| Year: | Sr. |
| Hometown: | Charlotte, N.C. |
| High School: | Harding University HS |
| Position: | XC/Distance |
Will compete as a senior during cross country and outdoor track, while competing as a junior during indoor ... ranks second in school history for the fastest 5k time (18:03.71) ... has the third-fastest 6K time in program history (22:18)... ranks fourth in the indoor mile (5:15.52) ... was the lead-off leg on the 4x400-meter relay teams that have the three fastest times in outdoor history ... in outdoor, has the second-fastest time in the 1,500 meters (4:45.95) and fifth-fastest 800 meters (2:22.65).
2008-09: XC: Earned All-SoCon first-team honors at the 2008 Southern Conference Cross Country Championships after finishing in fourth place with a time of 18:03.71 ... that time was also the second-fastest 5k time in school history and her personal best ... Ran the third-fastest time in the 6k in school history with a 22:18 at the Mason Invitational to finish in 12th place and break her personal best by 40 seconds ... Finished in 69th place at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships with a time of 22:31.1 in the 6k ... Also ran an 18:54 in the 5k to finish in 19th place at the Blue Ridge Open in the Gold Race. Indoor: Ran a team-best 5:15.52 in the mile at the Southern Conference Championships to win her section ... it was also the fourth-fastest time in school history in the indoor mile ... Finished in 19th place at the Carolina Invitational in the mile with a time of 5:22.79. Outdoor: Broke her previous-best in the 1,500 meters at the Wake Forest Open after finishing in 16th place with a time of 4:45.95 ... that time was the best on the team in 2009 and broke her own record for the second-best in school history by four seconds ... also ran a team-best in the 3000 meters at the UNC Invitational after finishing in sixth place with a time of 10:29.69 ... ran a 19:19.35 at the Southern Conference Championships to finish in 18th place in the only time she competed in the event all season ... finished in eighth place in the 1,500 meters at the SoCon Championships with a time of 4:51.11.
2007-08: XC: Top Spartan finisher at the Winthrop Asics Invitational, Colonial Inter-Regional, Southern Conference Championships, and NCAA Southeast Regional Championships ... placed 14th at the Winthrop Asics Invitational, covering the 5K course in a personal-record time of 19:16... finished the 5K course at the SoCon Championships in a time of 19:29.29... ran a season-best 6K time of 22:58.65 at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships, taking 47 seconds off her previous season-best time of 23:45.8 ran at the Colonial Inter-Regional... covered the 4K course at the Campbell Cross Country Invitational in a time of 16:30, placing 16th... named Academic All-Conference for the fall... Indoor: Recorded a Top-10 finish in the 1,000 meters at the Liberty On Track Open, placing ninth with a time of 3:15.08... ran 2:27.65 in the 800 meters at the Texas Roadhouse Carolina Classic... finished 11th in the mile at the Carolina Chick-Fil-A Invitational with a time of 5:18.55... member of the winter Academic All-Conference team... Outdoor: Member of the school record setting 4x400-meter relay team that ran 4:10.42 at the International Friendship & Freedom Games... had a pair of Top-10 finishes in the 1,500 meters... ran a season-best 1,500-meter time of 4:49.92 at the SoCon Championships, placing eighth and scoring a point... finished sixth in the 1,500 meters in the developmental section at the Duke Asics Invitational, running 4:50.21... raced 2:22.65 in the 800 meters at the Tony Waldrop Invitational... spring Academic All-Conference selection.
2006-07: XC: Top Spartan finisher at the NCAA Regionals... clocked a season-best 24:08.55 in the 6K at NCAA Regionals, shaving 25 seconds off her earlier 6K time of 24:33.87 ran at the Mason Invitational... ran in four races, two of which were 5Ks and two 6Ks... had a season-best 5K time of 19:19.13 at the SoCon Championships, 1:16 faster than her first 5K of the season (20:35.5 at the Blue Ridge Open)... named the team's Most Improved Runner ... Indoor: Did not compete... Outdoor: Registered a season-best time of 5:03.99 in the 1,500 meters at the SoCon Championships... finished 22nd in the 1,500 meters at Carolina Fast Times with a time of 5:08.11.
High School: Was a four-year competitor in cross country and two-year competitor in track at Harding University HS for coach Rudolph Brown... four-time cross country team MVP and two-time track team MVP... member of two state championship teams in 2004 and 2005... earned second place in the mile at state in 2004.
Personal: Sherrika Alisia Jordan... born December 24, 1987 in Charlotte, NC... daughter of Raymond and Daphne Jordan... majoring in exercise sport science.
Top Performances:
XC:
5K: 18:03.71
6K: 22:18
Indoor:
800m: 2:27.65
1000m: 3:15.08
Mile: 5:15.52
Outdoor:
800m: 2:22.65
1500m: 4:45.95
3000m: 10:29.69
5000m: 19:19.35