University of Miami Athletics

Shakima Wimbley

position

Sprints

Class

Sophomore

Hometown

Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

High School

Dillard

Shakima Wimbley - Track & Field - University of Miami Athletics

2017 Outdoor: Won the women’s 400m with a time of 52.05 seconds at the Florida Relays… Member of the women’s 4x400m relay team that combined to place third at the Florida Relays with a time of 3:27.87 that ranks third in the NCAA this year and second all-time in UM history… Won the women’s 200m with a time of 22.67 seconds that ranks third in the world this season and was a member of Miami’s winning 4x100m relay team that posted a time of 44.17 seconds at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational… Opened the evening running session with a victory, posting a time of 45.28 seconds at the Michael Johnson Invitational… Member of the women’s 4x100m relay team that set a school record with a time of 43.58 seconds, finishing second overall with a time that is eighth in the NCAA this season at the Tom Jones Invitational… Won section 3 and finished second overall in the women’s 200m with a time of 22.47 seconds — second-fastest in the NCAA this year. Knott was 16thwith a time of 23.39 seconds…Won Heat 4 with a time of 22.92 seconds that was fastest in preliminaries at the ACC Outdoor Championships…Won heat 4 with a time of 51.75 seconds that is fastest in the ACC this season… Secured her fourth consecutive ACC outdoor title and eighth overall conference championship in the women’s 200m final with a time of 22.54 seconds… Defended her 400m title with an NCAA-leading time of 50.40 seconds, setting ACC, ACC Championship & UM records… Member of the women’s 4x100m relay team that defended Miami’s title in the event, setting conference, ACC Championship and school records with a time of 43.36 seconds that ranks sixth in the NCAA this season… Member of the 4x400m relay team posted a time of 3:29.99, breaking their own ACC and ACC Championship records while scoring Miami’s final 10 points of the meet at the ACC Outdoor Championships…

2017 USTFCCCA WOMEN’S TRACK ATHLETE OF THE YEAR, SOUTH REGION
2017 USTFCCCA WOMEN’S NATIONAL ATHLETE OF THE WEEK – 1/24/17
2017 ACC WOMEN’S INDOOR TRACK PERFORMER OF THE WEEK – 1/24/17
2017 ACC WOMEN’S INDOOR TRACK PERFORMER OF THE WEEK – 1/17/17

2017 Indoor: Won the women’s 300m at the Virginia Tech Invitational with a school record time of 36.72 seconds that leads the NCAA … Posted a world-leading 400m time of 51.28 seconds to win the 400m at the McCravy Memorial Invitational and break the school record, meet record and ACC record … Member of the 4x400m relay team that finished third at the McCravy Memorial Invitational with a time of 3:33.43 that ranks fifth all-time in UM history…  Won the women’s 200m with a Meyo Invitational meet record time of 23.19 seconds, smashing the previous meet best time of 23.51 seconds set by Georgia Tech’s Ashlee Kidd in 2006… Member of the winning women’s 4x400m relay team at the Meyo Invitational with a time of 3:31.88 that ranks second in school history and makes the Hurricanes the second-fastest team in the country… Won the women’s 400m with a time of 51.53 seconds, breaking a facility record of 52.99 seconds set by Georgia Tech’s Ashlee Kidd in 2006… Led a quartet of Canes advancing in the 200m preliminary, breaking her own ACC Championship record of 23.08 seconds from 2015 with a personal-best time of 22.88 seconds that ranks third in UM history… becominMade history becoming the first woman in ACC history to win four titles in a single event. The superstar senior, who was named ACC Women’s Track MVP for the second straight year, won her fourth consecutive indoor 200m title with a personal-best time of 22.83 seconds that set an ACC Championship record and ranks third in UM history… Won section 2 with a time of 52.29 seconds defended her ACC indoor 400m title, winning with an NCAA-leading time of 51.20 seconds. The Fort Lauderdale, Fla., native’s time set a new ACC record, ACC Championship record and school record, while leading a trio of Canes that finished in the top four in the event… Member of the women’s 4x400m relay team that put an exclamation point on Miami’s team championship, defending the Canes’ relay championship with a time of 3:34.77 and scoring the Hurricanes’ final 10 points of the meet. The victory marked Miami’s third in the last four years in the women’s 4x400m relay… Won the 2017 women’s indoor 400m crown with a world-leading time of 51.07 seconds at the NCAA Championships… Member of the women’s 4×400 relay team that placed seventh…

2016 USTFCCCA Indoor All-American, Second Team (200m)
2016 ACC WOMEN’S INDOOR TRACK MOST OUTSTANDING PERFORMER
2016 ACC WOMEN’S INDOOR CHAMPION, 200M
2016 ACC WOMEN’S INDOOR CHAMPION, 400M
2016 ACC WOMEN’S INDOOR CHAMPION, 4X400M

