Zoraya Hightower

Class:
Senior
Height:
5-7
Hometown:
Ada, Okla. (Byng HS
High School:
OSSM

Personal Bests
Indoor: Mile: 5:23.44
Outdoor: 800m: 2:19.85, 1,500m: 4:54.36

2011-12: (Indoor) Ran the mile twice, earning a season-best finish of 13th at the KSU Invitational with a mark of 5:23.44 . . . (Outdoor) Saw action in four meets . . . season-best finish came with a career-best mark of 4:54.36 in the 1,500 meters at the John Jacobs Invitational . . . placed 15th in the 800 meters at the Track-It Buster Invitational (2:19.85).

2010-11: (Indoor) Participated in the mile at both the KSU Invitational and the J.D. Martin Invitational, finishing 10th in both events . . . ran a season-best mile of 5:27.70 at the KSU Invite . . . (Outdoor) Did not compete.

2009-10: Did not compete in any events.

2008-09: Redshirted.

High School: Earned two letters in track and field and two letters in cross country at Byng High School as a freshman and sophomore. . . earned all-state honors both years . . . finished eighth in state cross country competition during her freshman season . . . finished third in the state cross country meet as a sophomore . . . set a personal-best in the mile with a time of 5:38 at the state meet during her sophomore season in 2006 . . . ran a personal-best of 11:46 in the two-mile run during 2006 state regionals . . . transferred to the Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics for her junior and senior years . . . did not participate in track and field as a junior or senior.

Personal: Majoring in economics and environmental policy . . . enjoys acting, dancing, rock climbing and horseback riding . . . craziest ambition is to run in the Olympic Trials . . . has one sister, Zadora, who also attends The University of Tulsa . . . daughter of Sharrod and Sonia Hightower.