| 09/04/04 Tanika Liburd of Nevis, finished first in the women�s long jump competition, for the 4th consecutive time, with a jump of 20� 2.5� (just 2.5" under her personal best) at the University of Southern Mississippi Invitational, posting a regional qualifying mark. She was also fifth in the 200m with a time of 25.42 (a new Personal Best). Tanika is curently ranked No. 7 Nationally, No. 2 in the Mid-East and No. 1 in Conference USA, in the Long Jump with a mark of 20' 5". 1. Liburd, Tanika Southern Miss 6.16m+ W1.3 20-02.50 2. Monroe, Sharlynn Southern Miss 5.79m 1.4 19-00.00 3. Baker, Rushetta Alcorn 5.71m 1.5 18-09.00 |
| 23/03 CONFERENCE - USA ATHLETE OF THE WEEK TANIKA LIBURD, Southern Mississippi, Freshman (Charlestown, NEVIS) Out of 45 competitors, Southern Mississippi's Tanika Liburd finished first in the Long Jump at the Alabama Relays last weekend. She posted a regional qualifying and conference-best mark of 20-5. Liburd's top peformance helped the Golden Eagles to a fourth-place showing at the Alabama Relays, their first scoring meet of the outdoor season. Congratulations to Tanika on being selected as ATHLETE OF THE WEEK. Tanika's jump of 20' 5" ranks as the best Outdoor or Indoor performance in the Long Jump for the last 4 years in Conference USA (to be confirmed). TRACKSHARK Division I Ranking - early outdoor season Event 35 Women Long Jump * Qual: 5.93 ** RANK ATHLETE YR SCHOOL MARK REGION DATE 1 April Holliness JR Baylor 6.41m MW 03-20 2 Chelsea Hammond JR S. Carolina 6.33m E 03-20 3 Tanika Liburd FR S. Mississippi 6.22m ME 03-20 |
| 20/03 Tanika Liburd (of Nevis) placed first in the Long Jump at the Alabama relays, smashing the St. Kitts/Nevis National Record with a leap of 6.22m (20ft 5ins), surpassing her previous personal best of 19' 4". That distance is equivalent to 20th place in the 2003 Caribbean and Central American (CAC) Rankings. She should now be the top ranked Long Jumper in the Leeward Islands, and possibly in the OECS (to be checked). Tanika qualifies for the NCAA Regional Championships and also for the NACAC Under 23 Championship, scheduled for Sherbrooke, Canada. Tanika will also compete in the 4x100m relay on Sunday 21st. Finals (45 competitors) 1 Tanika Liburd Southern Miss 6.22m W-0.4 20-05.00 2 Aisha James Unattached 6.12m W1.3 20-01.00 3 Oluchi Elechi Unattached 6.04m W-1.4 19-09.75 4 Amber Bledsoe Ole Miss 6.00m W0.3 19-08.25 Results from Alabama Relays, being held at the University of Alabama, from 18th to 21st March 2004. 16th/68 Tanika Liburd Southern Miss 12.15 W4.1 (4th Heat 3/9) |
| 06/03 (Updated 13/3) Tanika Liburd (of Nevis) broke 2 personal records in the Long Jump and 100m, at the University of Southern Mississippi's Outdoor meet, held March 6th. She finished 3rd in a best time of 11.78 in the 100 meters, an NCAA qualifying Outdoor mark. She also finished 1st in the Long Jump at 19�4� (5.89m), 1" off the National Record of 5.91m (Isis Peets 1995), and 2" off the NCAA Regional qualifying Outdoor standard. Both performances were her best ever in those events. She should now be qualified as the No. 2 Long Jumper in Conference USA. Tanika and her teammates from the University of Southern Mississippi won the 4x100m in 46.03s. Tanika ran her personal best in the 100m almost immediately after competing in the 4x100m event. She will be taking a week's break from competition, to be followed by 4x1, 4x2 and Long Jump, in the Alabama Relays on 20/21 March. RESULTS FROM USM HOME MEET |
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| Tanika Liburd (University of Southern Mississippi Profile) Year: Freshman. Position: Long Jump Height: 5' 4" High School: Attended Charlestown Secondary School ... Posted a time of 11.79 in the 100 meters ... Had a season-best jump of 18-10 in the long jump ... Named most outstanding and most valuable in Under 25 Netball Personal: Born May 5, 1982. She is the daughter of Andy Liburd and Glenis Challenger. A psychology major. |