2016 ACC WOMEN’S INDOOR, FIRST TEAM (200M, 400M, 4X400M)
2016 ACC WOMEN’S INDOOR TRACK PERFORMER OF THE WEEK – 1/19/16
2016 ACC WOMEN’S INDOOR TRACK PERFORMER OF THE WEEK – 1/26/16
2016 ACC WOMEN’S INDOOR TRACK PERFORMER OF THE WEEK – 2/9/16

2016 Indoor: Won the women’s 200m dash with a time of 23.33 seconds at the Nittany Lion Challenge, just one-hundredth of a second behind the meet record … Part of the 4x400m relay team that won the Nittany Lion Challenge with a time of 3:42.11 … Won the women’s 400m dash  at the McCravy Memorial Meet with a time of 53.08 seconds … Part of the 4x400m relay team that combined to finish second with a time of 3:37.54 at the McCravy Memorial Meet … Won the women’s 400m dash at the Armory Track Invitational with a time of 52.90 seconds, breaking 53 seconds for the first time this season … Combined to place second in the women’s 4x400m relay invitational at the Armory Track Invitational with a season-best time of 3:36.41 … Finished sixth in the women’s 200m invitational at the Tyson Invitational with a season-best time of 23.20 seconds … Member of the relay team that won Heat 1 and placed fifth overall in the women’s 4x400m invitational relay at the Tyson Invitational with a season-best time of 3:34.04 that ranks fifth in UM history … Won gold in the 400m at the ACC Indoor Championships, finishing first with a season-best time of 52.63 seconds … Earned her second gold medal of the ACC Indoor Championships, running a time of 23.30 seconds to repeat as ACC champion … Member of the women’s 4x400m relay that combined to win the gold medal at the ACC Indoor Championships with a time of 3:34.72 … Finished 13th in the women’s 200m preliminaries at the NCAA Indoor Championships with a time of 23.46 seconds

2016 Outdoor: Top collegiate athlete in the women’s 400m, finishing second overall with a time of 51.75 second at the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational… Finished second in the women’s 200m with a season-best time of 23.06 seconds at the LSU Invitational… Helped the Hurricanes finish the day in second place with 88 points at the ACC Championships… Won the women’s 400m title with a time of 50.90 seconds that ranks third in the NCAA… Gold medal-winning performance in the 200m. The junior crossed the finish line in a season-best 22.56 seconds to win her third consecutive ACC outdoor 200m title… Finished third in the women’s 400m final with a time of 51.43 seconds. The junior ran out of Lane 6 in the final and charged down the home stretch to secure her third place finish at the NCAA Championships, finishing with the fastest time by a non-senior student-athlete. Wimbley, who reached the final after winning Heat 1 of the 400m semifinals on Thursday, will be back at Hayward Field in July to compete at the U.S. Olympic Trials… Finished fifth with a time of 51.89 seconds in the 400m at the U.S. Olympic Trials…

2015 INDOOR All-AMERICAN, SECOND TEAM (400M, 4x400m)
2015 ACC INDOOR CHAMPION, 200M
2015 All-ACC INDOOR, FIRST TEAM (200M, 400M)
ACC INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 200M RECORD HOLDER

ACC WOMEN’S INDOOR 400M
 RECORD HOLDER
MIAMI WOMEN’S INDOOR 400M RECORD HOLDER
2015 ACC WOMEN’S INDOOR TRACK PERFORMER OF THE WEEK – 1/20/15
2015 ACC WOMEN’S INDOOR TRACK PERFORMER OF THE WEEK – 1/27/15

2015 Indoor: Made season debut at Nittany Lion Challenge, winning the women’s 200 meters with a personal-best time of 23.35 seconds that ranks fourth on Miami’s all-time indoor list … Helped win the women’s 4x400m relay at the Nittany Lion Challenge, setting a new meet record with a time of 3:35.93 … Set ACC and UM indoor 400m records with a tiem of 51.82 seconds at the McCravy Memorial Meet, where she placed second … Part of women’s 4x400m relay that placed fourth at the McCravy Memorial Meet with a time of 3:34.88 — fourth-fastest in the country at the time … Became the Doc Hale Champion in the women’s invitational 400m at the VT Elite Meet with a time of 53.48 seconds … Won the Doc Hale Invitational women’s 200m at the VT Elite Meet in a time of 23.53 seconds …  Won Heat 2 of the seeded women’s 400m with a time of 52.99 seconds, placing seventh overall at the Tyson invitational … Won gold in the women’s 200m at the ACC Championships with a personal-best time of 23.08 that ranks third in UM history … Broke the previous ACC Indoor Championships 200m mark of 23.16 set by Miami’s Murielle Ahoure in 2009 … Finished second in the women’s 400m final at the ACC Championships with a time of 52.15 seconds … Represented Miami in the 4x400m relay at the NCAA Championships

