Diamond Dixon
2012 OUTDOOR
Won a gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics as a member of the 4×400-meter relay team after running the third legin the semifinal round… Earned a spot on the Olympic relay team after placing fifth in the 400 meters at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials (6/24) with a personal best and school record time of 50.88… Earned her second-straight 400-meter conference title at the Big 12 Championships (5/14), finishing in 51.09… Anchored the conference champion 4×400-meter relay team at the Big 12 Championships (5/14) in a school record 3:28.10, the fastest time in the NCAA in 2012… Finished third in the 400 meters at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (6/8), crossing the finish line in 51.51… Helped the 4×400-meter relay to an eighth-place finish at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (6/9)… Claimed her third and fourth career outdoor All-American distinctions with her finishes in the 400 meters and 4×400-meter relay at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (6/9)… Ran a wind-aided personal best of 23.13 in the 200 meters at the Bill Williams/Bob Laptad Invitational (4/27), finishing first… Named Midwest Region[apos]s female track athlete of the year by the USTFCCCA… Earned Big 12 Athlete of the Week honors after her school record-breaking performance in the Invitational 400 meters at the Kansas Relays (4/25)… Named to the Bowerman Watch List (5/31).
2012 INDOOR
NCAA Champion and All-American in the 400 meters, running to an indoor school record 51.78 at the NCAA Indoor Championships (3/10) in Boise, Idaho… Claimed her second- indoor All-American distinction anchoring the 4×400-meter relay to a third-place finish at the NCAA Indoor Championships (3/10) with a time of 3:33.13… Raced to her first indoor conference title in the 400 meters at the Big 12 Championships (2/25), crossing the finish line in 52.55… Anchored the league champion 4×400-meter relay team which passed the baton around in a school-record 3:31.26 at the Big 12 Championships (2/25), the eighth-fastest time in NCAA history… Ran a personal best 23.98 in the 200 meters at the Tyson Invitational (2/11), finishing 13th… Named the USTFCCCA female track athlete of the year… Named the USTFCCCA Midwest Region track athlete of the year… Claimed Big 12 Athlete of the Week honors after her 400 meter facility record-breaking performance at the Jayhawk Classic (1/31).
2011 OUTDOOR
All-American who was the Big 12 Champion in the 400 meters, finishing in a time of 51.55 at the conference meet (5/15), which was a team and personal best… Claimed 400m title at the USA Junior Championships (6/25), crossing the finish line in a time of 52.67… A member of the First Team All-American 4×400-meter relay team that made it to the NCAA Championships and ran a time of 3:33.00… Competed in the NCAA Championships (6/10), where she took third with a time of 51.88 in the 400 meters… Finished first and set a personal and team best in the 100 meters at the Bob Williams/Bob Laptad Invitational (4/29) in the 100 meters with a wind-aided time of 11.53… Set a personal and team best in the 200 meters at the John Jacobs Collegiate Invitational (4/16) with a time of 24.16… Was named Big 12 Female Track and Field Athlete of the Week (5/10)… Earned Big 12 Track and Field Female Outstanding Freshman of the Year honors… Named USTFCCCA Midwest Region Track Athlete of the Year.
2011 INDOOR
All-American in the 400 meters for her eighth-place finish at the NCAA Indoor Championships (3/11), clocking in with a team and personal best 53.06… Competed on the All-American 4x400m-relay team that made it to the NCAA Indoor Championships (3/11), which ran a season best 3:34.05 and placed seventh… Recorded four top-10 finishes in the 400m including a third-place finish at the Big 12 Championships (2/26) with a time of 53.10… Finished first in the 60 meters at the Bill Easton Classic (1/8) with a time of 7.64, which is also a personal best… Finished second at the Bill Easton Classic (1/8) in the 200 Meters with a time of 25.05, another personal best… Placed first in the 600 yards in the dual vs. Missouri (1/14) with a time of 1:23.46, which was also a personal best.
HIGH SCHOOL
Lettered in cross country and track at Westside High School… Holds school records in 400m, 300 hurdles and 2 mile… Regional champion in 4x400m in 2007… State champion in 400m in 2009 and 2010… Ranked number one in the nation for girls in the 400m.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Carolyn McGrew… Born in El Paso, Texas… Goal is to compete in the Olympics… Undecided on major.
