Waseem Williams Season 2016-17

IN THE PURDUE RECORD BOOKS

• Owns the Purdue and Big Ten record in the indoor 60 with a time of 6.58 (Feb. 28, 2020)
• Holds the program record in the outdoor 100 with a time of 10.04 (June 8, 2019)
• Has the school record, the top three times and six of the seven fastest outdoor 4x100-meter relay times in school history, highlighted by a Purdue-best time of 38.75 (May 25, 2019), a No. 2 time of 38.92 (June 7, 2019) and a No. 3 mark of 38.94 (June 5, 2019)
• Ranks No. 2 in the Purdue record books in the outdoor 4x400 with a time of 3:05.43 (May 25, 2019)
• Is No. 5 in Purdue history in the outdoor 200 in 20.62 (April 13, 2018)
• Ranks No. 9 in school history in the indoor 200 with a time of 21.33 (Feb. 23, 2018)

 

2019-20

Outdoor Track & Field / As a Senior

• 2020 outdoor season canceled due to the global COVID-19 pandemic

Indoor Track & Field / As a Redshirt Junior

• All-America: 60-meter (USTFCCCA)
• Big Ten Champion: 60-Meter Dash
• NCAA Qualifier: 60-meter
• Big Ten Male Athlete of the Year Nominee
• All-Big Ten First Team
• Raced in five meets in the 60, 200 and 4x400
• Broke the Purdue, Big Ten and facility record to win gold in the 60 in 6.58 seconds at the Big Ten Championships on Feb. 28
• Won the 60 in 6.74 seconds at the Alex Wilson Invite on Feb. 22 after a 6.72 in the prelims
• Placed third in the 60 finals in 6.81 seconds after a 6.75 in the prelims and added a 4x400 victory in 3:10.92 at the Music City Challenge on Feb. 14
• Earned a win in the 60 in 6.75 seconds after a 6.69 in the prelims at the Gene Edmonds Memorial on Jan. 10

 

2018-19

Academic All-Big Ten
Outdoor Track & Field / As a Junior

• First Team All-America: 100-meter
• First Team All-America: 4x100 Relay
• Big Ten Champion: 4x100 Relay
• NCAA Qualifier: 100-meter, 4x100 Relay
• All-Big Ten First Team
• Big Ten Sportsmanship Award
• Big Ten Men’s Track Athlete of the Week: March 20
• Ran in eight meets and competed in the 100, 200, 4x100, 4x200, 4x400 and 1,600 sprint medley relay
• Named Purdue’s second-ever first team All-America honoree in the 100 after breaking the school record with a 10.04 to finish fourth in the fastest 100-meter dash event in NCAA Championships history on June 5
• Earned first team All-America accolades in the 4x100 and placed seventh at the NCAA Championships on June 7 in 38.92, the second-fastest time in school history after a 38.94 in the prelims, No. 3 all-time at Purdue
• Recorded a school-record 4x100 time of 38.75 to win the prelims at the NCAA Regionals on May 25 and added a 4x400 time of 3:05.43, which is the second-fastest time in Purdue history, and a 10.11 in the 100 to place fourth and earn an NCAA Championships berth in the event
• Won the Big Ten title in the 4x100 in 39.39, No. 5 in school history, won a bronze medal in the 100 in 10.20 and added a fourth-place finish in the 4x400 in 3:08.30 at the Big Ten Championships on May 10
• Was second in the 4x100, in 40.36, and the 4x200, in 1:23.96, at the Drake Relays on April 24
• Won the Louisville Invite 100 and 200 in 10.20 and 20.68 seconds, respectively, on April 12
• Earned a 4x100 victory in 39.39, the fifth-fastest time in program history, and placed second in both the 100 (10.26) and 200 (20.85) at the Jim Click Shootout on April 6
• Earned Big Ten Men’s Track Athlete of the Week honors after a pair of victories at the UTSA Invite on March 15, in the 100 (10.41) and 200 (21.41) to go along with a runner-up finish in the 4x100 (41.22)

