University of Miami Athletics

Moriah Oliveira

position

Sprints

Class

Sophomore

Hometown

Fort Myers, Fla.

High School

Evangelical Christian

Instagram

@moeoliveiraa

Moriah Oliveira - Track & Field - University of Miami Athletics

2022 Outdoor: Finished first as part of the 4x400m relay team with 3:38.70 at the Miami Hurricane Invitational (3/19), and second with 23.58 in the 200m…improved by almost three seconds with the 4x400m team with 3:35.92 and another first place finish at the Hurricane Collegiate Invitational (3/26)…earned her third first-place finish with the 4x400m relay team at the Hurricane Invitational (4/8) with 3:40.88…posted a season-best 3:32.48, good for second, at the UNF Collegiate Invitational (4/30) with the 4x400m team while also earning third with 52.36 in the 400m…delivered an incredible stretch of performances at the 2022 ACC Outdoor Track and Field Championships (5/14) by placing first in the 400m with 51.85 and a personal best of 23.19 in the 200m, good for fourth…ran her personal best 400m of 51.76 at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships (6/11), a time that sits fifth in the Miami outdoor record book.

2022 Indoor: Started her 2022 indoor season campaign at the UAB Blazer Invitational (1/14) with a personal best and fourth-place finish in the women’s 300m with 37.95, a time that sits second all-time in the Miami program record books…also earned her second collegiate victory in the women’s 4×400 with 3:40.44…Oliveira earned her first individual collegiate victory at the Carolina Challenge (1/21) with 53.25 in the women’s 400m, along with placing second with 3:37.86 with the 4x400m team…notched another first-place victory in the 400m with 53.42 at the Meyo Invitational (2/5)…Finished first in both the 400m prelims and final with 53.73 and 52.88, respectively, at the 2022 ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships (5/26), and also earned the bronze medal as part of the 4x400m team with 3:35.46 to end her 2022 indoor season.

2021 Outdoor: Earned seventh in the 400m final at the 2021 ACC Outdoor Track and Field Championships (5/15) with a time of 54.57, after posting a time of 54.34 in the prelims…placed fourth with the 4x400m relay team at the ACC Outdoor Track and Field Championships with 3:37.93…placed eighth with the 4×400 team at the NCAA Division I East Preliminary Round (5/29) with 3:32.39, punching her ticket to her first national championship appearance, where she finished 13th with the 4×400 team with 3:36.22.

2021 Indoor: Made her collegiate debut for the Canes in the women’s 400m dash, finishing second with a time of 55.61, and helped the 4×400 relay finish second with a time of 3:43.61…Finished second in the women’s 400m dash with a time of 55.41 at the Bob Pollock Invitational and helped the 4×400 relay also finish second with a time of 3:40.49…Posted a time of 54.47 in the women’s 400m and helped the 4×400 relay team finish with a season-best time of 3:39.13 and a third-place finish at the Tiger Paw Invite.

Personal: Lee County FEMA Track Athlete of the Year and is a two-time 400m state champion… Was a 200m state champion, a four-time district 400m champion, and a four-time 200m district champion… Enters Miami with a personal-best time of 53.7 in the 400m dash… Daughter of Lisa and Herbert Oliveira… Has three siblings, including twin sister Sierra on the track and field team……currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in journalism.