Dalayni Etienne

Class:
Senior
Position:
Sprints
High School:
Coral Reef Senior HS
Hometown:
Miami, Fla.

Dalayni Etienne's TFRRS Bio
Dalayni Etieene's IAAF Bio

2024 Outdoor Track & Field • Senior Season: Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors for work in the classroom... Competed in six meets during the outdoor campaign... Was 12th at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships in the 400m, clocking a 55.10... Posted a lifetime best 54.86 in the 400m at the LSU Alumni Gold... Ran the 200m twice during the outdoor season, posting a season best 24.76 at the Hurricane Invitational to finish 23rd... Ended outdoor career with the No. 8 time in school history as a member of the 4x400m relay in 2023 (3:35.20).

2024 Indoor Track & Field • Senior Season: Ran just twice indoors, once to open the season at the M City Indoor Classic and the other at the Big Ten Indoor Championships... Finished in a time of 1:35.94 in the 600m to finish fifth... Was a part of Minnesota's Big Ten DMR team that clocked a 11:20.86 to finish sixth.

2023 Outdoor Track & Field - Junior Season: Finished her junior season by placing 22nd in the preliminary 4x400m relay with a time of 3:42.38 at the NCAA West Preliminary Round… Placed 15th in the preliminary 400m at 55.35 and sixth in the final 4x400m relay with a time of 3:39.20 during the Big Ten Outdoor Championships… Competed for a sixth-place finish at 55.95 in the 400m and a first-place time of 3:37.48 in the 4x400m at the Drake Relays… Ran for a second-place result in the 200m with a time of 24.26 at the Running on Hope Invitational… Finished in nineteenth in the 400m at a time of 55.65 and in third in the 4x400m relay timed at 3:35.20 at the LSU Alumni Gold Meet… Placed sixth at 54.97 in the 400m race and fifth in the 4x400m relay timed at 3:48.16 during the Jim Click Shootout 2023 Multi… Competed for a 15th-place time of 24.48 in the 200m and a seventh-place result timed at 55.79 in the 400m at the Clyde Hart Classic; unfortunately, she did not finish in the 4x400m relay… Began her season at the USF Bulls Invitational by finishing third in the 4x400m relay at a time of 3:43.43.

2023 Indoor Track & Field - Junior Season: Competed in several 200m and 400m races along with 4x400m relays throughout the season… Finished her season at the Big Ten Indoor Championships with an eighth-place result in the Distance Medley Relay (DMR) at a time of 11:30.58; unfortunately, she was disqualified during the 400m preliminaries… Competed at the Wisconsin Badger’s Windy City Invite II which included an eighth-place finish at 56.21 in the 400m race and tenth-place finish at 3:52.74 in the 4x400m relay… Participated in the 2023 Meyo Invitational (ND IND TF) and finished 24th at 25.23 in the 200m and sixth at 56.40 during the 400m… Placed third in the 400m with a time at 56.92 and fourth in the 4x400m relay at 3:58.99 during the Cyclone Open… Finished eighth in the 200m with a time of 25.35 and first in the 4x400m at 3:42.08 at the Leonard Hilton Memorial Invitational… Started her season with a fourth-place finish in the 300m race with a time at 40.51 and a first-place result in the 4x400m at the time 3:52.89

2022 Outdoor Track & Field - Sophomore Season: Did not participate

2022 Indoor Track & Field - Sophomore Season: Finished first in the 400m races at the Snowshoe Open at a time of 58.13 and at the Gopher Classic at the time 57.94… Participated in 200m and 400m races Iowa State Classic and 2022 Rod McCravy Memorial Track & Field Meet; this included a tenth-place time of 25.62 in the 200m at the Iowa State Classic… Placed first in the 4x400m with the time 3:45.64 and in eleventh in the 400m timed at 57.70 during the Cyclone Open… Competed in the 300m race and 4x400m relay for a fifth-place time of 3:53.88 at The Badger B1G Ten Midwest Invite… Began her season with a third-place finish in the 200m race at the time 26.13

2021 Indoor Track & Field • Freshman Season: Competed at four meets with appearances in the 200m, 400m, and 4x400m relay • ran a career-best 57.65 to place seventh in the 400m at the Husker Triangular • ran a career-best 25.51 to place fourth in the unseeded 200m at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational.

2021 Outdoor Track & Field • Freshman Season: Competed at two meets with appearances in the 200m, 400m, and 4x400m relay • ran a season-best 25.35 in the 200m at the B1G Florida Invite • ran a season-best 57.41 in the Indiana Invite #1.

High School: A 2020 graduate of Coral Reef Senior High School where she competed for Tavius Ferguson and Sascha Ramsay-Etienne in track & field • two-sport athlete in track & field and volleyball • finished second in the 400m at the FHSAA Outdoor State Track & Field Championships as a sophomore • 400m district champion and regional runner-up • named First-Team All-Dade County • owns high school personal bests of 55.61 for 400m, 25.44 for 200m, 47.19 for 300m hurdles, and 1.61m for high jump • named Leadership Award recipient • named Track & Field Academic Scholar • competed in AAU track & field in 2018 • also a standout volleyball player who earned four All-Dade awards and three team MVP awards along with leading her team to two district championships and two district runner-up finishes.

Personal: Daughter of Sascha Ramsay-Etienne and Richard Etienne • has one sibling, Dylan • intends to pursue a career in dentistry • mother Sascha competed in track & field at the University of Minnesota from 1990 to 1994 • grandfather Gregory Ramsay competed in track & field at the University of Nebraska • enjoys art • plays the cello and participated in orchestra magnet in school.