Daina Harper - Women's Track & Field - Arkansas Razorbacks

Daina Harper

Sr | 5-8 | Sprints | Houston, Texas | Cypress Creek HS

#RazorFacts

  • Six-time First Team All-American
  • Two-time Second Team All-American
  • Three-time NCAA Runner-Up (4x400m)
  • 2015 SEC Indoor Champion (4x400m)
  • Indoor First Team All-SEC (4x400m)

Junior (2016)
NCAA indoor and outdoor runner-up (4×400), Three-time first team All-American, Two-time second team outdoor All-American … Started indoor strong with a first-place finish at the Gladstein Invitational (1/22) in the 400 … Placed fourth at the Razorback Invitational (1/30) in the same event, clocking 53.71 over the two laps … Assisted Arkansas to a third-place finish in the 4×400 at the Tyson Invitational (2/13) … Ran a personal best of 52.69 in the 400 at the SEC Indoor Championship (2/27), scoring three points for Arkansas with a sixth-place finish … Qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championship with the DMR and 4x4oo relay teams … Earned a silver medal for the second-consecutive year at the indoor national meet in the 4×400 and posted a fifth-place performance with the DMR …  Repeated as the Texas Relays (4/1) SMR champion to kick off outdoor … Went on to win the 400 later in the year at the Texas Invitational (4/16) with another sub-53 performance … Posted a new PR in the 400 to close the regular season with 52.36 at the Arkansas Twilight (5/6) … Placed sixth in the 400 at the SEC Outdoor Championship, helping the Razorbacks to their second-consecutive Triple Crown … Competed in the 400, 4×100 and 4×400 at the NCAA West Preliminary qualifying for nationals in all three and setting a world-leading time and school record in the 4×400 … Capped the season with top-ten finishes with both relays and top-15 finish in the 400.

Sophomore (2015)
NCAA indoor runner-up (4×400), Indoor first team All-American … Opened her second season with a win at the Arkansas-Texas Dual with the 4×400-meter relay team … Ran a career best 24.44 in the 200-meter dash at the Razorback Invitational … Earned First Team All-SEC honors with a win in the 4×400-meter relay … Qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships … Helped the Razorbacks get their first team title with a runner-up finish in the 4×400-meter relay at the indoor national meet …  Started the outdoor season with a victory in the SMR at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays … Ran two consecutive third place finishes in the 400-meter dash at the Stanford Invitational and John McDonnell Invitational posting a career best 53.23 in the latter … Captured two number one titles at the Drake Relays in the 4×400-meter relays and SMR … Closed out the year at the SEC Outdoor Championship, placing 24th in the 400.

Freshman (2014)
Two-time first team All-American … Posted back to back top-three performances at 400 meters in her first two meets as a Razorback … Ran a season best time of 53.62 at the SEC Indoor Championships to finish ninth in the 400-meter dash in her first conference championship … Qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships as a member of the 4×400-meter relay team … Finished eighth at the indoor national meet in the 4×400-meter relay … Ran to three top-five performances (4x400m, SMR, and DMR) at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays … Recorded a PR of 53.93 in the 400-meter dash at the Arkansas Spring Invitational to finish second in the event … Claimed the runner-up spot at the Drake Relays with the 4×400-meter relay and SMR teams … Crossed the line first in the 400-meter dash at the Arkansas Twilight … Finished third with 4×400-meter relay team at the SEC Outdoor Championships … Qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships … Finished sixth at the outdoor national meet.

High School
400-meter dash and 4×400 relay district champion and regional qualifier as a freshman and junior…400m and 4×100 relay district champion and regional qualifier her sophomore year…As a senior, was the fourth-consecutive 400-m and 4×400 relay district champion and regional qualifier…State runner-up in the 400m..Long jump district champion.

Personal
Born on May 26, 1995 … Daughter of Darton and Stacy Harper … Has two older brothers, Darrus and DJ … Majoring in psychology.

 

TFRRS Profile

Indoor PRs

  • 200m: 24.44
  • 400m: 52.69

Outdoor PRs

  • 200m: 23.95
  • 400m: 52.36