Clayton State University Athletics

Career Statistics

Career Honors and Achievements
2019-20 Indoor Program Record Holder - 4x400-meters (4:01.22 on 2/16)
2019-20 Indoor Program Record Holder - 4x200-meters (1:47.41 on 2/16)
2019-20 Indoor Program Record Holder - 55-meters (7.16 on 2/1)
2019-20 Indoor Program Record Holder - 55-meters (7.18 on 2/1)
2019-20 Indoor Program Record Holder - 55-meters (7.20 on 2/1)
2019 Google Cloud CoSIDA Academic All-District
2019 Peach Belt Conference All-Academic Team (Track & Field)
2018-19 All-Peach Belt Conference Second-Team (100-meters)
2018-19 All-Peach Belt Conference Third-Team (200-meters)
2018-19 All-Peach Belt Conference Third-Team (4x100-meters)
2018-19 Outdoor Program Record Holder - 100-meter (11.92 on 4/18)
*2018-19 Outdoor Program Record Holder - 100-meter (12.12 on 3/30)
*2018-19 Outdoor Program Record Holder - 100-meter (12.13 on 3/23)
2018-19 USTFCCCA Indoor All-Southeast Region (60-meters)
*2018-19 Indoor Program Record Holder - 4x400-meter (4:04.75 on 2/1)
*2018-19 Indoor Program Record Holder - 60-meter (7.70 on 1/20)
*2018-19 Indoor Program Record Holder - 200-meter (25.61 on 11/30)
2018 Google Cloud CoSIDA Academic All-District
2018 Arthur Ashe, Jr. Sports Scholar (First-Team)
2018 Peach Belt Conference All-Academic Team (Track & Field)
2017-18 All-Peach Belt Conference Second-Team (4x100-meters)
2017-18 All-Peach Belt Conference Second-Team (100-meters)
2017-18 All-Peach Belt Conference Third-Team (200-meters)
*2017-18 Outdoor Program Record Holder - 200-meter (25.12 on 4/21)
2017-18 Outdoor Program Record Holder - 4x100-meter (47.42 on 4/20)
*2017-18 Outdoor Program Record Holder - 4x100-meter (48.05 on 3/31)
*2017-18 Outdoor Program Record Holder - 4x100-meter (48.41 on 3/24)
2017-18 Outdoor Program Record Holder - 100-meter (12.33 on 3/3)
2017-18 Indoor Program Record Holder - 60-meter (7.79 on 2/9)
*2017-18 Indoor Program Record Holder - 60-meter (7.90 on 2/9)
*2017-18 Indoor Program Record Holder - 200-meter (25.94 on 1/21)
*2017-18 Indoor Program Record Holder - 60-meter (7.91 on 1/21)
*2017-18 Indoor Program Record Holder - 60-meter (7.95 on 1/21)
*2017-18 Indoor Program Record Holder – 60-meter (7.96 on 12/1)
*2017-18 Indoor Program Record Holder – 200-meter (25.96 on 12/1)
*2017 Outdoor Program Record Holder – 4x100-meter Relay (48.73 on 4/22)
*2017 Outdoor Program Record Holder – 4x100-meter Relay (49.33 on 3/25)
*Since Broken
 
Indoor Track & Field
2018-19: Competed in three of four meets, seeing action in eight events … earned United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Region honors in the 60-meters … broke three more program records, this time in the 200-meter (25.61) at the BSC Panther Indoor Icebreaker (11/30), 60-meter (7.70) at the Emory CrossPlex Invitational (1/20) and the 4x400-meter (4:04.75) at the Carolina Challenge (2/1) … finished 11-of-74, 2-of-66 and 7-of-17, respectively … also placed 9-of-84 in 60-meters (7.82) at the latter meet.
 
2017-18: Quickly becoming one of the most accomplished student-athletes in recent program history … competed in four of five meets and 11 total events … broke seven indoor program records, including the 60-meters five times and 200-meters on a pair of occasions … took down both of those records for the first time at the BSC Panther Indoor Icebreaker (12/1), registering a time of 25.96 in the 200-meters and 7.96 in the 60-meters … broke the latter twice at the Emory CrossPlex Invitational (1/21), coming away with a mark of 7.95 in the prelims and 7.91 in the finals, while resetting her own 200-meter record with a 25.94 … closed out the indoor campaign with another pair of 60-meter records, logging a 7.90 in the prelims and a 7.79 in the finals of the Dunamis Super Meet … the latter was good for a 5-of-35 finish … earned a 3-of-32 finish in the 55-meters with a personal best of 7.35 at the Sewanee Tiger Indoor Invitational (2/3) … also recorded 4x400-meter relay PR of 4:12.12 at Dunamis.

