Nataliyah Friar Season 2015
Events: 60 Meters (7.43), Long Jump (IN: 21-0; OUT: 21-10 ¾w/21-0 ¾), Triple Jump (IN: 42-9; OUT: 43-10)
2-time All-American
2-time All-SEC
CAREER CAPSULE
Graduated from LSU in May 2017 with a degree in psychology … A two-time All-American and All-SEC jumper during her four-year career at LSU from 2014-17 … NCAA Indoor Bronze Medalist in the long jump during her sophomore season in 2015 … Three times an NCAA Indoor finalist in the long jump during the 2014, 2015 and 2016 seasons … Earned All-America honors at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in 2015 as the sixth-place finisher nationally in the triple jump to cap her sophomore season … Was also twice honored as an All-SEC performer during her sophomore season as the SEC Outdoor Silver Medalist in the long jump and SEC Outdoor Bronze Medalist in the triple jump during the 2015 season … Ended her career with personal bests of 21 feet, 0 inches indoors and 21-0 3/4 outdoors in the long jump and 42-9 indoors and 43-10 outdoors in the triple jump … Ranked No. 7 in the long jump and No. 10 in the triple jump on LSU’s all-time indoor performance list … Ranked No. 7 in the triple jump and No. 10 in the long jump on LSU’s all-time outdoor performance list.
2017
Ended her career as an NCAA Championship qualifier in both the long jump and triple jump while returning to the runway at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon … Jumped 20 feet, 1 inch (-0.3) to earn a 14th-place finish in her final long jump competition as a Lady Tiger … Placed 20th in her final NCAA triple jump with a mark of 42-5 1/4 (+0.2) in the national semifinal … Qualifed for the NCAA semifinals with marks of 20-8 (+1.4) for 11th place in the long jump and 42-7 (+0.0) for 12th place in the triple jump at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds … Scored for the Lady Tigers in the triple jump at the SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships with a series-best jump of 42-6 1/4 (-0.9) for eighth place in the competition … Jumped her all conditions seasonal bests in both events at the SEC Relays where she soared a wind-legal 20-11 1/4 (+1.4) for sixth place in the long jump and 43-7 1/4 (+4.6) for second place in the triple jump at LSU’s Bernie Moore Track Stadium … Won triple jump titles at the Louisiana Classics (42-0 3/4) and Mt. SAC Relays (42-11) during the outdoor season … Also finished runner-up in the triple jump at the LSU Alumni Gold meet with a seasonal-best wind-legal jump of 43-0 1/2 (+1.4) … Won the long jump at LSU’s Battle on the Bayou with a mark of 20-6 1/4 (-0.4) … Fifth in the invitational long jump at the Mt. SAC Relays with a series-best of 20-1 3/4 (+0.6) … Finished 13th in the triple jump (41-10 1/2) and 15th in the long jump (19-5 1/2) at the SEC Indoor Championships … Jumped an indoor seasonal best of 20-2 1/2 for second place in the long jump at the Tyson Invitational … Won the long jump at the LSU Twilight meet with a mark of 19-5 1/2 … Also finished runner-up in the event at the Auburn Invitational (19-2) and Bayou Bengal Invitational (19-1 1/4) during the indoor season … Also competed in the triple jump at the Razorback Invitational (40-5) and Tyson Invitational (40-6 1/4) during the indoor season … Honored for her academic performance once again with a selection to the SEC Academic Honor Roll following the season.