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| 14/15 May 2004 CONFERENCE USA CHAMPIONSHIP Tanika Liburd of Nevis won the coveted Long Jump GOLD medal at the "Conference USA Championships", with a jump of 19 feet 9.5 ins. Tanika catapulted from 4th to 1st in her final jump of the competition.The meet was held this weekend at Cardinal Park Stadium at the University of Louisville, Kentucky. Tanika was ranked No. 1 coming into the meet with a best distance and the St. Kitts & Nevis National Record of 20' 5". 1. Tanika Liburd Southern Miss 6.03m NWI 19-09.50 2. JimAnne Baker TCU 5.92m NWI 19-05.25 3. Lissie Mo Tulane 5.78m NWI 18-11.75 Tanika Liburd is currently ranked No. 4 in the Mid-West Division and No. 18 in the United States National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division 1. She will be competing in the Regional Championships on 28/29th May, and will qualify for the National Championships, scheduled for June 9-12 in Texas, if she places in the first five positions. Tanika started her collegiate career in January of this year at the University of Southern Mississippi (U-Miss) where is majoring in Psychology, with a possible minor in Accounting or Business Management. She won "ATHLETE OF THE WEEK" honours in Conference USA in March, for her superlative leap of 20' 5. Tanika becomes the first U-Miss athlete to win the women's Long Jump at the Conference Championships. Conference USA consists of the following schools: South Florida, Houston, Tulane, Southern Miss, Cincinnati, Louisville, DePaul, Marquette, Charlotte, TCU, Memphis, East Carolina, Army, St. Louis and UAB. Tanika Liburd is currently the premier long jumper in the Leeward Islands and one of the best in the OECS. She is also a very talented netballer, winning the coveted Most Valuable Player Award at the Under-23 OECS/ECCB Netball Championships. Tanika is the daughter of Andy Liburd and Glenis Challenger of Nevis. The Nevis and the Leeward Islands Athletic Association, wishes to congratulate Tanika on her achievement. Tanika Liburd also won gold with her teammates in the 4x100m relays, for the first time ever. The team ran a winning time of 45.21s, an NCAA Regional qualifying mark and a new school record, nipping both Houston and Texas Christian Universities. Finals 1 Southern Mississippi 45.21 2 Houston 45.51 3 TCU 45.65 |
| 24-25/4/04 USA Invitational 2nd 100m Liburd, Tanika SO Miss 11.91 H1 NEW PB 2nd 200m Liburd, Tanika SO Miss 25.13 H2 NEW PB 1st Long Jump Liburd, Tanika SO Miss 6.08m (19' 11.5") |
| 16-17/4/04 LSU Invitational 9th/28 Tanika Liburd Southern Miss. 100m 12.01 w3.7 1st H3 (PB) 3rd Southern Miss 4x100m 45.69R 1) Liburd, Tanika 2) Washington, Raquel 3) Wells, Tori 4) Johnson, Angela (REG & SB) -- Liburd, Tanika Southern Miss. Long Jump FOUL |
| 3/4/04 Troy State University Coach "O" Invitational Tanika clinched her third consecutive victory in the Long Jump, with a winning distance of 19' 4.5". Her jump series was (19' 4", Foul, Foul, 19' 3", Foul, 19' 4"). She also competed in her first 200m for 2004, returning a personal best time of 25.43s. Teams participating included Auburn, Southern Mississippi, University of New Orleans, UAB, Alabama A & M, Samford, Fort Valley State, Bevill State, Birmingham Southern, Florida A & M, Jacksonville State, Xavier (New Orleans) and Wallace State. 1st/16 Tanika Liburd Southern Mississippi 19-04.50 NWI 5.90m 13th/39 Tanika Liburd Southern Miss 25.43 NWI - 3rd in Heat 3 of 6 - Personal best |
| 26-27/03 Tanika Liburd finished first in the Long Jump at the Bulldog Invitational (Starkville, Miss.) with a jump of 19�11�, her second consecutive top finish in the long jump, and also finished eighth in the 100 meters with time 12.04s. |
