Zainab Sanni
| Career Highlights |
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| 2018 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team |
| 2018 Academic All-Big 12 First Team |
| Outdoor School Record (Sprint Medley Relay) – 3:51.17 |
| 2016 Academic All-Big 12 Second Team |
| USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Week – 12/8/2015 |
| 2015 Academic All-Big 12 First Team |
| 2015 Outdoor Honorable Mention All-America (200 Meters) |
| 2013-14 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team |
2018 OUTDOOR (R-Sr.)
Member of the sprint medley relay team that broke the school record at the Texas Relays (3/28-31) with a time of 3:51.17 … Won the open section of the 100-meter dash with a time of 11.66 seconds at the Sun Angel Classic (4/6-7) … Had a productive weekend at the Kansas Relays (4/18-21), finishing first as a member of the 4×100-meter relay team with a time of 45.61 seconds, second in the 100-meter dash with a time of 11.77 seconds, and fourth in the 200 meter with a wind-aided time of 24.66 seconds … Helped the 4×100-meter relay team to a ninth-place finish at the National Relay Championships (4/27-28) with a time of 44.97 seconds … Placed seventh in the 100-meter dash at the Big 12 Championship (5/11-13) and helped the 4×100-meter relay team to a fourth-place finish … Placed 39th in the first round of the 100-meter dash at the NCAA West Preliminary (5/24-26) with a time of 11.84 seconds and was a member of the 4×100-meter relay team that placed 16th with a combined time of 45.09 seconds.
2018 INDOOR (R-Sr.)
Finished first in the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.63 seconds at the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular (1/13) and notched a third-place finish in the 200 meters with a time of 25.21 seconds … Qualified for the finals in the 60 meters at the Mark Colligan Memorial (1/20) with a preliminary time of 7.55 before finishing fourth in the finals with a time of 7.57 … Took third in the 60 meters at the Jayhawk Classic (1/25-26) with a time of 7.61 and clocked a time of 25.15 in the 200 meters to finish third … Placed third at the Big 12 Indoor Championship (2/23-24) in the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.48 seconds.
2017 OUTDOOR (Sr.)
Utilized redshirt season.
2017 INDOOR (Sr.)
Placed second at the Bill Easton Classic (1/6) in the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.57 seconds … Competed at the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular (1/12) where she took second in the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.49 … Also earned fifth in in the 200-meter dash with a time of 25.51.
2016 OUTDOOR (Jr.)
Recorded 14th-place finishes in the 100 and 200-meter dashes during the NCAA West Preliminary Round (5/28) with times of 11.53 and 23.26 seconds, respectively … Helped the 4×400-meter relay team take 14th at the NCAA West Preliminary Round with a collective time of 3:35.99 … Runner-up in the 100 meters after crossing the finish in 11.54 at the Big 12 Outdoor Championship (5/15) … Claimed fourth in the 200 meters at the Big 12 Championship with a time of 23.46 … Helped the 4×100-meter (44.97) and 4×400-meter (3:36.80) relay teams to bronze finishes at the Big 12 Outdoor Championship … Won the 100 meters at the Kansas Relays (4/23) with a wind-aided time of 11.36 … Took the 200-meter title in 23.57 at the Kansas Relays … Runner-up in the 200 meters at the Rock Chalk Classic (4/30) after clocking a time of 23.52.
2016 INDOOR (Jr.)
Claimed fifth in the 60 meters at the Big 12 Indoor Championship (2/27) with a time of 7.40 seconds … Took sixth in the 200 meters after crossing the finish in 23.73 at the Big 12 Indoor Championship … Helped the 4×400-meter relay team to fourth place at the Big 12 Indoor Championship with a collective time of 3:39.20 … Tallied two victories at the Jayhawk Classic (1/29), winning the 200 meters in 24.66 and the 60 meters in 7.40 … Runner-up in the 200 meters with a time of 23.75 at the Arkansas Qualifier (2/19) … Claimed the bronze in the 200 meters at the Husker Invitational (2/6) with a time of 23.68 … Took the 60 and 200-meter titles with times of 7.41 and 24.18, respectively, at the Bob Timmons Challenge (12/4).
2015 OUTDOOR (So.)
Had a breakout season where she moved into the school’s all-time top-five in both the 100 meters and 200 meters … Earned All-America honorable mention honors after she placed 24th at the NCAA Championships (6/13) in a time of 23.63 … Fastest 200-meter time of the season came in the prelims of the NCAA West Preliminary (5/30) where she crossed the finish in 23.38 for 11th place … Won the 200 meters at the Rock Chalk Classic (5/2) with a wind-aided time of 23.58 … Scored at the Big 12 Championship (5/17) in both the 100 meters and 200 meters, claiming fifth in the 100 meters (11.47) and seventh in the 200 meters (23.63).
2015 INDOOR (So.)
Tallied top-eight finishes in both the 60-meter and 200-meter races at the Big 12 Championship (2/28), taking seventh in the 60 meters (7.48) and seventh in the 200 meters (24.15) … Also helped with a scoring performance from KU’s 4×400-meter relay at the Big 12 Championship, combining for a time of 3:43.61 to finish sixth overall … Became the sixth KU female to break the 24-second barrier in the 200 meters after she posted 23.99 twice, first at the Husker Invitational (2/7) and in the prelims at the Big 12 Championship.
2014 OUTDOOR (Fr.)
Qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary (5/29) in the 100 meters, clocking in at 11.98 seconds to finish 35th overall … Finished second in the 100-meter prelims at the Kansas Relays (4/18) with a wind-aided time of 11.66, her fastest of the season … Posted a 14th-place finish in the 100-meter prelims at the Big 12 Championship (5/17) after crossing the finish in 11.92.
2014 INDOOR (Fr.)
Fastest 60-meter dash time of the season came at the Bill Easton Classic (1/10) where she clocked in at 7.54 seconds to take second overall … Competed in the 60 meters at the Big 12 Championship (2/28) where she tallied a 10th-place finish in the prelims in 7.60 … Finished in sixth place in the 200 meters at the Holiday Inn Invitational (1/18) after crossing the finish in 25.07.
HIGH SCHOOL
Four-time letterwinner for coach Jeff Bliven at Smoky Hill High School … State runner-up in the 100 meters her junior and senior years, clocking in at 11.87 and 11.72 seconds, respectively … Held a school record 100-meter time of 11.52 … Took fourth in the 200 meters at 2013 state championships with time of 24.49 … Personal-best time of 24.02 in the 200 meters was the school record in 2013 … Three-time conference champion in both the 100 meters and 200 meters … Bronze-medal finisher in the 100 meters at the state outdoor championships as a sophomore after posting a time of 11.94.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Adebayo and Shikrat Sanni … Has five siblings; Abiola, Gafar, Rashidat, Khadijat and Obasanjo … Originally from Nigeria … Double-majoring in kinesiology and psychology.
