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Wayne State University Athletics

2025-26 Women's Track & Field Roster

(C) Douglas Johnson, all rights reserved.
(C) Douglas Johnson, all rights reserved.
(C) Douglas Johnson
(C) Douglas Johnson, all rights reserved.
(C) Douglas Johnson

Iyana Coates

Iyana Coates

  • Position:
    Sprints
  • Height:
    5-5
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    East Lansing, Mich.
  • High School:
    East Lansing
  • Letters:
    3

Summary

Biography

2024-25:  INDOOR:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... competed in six regular-season meets ... ran a season-best time for 400m (1:03.93) at the W-C-W tri-meet ... posted a season-best mark of 45.20 for 300m at the Findlay Alumni Classic ... recorded season-best times of 8.23 for 60m and 27.24 for 200m at the SVSU Holiday Open.  OUTDOOR:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... participated in five meets ... set a season-best time for 200m (26.56) at the Hillsdale Tune-Up ... fastest 100m dash time (12.87) came at the Cedarville Yellow Jacket Open.

2023-24:  INDOOR:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... participated in five competitions ... notched a personal best time of 27.19 in the 200m dash at the W-C-W meet ... recorded a personal best time of 8.25 in the 60m dash at the SVSU Tune-Up.  OUTDOOR:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... competed in four regular-season meets ... posted a season-best 100m dash time of 12.84 at the Concordia Alumni Legacy meet ... ran a season-best time of 26.53 for 200m at the Cedarville Yellow Jacket Open.

2022-23:  INDOOR:  Competed in four regular-season meets ... ran a season-best times of 8.40 (60m dash) and 27.60 (200m) at the GVSU Holiday Open (12/9) ... posted a season-best time of 7.91 for 55m dash at the Wildcat-Cardinal-Warrior Meet in Marquette (2/4).  OUTDOOR:  Competed in both the 100m dash (13.88) and 4x100m relay in only outdoor meet - Cedarville Yellow Jacket Open (3/25) ... missed the remainder of the season with an injury.

High School:  A 2022 graduate of East Lansing High School ... competed at the 2022 MHSAA Division 1 state track meet in the 4x100m relay ... posted a personal-best of 16-1 in the long jump at the regional meet to earn a fifth-place finish ... ran the second leg of the third-place 4x200m relay at the 2021 MHSAA Division 1 state track meet ... also participated in the 4x100m relay at the state finals as a junior ... competed in three events at the 2019 MHSAA Division 1 regional meet ... finished sixth in the long jump with a season-best distance of 14-11, while also running in the 4x100m relay and 4x200m relay as a freshman ... participated in cheerleading ... played violin as a member of the East Lansing Symphonic Orchestra.

Personal:  Full name -- Iyana D. Coates ... born on June 25, 2004, in Lansing ... daughter of Angela Coates ... is majoring in Psychology ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.0-3.49) for Fall 2023 ... first name is pronounced I-yan-a.


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Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

    Sprints
    5'5"

  • 2023-24Sophomore

    Sprints
    5'5"

  • 2024-25Junior

    Sprints
    5'5"

  • 2025-26Senior

    Sprints
    5'5"