2015 Outdoor: Placed second overall in the women’s 200m with a time of 23.41 seconds at the FSU relays… Top collegian in the women’s 200m, finishing second with a personal-best time of 23.08 seconds that ties her for fourth in UM history with Krista Simkins… Placed third in the women’s 200m with a time of 23.23 seconds at the LSU Invitational… Won the women’s 400m with a personal-best time of 50.84 seconds that ranks fourth in the world. Her time also tied the facility record, set a new ACC record and improved on her UM record by nearly a full second. Earned a gold medal, scored 10 points for Miami’s women and posted the fastest 400m time in the country at the ACC Championships…

2014 ACC FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR, OUTDOOR
2014 OUTDOOR All-AMERICAN, SECOND TEAM (400m)
2014 OUTDOOR All-AMERICA, HONORABLE MENTION (4x400m)
2014 ACC OUTDOOR CHAMPION, 200m
2014 ACC OUTDOOR CHAMPION, 4X100m
2014 All-ACC, OUTDOOR (200m, 4x100m)

2014 INDOOR All-AMERICAN, SECOND TEAM (200m)

ACC INDOOR PERFORMER OF THE WEEK – 1/21/14
2014 ACC INDOOR CHAMPION, 200m
2014 ACC INDOOR CHAMPION, 4x400m 
2014 All-ACC, INDOOR (200m, 4x400m)
2014 ACC FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR, INDOOR

2014 Outdoor: Won the 200m with a time of 23.33 at the Miami Invitational … Member of the top collegiate finishing team in the 4x100m with a time o 45.49 at the Miami Invitational … Placed third overall in the women’s 400m at Florida Relays, ranks fourth all-time in Miami history with a personal-best time of 52.58 … Helped SMR team with a time of 3:47.21 placing fourth at Florida Relays that ranks second in school history … Member of the 4x100m relay that finished third with a time of 45.06 at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational … Advanced to finals in the 400m and also advanced in the 200m with a top seed time of 23.55 seconds at the ACC Championships … Won the 200m finals in the time of 23.12 seconds … That ranks fifth in school history… Placed fourth in 400m final with a time of 53.80 seconds at the ACC championships … Member of the first place 4x100m relay finishing with a time 45.06 seconds … Member of the third place 4x400m relay finishing with a time of 3:35.90 at the ACC Championships … Placed third in the women’s 400m dash with a time of 53.24 seconds at the LSU Invitational … Member of the third place 4x100m relay team finishing in 44.94 seconds … Member of the second place 4x400m relay team finishing in a time of 3:36.66 at the LSU Invitational …  Won the 400m with a time of 51.68 seconds at the Georgia Tech Invitational … That ranks second in school history … Member of the fifth place 4x400m relay team finishing in a time of 3:38.72 at the Georgia Tech Invitational … Won heat 3 of the 400m quarterfinal in a time of 51.81 seconds at the Division I East Preliminary Round … Member of the sixth place 4x400m relay finishing in a time of 3:34.24 at the NCAA Division I East Preliminary Round … Placed fourth in Heat 1 and 14th overall in the women’s 400m semifinal at the NCAA Outdoor Championships with a time of 52.61 seconds … Part of the quartet that ran the 4x400m relay in 3:38.02 at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.      

2014 Indoor: Earned ACC Performer of the Week honors after she won the 400m at the NIttany Lion Challenge with a time of 53.78 … Anchored the 4x400m relay to a first place finish at the Nittany Lion Challenge with a time of 3:38.66 … Won the 200m at the McCravy Memorial Meet with a time of 23.82 … Part of the 4X400 meter relay team that placed third at at the McCravy Memorial Meet, running the fourth-best time in the NCAA this year … Won the women’s 400m at the Doc Hale VT Elite Meet with a time of 53.78 seconds … Placed third in the women’s 200m at the Doc Hale VT Elite Meet with a personal-best time of 23.59 seconds that ranks fifth in UM history … Won the women’s 400m dash with a personal-best time of 53.68 seconds at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational … Placed third in the 4x400m relay at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational with a time of 3:36.94 … Placed third in the women’s 200m at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational with a personal-best time of 23.56 seconds … Won the 200m at the ACC Indoor Championships with a time of 23.58 … Anchored the 4x400m relay to a gold medal at the ACC Indoor Championships … Ran the 200m at the 2014 NCAA Indoor Championships in 23.92 seconds.

High School: Standout at Dillard High School in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. … Won the women’s 400m at the BCAA Championships, running a personal-best 53.67 … Placed second in the women’s 200m at the BCAA Championships, running a personal-best 23.98 … Also competed in 100m and long jump at Dillard.