Nijah Dupiche
Junior
Sprints
Piscataway, N.J. / Piscataway HS
At Delaware:
Indoor Track & Field - Has earned two letters as a Blue Hen. 2010-11 Season: Member of the 4x400 meter relay team that finished eighth at the ECAC Championships in 3:46.61 to earn All-East honors • 4x400 meter relay team also won its event at the Thomson Invitational and Lafayette/Rider Invitational • finished 11th at the ECAC Championships in the 400 meters • ran the 55 meters in 7.66 and the 300 meters in 41.32 at the Pyrah Invitational • finished the 200 meters in 25.48, the seventh fastest time in school history, and the 400 meters in 56.67, the third fastest time in UD history, at the Collegiate Challenge. 2009-10 Season: Member of the 4x200 meter relay team that set a school record by finishing the New Balance Invitational in 1:39.84 • ECAC qualifier in the 4x400 meter relay • member of the 4x400 meter relay team that won its event at the Delaware Invitational and Great Dane Invitational • captured the 400 meters at the Delaware Invitational • ran the 55 meters in 7.64 at the Pyrah Invitational and the 60 meters in 8.12 at the Delaware Invitational • finished the 200 meters in 25.93 at the Penn State Open and the 300 meters in 41.65 at the Pyrah Invitational • completed the 400 meters in 57.67 at the Great Dane Invitational.
Outdoor Track & Field - Two-year letterwinner for the Blue Hens. 2011 Season: Member of the 4x400 meter relay team that won its event at the CAA Championships in 3:42.55 to earn All-CAA honors • 4x400 meter relay team also finished 20th at the Penn Relays in 3:43.82 and 10th at the ECAC Championships • member of the 4x100 meter relay team that finished 29th at the Penn Relays in 47.05, won its event at the Delaware Open, and qualified for the ECAC Championships • member of the 4x200 meter relay team that posted its season-best time of 1:39.38 at the Raleigh Relays and was 26th at the Penn Relays in 1:40.26 • member of the 4x400 meter sprint relay team that finished the Raleigh Relays in 4:08.00 • placed fourth in the 400 meters in 56.41 at the CAA Championships, the third fastest time in UD history • also ran the 200 meters in 25.27 at the CAA Championships. 2010 Season: Member of 4x200 meter relay team that won its event at the Colonial Relays in 1:39.89 • member of 4x400 meter relay team that won its race at the Delaware Invitational • member of 4x800 meter relay team that finished 20th at the Penn Relays in 9:21.31 • ran the 400 meter hurdles in 1:13.49 at the Colonial Relays and the 800 meters in 2:25.90 at the Golden Ram Invitational • finished the 200 meters in 25.89 and the 400 meters in 58.07 at the CAA Championships.
High School: Four-year member of the Piscataway High School track & field team • sprinter in track & field • earned eight letters in indoor and outdoor track • earned All-Area and All-County honors in the 400 meters • National Honor Society student.
Personal: Nijah Imani Dupiche ("nigh-juh" "do-peesh") • born October 25, 1991 • daughter of Fritz and Robin Dupiche • exercise science major at Delaware • mother and father attended Ramapo College • has a younger sister.
