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2024-25 Track & Field Roster

K-State Track & Field Big 12 Championship Day 1, May 15, 2025.


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K-State Track and Field Oregon Team Invite, April 19, 2025.



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Track and Field Big 12 Indoor Championships, Day Two - March 1, 2025 / Lubbock, TX
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K-State Track and Field at Drake Relays / April 23-26, 2025
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K-State Track and Field at Oregon Team Invitational
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TF Safhia Hinds KU-KSU-WSU Triangular
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K-State Track & Field Headshots


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Safhia Hinds

  • Position:
    Sprints
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Spanish Town, Jamaica
TFRRS Link (Personal Bests)

Personal Bests
 60 Meters  7.58 (Steve Miller Invitational, 2/7/25)
 200 Meters  23.98 (DeLoss Dodds Invitational, 1/31-2/1/25)
 400 Meters  53.55 (Big 12 Championship, 2/28-3/1/25)
 400 Meter Hurdles  55.90 (Big 12 Championship, 5/15-17/25)

Personal Bests (at South Plains)
 200 Meters  24.50 (1.6) (Ross Black Open, 4/14-15/23)
 600 Yards  1:31.03 (Jarvis Scott Open, 2/10-11/23)
 4x100 Relay  46.34 (David Noble Relays, 4/6/24)
 4x400 Relay  3:35.72 (NJCAA Championship, 5/18-20/23)

HONORS
  • 2025 NCAA Second Team All-American (Outdoor, 400H)
  • 2025 CSC Academic All-District Team

AS A JUNIOR (2024-25)
OUTDOOR
  • Earned Second Team All-America honors during the NCAA Championship (5/11-14/25) in the 400m hurdles with a 13th place time of 57.18 seconds.
  • Qualified for the NCAA Championship in the 400m hurdles at the NCAA West Prelims (5/28-31/25) by finishing 4th in the quarterfinal race in 56.34 seconds.
  • Was crowned the 400m hurdles champion at the Big 12 Championship (5/15-17/25) in 55.90 seconds, the no. 2 fastest time in the K-State all-time top-10, the first Wildcat to win the event since 2019. She also ran in the 4x400 relay where her team finished with a time of 3:39.81.
  • Won the 400m hurdles university event at the Drake Relays (4/23-26/25) in 58.04 seconds and also ran in the 4x400 relay university invite where her team finished 3rd in a time of 3:37.81.
  • Competed in two events at the Oregon Team Open (4/19/25) in the 400m dash in 53.90 seconds in 4th place and in the 4x400 relay, her team finishing 5th in 3:42.00.
  • Won the 400m hurdles at the KT Woodman Classic (4/11-12/25) in 57.80 seconds
INDOOR
  • Medaled at the Big 12 Championship (2/28-3/1/25) with her 4x400 relay team with a time of 3:37.10 in 8th place, the no. 4 fastest time in the K-State all-time records. She also recorded her 400m dash personal best in 53.55 seconds (53.66 at altitude), the no. 4 time in the K-State all-time top-10, at 12th place in the preliminaries.
  • At the Tyson Invite (2/14-15/25) in ran in the 400 meters invite in 54.09 seconds. She also ran in the 4x400 relay, her team finishing 10th in 3:37.81.
  • Ran her fastest 60m dash preliminary at the Steve Miller Invite (2/7/25) in 7.58 seconds in 4th place. She also ran in the 4x400 relay in 3:42.90, her team finishing in 3rd place. 
  • Recorded her 200m dash personal best at the DeLoss Dodds Invite (1/31-2/1/25) in 23.98 seconds in 3rd place, no. 5 in the K-State top-10. She also raced in the 4x400 relay, her team winning in 3:39.08.
  • Ran in the 4x400 relay at the Red Raider Invite (1/24/25) her team finishing 3rd with a time of 3:41.56.
  • Won her first event as a Wildcat in the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular (1/17/25) in the 400m dash at 54.90 seconds. She also ran in the 4x400 mixed relay in 3:24.87, her team finishing 2nd.

AS A SOPHOMORE AT SOUTH PLAINS (2023-24)
  • Won in the 400m hurdles at the NJCAA Championship (5/16-18/24) in 58.31 seconds.
  • Finished 4th in both the 4x400 relay and DMR at the NJCAA Championship (3/1-2/24). in the 4x4 in 3:46.99 and 12:03.55 with her DMR team.

AS A FRESHMAN AT SOUTH PLAINS (2022-23)
  • Won the 4x400 relay at the NJCAA Championship (5/18-20/23) with a time of 3:35.72.
  • Finished runner-up with her 4x400 relay team at the NJCAA Championship (3/3-4/23) with a time of 3:42.13.
  • Ran in the 600 yards at the Jarvis Scott Open (2/10-11/23) with a time of 1:31.03.
K-State T&F | Gear Reveal
Saturday, August 30
K-State TF | NCAA Championship Recap
Tuesday, June 17
K-State Track and Field | Coach Geopfert Post Meet Comments - NCAA Championships / Women's Finals
Monday, June 16
K-State Track and Field | Coach Geopfert Post Meet Comments - NCAA Championships / Men's Finals
Saturday, June 14