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2023-24 Women's Track and Field Roster

Gene Cassell / Washburn
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Gene Cassell / Washburn
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Gene Cassell / Washburn
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Gene Cassell / Washburn

Denisha Cartwright

  • Position Hurdles
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Nassau, Bahamas
  • High School Pennfoster

Biography

NCAA Division II Championships Accomplishments
Outdoor All-America Indoor All-America
100 meters 4 60 meters 4
100 meter hurdles 4 (3 titles) 60 meter hurdles 4 (3 titles)
200 meters 4 (1 title) 200 meters 4
4x100 meter relay 4 (1 title) 4x400 meter relay 2
Total 16 Total 14

Career Top Accomplishments: Total: 8 Division II Event Titles... 16 Top-3 National Event Finishes... 30 All-America Finishes. 
Career Accomplishments List

Career Top Collegiate Marks - All Divisions: Outdoor: 100m hurdles NCAA Division II Championships Time of 12.37 was fastest in the world for all-conditions (including wind over +2.0)... 2023-24 Indoor: Finished career with NCAA All-Time 23rd best 60 meter hurdles time of 7.93.

Career Top NCAA Division II Marks: Indoor: Finished career with NCAA Division II All-Time sixth/seventh best 60 meter dash time (x3) of 7.23 and 7.24... Finished career with NCAA Division II All-Time record 60 meter hurdles (x4) time of 7.93, 8.00, 8.04, 8.05... Finished career with NCAA Division II All-Time fourth best 200 meter dash time of 23.38... Finished career with NCAA Division II All-Time eighth best 4x400 meter relay time (with Rose Cramer, Eilika Lane, Robin Rolle-Curry) of 3:40.99.

2023-24: Collegiate Women Sports Award Honday Division II Athlete of the Year... Minnesota State Senior Female Athlete of the Year... Outdoor: 2024 NCAA Division II Women's Outdoor Track & Field National Track Athlete of the Year... USTFCCCA Central Region Track Athlete of the Year... Named USTFCCCA National Division II Track Athlete of the Week twice (Apr. 29 & May 13)... NCAA Outdoor Track All-Region... NSIC Track Athlete of the Year... NSIC Track Athlete of the Week (x4)... USTFCCCA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships High Point Scorer... Won National Title in 100 meter hurdles at NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships with time of 12.37 (w:+4.2 m/s), fastest time in Division II this season... Second place 100 meters at NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships with time of 10.96... Eighth place 4x100 meter relay at NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships with time of 51.89... Won final collegiate race, the 200 meters at NCAA Divisioin II Outdoor Championships with a time of 22.91 (personal best)... Won 100 meter hurdles title at NSIC Outdoor Championships (May 11) witih a time of 12.60 (wind: +1.6), giving her and NSIC record, facility record and MSU program record... Reached the Olympic A Standard and set the NCAA Division II All-time Record, time was second fastest in collegiate outdoor track (all divisions) and 15th fastest in collegiate history... Won 100 meter finals at NSIC Outdoor Championships with facility record time of 11.30... Won 200 meter finals with season best and facility record time of 23.07, second in Division II in outdoor season... Won NSIC Outdoor 4x100 meter relay championship with facility record 45.26... Competed in eight outdoor meets for the Mavericks... First place at Drake Relays in SMR, 4x100m relay and 100m hurdles... Indoor: NCAA Division II Women's Track National Athlete of the Year... Women's Indoor Track Central Region Athlete of the Year... NCAA Division II Central All-Region (4x400m relay, 60m, 60m hurdles, 200m)... NCAA Division II Season Leader in 60M Hurdles with time of 7.93 (Feb. 24)... Competed in eight indoor meets for the Mavericks... Won NSIC Indoor title in 60m hurdles with time of 7.93 (personal best)... Won NSIC Indoor title in 200m with time of 23.68... Won 60m dash NSIC Indoor title with time of 7.23... Won NCAA Division II Indoor National Title in 60m hurdles with finals time of 8.04... Placed second in 60m dash finals at NCAA Division II Indoor Championships with time of 7.30... Placed fourth in 200m dash at NCAA Division II Indoor Championships with finals time of 23.63... Placed fourth at NCAA Division II Indoor Championships 4x400m relay with time of 3:40.64 (Mar. 8-9).

