DaMya Barker

Photo by: Scott W. Grau

Photo by: Luke Allen, BGSU Athletics

Position:
Sprints/Hurdles
Height:
5-5
Class:
Senior
High School:
Buchtel CLC
Hometown:
Akron, Ohio

TFRRS Profile

PERSONAL BESTS

Event	Time/Mark	Date/Meet
60m (I)	8.00	1/20/2023 at YSU Collegiate Invitational
60m Hurdles (I)	8.55	2/1/2025 at Meyo Invitational
100m (O)	12.42w	4/1/2023 at Oliver Nikoloff Invitational
100m Hurdles (O)	13.95	5/12/2023 at MAC Championships
400m (I)	58.04	2/9/2024 at GVSU Big Meet
400m (O)	58.58	4/15/2023 at We Fly Challenge
400m Hurdles (O)	1:00.89	5/11/2024 at MAC Championships

Bowling Green

2024-25 | Junior
Indoor

Appeared in six meets, competing in the 60 meter hurdles, 400 meter, and the 4x400 relay
Finished fourth in the 60 hurdles (8.59) at the MAC Indoor Track and Field Championships
Won the 60 hurdles (8.61) and was apart of the winning 4x400m relay team at the Tom Wright Open (12/7/24)
Won the 60 hurdles (8.71) at the Early Bird Inv. (1/10/25)
Finished second as apart of the 4x400m relay team at the Al Campbell Inv. (1/17/25)
Finished second in the 60 hurdles (8.55 pr) at the Meyo Invitational (2/1/2025)
Won the 60 hurdles (8.68) at the Silverston Invitational (2/21/2025)
Won the 60 hurdles (8.71) at the BGSU Early Bird Invitational

Outdoor

Notched seventh in the 400m hurdles (1:02.22) at the Virginia Challenge
Took ninth in the 400m hurdles (1:01.22) at the Clark Wood Open

At the MAC Championships:
-60m Hurdles (I) - 4th (8.59)
-4x400m Relay (I) - 7th (3:54.54)

2023-24 | Sophomore
Indoor

Competed in the 400 and the 4x400 meter relay
Recorded a personal best in the 400 at the GVSU Big Meet with a 58.04 performance
Highest placement of the indoor season was at the Silverston Invitational, placing fourth in the 400 with a time of 59.03

Outdoor

Competed in the 400 hurdles, 100 hurdles and 4x400m relay
Recorded a personal record in the 400 hurdles at the MAC Championship placing third, with a time of 1:00.89
Placed second with the 4x400m relay squad at the Clark Wood Open. Barker ran the second leg, helping the squad finish with 3:44.72 time

At the MAC Championships:
-400m Hurdles (O) - 3rd (1:00.89)
-4x400m Relay (O) - 9th (3:51.69)
-4x400m Relay (I) - 12th (3:58.10)

2022-23 | Freshman
Indoor

Ran the team’s fastest 60 hurdles time of the season at the MAC Championships (8.71), which ranks her fifth in school history
Finished second in the 60 hurdles and seventh in the 400 at the Akron Invite
Raced on the top four 4x400 Falcon Relay teams, all of which placed first or second
Ran the second leg for the 4x400 team that had a season-best time of 3:48.50, which placed first at the GVSU Big Meet and ranks sixth in program history

Outdoor

All-MAC second team (4x400 Relay)
Raced the second leg for the 4x400 relay team that was the runner-up at the MAC Championship, finishing with a time of 3:41.57 that ranks second in school history
Nearly reached the finals in the 100 hurdles and 400 hurdles at the MAC Championship, finishing ninth and recording a PR in each event
Ran the 100 hurdles in 13.95 seconds, which ranks her third in school history, and the 400 hurdles in 61.66 seconds, which ranks her seventh in program history
Finished the 100 hurdles in 14.28 seconds at the Jesse Owens Classic, the 10^th-fastest time in school history
Recorded a 400 PR of 58.58 at the We Fly Challenge, BGSU’s third-best time of the season

At the MAC Championships:
-100m Hurdles (O) - 9th (13.95, P)
-400m Hurdles (O) - 9th (1:01.66, P)
-4x400m Relay (O) - 2nd (3:41.57)
-60m Hurdles (I) - 9th (8.71, P)
-4x400m Relay (I) - 11th (4:09.24)

Butchel CLC

Akron, Ohio

Was a four-year letterwinner in track & field at Buchtel CLC under coaches Orlando Green and Shamicka Thomas
Totaled three city titles, three district titles, two regional titles and two state titles in the 100m hurdles
Replicated the above accolades in the 300m hurdles, in addition to winning two indoor championships in the 400m
Ran on the 4x200m relay team that won three city championships, two district championships, and a state title
Also raced on the 4x400m relay team that captured three district crowns, one regional title, and three state runner-up finishes
Helped Butchel to back-to-back state runner-up finishes, as well as a runner-up finish at regionals and two district championships
Led the Griffs to a pair of Outdoor City Championships, a City runner-up finish, two Russ Parr Invitational titles, and three High Point Earner City Championships
Seven-time All-Ohioan
Won Most Outstanding Freshman Award in 2019 and Team MVP in 2022
Was Class President and earned the Womanhood Award
Graduated with honors (third in her class) and was a member of the National Honor Society
Served as team captain for the cheerleading and track & field teams

Personal

Daughter of Tie'rra Lorrine Holman
Ran club for West Akron Track Club, winning district and regional titles in the 400m hurdles
Qualified for the Junior Olympics in the shot put, 100m, 200m, 400m hurdles, and three relay teams
Majoring in forensic science with minors in chemistry and photography
Career ambition is to be a forensic science technician
Born in March 2004 in Akron, Ohio