2016
An NCAA Indoor finalist in the long jump for the third-straight season … Jumped a series-best of 20 feet, 5 1/4 inches for ninth place nationally at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships held at the Birmingham Crossplex in Birmingham, Alabama … Made her return to the NCAA Indoor Championships after posting a seasonal best jump of 20-9 at the Razorback Invitational, finishing in sixth place … Also jumped an indoor personal best of 42-9 for second place overall in the triple jump at the Razorback Invitational … Jumped 20-5 for third place in her season-opening appearance in the long jump at the Power Five Conference Clash also held at the Birmingham Crossplex … Soared 20-7 for fourth place at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic and 20-3 3/4 for second place at the LSU Twilight … Competed in both jumps at the SEC Indoor Championships … Placed ninth in the triple jump at the SEC Indoor Championships with a mark of 41-5 3/4 … Also placed 24th in the long jump at the SEC Indoor meet … Lined up in the 60-meter dash in four meets during the indoor season, clocking a personal best of 7.43 seconds in the prelims and 7.44 in the final to win the event title at the Purple Tiger Invitational … Qualified for both the long jump and triple jump at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds in Jacksonville, Florida, during the outdoor season … Placed 17th in the national quarterfinals of the triple jump with an all-conditions seasonal best of 42-6 3/4 (+3.9) at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds … Also jumped 19-8 (+0.2) for 23rd place in the long jump in Jacksonville … Scored two points for the Lady Tigers by placing seventh in the triple jump (42-6) and ninth in the long jump (20-4 1/4) at the SEC Outdoor Championships … Won the women’s long jump championship at the Texas Relays with an outdoor seasonal best of 20-8 1/2 (+0.6) … Finished third overall in the triple jump at the Texas Relays with a wind-aided mark of 42-4 3/4 (+2.1) … Runner-up in the triple jump at the LSU Invitational with a wind-legal 42-6 (+1.4) … Also placed second in the invitational long jump at the LSU Alumni Gold (20-9w) and fourth at the Battle on the Bayou (20-5) … Member of LSU’s 4×100-meter relay pool during the outdoor season … Ran on the winning relay at Miami’s Hurricane Twilight with a time of 44.72 … Also anchored LSU’s “B” team to a third-place finish at the Battle on the Bayou with a time of 44.17 … Honored for her academic performance with a repeat selection to the SEC Academic Honor Roll following the season.
2015
Enjoyed one of the most prolific seasons by a Lady Tiger jumper in recent memory … Earned All-America honors in both the long jump and triple jump for the first time in her collegiate career … Became LSU’s first 21-foot longer jumper since Tina Harris in 2005 when she soared to an indoor personal best of 21-0 on her sixth and final attempt of the competition to win the NCAA Indoor bronze medal at Arkansas’ Randal Tyson Track Center … Also became the first Lady Tiger to earn indoor All-America honors in the long jump since Andrea Linton in 2008 … Moved from eighth place to third place by posting an indoor PR of 21-0 in the final round of jumps to finish as the NCAA Indoor Bronze Medalist … Ended the season as the No. 7-ranked long jumper indoors in school history with her lifetime best … Also competed in the triple jump at the NCAA Indoor Championships, posting a series-best mark of 42-4 for a 10th-place finish during the competition … Scored seven points for the Lady Tigers with her performance at the SEC Indoor Championships … Sealed qualification for the NCAA Indoor Championships when she jumped a previous indoor PR of 20-9 ¾ on her final attempt for a fourth-place finish in the long jump final at the SEC Indoor Championships … Also jumped 41-10 ½ for a seventh-place finish in the triple-jump final at the conference meet to highlight her indoor season … Jumped an indoor PR of 42-6 in a seventh-place finish in the invitational triple jump at the Tyson Invitational to secure a spot in the event at the NCAA Championships … Placed third at the Razorback Invitational with a season-opening mark of 42-0 ¾ … Won four long jump titles during the indoor season at the LSU Indoor Invitational (18-9 ¾), Razorback Invitational (20-2 ½), New Mexico Classic (20-5) and LSU Twilight (20-6 ½) … Also eclipsed the 20-foot mark at the Rod McCravy Memorial (20-5 ¾) and Tyson Invitational (20-4 ½) during the indoor season … Followed with a prolific outdoor season as one of the nation’s leading dual jumpers once again … Earned All-America honors in the triple jump for the first time in her career … Opened with a wind-aided mark of 43-8 ½ (+2.8) on her very first jump of the competition en route to an All-American sixth-place finish in the triple jump final at the NCAA Outdoor Championships held at Oregon’s Hayward Field … Qualified for the national semifinals in the event with a wind-legal jump of 41-11 ½ (+0.0) for 10th place overall at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds … Jumped 19-10 ¾ (+0.0) for 13th place in the long jump at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds to miss advancing to the national semifinals by a single place … The SEC Silver Medalist in the long jump and SEC Bronze Medalist in the triple jump during the outdoor season … Soared to a wind-aided career-best of 21-10 ¾ (+2.5) on her sixth and final attempt of the competition to score the SEC Outdoor silver medal in the long jump for her first career All-SEC honor … Wrapped up the conference meet with another All-SEC performance as she jumped a wind-legal PR of 43-10 (+0.9) in a bronze-medal-winning third-place finish … Became the No. 7-ranked triple jumper outdoors in school history with her PR of 43-10 … Crowned the Penn Relays Champion in the women’s long jump with a winning mark of 20-7 ¾ in the 121st running of the Carnival … Also won the long jump title at the LSU Alumni Gold with a winning mark of 20-7 ¼ (+2.0) … Placed fourth at the Texas Relays (20-9 ¼w) and second at the LSU Invitational (20-7 ¾) in the long jump … Raised her wind-legal personal best outdoors at the 2015 World University Games in South Korea where she jumped a legal 21-0 ¾ (-0.5) for fifth place in the long jump final … Also anchored Team USA to a silver medal in the women’s 4×100-meter relay at the World University Games … Recognized for her academic performance with her first career selection to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.
