COLLEGIATE BESTS
60m | 7.67 | February 10, 2023 | Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational
100m | 11.90 | April 15, 2023 | The Trojan Relays
200m | 24.35 | May 6, 2022 | CAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships
300m | 40.08 | February 11, 2023 | Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational
400m | 57.32 | February 9, 2024 | Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational
2024-25 (Senior): Indoor: Competed at four indoor meets ... Ran the first leg of the 4x400-meter relay that ran 3 minutes, 46.60 seconds to set the third-fastest outdoor time in program history for a fifth-place finish at the CAA Indoor Track and Field Championships (Feb. 27, 2025) ... First leg of the 4x400-meter relay that ran 3:50.49 seconds, setting the fourth-fastest outdoor relay in program history at the time for a fifth-place finish at the Clemson Opener (Dec. 6, 2024) ... Ran the first leg of the 4x400 relay that ran 3:50.82 at the Brant Tolsma Invitational (Jan. 25, 2025), tying the sixth-fastest indoor time in program history ... Opening leg of the 4x400 relay than ran 3:52.48 at the Doc Hale Invitational (Feb. 8, 2025), recording the ninth-fastest indoor relay in program history. Outdoor: Placed fourth in the 200 and was the anchor of the 4x200 that ran 1:37.73, the fastest outdoor time in program history, to win the Myrtle Beach Collegiate Challenge (March 15, 2025) ... Opening leg of the 4x400 that ran 3:45.31, the second-fastest outdoor time in program history for a 14th-place finish at the Raleigh Relays (March 29, 2025) ... Finished 11th in the 100 at the CAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships (May 14, 2025) ... UNCW's female nominee for the CAA Scholar Athlete of the Year.
2023-24 (Junior): Indoor: Appeared at six indoor meets for the Seahawks ... First leg of the 4x400-meter relay that ran 3 minutes, 43.37 seconds to break their indoor record from earlier in the season to finish second at the CAA Indoor Track and Field Championships (Feb. 23, 2024) ... First leg of the 4x400 that ran 3:52.31 seconds, recording the program's all-time fastest indoor race, to finish first in their season debut at the Dick Taylor Carolina Challenge (Jan. 20, 2024) ... Ran 24.92 seconds to win the 200 at the VMI Invitational (Jan. 27, 2024) ... First leg of the 4x400 that ran 3:44.94 to finish second at the Doc Hale Invitational (Feb. 3, 2024) ... Ran 57.32 seconds in the 400, which was the second-fastest indoor time in program history at the time, to take second at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational (Feb. 9, 2024) ... Ran 24.50 seconds, the second-fastest indoor time in program history, to finish 13th at the CAA Indoor Track and Field Championships (Feb. 22, 2023). Outdoor: First leg of the 4x400 that broke their outdoor record from earlier in the season by running 3:40.86 to win the CAA Outdoor Track and Field Championship (May 11, 2024) ... First leg of the 4x400 that ran 3:45.50, which broke UNCW's 10-year outdoor record, to finish third at the East Coast Relays (April 27, 2024).
2022-23 (Sophomore): Indoor: Competed at five indoor meets ... Ran 7.71 seconds to win the 60-meter dash and took third in the 200 at the Richard Drake Invitational (Feb. 5, 2023) ... Ran 7.67 seconds, the fifth-fastest indoor time in program history to finish 10th at Darius Dixon Invitational (Feb. 10, 2023) ... Clocked 40.08 seconds in the 300 to set the third-fastest indoor time in program history, to finish fifth at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational (Feb. 11, 2023) ... Finished 12th in the 60 and ran 24.89 seconds, the second-fastest indoor time in school history, to place 12th in the 200 at the CAA Indoor Track and Field Championships (Feb. 22, 2023) ... First leg of the 4x400-meter relay that ran 3 minutes, 50.82 seconds, the second-fastest indoor time in program history at the CAA Indoor Track and Field Championships (Feb. 23, 2023). Outdoor: Member of the 4x100-meter relay that ran 46 seconds, the second-fastest outdoor time in program history, to finish fifth at the CAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships (May 6, 2023) ... Placed second in the 100 and the 200 at the UNCW Seahawk Invitational (March 4, 2023) ... Ran 11.90 seconds in the 100 prelims, the sixth-best outdoor time in program history, at The Trojan Relays (April 15, 2023) ... First leg of the 4x100 that ran 45.67 seconds to set the program's new outdoor record for a first-place finish at The Trojan Relays ... Also finished ninth in the 100 and 13th in the 200 at the CAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
2021-22 (Freshman): Indoor: Competed at three indoor meets ... Placed ninth in the 200-meter dash in her collegiate debut at the Keydet Invitational (Jan. 21, 2022). Outdoor: Finished 18th in the 200-meter dash at U.S. Track & Field's U-20 Championships in Eugene, Ore. ... Ran 12.23 seconds to finish fifth in the 100 at the CAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships (May 7, 2022) ... Also ran 24.35 seconds in the 200 prelims, the third-fastest time in program history, and 24.70 seconds to finish fifth in the final at the CAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships ... First leg of the 4x100 relay that ran 46.28 seconds, the seventh-fastest time in school history, to place second at the CAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships ... Placed fourth in the 200 in her outdoor debut at the UNCW Invitational (March 5, 2022) ... Member of 4x100-meter relay that ran 47.64 seconds to win the Seahawk Invitational (March 12, 2022) ... Finished second in the 200 at the Bill Carson Invitational (April 2, 2022) ... First leg of the 4x400-meter relay that ran 3 minutes, 47.96 seconds to set sixth-fastest outdoor time in program history and finish fifth at the Gamecock Invitational (April 16, 2022).
High School: Recipient of Best Newcomer (freshman), Sportsmanship (sophomore) and Coach's (senior) Awards during prep career for coach Paul Scruggs and the Catamounts at Panther Creek.
Personal: Full Name: Janiyah Loletia Fields ... Born in Fredericksburg, Va. ... Daughter of Angela Fields ... Majoring in exercise science.