2020-21 OUTDOOR (5th-Sr.): Competed at eight meets during her final season of eligibility...Qualified for her first ever NCAA West Prelims in the 400-meter hurdles, placing 40th overall with a time of 1:01.42...Just missed All-Valley honors in the 400-meter hurdles, placing fourth with a personal-best time of 59.63 seconds...Her time of 59.63 seconds is the fourth-fastest time ever run by a Redbird in the 400-meter hurdles...Member of the MVC Champion 4x400-meter relay team that finished with a combined time of 3:41.91, which is the 10th-fastest time in school history...Helped ISU to three first-place finishes in the 4x400-meter relay this season, including the MVC Championship winning team...Placed third in the 400-meter hurdles on Senior Day, clocking in at 1:00.77 at the Illinois State Invite...Member of the ISU women's team that won their seventh-straight conference title and broke a Valley record for points scored with 232.

2020-21 INDOOR (5th-Sr.): No remaining eligibility.

2019-20 OUTDOOR (Sr.): Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019-20 INDOOR (Sr.): Raced at five meets during her final indoor season as a Redbird...Opened the season with a personal-best time of 9.12 seconds in the 60-meter hurdles at the adidas Classic...Ran her first sub-57-second 400m at the Iowa State Classic, clocking in at 56.93 seconds to place eighth...Recorded a personal-best time of 8.09 seconds in the 60m at the EIU Friday Night Special...Earned All-Valley honors as a member of the 4x400-meter relay team that placed third with a combined time of 3:46.14...Also scored points for the 'Birds in the 400m, finishing sixth overall and tying her personal-best time of 56.93 seconds.

2018-19 OUTDOOR (Jr.): Scored points in the 400-meter hurdles at the MVC Outdoor Championships (5/10-12), finishing sixth with a time of 1:03.54...Notched a third-place finish in the 400mH with a time of 1:03.10 at the Wisconsin Alumni Classic (5/3)...Recorded a personal-best time of 12.62 seconds in the 100-meter dash and competed in the 400mH and the 4x400-meter relay at the Lenny Lyles-Clark Wood Invitational (4/26-27)...A member of the first-place finishing 4x400-meter relay team that clocked in with a combined time of 3:47.79 and placed second in the 400mH with a time of 1:03.60 at the Pacesetter Sports Invitational (4/19-20)...Helped the 4x400 to a first-place finish with a combined time of 3:52.57 and finished second in the 400mH, clocking in at 1:04.88 at the Redbird Invitational (4/6)...Opened the season competing in the 100, 400mH and 4x400 at the Ole Miss Classic (3/30).

2018-19 INDOOR (Jr.): Earned All-MVC honors as a member of the 4x400-meter relay team that finished second with a combined time of 3:47.02 and helped the DMR to a fourth-place finish at the MVC Indoor Championships (2/23-24)...Competed in the 400 at the Music City Challenge (2/8-9), clocking in at 57.61 seconds...Helped the 4x400 to a third-place finish with a combined time of 3:45.91 and competed in the 400 at the Meyo Invitational (2/1-2)...A member of the first-place finishing 4x400 and finished second in the 400 and sixth in the 200 at the Illini Invitational (1/25-26)...Competed in the 400, 60mH and the 4x400 at the Notre Dame Invitational (1/19), helping the 4x400 to a third-place finish with a combined time of 3:49.18...Recorded a personal-best time of 1:43.07 in the 600 to finish third and helped the 4x400 to a win with a combined time of 3:52.62 at the Coughlan-Malloy Invitational (1/12)...Competed in the 300, 60mH and the 4x400 at the Jimmy Grant Invitational (12/8).

2017-18 OUTDOOR (So.): Competed in the 400-meter hurdles and 200-meter dash at the MVC Championships...posted a season-best time of 1:02.77 in the 400-meter hurdles prelims, advancing to the finals...finished eighth in the finals with a time of 1:04.37...placed 20th in the 200-meter with a personal-best time of 25.15...finished second in the 400-meter hurdles on two occasions at the Wisconsin Twilight (1:02.86) and Redbird Invite (1:04.73)...captured personal-best in the 100-meter hurdles (14.91) at the Redbird Invite...ran a leg on ISU's 4x400-meter relay team that claimed victory at the Black & Gold Invite and Redbird Invite.

2017-18 INDOOR (So.): Helped the Redbirds' distance medley relay team to a third-place finish at the MVC Championships with a time of 11:56.12, garnering All-Valley honors...captured season-best in the 400-meter at the GVSU Big Meet, crossing the finish line in 57.44 to finish 17th among 45 competitors...won the 400-meter dash at the Orange & Blue Open with a time of 58.33...competed in the 60-meter hurdles at the Terre Haute Double Dual, finishing 11th in a season-best 9.29...ran a leg on the Redbirds' 4x400-meter relay team that finished first at the Terre Haute Double Dual, Illini Classic, and Orange & Blue Open.

2016-17 OUTDOOR (Fr.): Recorded four top-five finishes in the 400-meter hurdles over the course of the outdoor season...won the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:04.60 at the Illinois State Redbird Invitational...finished third in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:03.45 at the Gibson Invitational...placed fifth in the 100-meter hurdles and captured a personal-best (14.85) at the Illinois State Redbird Invitational...competed in the 400-meter hurdles at MVC Championships...posted a personal-record in prelims with a time of 1:02.03...mark is currently the ninth-fastest in Illinois State history...finished eighth in finals with a time of 1:03.31, scoring points for the Redbirds.

2016-17 INDOOR (Fr.): Won the 400-meter dash at the John Craft Invitational with a time of 59.12...finished fourth in the 400-meter dash with a time of 58.38 at the Black & Gold Premier Meet...placed tenth and recorded a personal-best in the 200-meter dash (25.50) at the Illinois Orange & Blue Open...posted a personal-record in the 400-meter dash (57.26) at the GVSU Big Meet Invite...captured a personal-best in the 60-meter hurdles (9.21) at the EIU Early Bird Meet...competed in the 4x400-meter relay and distance medley relay at MVC Championships...MVC Champion in the 4x400-meter relay...championship-winning time of 3:42.32 currently ranks third on the Illinois State Top-10 List...placed second and earned All-MVC honors in the distance medley relay.

GWENDOLYN BROOKS COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY: four year letter winner in track and field…three-time state qualifier…three-time national qualifier…nine-time Chicago Public School Champion in five events—800-meter run, 200-meter dash, 300-meter hurdles, 100-meter hurdles, 400-meter dash…set new school record in the 55-meter dash at 7.24…set new indoor 200-meter dash record at a time of 27.03…set new indoor 400-meter dash record at a time of 59.20….set new indoor 800-meter run at 2:33.38…set new outdoor 400-meter dash record at 58.72.

PERSONAL: Born 06/06/1998…daughter of Larry and Okila Ward…siblings are Paris and De’Ondre…plans on majoring in athletic training.