Cortisha Short

Position:
Sprints/Relays
Class:
Senior
High School:
Pickerington Central
Hometown:
Pickerington, Ohio

2017-18: (Indoor) Ran the 60, 200 and 300 for the Falcons … Qualified for the MAC Championships in the 200, placing 11^th in 25.15 seconds … Ran a season-best 25.11 in the 200 at The Big Meet … Posted a season-best time of 7.86 seconds in the 60 at the Doug Raymond Invitational … Ran the 300 in 41.83 seconds at the BG Opener. (Outdoor) Ran the 100, 200 and relays for the Falcons … Set a new personal best in the 100 with a time of 12.03 seconds to place 15^th at the MAC Championships … Ran a wind-aided 12.03 time in the 100 at the Lyles/Wood Invitational … Set a new personal best time in the 200 by running 24.26 seconds to place 12^th at the MAC Championships … Won the 200 at the Toledo Dual in 24.98 seconds … Part of the 400 relay team that finished sixth at the MAC Championships with a time of 46.48 seconds … That quartet ranks seventh in program history in the 400 relay … Anchor leg on the 400 relay team that won the Toledo Dual … Also ran on the team’s fastest 800 relay team that posted a time of 1:38.02 at the Raleigh Relays.

2016-17: (Indoor) Academic All-MAC … Ran the 60, 200, 300 and 400 for the Falcons, as well as the 1600 relay … Team’s top 200 runner, posting the top four times on the Falcons this year … Ran 24.82 seconds to win the 200 at the Golden Flashes Gala, moving into fifth in BGSU history in the event … Placed second in the 200 at the Akron Invitational and the Doug Raymond Invitational … Finished 17^th in the 200 at the MAC Championships in 25.34 seconds … Won the 300 at the BG Opener in 41.22 seconds … Posted a time of 61.36 seconds in the 400 at the Tom Wright Classic … Set a personal best in the 60 with a time of 7.81 seconds at the Thundering Herd Invitational … Ran on the 1600 relay team at the Akron Invitational that finished in 3:58.76. (Outdoor) Academic All-MAC … Ran the 100 and 200 for the Falcons, as well as competing on relays … Qualified for the MAC Championships in the 100 and 200, as well as running on the 400 relay team … Placed seventh at the MAC Championships in the 200 with a time of 24.48 … Earned the last spot to finals by running 24.40 in the prelims … Won the 200 at the UT Dual … Posted a career-best time of 11.99 seconds in the 100 the Jesse Owens Classic, moving to seventh in school history in the event … Placed 12^th in the 100 at the MAC Championships with a time of 12.10 seconds to move to 10^th in school history in the event … Finished second in the 100 at the UT Dual … Ran on the 400 relay team that place fifth at the MAC Championships with a time of 46.19 seconds, the fourth-fastest in school history … Ran on the winning 400 relay team at the UT Dual and placed second at the All-Ohio Championships … Also ran on the 800 relay team that posted a time of 1:37.88 at the Raleigh Relays, the second-fastest in school history.

2015-16: (Indoor) Academic All-MAC … Ran the 60 and 200 for the Falcons, as well as 800 relay and 1600 relay … Competed in the 200 at the MAC Championships, finishing in 15^th place with a personal best time of 24.96 seconds … Placed third in the 200 at the Akron Invitational in 25.35 seconds … Ran the 60 in 7.83 seconds at the GVSU Holiday Open … Part of the winning 800 relay team at the BG Opener in 1:41.78 … Won the 1600 relay at the Tom Wright Open with a time of 4:06.40, converted down to 4:03.18. (Outdoor) Academic All-MAC … Ran the 100, 200 and 400 for the Falcons, as well as the 400 relay and 800 relay … Ran both the 200 and the 400 relay at the MAC Championships … Placed 16^th in the 200 in the MAC Championship prelims with a time of 24.69 seconds … Set a personal best time of 24.67 seconds in the 200 at the Jesse Owens Classic … Finished second in the 200 at the Toledo Dual meet … Ran the lead leg of the 400 relay at the MAC Championships that placed seventh with a time of 46.44 seconds, the eighth-fastest time in school history ... Ran a wind-aided personal best in the 100 with a time of 12.12 seconds at the Jesse Owens Classic … Set a wind legal personal best with a time of 12.35 seconds at the Ball State Challenge in the 100 … Placed second in the 100 in the Toledo Dual with a wind-aided time of 12.23 seconds … Ran the 400 just once, posting a time of 60.65 seconds at the Raleigh Relays … Competed on the 800 relay team that posted a 1:39.20 at the Raleigh Relays, the fourth-fastest time in program history.

2014-15: (Indoor) Ran the 60, 200, 400 and 1600 relay for the Falcons … Competed in the 200 at the MAC Championships … Ran a season-best 25.32 seconds in the 200 at the Akron Invitational … Placed 13^th at the MAC Championships in the 200 with a time of 25.55 seconds … Finished second in the 200 at the Tom Wright Classic with an identical time of 25.55 seconds … Ran the 400 in 60.23 seconds at the SPIRE Invitational, the only time she ran the event during the season … Posted a career best time of 7.91 seconds in the 60 at the Tom Wright Classic … Ran on runner-up 1600 relay teams at both the BG Opener and Tom Wright Classic … At the BG Opener, relay team ran a 3:57.63 for her fastest time of the season. (Outdoor) Competed in the 100, 200 and 400 for the Falcons, as well as the relays … Competed at the MAC Championships in the 1600 relay, helping the team to an eighth place finish in 3:47.12 … Ran on the season-fastest 1600 relay team at the Jesse Owens Classic that ran a 3:46.84 … Ran the second leg on the winning 1600 relay team at the Toledo Dual … Ran the lead leg in the 400 relay at the Cardinal Invitational that finished second in 47.71 seconds … Was fourth at the Gina Relays in the 400 with a personal best time of 58.83 seconds … Finished second in the 400 at the Toledo Dual in 59.34 seconds … Set a personal best time of 25.46 seconds at the Cardinal Invitational in the 200 … Also posted a personal best at the Cardinal Invitational in the 100 at 12.74 seconds.

High School: Four-year letter winner at Pickerington Central High School … Part of Division I state champions in the 400 relay and 800 relay … Won the Ohio Conference Championship (OCC) 200 meter dash as a senior … Named Best Sprinter in both 2013 and 2014 … Team was state runner-up as a senior … Personal best times of 12.2 seconds in the 100 and 24.8 seconds in the 200.

Personal: Full name is Cortisha Monae’ Short … Daughter of Courtney Short and Lakisha Allen … Born Feb. 29, 1996 … Three brothers – Cameron, Elijah and Michael – and a sister, Ciarra … Plans to study psychology.

PERSONAL BESTS
Indoor Track and Field
60: 7.81, Thundering Herd Invitational (1/28/17)
200: 24.82, Golden Flashes Gala (12/10/16)
300: 41.22, BG Opener (1/7/17)
400: 60.23, SPIRE Invitational (2/14/15)
Outdoor Track and Field
100: 12.03, MAC Championships (5/11/18) / 11.99 (w), Jesse Owens Classic (4/22/17)
200: 24.26, MAC Championships (5/10/18)
400: 58.83, Gina Relays (4/25/15)