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Paige Blackford
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- Distance
- Height:
- 5-6
- Hometown:
- Des Moines, Iowa
- High School:
- Southeast Polk
Personal Bests
Indoors
400 m: 58.30 at Nebraska Tune-Up, 2/18/22
600 m: 1:44.90 at Jim Emmerich/Alumni Invitational, 1/25/20
800 m: 2:12.22 at Summit League Championship, 2/25-26/22
1,000: 3:07.34 at Nebraska Graduate Classic, 1/14-15/22
Mile: 5:15.54 at USD Alumni Track & Field Meet, 2/5/22
3,000 m: 12:20.56 at USD Invitational, 1/16/21
Outdoors
400 m: 1:01.09 at South Dakota Tune-Up, 5/7/21
800 m: 2:18.43 at Summit League Championships, 5/14/21
1,500 m: 4:59.06 at Jim Duncan Invitational, 4/9/21
2021-22 (Junior)
Set four career personal bests during the indoor season in the 400, 800, 1000 and mile ... Finished 4th in the 400 meter final at the Nebraska Tune Up (2/18/22) running 58.30 ... Ran a career best 2:12.22 in the 800 at the Summit League Championships (2/25-26/22) ... Finished 8th at the Nebraska Graduate Classic in the 1000 meter final with a time of 3:07.34 ... Ran a personal best and 5:15.54 in the mile at the USD Alumni Track & Field Meet finishing 2nd overall (2/5/22) ...
2020-21 (Sophomore)
Indoors, ran a season best time of 5:56.87 in the mile at the Dakota Realty Invitational (Jan. 23)…also posted a 3,000-meter PR of 12:20.56 at the USD Invitational (Jan. 16)…ran a time of 2:44.31 in the 800 meters at the Dakota Realty Invitational (Jan. 23)…outdoors, posted a lifetime best of 1:01.09 in the 400 meters at the South Dakota Tune Up (May 7)…had the Mavericks’ top 800-meter time of the season with a time of 2:18.43, a lifetime best, at the Summit League Championships (May 14)…ran a lifetime best time of 4:59.06 in the 1,500 meters at the Jim Duncan Invitational (April 9).
2019-20 (Freshman)
Indoors, ran a lifetime best and team season-best time of 5:15.95 in the mile at the Summit League Championships (Feb. 29)…also posted a lifetime best and team season-best 400 meter time of 1:01.26 at the Nebraska Tune-Up (Feb. 21)…put up a lifetime best 600 meter time of 1:44.90 at the Jim Emmerich/Alumni Invitational (Jan. 25)…had a lifetime best time of 2:30.23 in the 800 meters at the Dakota Realty Alumni Meet (Feb. 8)...named to the Summit League Academic Honor Roll.
Before UNO
Was a four-year letter winner in cross country and track & field at Southeast Polk High School...helped the school to its first state cross country championship as a senior...as a junior, qualified for the state meet in three events, helping her team to a third-place finish.
Personal
Born May 14, 2001...daughter of Troy and Amy Blackford...has three brothers, Dylan, Conor and Zach...majoring in criminology and criminal justice.
Indoors
400 m: 58.30 at Nebraska Tune-Up, 2/18/22
600 m: 1:44.90 at Jim Emmerich/Alumni Invitational, 1/25/20
800 m: 2:12.22 at Summit League Championship, 2/25-26/22
1,000: 3:07.34 at Nebraska Graduate Classic, 1/14-15/22
Mile: 5:15.54 at USD Alumni Track & Field Meet, 2/5/22
3,000 m: 12:20.56 at USD Invitational, 1/16/21
Outdoors
400 m: 1:01.09 at South Dakota Tune-Up, 5/7/21
800 m: 2:18.43 at Summit League Championships, 5/14/21
1,500 m: 4:59.06 at Jim Duncan Invitational, 4/9/21
2021-22 (Junior)
Set four career personal bests during the indoor season in the 400, 800, 1000 and mile ... Finished 4th in the 400 meter final at the Nebraska Tune Up (2/18/22) running 58.30 ... Ran a career best 2:12.22 in the 800 at the Summit League Championships (2/25-26/22) ... Finished 8th at the Nebraska Graduate Classic in the 1000 meter final with a time of 3:07.34 ... Ran a personal best and 5:15.54 in the mile at the USD Alumni Track & Field Meet finishing 2nd overall (2/5/22) ...
2020-21 (Sophomore)
Indoors, ran a season best time of 5:56.87 in the mile at the Dakota Realty Invitational (Jan. 23)…also posted a 3,000-meter PR of 12:20.56 at the USD Invitational (Jan. 16)…ran a time of 2:44.31 in the 800 meters at the Dakota Realty Invitational (Jan. 23)…outdoors, posted a lifetime best of 1:01.09 in the 400 meters at the South Dakota Tune Up (May 7)…had the Mavericks’ top 800-meter time of the season with a time of 2:18.43, a lifetime best, at the Summit League Championships (May 14)…ran a lifetime best time of 4:59.06 in the 1,500 meters at the Jim Duncan Invitational (April 9).
2019-20 (Freshman)
Indoors, ran a lifetime best and team season-best time of 5:15.95 in the mile at the Summit League Championships (Feb. 29)…also posted a lifetime best and team season-best 400 meter time of 1:01.26 at the Nebraska Tune-Up (Feb. 21)…put up a lifetime best 600 meter time of 1:44.90 at the Jim Emmerich/Alumni Invitational (Jan. 25)…had a lifetime best time of 2:30.23 in the 800 meters at the Dakota Realty Alumni Meet (Feb. 8)...named to the Summit League Academic Honor Roll.
Before UNO
Was a four-year letter winner in cross country and track & field at Southeast Polk High School...helped the school to its first state cross country championship as a senior...as a junior, qualified for the state meet in three events, helping her team to a third-place finish.
Personal
Born May 14, 2001...daughter of Troy and Amy Blackford...has three brothers, Dylan, Conor and Zach...majoring in criminology and criminal justice.
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