Mariah Buford

Class:
Junior
High School:
Lafayette
Hometown:
Oxford, Miss.

AT OLE MISS (2013-14): 2014: OUTDOOR: Placed 23rd in the 400 meters (57.26) and helped the 4x400-merter relay team to a ninth-place result (3:43.42) at the SEC Championships ... clocked a personal-best 55.37 to finish seventh in the 400 at the LSU Invitational ... placed fifth in the 400 at the Alabama-Mississippi Border Clash (56.92) ... season-best 25.95 in the 200 at the Ole Miss Open. INDOOR: Ran a season-best 58.25 to finish 15th in the 400 meters at the Don Kirby Elite ... season-best 26.69 in the 200 at the Vanderbilt Invitational. 2013: OUTDOOR: Competed in the 400 meters and 4x400-meter relay throughout the season ... helped the 4x400-meter relay team to a season-best time of 3:42.33 and a runner-up finish at the Ole Miss Invitational ... ran a personal-best 56.93 in the 400 meters at the Ole Miss Invitational. INDOOR: Participated in three meets, primarily in the 400 meters and 200 meters ... posted season-best times of 25.72 in the 200 and 59.15 in the 400 at the BSC Panther Indoor Icebreaker. BEFORE OLE MISS: Attended Lafayette High School where she lettered in track and field under coach Amy Sutton ... led the Commodores to runner-up state finishes in 2011 and 2012 ... won the 4A state title in the 400 meters and 4x400 meter relay as a senior ... state runner-up in the 400 as a junior ... placed top four at the state meet in the 100 meters five straight times, including third place as an eighth grader ... achieved a personal best of 57.18 in the 400 meters ... also lettered in basketball where she was named first team All-District. PERSONAL: Born on February 18, 1994 ... daughter of Johnny and Connie Buford ... her brother, D.K., is on the Ole Miss football team.