2022-23: Outdoor: Appeared in eight meets for Minnesota State... Won NSIC titles in 100 and 200 meters with personal best times 11.30 and 23.30 seconds respectively at NSIC Outdoor Championships (May 11-13)... First place 4x100 meter relay at NSIC Outdoor Championships with team time of 45.10 seconds... 100 meter hurdles National Champion with winning time of 12.94 seconds at NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships (May 25-27)... Second place 4x100 meters at NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships with time of 44.21 seconds... Fourth place 100 meter finals at NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships (May 25-27)... Indoor: Competed in eight meets... First place in 60 meters at NSIC Indoor Championships (Feb. 25-26) with time of 7.27 seconds... Won 60 meter hurdles at NSIC Indoor Championships with time of 8.22 in finals... 60 meter hurdles National Champion with first place finish time of 8.11 seconds (Mar 10-11) at NCAA Division II Indoor Championships... Placed third in 200 meter finals at NCAA Division II Indoor Championships... Placed third in 60 meter finals at NCAA Division II Indoor Championships with time of 7.31.

2021-22: Outdoor: Began outdoor season with wins in 100 meter hurdles and 4x100 meter relay at USD Early Bird (Apr. 2)... Placed first in 4x100 meter relay at Drake Relays (Apr. 27-30)... Conference champion in 200 meters (23.80), 100 meter hurdles (13.28), and 4x100 meter relay (45.48) at NSIC Outdoor Championships (May 12-14)... Second place finish in 100 meters at NSIC Outdoor Championships (May 12-14)... 100 meter hurdles National Champion (11.94) at NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships (May 26-28)... National Champion in 4x100 meter relay at NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships with time of 44.29... Seventh place in 100 meter finals (11.94) at NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships... Fourth place in 200 meter finals at NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships (23.55)... Indoor: Started season with first place 60 meter hurdles and second place 200 meters at Chuck Peterson Open (Dec. 4)... First place 60 meter hurdles at Minnesota State Invite (Jan. 14), Mark Schuck Open (Jan. 28-29), NSIC & Friends Challenge (Feb. 12)... Win 200 meters and 60 meter hurdle finals at NSIC Indoor Championships (Feb. 25-26)... NCAA Division II National Champion in 60 meter hurdles with finals time of 8.39 seconds at NCAA Division II Indoor Championships (Mar 11-12)... Placed eighth in 60 meters and 12th in 4x400 meter relay at NCAA Division II Indoor Championships...

2021 Outdoor: Earned first team All-American honors in four events at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships, finishing third in the 100m hurdles, 7th in the 200m dash, eighth in the 100m dash and second as a member of 4x100m relay team that set a school record time of 44.87...Earned NSIC Championship in the 100m hurdles while also earning all-conference honors in the 100m and 200m dash...Named NSIC Outdoor Track & Field Newcomer of the Year.

2020-21  Indoor: Earned All-American honors in four events at the NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships, finishing second in the 60m hurdles, 6th in the 60m dash, seventh in the 200m dash and third as a member of 4x400m relay team...Scored 19 points for the Mavericks at the NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships, helping to propel the program to a second place overall finish, at that time the best in program history...Earned NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field National Athlete of the week, becoming the first member of the Minnesota State Women's Indoor Track & Field to earn the honor...NSIC Champion in the 60m hurdles and the 200m dash while earning all-conference honors in the 60m dash...Named NSIC Track Athlete and Newcomer of the Year...Named NSIC Track Athlete of the Week twice.

Previous School: Attended Central State University, competing in track and field in 2019-20 season.

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Junior

    Sprints
  • 2021-22Junior

    Hurdles
  • 2022-23Senior

    Hurdles
  • 2023-24Graduate Student

    Hurdles