2014
An NCAA finalist in the long jump in her first indoor season with the Lady Tigers in 2014 … Finished in ninth place nationally while jumping a series-best of 20-1 ¾ at the NCAA Indoor Championships held in Albuquerque, New Mexico … Was also an NCAA semifinalist in the long jump during the outdoor season when she jumped a wind-aided 20-2 ¼ (+2.1) for 13th place at the NCAA Outdoor Championships held in Eugene, Oregon … Jumped an outdoor personal best of 20-5 ¾ (+1.0) in an eighth-place finish at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds to advance to the national semifinals during the outdoor season … Earned a sixth-place finish in the long jump final at the SEC Outdoor Championships with a wind-aided jump of 20-3 ¼ (+4.1) … Competed in the triple jump at the SEC Outdoor Championships, jumping an outdoor personal best of 40-11 ½ (+1.7) for 12th place overall … Was the anchor leg for the Lady Tigers in the 4×100-meter relay late in the outdoor season … Anchored the team to a berth in the national final after clocking 43.95 for seventh place in the semifinal round at the NCAA Outdoor Championships … Also anchored the team to a qualifying time of 43.94 for third place at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds … Debuted as LSU’s anchor leg in the sprint relay at the Penn Relays, taking fifth place with a time of 44.41 … Opened the outdoor season by jumping wind-legal marks of 20-3 (+2.0) for fifth place in the long jump at the Texas Relays and 40-6 ¾ (+1.9) for second place in the triple jump at the Battle on the Bayou … Jumped a wind-legal 40-9 ½ (+0.0) in a third-place finish in the triple jump at Miami’s Hurricane Alumni Invitational … Also competed in the triple jump outdoors at the Penn Relays (39-7 ¾) and LSU Invitational (39-10 ½) … Competed in the long jump outdoors at the Battle on the Bayou (19-4 ¼w), LSU Alumni Gold (19-8 ¼), Penn Relays (19-5 ¼) and LSU Invitational (19-8 ¼) … Scored four points with a fifth-place finish in the long jump at the SEC Indoor Championships, jumping a series-best of 20-3 ½ in her first conference meet … Also competed in the triple jump at the SEC Indoor meet, finishing in 15th place overall with a jump of 40-4 ¼ … Jumped a lifetime personal best of 41-3 ¾ for a third-place finish in the triple jump at the New Mexico Team Invitational … Also posted a mark of 41-1 ½ in a fourth-place finish in the college section at the Tyson Invitational … Won the long jump title at the Tyson Invitational with a lifetime best of 20-8 … Won three other long jump titles during the indoor season at the Texas A&M Triangular (20-3), Aggie Invitational (20-1 ¾) and LSU Twilight (19-9 ¾) … Finished a runner-up in her collegiate debut in the long jump at the Auburn Indoor Invitational with a season-opening mark of 20-2 ¼ … Followed the collegiate season by competing in the long jump at the USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships held at Oregon’s Hayward Field … Jumped a series-best wind-aided mark of 20-5 (+3.3) for a fifth-place finish in the long jump final at the USA Junior Championships.
