Shirley Pitts Class: Junior Hometown: Las Vegas, Nev. High School: Bonanza HS Height / Weight: 5-10 / 140 Event: Sprints Experience: 2L

NEW MEXICO:

2011 Indoor: Third-place finish in the 200-meter dash at the Lobo Open with a time of 24.94s...At the Cherry and Silver Invitational, Pitts finish second in the 600-meter run with a time of 1:34.02 and ran with the 4x400 meter relay team that finished seventh...At the New Mexico Invitational, Pitts competed in the 200 meter dash (9th place, finishing in 24.66s), the 400 meter dash (11th place, finishing in 57.01s), and ran with the 8th-place 4x400 meter relay team... Tenth-place finish at the Don Kirby Invitational in the 400-meter dash, finishing in 56.34...Placed sixth in the 400-meter dash at the MWC Championships, with a time of 54.89...Ran with the 4x400 meter relay team at the MWC Championships, finishing 7th.

2011 Outdoor: Posted a 11th-place finish in the 400 meter dash at the Arizona State Invitational, finishing in 56.89s...Second-place finish in the 400-meter dash (55.94), fourth-place finish in the 200-meter dash (24.72) and third-place finish as a member of the 4x400 meter relay team at the UNM Tailwind Invitational...Runner up at the 200 meter dash (24.81s) at the Sun Angel Classic...9th-place finish in the 200-meter dash at the UTEP Invitational with a time for 24.61...Picked up a pair of third-place finishes in the 200m (24.32s) and 400m (54.55s) at the Brutus Hamilton Invitational at Cal-Berkeley...Earned seventh in the 200m dash at the Steve Scott Invitational at UC Irvine, clocking in at a personal-best time of 24.19s...Fifth-place finish at the MWC Championships in the 400-meter with a time of 55.08.

2010 Indoor: Ran at six meets...Started the season at the Lobo Opener, finishing third in the 200m dash with a time of 25.56s...Ran twice at the Cherry & Silver Invitational, snagging a pair of top-20 finishes in the 400m dash (59.74s) and 200m dash (25.60s)...Ran the same two events at the Lobo Challenge, picking up third in the 400m dash (57.67s) and seventh in the 200m dash (25.37s)...Finished fifth overall in the 400m dash at the Air Force Invitational, clocking in at 57.16s...Also ran with the women's 4x400m and 4x440-yard relay teams.

2010 Outdoor: Competed at six meets...Earned tenth in the 200m dash at the UTEP Springtime, finishing in 24.86s...Picked up fifth and seventh in the 400m dash and 200m dash, respectively, finishing in 56.51s in the 400m dash and 24.91s in the 200m dash...Picked up third at the TCU Invitational, crossing the finish line in 56.19s...New Mexico-best time in the 200m dash with a time of 24.68s at the Cal Brutus Hamilton Invitational...Scored in the MWC Championships in the 400m dash with a 6th place finish time of 55.02s...Was also a member of the 4x100m and 4x400m relay teams.

HIGH SCHOOL:

A 2009 graduate of Bonanza High School in Las Vegas, Nev...Won the class 4A state 400m title with a time of 56.2 as a junior...Three-year letterwinner in track and volleyball...Four-year letterman on the basketball court.

PERSONAL:

Born in Las Vegas, Nev...Full name is Shirley Alicia Pitts...Daughter of Susan Murray and Gerald Pitts...Has an older brother, Gerald who attends West LA College, and younger sister, Alice, who attends Central Arizona College...Intends to major in Biology and pursue a career in medicine.

PERSONAL BESTS:

200-meter dash: 24.19s
400-meter dash: 54.55s

Lobos Track & Field

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