| 27-28/02/04 CONFERENCE USA CHAMPIONSHIPS (INDOORS) Tanika Liburd missed qualifying for the 60m Finals by 1/100th of a sec in 7.64s, a new personal best. She also placed 16th out of 32 athletes in the Long Jump with a sub-par 17' 4-1/4", fouling 2 of her 3 initial jumps. Event 18 - Women 60 Meter Dash (Name - School - Time ) Heat 2 of 5 3 Tanika Liburd SMIS 7.64 (Personal Best - PB) 60m Preliminaries (Overall) 10 Tanika Liburd Southern Miss 7.64 Long Jump 16th/32 Tanika Liburd Southern Miss 5.29m 17-04.25 (FOUL, FOUL, 5.29m) |
| 24/02 The upcoming weekend will be a busy one for athletes from Nevis and St. Kitts, who will be participating in Conference Championship events. Tanika Liburd (USM), is scheduled to compete in the Conference USA Championships on Friday 27 & Saturday 28th Feb, at the University of Houston, Texas. Tanika will compete in the 60m (ranked 12th) and Long Jump (ranked 6th). Ranking are for Conference USA. |
| 20-21/02/04 Tanika Liburd (of Nevis & the University of Southern Mississippi - USM) had a mixed performance at the LSU Twilight Invitational Meet in Louisiana. She placed second in Heat #3 of the 60m in a personal best time of 7.71s (11th overall out of 36), and just missed qualifying for the finals. Her 60m time places her 12th in "Conference USA". She also jumped a distance of 5.03m (16ft 6ins), while attempting to "bail out" of the jump, and fouled on her 2 other attempts. Tanika's next meet will be the Conference USA Championships in Houston, Texas on 26/27 February. |
| 19/02/04 Tanika Liburd (of Nevis) is scheduled to run the 60m sprint event, in the LSU Invitational on Friday 20th Feb, in Baton Rouge Lousiana. Tanika will also compete in the Long Jump in an attempt to set a new personal best, which is currently 5.77m. She jumped 2 inches off that mark at last weekend's meet in Tennessee. Tanika is ranked #13 in the 60m with 7.73s, and #5 in the Long Jump with 5.71m, in "Conference USA". |
| 14/02/04 Tanika Liburd (of Nevis & the University of Southern Mississippi - USM) had a superb performance at the Middle Tennessee State University - Valentine Invitational Meet. Tanika placed second in the Long Jump with a distance of 5.71m (18ft 9 ins), just 6cm or 2 ins below her personal best. She also performed well in the 55m event, placing 2nd in Heat # 3 of 4, with a time of 7.22s - the 6th best time in the preliminaries. In the Finals, Tanika placed 5th with a time of 7.25s. Tanika's performance was, for the 2nd week, the best in the meet for her University, in both the sprint event and the Long Jump. She now ranks 1st in the 55m at USM and has established a new best for 2004 in the Long Jump. Her Long Jump mark places her in the top five in "Conference USA". This was her third meet of the Indoor season. Tanika's next meets will be the LSU Indoor Invitational at Baton Rouge, Louisiana on 20th Feb, followed by the Conference USA Championships in Houston, Texas on 26/27 February. Middle Tennessee Valentine Meet Results Long Jump results 1 Smith, Kasola Univ. of TN Chattanooga 19-07.00 5.96m 2 Liburd, Tanika Southern Mississippi 18-09.00 5.71m 3 Foster, Candace Univ. of TN Chattanooga 17-09.75 5.42m 55 metre results - Finals 1 Owens, Tiffany Middle Tennessee 7.14 2 Gibson, Nicole Eastern Kentucky University 7.15 3 Shores, Latavia Univ. of TN Chattanooga 7.17 4 George, Kishara Middle Tennessee 7.24 5 Liburd, Tanika Southern Mississippi 7.25 |
| 08/02/04 HOUSTON RESULTS Five athletes from Nevis and St. Kitts competed in the Houston Indoor Invitational, in Houston, Texas on Saturday 7th February, hosted by the University of Houston. Tanika Liburd (of Nevis & the University of Southern Mississippi) had a exceptional meet, placing first in the Long Jump with a distance of 5.56m (18ft 3 ins), defeating 25 fellow competitors in the "B" section. In the 60m event, Tanika also performed well, placing 2nd in Heat # 3 (out of 12 heats) with a time of 7.82s and 23rd overall out of 81 competitors. Tanika's performance was the best in the meet for her University in both the 60m and Long Jump. She now ranks 2nd in the 60m (behind Tori Wells - 7.80s) and 1st in the Long Jump, for the University of Southern Mississippi. These marks should place Tanika in the top 20 in the 60 metres and in the top ten in the Long Jump, for the school's conference - "Conference USA". This was her second meet of the Indoor season. 1 Tanika Liburd Southern Miss 5.56m 18-03.00 2 Morgan Moszee UT-San Antoinio 5.47m 17-11.50 3 Tara Burns UT-Arlington 5.33m 17-06.00 |
