Northwestern’s Tyra Cox is Dade Girls’ Track and Field Athlete of the Year
There have been countless stars to come through the Miami Northwestern girls’ track and field dynasty over the past decade and a half.
Tyra Cox is well on her way to adding her name to that lore.
After winning three individual state titles and adding a fourth championship as part of a relay, Cox is the Miami Herald’s Miami-Dade Girls’ Track and Field Athlete of the Year.
Cox, a junior, made a lasting impression in her first season at Northwestern after transferring from Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna.
She swept all three individual events in which she competed, winning the 100 in 11.72 seconds, 200 in 23.24 seconds and 400 in 52.26 seconds. Cox also anchored the Northwestern 1,600 relay that won in a time of 3:42.02.
Just how good is that?
Cox is just the fifth girls’ track and field athlete from Miami-Dade County to win at least three individual titles (not including relays) at a single state meet, joining Miami Jackson’s Robin Reynolds (four titles each in 2009 and 2011, three titles each in 2010 and 2012), Miami Southridge’s Alyssa Jones (four titles in 2022, three titles in 2021), Booker T. Washington’s Lanie Whittaker (three titles in 2008) and Northwestern’s Tiffany Ross (three titles in 2001).
Her time in the 400 dash, for good measure, was more than three seconds faster than her time at state a year ago and came in as No. 2 in the United States. It met the qualifying time for the Olympic trials.
“I knew I ran fast, but not that fast,” Cox said. “I had no idea at all, but I’m really proud of myself because I worked hard.”
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