PRIOR TO LSU
An elite jumps prospect as a three-time national champion triple jumper during her prep career … Followed an injury-plagued senior season at Wentzville (Mo.) Holt High School by being crowned the young women’s triple jump champion at the 2013 USA Youth Outdoor Track & Field Championships held near her hometown in St. Louis … Jumped an outdoor seasonal best of 40-4 (+0.8) in the final to claim the triple jump gold medal at the 2013 USA Youth Outdoor Championships … Seasonal best of 40-4 was the No. 14-ranked prep performance nationally by a member of the Class of 2013 during the 2013 outdoor season … Also placed fifth in the 100-meter final at the 2013 USA Youth Outdoor Championships … Scored the bronze medal in the young women’s long jump at the 2013 USA Track & Field Junior Olympic National Championships held in Greensboro, North Carolina, in her final meet before joining the Lady Tigers … Also placed eighth in the triple jump field at the USATF Junior Olympics during the summer of 2013 … Jumped a wind-legal personal record of 40-9 ¾ (+0.6) to win the triple jump gold medal in the young women’s division at the 2012 USA Track & Field Junior Olympic National Championships held in Baltimore, Maryland … Wrapped up her junior season in 2012 ranked among the nation’s Top 10 triple jumpers at the prep level as her PR of 40-9 ¾ ranked No. 10 among all high school classifications and No. 5 among members of the Class of 2013 … Also one of the nation’s leading triple jumpers during the 2013 indoor season after setting an indoor PR of 40-4 in her victory at the Big River Running Indoor High School Series Championship held at the University of Missouri in Columbia … Was the nation’s No. 7-ranked indoor performer in the triple jump among all high school classifications and the No. 6-ranked performer in the Class of 2013 as a senior … Won her first career national championship by taking the triple jump title in the intermediate girl’s division at the 2011 USATF Junior Olympic National Championships held in Wichita, Kansas, while jumping 39-11 ¼ in the event final … Also competed in the long jump at the USATF Junior Olympics in the 2011 and 2012 seasons … Set a career-best wind-aided long jump mark of 19-9 ½ in a seventh-place finish for Team Missouri at the 2012 Great Southwest Classic held at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque … Also finished runner-up in the triple jump at the Great Southwest Classic after jumping 39-10 into a strong headwind of -2.4 meters per second … Had an eighth-place finish in the long jump at the 2012 USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships while jumping a wind-legal PR of 19-4 ¾ (-0.5) in the event held at the University of Indiana in Bloomington … A four-time Class 4A state champion in the state of Missouri during her prep career at Holt High School … Swept Class 4A long jump (18-11 ½) and triple jump (39-11 ¼) titles as a sophomore in 2011 before defending her state crown in the triple jump as a junior in 2012 with a jump of 39-0 ¾ and as a senior in 2013 with a jump of 39-1 ½ … Overcame an injury-plagued senior season outdoors to win her third-straight Class 4A state championship in the triple jump with a wind-legal seasonal best of 39-1 ½ (+1.8) … Won a pair of Class 4A silver medals with runner-up finishes in the triple jump in 2010 and long jump in 2012 at the state meet … A seven-time District 4-4A champion and four-time Section 2-4A champion in the state of Missouri during her prep career … Jumped an impressive 40-1 to win the District 4-4A triple jump crown as a junior in 2012 … Posted a 2011 seasonal-best jump of 40-2 ¼ in winning the triple jump title at the Warrenton Invitational to highlight her sophomore season … Also a standout sprinter at the prep level while setting personal bests of 11.93 in the 100 meters and 25.10 in the 200 meters … Ran both PRs in a pair of fourth-place finishes at the Section 2-4A Championships as a junior in 2012.
PERSONAL
Full name is Nataliyah Donyelle Friar … Born on April 3, 1995 … Mother is Danita Evans … Has a young brother named Terryll Collins … Mother played college basketball at Lindenwood University … An honor roll student at Wentzville Holt High School with a 3.54 grade-point average during her prep career … Majoring in psychology.