| 07/02/04 Tanika Liburd (of Nevis & University of Southern Missisippi) competes at the Houston Indoor Invitational, Houston, Texas on Saturday 7th February. In the 60m event, she will be competing with 94 other sprinters for a place in the finals, while in the Long Jump, she will be competing with 55 athletes. This will be her second meet of the Indoor season. Teams competing includes Texas Southern, Mack, UT-Arlington, UT-San Antoinio, Houston, Southern Miss, TCU, SUNO, Southern-BR, McNeese State, Texas State, Lamar, Paul Quinn College, Texas A&M, Northwestern St., TAMU-CC, Prairie View A&M, New Mexico, North Texas, Rice, Puerto Rico, Xavier and others. |
| 05/02/04 Five athletes from St. Kitts and Nevis will be competing in the University of Houston (UH) Track and Field Invitational on Saturday, February 7th, at the Yeoman Field House inside the Athletics/Alumni Center in the UH campus. The athletes are Tanika Liburd, Virgil Hodge, Nathandra John, Delwayne Delaney, Donnell Esdaille. |
| 31/01/04 Tanika Liburd competed in her first ever collegiate meet in the Louisiana State University (LSU) Bayou Bengal Invitational, held on Friday 30th January. Tanika placed a somewhat disappointing 14th place, with a distance of 5.18m or 17ft, well below her personal best of 5.77m or 18ft 11ins. Tanika however, will be expected to improve significantly in her next meet, given that this is her second week at the University of Southern Mississippi. Nicole Toney of Louisiana State University won the event with a distance of 5.97m or 19ft-07in. Atanna Alexander and Bejide Williams, both of Louisiana Tech, placed 2nd and 3rd. Tanika's next meet will be at the Houston Indoor Invitational in Houston, Texas on Saturday 7th February followed by the Middle Tennessee State Indoor Invitational, at Murfreesboro, Tennessee on Saturday 14th February. RESULTS 1 Toney, Nicole Lsu 5.97m /19-07.00 2 Alexander, Ayanna Louisiana Tech 5.86m /19-02.75 3 Williams, Bejide Louisiana Tech 5.81m /19-00.75 14 Liburd, Tanika Southern Miss. 5.18m /17-00.00 |
| 30/1/04 BATON ROUGE -- Tanika Liburd of Nevis will be competing in the Long Jump, when LSU's track and field team hosts its second straight home meet on Friday 30th Jan, welcoming 10 teams to the Carl Maddox Fieldhouse for the Bayou Bengal Invitational. The meet will begin at 3 p.m. with the field events, running events are scheduled to follow at 6 p.m. [U.S. time]. Competition will come from Louisiana Tech, McNeese State, Nicholls State, Northwestern State, Southeastern Louisiana, UL-Lafayette, UL-Monroe, Southern Mississippi, Stephen F. Austin and Texas A&M. |
| 28/01/04 Tanika Liburd of Nevis will be competing for the 1st time for her University, namely the University of Southern Mississippi. Tanika, who was recently awarded a full scholarship, will be competing in the Long Jump on Friday 30th Jan at Louisiana State University (LSU), at the Bayou Bengal Invitational held at Baton Rouge, Louisiana. |
