Cierra Williams Season 2022-23

IN THE PURDUE RECORD BOOKS

• Is No. 5 all-time in the outdoor 4x400 relay in 3:33.70 (May 16, 2021)
• Ranks No. 5 in school history in the outdoor 400 with a time of 53.17 (April 23, 2022)
• Ranks No. 7 all-time in the indoor 4x400 relay with a time of 3:36.05 (Feb. 26, 2022)
• Tied for No. 8 in program history in the outdoor 4x400 relay with a mark of 3:34.31 (April 23, 2022)

 
2021-22
Outdoor Track & Field / As a Sophomore

• Honorable Mention All-America: 4x400 Relay
• NCAA Qualifier: 4x400 Relay
• Raced in eight meets in the 200m, 400m and 4x400
• At the NCAA Championships, finished 17th in the 4x400 in 3:36.18 from June 8-11 to earn Honorable Mention All-America accolades
• Placed ninth overall in the 4x400, in 3:35.27, to qualify for the NCAA Championships, and was 40th in the 400m in 54.46 at the NCAA East Prelims from May 25-28
• Finished eighth at the Big Ten Championships in the 400m in 53.42 from May 13-15
• Notched two top-eight times in school history, both victories, with the No. 5 time in the 400m in 53.17 and tying the eighth-fastest 4x400 time in the Purdue record books with a 3:34.31 at the Indiana Invite from April 22-23
• Ran a collegiate-best 200m time of 24.46 at the 44 Farms Team Invite from April 8-9
• Earned a runner-up 4x400 finish (3:40.64) and was 10th in the 200m (24.63w) at the Hurricane Invite from march 18-19

Indoor Track & Field / As a Sophomore

• Ran in six meets in the 200m, 400m, 600m and 4x400
• Posted a top-10 time in team history at the Big Ten Championships from Feb. 25-26, with a fourth-place 4x400 time of 3:36.05 that is No. 7 all-time, in addition to a 12th-place finish in the 400m in a personal-record 54.88
• Placed third in the 4x400 (3:39.31) and fifth in the 400m (57.29) at the Windy City Invite from Feb. 11-12
• Earned a collegiate-best 200m time of 25.11 at the Rod McCravy Memorial from Jan. 28-29
• Notched two top-three finishes at the Larry Wieczorek Invite from Jan. 21-22, in the 400m (2nd, 55.25) and 4x400 (3rd, 3:43.53)
• Registered a personal-record 600m time of 1:37.07 to finish 10th, and was the runner-up in the 4x400 in 3:43.49, at the Big Ten Midwest Invite on Jan. 15

 
2021
Outdoor Track & Field / As a Freshman

• Honorable Mention All-America: 4x400 Relay
• Big Ten Runner-Up: 4x400 Relay
• NCAA Qualifier: 4x400 Relay
• All-Big Ten Second Team
• Competed in eight meets in the 200m, 400m and 4x400
• Placed 20th overall at the NCAA Championships in the 4x400 in 3:38.50 on June 10
• Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 4x400 to place 12th in 3:33.86 and ran the 400m in 54.64 at the NCAA East Prelims from May 27-29
• Won silver in the 4x400 in 3:33.70, the fifth-fastest time in team history, and ran a personal-best 400m time of 53.70 in the prelims before finishing eighth in the final (53.73) at the Big Ten Championships from May 14-16
• Was third in the 400m (55.26) and 4x400 (3:46.94) and sixth in the 200m (24.24w) at the Jesse Owens Invite from April 30-May 1
• Took second in the 4x400, in 3:41.68 at the Husker Big Ten Invite from April 16-17
• Won the 4x400 in 3:40.46 and was third in the 400m in 55.54 at the Big Ten Indiana Invite No. 1 on March 27

Indoor Track & Field / As a Freshman

• Big Ten Bronze Medalist: 4x400 Relay
• Raced in four meets in the 60m, 200m, 400m and 4x400
• Claimed bronze in the 4x400 at the Big Ten Championships in 3:39.51, and added a personal-best 400m time of 55.81 to finish 10th from Feb. 25-27
• Was the runner-up in the 400m in 55.94 at the Big Ten Open on Feb. 20
• Placed fourth in the 400m (56.88) and 4x400 (3:44.79) and fifth in the 200m (25.18) at the Hawkeye Big Ten Invite from Feb. 12-13
• Ran the 60m in 7.98 to finish seventh at the Gladstein Invite on Jan. 23

 
HIGH SCHOOL

• Helped Warren Central to a state championship indoors and a runner-up finish outdoors in 2019
• Named the 2018 most improved athlete and earned the mental toughness award and the sprints/hurdles MVP in 2019
• Broke the state record in the 4x400 relay with a time of 3:47.16 in 2019
• Personal-best times are 12.19 seconds in the 100 and 56.23 in the 400 outdoors, and 7.72 in the 60, 26.06 in the 200 and 59.33 in the 400 indoors
• Was high school teammates with fellow 2020 Purdue signee K’Ja Talley

 
PERSONAL

• Parents are Danita Williams and Corey Richards
• Has three siblings
• Majoring in exploratory studies