Nycia Ford

Year:
Senior
Hometown:
Jeffersonville, Ind.
Position:
Throws

2017-18 (JUNIOR)
Indoor:
Competed at Big Ten Championships where she saw a Top-10 finish in the weight throw… placed third in the weight throw with a distance of 19.22 (63’.75”)… snagged second in weight throw after notching a distance of 19.22m (63’.75”) as part of Indiana Relays… saw first at the Gladstein Invite in the weight throw (19.20m (63’))… nabbed two fourth finishes— at Kentucky after a 19.12m (62’8.75”) effort and at the Hoosier Open (19.29m).

Outdoor:
Qualified for NCAA Prelims after placing second in the hammer throw at Big Ten Championships… set a new personal record in the hammer throw at Billy Hayes with a distance of 63.30m (207’ 8”)… nabbed third twice in the hammer throw— at Penn Relays (60.57m (198’ 8”)) and Pac-12 vs. Big Ten Invitational (59.58m)… saw a fourth place finish in the hammer throw with a distance of 59.07m (193’ 9”) at Tennessee Relays… snagged second at Spec Towns after seeing a distance of 60.74m (199’ 3”).

2016-17 (SOPHOMORE):
Indoor:
Finished seventh in the shot put at the Hoosier Open… took third in the shot put against both Tennessee and Purdue… nabbed third in the weight throw against Purdue and at the Hoosier Hills Invitational… finished sixth and seventh in the weight throw at the Gladstein Invitational and the IU Relays, respectively… earned a pair of top-10 finishes in the shot (seventh) and the weight throw (10^th) at the Meyo Invitational… claimed ninth in the weight throw at the Big Ten Championships.

Outdoor:
Finished eighth in the hammer throw at the Pac-12 v Big Ten Challenge and in the shot at the Tennessee Relays… notched a fifth place finish in the hammer and a sixth place effort in the shot at the Louisville Invitational… placed third in the Rankin/Poehlein Invitational in the shot put… secured a pair of 12^th place finishes at the Big Ten Championships in the hammer throw and shot put.

2015-16 (FRESHMAN):
Outdoor: finished seventh at the Big Ten v. Pac-12 Invitational and the Big Ten v. ACC Challenge in the shot put… fifth in the shot at the Billy Hayes Invitational.