2014-15: Sprints and relays dynamo ran into injury trouble during outdoor season… opened indoor season with a pair of wins on the first weekend at the MT Christmas Invitational in the 55m (7.12) and 200m (24.63) dashes, both personal bests, in addition to a runner-up finish in the 1600m relay (3:52.52)… part of the season-best 1600m relay at the Gladstein Invitational (3:49.47), finishing fourth… also qualified third in the 60m dash at the Gladstein Invitational with a 7.74 mark, but settled for a fifth-place, 7.81 mark… posted top-fives in all three 100m dash outings during outdoor season, led by a fourth-place showing at the Memphis Invitational (12.16)… broke 12 seconds for the first time during the OVC Outdoor Championship preliminary round (11.99); she finished fifth overall in the finals at 12.24… part of three top-finishing 4x100m relay teams during outdoor season, including a gold-medal winning run at the OVC Outdoor Championships (part of three top-finishing 4x100m relay teams during outdoor season, including a gold-medal winning run at the OVC Outdoor Championships (45.66).
2013-14: Sophomore provided depth to a loaded sprints and relays group… put up a personal-best in six different events in 2013-14… won the 400m dash at the SIU Open (59.44)… part of school-record 3:47.04 in the 1600m relay at the TSU Invitational… earned points in four events at the OVC Indoor Championships – 55m dash (7.56, eighth), 200m dash (25.27, eighth), 400m dash (personal-best 57.39, seventh) and 1600m relay (3:48.20, second)… runner-up in the outdoor 200m dash at both the Vanderbilt B&G (24.49) and the Gateway Invite (24.62)… earned points in the 100m dash at the OVC Outdoor Championships (12.11) and the silver medal in the 4x100m relay with a school-record 45.28 mark… part of four first-place 4x100m relay runs and four first-place 4x400m relays during outdoor season, but injury kept her out of 4x400m at the OVC Championships.
2012-13: Freshman was huge help on the relay squads… as an individual, placed fourth in the 200m dash at the Buckeye Tune-Up with a personal-best 25.34 mark, the top time by a Lady Gov during indoor season and a tenth of a second behind the school record… 58.96 in the 400m at the Niswonger Invitational placed her seventh… part of indoor 4x400m relay team that won the Buckeye Tune-Up (3:48.75) and earned bronze at the OVC Indoor Championships with a 3:51.64 mark… limited to two appearances during outdoor season, including a third-place, 58.88 mark in the 400m at the APSU Invitational.
Prep:Â Sprinter for Northwest High School... All-District track team member 2011, 2012... State Champion in 400m dash 2012... Leaf-Chronicle MVP Track 2012... All-State track team member 2012... set school 400m record at 55.89... placed seventh at state in 100m dash 2012... placed fourth at state in 200m dash 2012... placed sixth at state in 200m dash 2011... earned over 1,000 career points in basketball.
Personal:Â Daughter of Kimberlee and Cornelius Ross... born April 15, 1994... sister of Keyondria - a freshman on the trakc team - and Cornelius Jr.... dad played collegiate football at Humboldt State University and went on to play Arena Football for the Pittsburgh Gladiators, for whom he was Arena Bowl III Ironman of the Game in 1989.
