2020-21 Indoor Track Roster

Malalia Siafa-Bangura

  • Position Short Sprints / Long Sprints
  • Class Junior
  • High School Riverdale Kingsbridge H.S.
  • Hometown Bronx, New York
  • Major Sociology

Biography

Personal Records
Mark Date Event
Cross Country
Indoor Track
Outdoor Track

2021 Outdoor Track & Field (Junior): Season lost due to COVID 19 Pandemic ...

2020-21 Indoor Track & Field (Junior): Season lost due to COVID 19 Pandemic ...

2019-20 Lincoln University (Sophomore): Dean List ... Honors College ...

2018-19 Lincoln University (Freshman): Dean List ... Honors College ...

High School: National Honor Society 2018 ... Ran Track and Cross Country ... 2016 Track and Field MVP ... 2016 Basketball Most Improved and team captain in 2018 ... Won third place in the Mayor's Cup in the 400 meters in 2018 ... In 2016 competed in city championships in the 400 ... Is the Riverdale Kinsgbridge High School record holder in the 400 meters ... Ran for New Horizon Track Club Bronx/Mount Vernon, New York ... Won the New Horizon Most Outstanding Outdoor Girl honor in 2015-16 ... New Horizon team won regional Championship in the 4x100 in 2016 ... 

Personal: Nicknames include "Cheetah" and "Lali" ... Daughter of Fatmata Bangura (Mother) ... Member of Haus Of Legacy (Caribbean Student Association) ... Pre-Competition routine includes warm up, stretching, hydration and prayer ... Personal best Sports moments include participating in NCAA Division II Nationals at Lincoln University ... Person who has influenced her the most is her mother "because as a single parent, I've seen her work wonders" ... Personal best non-athletic accomplishments include her college academic honors as well as her internship and job ... After graduation, she plans to start a career in social work ... Favorite saying "My previous impossible has become unstoppable. I am continuing to reach new heights." ... Hobbies include shopping, singing and dancing ... Favorite author is Sharon M Draper ... Favorite Movie is Freedom Writers ... Personal athletic goals are to improve her times in the 60, 200 and 100 sprints and before graduation she will work to place at the MEAC Championship and qualify for nationals ... Her family is most important in her life and without them she knows she wouldn't be the person she is today ...Â