Florida State University Athletics
2022-23 Women's Track & Field Roster
Roster

Faith Banks
- Year:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Macedonia, Ohio
- High School:
- Nordonia
- Other College:
- Cincinnati
HONORS
- 2023 Indoor – First Team All-ACC 400 meters
TOP TIMES
60 | 7.42 |
100 | 11.51 (-4.5) |
200 | 23.60 |
300 | 39.12 |
400 | 52.88 |
500 | 1:13.96 |
4 x 100 Relay | 44.45 |
4 x 400m Relay | 3:36.68 |
400m | 53.26 |
4 x 400m Relay | 3:41.77 |
2023:
Outdoor
- May 24-27 – NCAA East Regional (Jacksonville, FL) – Finished 21st in the 400m in 54.54, qualified for NCAA Finals as a member of the 4×100 relay team that finished 12th with a time of 44.34
- May 11-13 – ACC Outdoor Championships (Raleigh, NC) – 10th place in the 400m prelims in 53.26
Indoor:
Finished second in the 400m dash (52.88) at the ACC Indoor Championship…Placed third in the 60m dash (7.42) and competed in the 200m dash (23.86) at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational…Competed in the 400m dash (54.45) at the Razorback Invitational. Placed fourth in the 400m dash (55.052) and fourth in the 4x400m relay (52.584, 3:41.77) at the Clemson Invitational.
Cincinnati (2019-21)
2022 Outdoor:
Ran personal bests in the 200m dash (23.61) and the 400m dash (52.99) at the AAC Championships…Won the 100m dash at the Tennessee Relays with a personal best 11.51 into a -4.5 headwind…Also won the 200m dash at the Tennessee Relays with a time of 23.73 (4.9)…Won the 400m dash at the Oliver Nikoloff Invitational with a time of 53.33.
2022 Indoor:
Helped the Cincinnati Bearcats to an AAC title in the DMR…Finished second at the AAC Championships in the 400m dash (53.63) and sixth in the 200m dash (24.06).
2021 Outdoor:
In the AAC Championship, was a part of the relay team that took home a silver medal in the 4x100m relay with a time of 45.12…recorded a personal best 24.25 in the 200m at the Tennessee Relays
2021 Indoor:
Took part in the women’s distance medley at the H-Town Speed City Series with a time of 12:00.07, setting a meet record…At the Al Campbell Invitational, claimed her first solo event win in the winter season with a time of 55.43 in the 400m
2020 Outdoor:
No season was conducted because of the COVID-19 global pandemic.
2020 Indoor:
Placed 6th at the American Indoor Track and Field Championships with an indoor personal best time of 54.98 seconds.
2019 Outdoor:
Earned 2nd team All-American honors as a runner of the 4×100 relay. Placed 6th at the American Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the 400m and placed 2nd in both the 4×100 and 4×400 relays.
2019 Indoor:
Placed 6th at the American Indoor Track and Field Championships on the 4×400 relay.
PERSONAL
2018 graduate of Nordonia High School (Macedonia, Ohio)…seven-time state place-winner, including three times in the 400m and four times with the 4x400m relay…improved at the state meet in the 400m each year, placing 12th, 5th, 4th and 2nd in her career…added placements of 5th, 4th, 3rd and 3rd in the relay…captured several crowns in the 400m, including three conference, three district and one regional title…added four-year sweeps in the relay at the conference, district and regional levels…also won the 200m district title as a junior…holds the school record in the 200m and 400m as well as being a member of the record 4x200m and 4x400m relays…as a team, NHS finished eighth in the state her senior year…added three district titles and four conference championships…also played volleyball…is the second member of her family to compete in NCAA Division I athletics following her mother, Sonja, who was a four-year member of the University of Tennessee volleyball team (outside hitter).