University of Oklahoma Athletics

2020-21 Track and Field Roster

Sims, Nia
Sims, Nia
Nia Sims

Nia Sims

  • Position:
    Sprints
  • Height:
    5-6
  • Class:
    Sophomore
  • High School:
    Cypress Woods HS
  • Hometown:
    Cypress, Texas
  • 2021 Big 12 Indoor Championships Scorer (4x400)
  • 2020 Big 12 Indoor Championships Scorer (200 meters, 400 meters)
OU Indoor Collegiate Bests:
200M: 25.73, 2020
300M: 41.28, 2019
400M: 58.99, 2021

OU Outdoor Collegiate Bests
200: 25.07, 2021
400: 56.29, 2021

2021
(Indoor)
Took seventh in the 4x400 with a 3:43.51, 10th in the DMR with a 12:29.08 at the Big 12 Indoor Championships ... Finished ninth in the 400-meter with a time of 58.99, 18th in the 200-meter with a 25.81 at the Texas Tech Red Raider Invitational ... Placed seventh in the 400 with a 59.08, 13th in the 200 with a 25.76 at the Arkansas Invitational.

(Outdoor) Finished ninth in the 4x400 relay with a time of 3:44.00Ā and 24thĀ in the 400-meter dash with a time of 56.69Ā at the Big 12 Championships … Set a PRĀ and placed fourthĀ in the 400-meter with a time of 56.29Ā andĀ placed eighth in the 200-meter dashĀ with a time of 25.29 at the John Jacobs Invitational … Ran a personal best in the 200-meter dash with a time of 25.07 and finished fifth in the 4x400 relay with a time of 4:09.21 at the Sooner Invite … Finished fifth at the North Texas Classic in the 400-meter withĀ a time of 56.38 … Took secondĀ in the 4x400 relay with a time of 3:45.31 and 12thĀ in the 200-meter dash with a time of 25.32 at the TCU Invitational …  

2020
(Indoor) Competed in the 4x400 and distance-medley relay at the indoor Big 12 Championships, finishing seventh and eighth, respectively … Finished fourth in the 400 meters with a time of 59.56 at the J.D. Martin Invitational … Competed in the 4x400, taking eighth at the Razorback Invitational … Helped lead the 4x400 squad to a first-place finish at the Vanderbilt Invitational, crossing at 3:42.82 … Made Sooner debut in the 300 meters at the K-State Invitational, finishing in 41.28.

HIGH SCHOOL
2019 Academic All-State … 2017-19 Academic All-District … 2016-19 District Champions … 2019 Area Champions … 2015-19 Team Captain.

PERSONAL
Parents are Alan and Senora Sims … Has one sibling … Intended major is business management.
Problem Solvers: Beyond The Game - Kennedy Clarke
Wednesday, July 02
TF Highlights: NCAA Outdoor Championships Day 4
Saturday, June 14
TF Highlights: NCAA Outdoor Championships Day 3
Friday, June 13
TF Highlights: NCAA Outdoor Championships Day 2
Thursday, June 12