2018 (JUNIOR)
- Big Ten champion in the 4x100-meter relay
- NCAA East Preliminary Round qualifier in the 100-meter dash and 4x100-meter relay
- Finished sixth at the Big Ten Championships in the 100-meter dash
- Drake Relays champion in the 4x100-meter relay and runner-up in the 100-meter dash
- Finished 12th in the Big Ten in the 60-meter dash
- Finished ninth in the Big Ten in the indoor 200-meter dash
- Her best wind-legal 100-meter dash time is 11.59 seconds, which ranks sixth in school history
- Her best outdoor 200-meter dash time is 23.61 seconds, which ranks fifth in school history
- Part of the third-fastest 4x100-meter relay team in school history, which ran 43.94 seconds at Big Tens
- Ran a time of 7.53 seconds in the 60-meter dash, which ranks ninth in school history
- Ran 23.95 seconds in the indoor 200-meter dash, which ranks fifth in school history
Prior to Purdue
- Transferred to Purdue from North Carolina A&T for the 2017-18 year
- First team conference in the 4x100 as a freshman
- Made it to the NCAA Regionals second round East Division as a sophomore
- Made it to the NCAA Outdoor Championships outdoors in 2017 in the 4x100
- Indoor and Outdoor MEAC champion
- Won City her senior year in the 100m dash
- Career best in 60m dash is 7.47 her freshman year
- Career best in 100m dash is 11.51 her sophomore year
Personal
- Full Name: Yakira Charmaine Love
- Major: Sales Management
- Birthday: April 16, 1997
- City Born: Chicago
- Parents: Kelly and Kesha Love
- Siblings: Older brother, Joshua, younger brother, Tuviya, younger sisters, Amya and Chasya