WT Spring Break Open (Mar. 18), winning the 4x400m relay (3:53.77) and placing 4th in the 400m (57.21)…At the TTU Masked Rider (Mar. 24-25), won the 800m (2:09.89)… Competed at the 95th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays (Mar. 29-Apr. 1), where her 4x400m relay team finished 9th in prelims (3:37.22) and 8th in finals (3:39.45)…Placed 2nd in the 800m (2:10.79) at the David Noble Relays (Apr. 7)…At the Ross Black Open (Apr. 14-15), finished 2nd in the 1500m (4:55.89), won the 4x100m relay (45.14), and placed 2nd in the 4x400m relay (3:54.94)…At the Don Kirby Tailwind Open (Apr. 20), finished 4th in the 800m (2:20.46)…Placed 3rd in the 400m (54.13) at the Corky/Crofoot Shootout (Apr. 28-29)…Finished her season at the NJCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships (May 18-20), winning the 800m final (2:10.63) after placing 2nd in prelims (2:14.65). Also won the 4x400m relay final (3:35.72) after placing 2nd in prelims (3:41.46) and won the 4x800m relay (9:19.93)...

2023 Season Highlights: Competed in the NJCAA Indoor and Outdoor Championships...

High School: Attended Edwin Allen High School...

Personal: Has three siblings...Enjoys Running, Listening to Music, cooking, and playing soccer in her spare time...