Indoor Track & Field / As a Redshirt Sophomore

• All-Big Ten Second Team
• Big Ten Runner-Up: 60-meter
• Competed in seven meets and raced in the 60, 200, 300 and 4x400
• Earned a silver medal at the Big Ten Championships with a 60 time of 6.66 seconds on Feb. 22
• Recorded a personal-best 200 time of 21.33 at the Tiger Paw Invite on Feb. 8
• Won the 200 in 22.14 and was second in the 60 in 6.75 seconds at the Fred Wilt Open on Feb. 1
• Tallied a win in the 60 in 6.79 seconds at the Gene Edmonds Open on Jan. 12
• Ran the 300 in 35.81, a career-best mark, at the Hoosier Open on Dec. 7

International Competition

• After the NCAA season ended, competed at the NACAC U23 Championships and ran a personal-best time of 10.01 seconds while competing for Jamaica

 

2017-18

Outdoor Track & Field / As a Sophomore

• Second Team All-America: 100-meter
• Honorable Mention All-America: 4x100 Relay
• Big Ten Champion: 100-meter
• All-Big Ten First Team
• Competed in eight meets and ran in the 100, 200, 4x100 and 4x200
• Earned second team All-America honors in the 100, finishing ninth in 10.06, and added honorable mention All-America accolades in the 4x100, placing 20th in 39.99 at the NCAA Championships on June 6
• Ran the second-fastest 4x100 relay time in school history at the time with a 39.47 and added a fourth-place 100 prelims time of 10.22 at the NCAA Regionals on May 26
• Won the Big Ten title in the 100 in 10.10, placed fifth in the 4x100 in 39.60 and was sixth in the 200 in 20.83 at the Big Ten Championships on May 11
• Won the 4x200 in 1:24.50 and was runner-up in the 100 in 10.24 and the 4x100 in 39.74 at the Drake Relays on April 25
• Notched two wins at the Louisville Invite on April 13, with a 20.62 in the 200, which ranks No. 5 in program history, and a 10.18 in the 100
• Won the 100 at the Battle on the Bayou on April 7 with a time of 10.29
• Earned a victory in the 200 in 20.90 and was second in the 100 (10.19) and 4x100 (41.46) at the UTSA Invite on March 16

Indoor Track & Field / As a Redshirt Freshman

• Big Ten Champion: 60-Meter
• All-Big Ten First Team
• Participated in five meets and ran in the 60, 200
• Won the Big Ten title in the 60 with a Purdue- and Big Ten Championships-tying time of 6.63 seconds and added a 200 time of 21.42, which is No. 9 in team history, at the Big Ten Championships on Feb. 23
• Won the 200 in 21.83 and was second in the 60 in 6.77 at the Gene Edmonds Invite on Jan. 13
• Recorded a 60-meter win in 6.76 seconds and a runner-up finish in the 200 in 22.04 at the Hoosier Open on Dec. 8

 

2016-17

Outdoor Track & Field / As a Freshman

• Ran in six meets and competed in the 100, 200, 4x100 and 4x400
• Competed in the 100 at the Big Ten Championships and placed 13th in 10.65 on May 12
• Finished third in the 4x100, in 40.96, and fourth in the 4x400, in 3:24.56, at the Battle on the Bayou on April 8
• Posted a season-best 200 time of 21.82 at the Texas State Bobcat Invite on March 30
• Registered a season-best 10.39 in the 100 to finish 10th in the prelims at the Texas Relays on March 29
• Won the 4x100 in 40.51 and was fourth in the 100 in 10.84 at the UTSA Invite on March 17 in his collegiate deubt

Indoor Track & Field / As a Freshman

• Redshirted

 

HIGH SCHOOL

• Helped 4x100m relay win the Penn Relays as a senior
• Competed at CARIFTA and earned the silver medal in the 100m dash with a time of 10.33 seconds
• Won the CAC Juniors Under-18 100m title
• IAAF World Junior Championships competitor in the 4x100m relay
• Silver medal winner in the 4x100m relay in class one at the GSSA Boys and Girls Athletic Championships as a senior
• Won a gold medal in the class two 4x100m relay at the GSSA Boys and Girls Athletic Championships as a junior
• Won a bronze medal in the 100m dash as a junior at the BGAC
• Competed for Jamaica at the 2013 IAAF World Youth Championships and finished seventh in the 100m dash
• Gold medalist at the 2013 IAAF World Youth Championships in the medley relay
• Earned a bronze medal in the medley relay at the class three GSSA BGAC in 2012
• Class three 4x100m relay championships in 2011

 

PERSONAL

• Parents are Rhoda and Albert
• Has an older brother, Robert
• Born in St. Andrew, Jamaica
• Majoring in organizational leadership