Mariama Kamara
Mariama Kamara
Height: 5-3
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Chelsea, Mass.
High School: Chelsea

• Also a member of Suffolk's outdoor track & field teams. 

SENIOR  2019-20
GNAC Champion (60M Dash) ... All-GNAC (60M Dash) ... Captain ... Clocked in a 60-meter dash time of 8.47 at the Emmanuel Invitational to take 18th out of 71 runners (Dec. 7) ... Had a 60-meter dash time of 8:28, good for 22nd, at Northeastern's Joe Donahue Games (Dec. 14) ... Qualified for New Englands in the 60-meter dash behind a time of 8.10 at the Tufts Invitational (Jan. 18) ... Named GNAC Athlete of the Week (Jan. 20) ... Put together a 8.21 60-meter dash at Tufts' Branwen Smith-King Invitational (Feb. 1) ... Won the 60M Dash at the GNAC Championships with a time of 7.98 and took third in the 200 behind a 27.67 performance (Feb. 16) ... Shaved .01 second off her 60-meter dash in her second regional appearance to finish 16th at New Engalnds (Feb. 28).  

JUNIOR  2018-19
Placed seventh out of 82 runners in the 60 M Dash with a personal record time of 8.17 at the 2018 UMass Boston Winer Open (Dec. 1) ... Member of Suffolk's 4x200 M Relay team at the RIC Invitational (Dec. 8) ... Took second in the 60 M dash (8.19), fourth in the 200 M dash (28.11) and was a member of Suffolk's 4x200 M relay team (Feb. 2) ... FInished 20th in the 60 M dash (8.19) at Boston University's David Hemry Valentine Invitational (Feb. 8) ... Qualified for NCAA DIII New England Championships in the 60 M dash at the USATF New England Chmapionships with a time of 8.03 (Feb. 17).   

SOPHOMORE 2017-18
Represented the Rams in the 60 M dash at the UMass Boston Indoor Open (Dec. 2) … Raced in both the 200 M (28:52, 17th) and 60 M Dash (8:42, 14th) at the Rhode Island College Track & Field Invitational (Dec. 9) … Put together a 60 M Dash time of 8:25 at the Tufts Invite to place second in the field of 30 (Jan. 13) … Finished the 60 M Dah in 8:28 at Boston University’s David Hemery Valentine Invitational (Feb. 9).

ACADEMIC ACCOLADES
Two-time GNAC All-Academic Team honoree (2018-19, 2019-20) ... Two-time member of Suffolk's 4.0 Club (Fall 2019, Spring 2020) ... Six-time AD Honor Roll selection (Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020).

BEFORE SUFFOLK CHELSEA
Letterwinner at in track and field at Chelsea and captained the team one year … 2018 GNAC champion … Also lettered in cheerleading and captained the team two years