Aalayah Sanders

2017
Indoors: Primarily ran the 400m… clocked a regular-season best 57.66 at the Armory Invitational, grabbing 15th place… finished 37th at the SEC Championship with a time of 56.87.
Outdoors: Was part of the 400m at five events… finished fifth at the Hurricane Invitational, stopping the clock in 55.94… ran a season-best at the Florida Relays, placing 25th with a mark of 55.06… took 32nd at the SEC Championships, in 56.71… ran on the winning 4x200m squad at the Penn Relays… the quartet posted times of 1:34.99 in the prelims and 1:33.79 in the final to earn a Wagon Wheel for the Gamecocks… served as an alternate on Carolina’s 4x400m relay team at the NCAA East Regional.

2016
Did not compete.

2015
Indoors: Competed at four different distances, from the 200 all the way up to the 500… had a season-best time of 55.60 in the 400 to finish third at the Orange and Purple Classic… ran the 200 and 400 at the SEC Championships, finishing 32nd and 24th, respectively… was also a member of the team’s top 4×2 and 4×4 relay teams… finished third at the Armory Invite in the 4×2… won the Orange and Purple Classic with the 4×4 team’s top time of the season (3:38.38).
Outdoors: Finished third at the Crimson Tide Invite (56.65) and Bill Carson Invite (54.77)… expanded into the 4×1 along with the 4×2 and 4×4 relays… won the 4×4 race at the Crimson Tide Invite and Bill Carson Invite… ran a personal best in the 400 at the SEC Championships (54.61)… ran on the 4×4 relay team at East Regionals.

2014
Indoors: Did not compete.
Outdoors: Ran the 200m and 400m…finished in to top eight of her four regular season 200m, clocking a best time of 24.47 at the Bill Carson Invite to take seventh…best 200m result came at the USC Outdoor Open, taking third (25.21)…ran a 24.80 at SEC Outdoor Championships to finish 26th…in the 400m, finishing in the top six of three of four regular season meets, posting her best finish at the Georgia Invitational with a third place performance (55.46)…ran a PR at SEC Outdoors at 55.37 to finish 17th.

PREVIOUS SCHOOL
Competed in the indoor 300-meter dash, 400-meter dash and the 4×400-meter relays at East Carolina… ran the 300-meter dash in 40.23 at the Virginia Tech Invitational to place sixth… finished eighth in the 400-meter dash at the Virginia Tech Invitational with a season-best time of 57.39… was part of a 4×400-meter relay squad that placed fifth at the C-USA Indoor Championships with a time of 3:45.47.

HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letterwinner at Southern Durham High School in track and field…Placed second at high school state championships and sixth at high school nationals as a senior en route to being named team MVP for the fourth straight year…Finished third in the 400-meter dash at state championships in her junior season…In her sophomore season, placed fourth at state championships in the 400-meter dash and earned an All-America selection…Earned a fourth-place finish at the outdoor state championships as a freshman after finishing eighth in the indoor state championships…Holds the school record in the 400-meter dash and the 500-meter dash…Two-year Honor Roll member.

PERSONAL
Born Aalayah Faulcon on June 7, 1994 in Halifax, N.C… Daughter of Trudy Faulcon… Has two siblings, Miykael, 20, and Tyler, 7.

Indoor Personal Records

200m
25.33 (1/10/15 Orange and Purple Classic)

300m
39.95 (1/16/15 Virginia Tech Invite)

400m
55.72 (1/24/15 Hokie Invite)

500m
1:15.08 (1/30/15 Armory Invite)

Outdoor Personal Records

200m
24.43 (+0.6) (4/11/15 Bill Carson Invite)

400m
54.61 (5/15/15 SEC Outdoors)