Sadai Headley-Mawasi

Photo by: Thom Kendall - UMass Athletics

Photo by: THOM KENDALL FOR UMASS ATHLETICS

Class:
Senior
Height:
5-7
High School:
Peabody Veterans Memorial
Hometown:
Peabody, Mass.

2023-24: Indoor: Earned 1st place in the 300 meter dash with a time of 40.48 seconds at the UCONN Husky Challenge (12/7-8)... Earned 3rd place in the 400 meter dash with a time of 57.53 seconds at the NEICAAA Indoor Championships (3/1-2)... Earned 3rd place in the 4x400 meter relay (O’Leary, Hanafin, Headley-Mawasi, Murphy) with a time of 3:55.41 minutes at the UMass Amherst Flagship Indoor Invitational (1/14)... Earned 3rd place in the 4x400 meter relay (Headley-Mawasi, O’Leary, Mullady, Murphy) with a time of 3:54.60 minutes at the Boston University Battle in Beantown (1/20)... Placed 6th in the 4x400 meter relay (Mullady, O’Leary, Murphy, Headley-Mawasi) with a time of 3:50.67 minutes at the A10 Track & Field Indoor Championships (2/23-24).
Outdoor: Earned 1st place in the 400 meter dash with a time of 57.86 seconds at the UMASS Commonwealth Invitational (4/13)... Earned 1st place in the 4x100 meter relay (Headley-Mawasi, Hanafin, Gorgenyi, Murphy) with a time of 48.14 seconds, earned 1st place in the 4x400 meter relay (Witt, Headley-Mawasi, Murphy, Hanafin) with a time of 3:53.66 minutes and placed 6th in the 200 meter dash with a personal record of 24.80 seconds at the UMASS FLagship Opener (4/7)... Earned 2nd place in the 200 meter dash with a time of 25.33 seconds and ran a new personal record in the 100 meter dash with a time of 12.53 seconds at the Black & Gold Invitational (3/29-30)... Placed 4th in the
4x400 meter relay (Witt, Mullady, Headley-Mawasi, Murphy) with a time of 3:48.20 minutes at the A10 Outdoor Track & Field Championships (5/4-5).

2022-23: Outdoor: Claimed first place in the 4x100-meter relay at 47.93 seconds at the UMASS Pre-Championship Invitational (4/29) … Took fourth place in the 400-meter dash at a personal best 56.76 seconds at the Holy Cross Invitational (4/22) … Earned first place in the 4x100-meter relay at 46.97 seconds and in the 4x400-meter relay at 3:48.03 at the UMASS Commonwealth Invitational (4/15) … Took third place in the 200-meter dash at a personal best 25.43 seconds and claimed sixth place in the 400-meter dash at 57.69 seconds at the UMASS Flagship Opener (4/08) … Placed fifth in the 4x400-meter relay with a time of 3:44.74 at the UCF Black and Gold Invite (3/17-18). Indoor: Captured fifth place in the 400-meter dash in 58.02 seconds at A-10 Indoor Track and Field Championships (2/25-26) … Claimed third in the 400-meter dash with a time of 58.57 seconds at URI Coaches Invitational (2/11) … Won gold as a member of the 4x400-meter relay team, running a 3:50.80 at the New England Championships (2/2-2/3) … Placed second as member of the 4x400-meter relay, setting a new school record with a time of 3:45.89 at the Battle of Beantown (1/21) … Captured a second place finish as a member of the A team 4x400-meter relay team in 3:52.43 at the Flagship Indoor Invitational (1/15) … Claimed fourth place in the 300-meter dash running in 42.04 seconds and claimed first place as a member of the 4x400-meter relay in 3:57.67 at the Alden Invitational (12/3)

2021-22: Outdoor: Took sixth place in the 400-meter dash in 56.87 seconds and ran a leg of the 4x400-meter relay that won gold in 3:43.06, good for No. 1 all-time in school history, at the New England Outdoor Track and Field Championship Meet (5/13-14) … Ran 3:50.57 as a member of the 4x400-meter relay team, good for bronze, and competed in the 400-meter dash at the A-10 Outdoor Track and Field Championship Meet (5/07-08) … Won the 400-meter dash in 56.83 seconds at the UMass Outdoor Invitational (4/30) … Took eighth in the 200-meter dash in 25.89 seconds at the Holy Cross Invitational (4/23) … Won the 400-meter dash in 56.99 seconds at the UMass Invitational (4/16) … Was the runner-up in the 400-meter dash in 57.23 seconds and placed fifth in the 200-meter dash in 25.95 seconds at the UMass Invitational (4/03). Indoor: Competed in the 200-meter dash at A-10 Indoor Track and Field Championships (2/26-27) ... Earned bronze as a member of the 4x400 meter relay team with a time of 3:52.92 at New England Championships (2/4-5) … Won the 400-meter dash in 59.09 seconds at the Blue & Orange Invitational (1/29) … Finished sixth in the 400-meter dash with a time of 59.41 seconds at the Battle in Beantown (1/22) … Claimed second in the 300-meter dash with a time of 41.91 at the Alden Invitational (12/04).

Before UMass: Competed in indoor and outdoor track and field at Peabody High School … Was a member of the 7th All Time best 4x200m relay in Massachusetts history… Honored as the 2021 Salem News Runner of the Year and was a 2021 Salem News All-Star … Was the NEC Outdoor 200m and 400m Champion … Was a captain for the 2020-2021 indoor and outdoor seasons … Holds school records in the indoor 4x200m relay, the outdoor 4x200m relay, the 4x100m relay and the indoor 200m with a time of 25.34s … Achieved high honor roll

Personal: Born Sadai Airee Headley-Mawasi … From Peabody, Massachusetts … Daughter of Najya Mawasi and Elmer Headley …Intends to major in Managerial Economics