| 18/01/2004 National athlete, Tanika Liburd of Nevis, left the Federation on Sunday morning (18th Jan) to attend the University of Southern Mississippi, a Division I school. Miss Liburd was offered and accepted, a full Track and Field scholarship by the University, which is situated in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. She plans to major in Psychology, with a possible minor in Accounting or Business Management. Tanika Liburd is a premier sprinter/long jumper in the Leeward Islands and has competed and won awards in a variety of meets, including the TDC/Coca-Cola Interschool Championships (Senior Champion in 2001), Leeward Islands Championships in Tortola, BVI Invitational, Whitsuntide Games in Grenada, "Festival Olympico" and "Frankie Colon Games" in Puerto Rico, OECS Championships in Grenada and more. Tanika Liburd is also a very talented netballer winning the coveted Most Valuable Player Award at the Under-23 OECS/ECCB Netball Championships, held in Nevis on 18 - 22 June 2003. Tanika was the Captain of the Nevis team, which was narrowly beaten by Grenada into second place. She was a notch above the other players in the competition, displaying her athletic abilities and netball savvy, and was a leader by example for her teammates. Tanika is the daughter of Andy Liburd and Glenis Challenger of Nevis, both of whom were excellent athletes in their day. Tanika is a very good student having passed seven (7) CXC subjects in 1999 and two (2) GCE "A" Level subjects in 2001, while attending the Charlestown Secondary School in Nevis. The Nevis Amateur Athletic Association and the Leeward Islands Athletic Association, wishes to congratulate Tanika on her achievement, and wishes her every possible success in pursuit of academic and athletic excellence. |
| 27 July - 2003 Frankie Colon Games Tanika Liburd of Nevis won the Long Jump bronze medal at the 2003 Frankie Colon Games held on Saturday July 26, 2003 at Ponce, Puerto Rico. Athletes from the St. Kitts team also performed well, with Kevin Arthurton and Virgil Hodge winning 200m Gold, and Delwayne Delaney winning Bronze in the 100m. The team used the meet as a warmup meet for the Pan American Games, to be held in Santo Domingo on August 5-9. |
| 30 June - Tanika Liburd and Kevon Pierre of Nevis excel at BVI Invitationals Tanika Liburd and Kevon Pierre of Nevis, won the most Outstanding Female and Male Athlete awards respectively, at the BVI Invitational Track and Field Meet, held at the Shirley Recreation Grounds, Tortola, on Sunday 29th June. Kevon Pierre won quadruple gold in the 100m (10.76s), 200m (21.9s), 400m (51.23s) and 4x100m relay, while Tanika Liburd won 3 gold medals in the 100m (12.47s), 200m (26.1s) and Long Jump (5.75m - 18 ft 10-1/4 in) - a new BVI All-Comers record and 2 cm off her personal best of 5.77m, set at the Frankie Colon Games held in 2001 in Puerto Rico. Significantly, this is Tanika's first meet of 2003, due to prior injuries. The future looks great for this daughter of the soil. 23 June Tanika Liburd won the coveted Most Valuable Player Award at the recently concluded Under-23 OECS/ECCB Netball Championships, held in Nevis on 18 - 22 June. Tanika was the Captain of the Nevis team which was narrowly beaten by Grenada into second place, Grenada winning by a better goal average. She was a notch above the other players in the competition, dispaying her athletic prowness and netball savvy, and was a leader from the front for her teammates. The amazing thing was she did not play any netball for three weeks before the competition, due to an ankle injury. Indeed an amazing feat by a talented athlete. |
| Tanika Liburd Saint Kitts & Nevis Progression: personal best in BOLD 60 m Indoor Alltime WL WAT N. Amer. YL N. Amer. AT 2004 7.64i 3h2 Conf USA Houston TX 27 Feb 100 m Outdoor Alltime WL WAT N. Amer. YL N. Amer. AT 2004 11.78 3 r1 SM Inv Hattiesburg MS 6 Mar Long jump Outdoor Alltime WL WAT CAC YL CAC AT 2004 6.22 NR -0.4 1 AlabR Tuscaloosa AL 20 Mar In 2004: 60 m 7.64i PB 3h2 Conf USA Houston TX 27 Feb 100 m 11.78 PB 3 r1 SM Inv Hattiesburg MS 6 Mar 11.91 2 USA Inv Mobile AL 24 Apr Long jump Win streak: 6 (finals) 6.22 NR PB -0.4 1 AlabR Tuscaloosa AL 20 Mar 6.07 4.6 1 Bulldog Starkville MS 27 Mar 5.90 1 Coach O Troy AL 3 Apr 6.16 1.3 1 USM Inv Hattiesburg MS 9 Apr 6.08 1 USA Inv Mobile AL 24 Apr 6.03 1 Conf USA Louisville KY 14 May |
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