2024 Women's Track & Field Roster
Roster
Nana, Ouanessa

Ouanessa Nana
- Position:
- Distance
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Porter Hills, CA
- High School:
- Granada Hills Charter HS
Bio
Ouanessa Nana TFRRS Page
CSUN - 2024 (Senior)
OUTDOOR: Nana competed in six meets on the season, all in the 800m ... recorded a season-best time of 2:30.37 at the Ben Brown Invitational (3/8/24) ... finished second in the 800m with a time of 2:33.20 at the UCLA Legends Inviational (4/13/24)
INDOOR: Did not compete in any meets.
CSUN - 2023 (Junior)
OUTDOOR: Entered five 800m races ... charted a season-best time of 2:24.06 at the season opening UCSB Invitational, finishing a season best 13th at UCSB ... ran the 1500m at the Chris Rinne Twilight, placing 13th (5:20.78).
INDOOR: Ran once, finishing 16th in the 600m at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Invitational.
CSUN - 2022 (Sophomore)
OUTDOOR: Entered seven 800m events ... ran season best 2:21.62 at the adidas/Steve Scott Invitational ... recorded a season best finish of third in the 800m at the CSUN Invitational ... qualified for the 800m at the Big West Championship, but did not advance to the finals after posting a time of 2:24.89 during the prelims ... recorded a personal best 1:02.05 in the 400m at the UCSB Invitational to place 10th in only 400m race of season.
INDOOR: Did not compete.
CSUN - 2021 (Freshman)
Recorded a season-best time in the 800m of 2:21.00 during May 14 Big West Championship which placed her 17th in the preliminaries of the race, but she did not advance to the finals ... posted a season-best fourth in the 800m during the Apr. 23 Matador Invitational ... competed in the 1500m at the Matador Invitational, running 5:08.01 ... entered the 400m in the season-opening Cal Poly Spring Break Challenge Mar. 24, finishing eighth in a time of 1:07.59.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2020 graduate of Granada Hills Charter High School … lettered in cross country and track … named 2018 school track and field Rookie of the Year … a member of the school 4x400m relay that qualified for the 2019 CIF State Championship after finishing third at the CIF LA City Section Finals … posted bests of 1:03.84 in the 400m and 2:28.97 in the 800m ... recorded cross country bests of 13:50.80 in the two-mile, 22:48.20 in the 2.9 mile, and 20:29.70 in the three-mile.
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PERSONAL
Daughter of Jean Calvin and Michelle Nana … an English-Creative Writing major … had a twin sister, Anoukka, who is attending LA Pierce College … favorites include Dalilah Muhammad, Allyson Felix, The Flash, Little Women, pasta and chicken, Why Don’t We, Tate Mcrae, and Instagram … chose CSUN for a great community, great academic program, and great sports program … feels everyone at CSUN is nice and caring and the campus is beautiful … feels that the best thing about being an athlete is getting show school spirit and having teammate to call family … the person in history she would like to meet is Rosa Parks … the person she would like to switch places for a day with is Zendaya … her greatest hero is her mom because she has sacrifice everything for her, even if it means she will be get hurt in the process.
OUTDOOR CAREER BESTS
INDOOR CAREER BESTS
CSUN - 2024 (Senior)
OUTDOOR: Nana competed in six meets on the season, all in the 800m ... recorded a season-best time of 2:30.37 at the Ben Brown Invitational (3/8/24) ... finished second in the 800m with a time of 2:33.20 at the UCLA Legends Inviational (4/13/24)
INDOOR: Did not compete in any meets.
CSUN - 2023 (Junior)
OUTDOOR: Entered five 800m races ... charted a season-best time of 2:24.06 at the season opening UCSB Invitational, finishing a season best 13th at UCSB ... ran the 1500m at the Chris Rinne Twilight, placing 13th (5:20.78).
INDOOR: Ran once, finishing 16th in the 600m at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Invitational.
CSUN - 2022 (Sophomore)
OUTDOOR: Entered seven 800m events ... ran season best 2:21.62 at the adidas/Steve Scott Invitational ... recorded a season best finish of third in the 800m at the CSUN Invitational ... qualified for the 800m at the Big West Championship, but did not advance to the finals after posting a time of 2:24.89 during the prelims ... recorded a personal best 1:02.05 in the 400m at the UCSB Invitational to place 10th in only 400m race of season.
INDOOR: Did not compete.
CSUN - 2021 (Freshman)
Recorded a season-best time in the 800m of 2:21.00 during May 14 Big West Championship which placed her 17th in the preliminaries of the race, but she did not advance to the finals ... posted a season-best fourth in the 800m during the Apr. 23 Matador Invitational ... competed in the 1500m at the Matador Invitational, running 5:08.01 ... entered the 400m in the season-opening Cal Poly Spring Break Challenge Mar. 24, finishing eighth in a time of 1:07.59.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2020 graduate of Granada Hills Charter High School … lettered in cross country and track … named 2018 school track and field Rookie of the Year … a member of the school 4x400m relay that qualified for the 2019 CIF State Championship after finishing third at the CIF LA City Section Finals … posted bests of 1:03.84 in the 400m and 2:28.97 in the 800m ... recorded cross country bests of 13:50.80 in the two-mile, 22:48.20 in the 2.9 mile, and 20:29.70 in the three-mile.
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PERSONAL
Daughter of Jean Calvin and Michelle Nana … an English-Creative Writing major … had a twin sister, Anoukka, who is attending LA Pierce College … favorites include Dalilah Muhammad, Allyson Felix, The Flash, Little Women, pasta and chicken, Why Don’t We, Tate Mcrae, and Instagram … chose CSUN for a great community, great academic program, and great sports program … feels everyone at CSUN is nice and caring and the campus is beautiful … feels that the best thing about being an athlete is getting show school spirit and having teammate to call family … the person in history she would like to meet is Rosa Parks … the person she would like to switch places for a day with is Zendaya … her greatest hero is her mom because she has sacrifice everything for her, even if it means she will be get hurt in the process.
OUTDOOR CAREER BESTS
400m | 1:02.05 | UCSB Invitational | 3/11/22 |
800m | 2:21.00 | Big West Championship | 5/14/21 |
1500m | 5:08.01 | Matador Invitational | 4/23/21 |
INDOOR CAREER BESTS
600m | 1:51:49 | Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Invitational | 1/21/23 |
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