2016-17: Saw action in four meets and 10 events … notched personal bests in four events, including 200-meters (26.94) and 4x400-meter relay at South Alabama Jaguar Invitational (2/5) … others came in 60-meters (8.21) at Emory CrossPlex Invitational (1/22) and 400-meters (1:10.91) at Kent Taylor Invitational (2/19).
 
Outdoor Track & Field
2019: Competed in eight meets and incredible 20 events … earned Google Cloud CoSIDA Academic All-District and PBC All-Academic Team honors … three more records fell – all hers and all in the 100-meters … first of those came at the Emory Invitational (3/23) with a time of 12.13 and a 6-of-45 finish and was followed the very next week with a preliminary mark of 12.12 at the Emory Classic (3/30) … finished 5-of-44 in that event … final 100-meter record came at the Peach Belt Conference Championships (4/18) with a prelim time of 11.92 … her last record of 2019 would lead to a runner-up finish in the 100-meters as she earned All-PBC Second-Team honors … that would be one of three such honors to push her to a program record six … also notched Third-Team honors in the 200-meter (3-of-17, 26.65) and 4x100 relay (3-of-7, 48.46) … those were among eight top five finishes throughout the season, including a 1-of-26 outing in the 100-meters (12.51) at the Savannah State Eye Opener (3/2) and a 4-of-69 meter performance in the 200-meters (25.60) at the Emory Invitational.
 
2018: Delivered tremendous sophomore campaign, breaking five records over the course of six meets and 16 total events … named Google Cloud CoSIDA Academic All-District, Peach Belt Conference All-Academic and an Arthur Ashe, Jr. Sports Scholar First-Team honoree … earned three All-Peach Belt Conference honors, taking Second-Team honors in both the 4x100-meter relay (47.42) and 100-meters (12.36) along with Third-Team in the 200-meters (25.12) … both the 4x100-meter and 200-meter were among her five outdoor program records set during the season … set the 100-meter mark with a time of 12.33 at the Victor Icebreaker Duals (3/3) and finished 3-of-41 … reset the 4x100-meter relay time twice previously during the campaign, first at the Emory Invitational (3/24) with a time of 48.41 and then the following week at the Emory Classic (3/31) at 48.05 … placed 2-of-17 at the latter, one of 10 top five finishes on the season.  

2017: Competed in 16 events over course of five meets … member of 4x100-meter relay that broke nine-year old program record twice … first broke that mark with time of 49.33 at Emory Classic (3/25) and again at the Peach Belt Conference Championships (4/22) with a mark of 48.73 … notched two other PR’s at PBC Championships in 100-meters (12.50) and 200-meters (26.52) … finished second in 4x100-meter relay (49.53) and fourth in 4x4 (4:22.50) at Berry Field Day Invitational (4/8).
 
Liberty County High School: Member of Panthers track & field program … helped lead team to 4x100-meters regional championship as a senior … has been involved with cheerleading since 2006 … member of weightlifting team … Honor Student and member of National Honor Society.
 
Personal: Born on December 15, 1997, Nia is the daughter of Gaye and Julius Key and Michael Elmore … family includes two siblings, Jalen Key (9) and Jared Elmore (20) … currently majoring in Psychology and Human Services.
 
Personal Bests
Indoor Track & Field
55m: 7.16 at Tiger Indoor Challenge (2/1/20)
60m: 7.69 at KMS Open (2/16/20)
200m: 25.61 at BSC Panther Indoor Icebreaker (11/30/18)#
400m: 1:10.91 at Kent Taylor Invitational (2/19/17)
4x400 Relay: 4:01.22 at KMS Open (2/16/20)
 
Outdoor Track & Field
100m: 11.92 at Peach Belt Conference Championships (4/18-20/19)#
200m: 25.12 at Peach Belt Conference Championships (4/21/18)
4x100 Relay: 47.42 at Peach Belt Conference Championships (4/20/18)
4x400 Relay: 4:06.46 at Peach Belt Conference Championships (4/22/17)
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