2012-13
2013 Indoor: Competed at six meets, splitting time mostly between the 400 and 4×400 … During the regular season, clocked times in the 400 of 56.04* (fifth at the New Mexico Classic) and 59.64* (27th at Don Kirby Open) … Took ninth in the 400 at the Mountain West Championships, finishing in 56.74 … Did run the 600 at the Cherry & Silver Invitational, placing second in 1:35.32 …Raced in the Lobos’ primary 4×400 team, helping the women place sixth at the MW Championships, ninth at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational and third at the New Mexico Invitational.
2013 Outdoor: Saw action at six meets, starting in the 200 before transitioning to the 400 by season’s end … Ran the 200 at the UTEP Springtime Invitational (sixth place, 24.90*), the Don Kirby Tailwind Invitational (eigth, 24.64*) and Air Force Triangular (third, 25.00*) … Also ran first of five 400s at the Air Force Triangular, winning with a time of 56.67* … Finished the season with three straight third-place finishes, starting with the Beach Invitational (55.21), then the Brutus Hamilton Invitational (55.59), before claiming bronze at the Mountain West Championships (54.19) … Anchored the women’s 4×400 at the conference meet, helping the foursome take second at the meet and second in the UNM record books.
2011-12
2012 Indoor: Ran at five meets, almost exclusively in the 400-meter dash … Started the season with a 3rd-place time of 57.00* in the 400 at the NAU Lumberjack Open … Ran a 1:35.88 in the 600 at the Cherry & Silver Invitational, her only run in the 600 … Clocked a pair of fifth-place finishes in the 400 at the New Mxico Classic (55.54*) and Don Kirby Elite Invitational (54.89*) … At the Mountain West Indoor Championships, posted a career-best time in the 400 of 54 seconds even, winning the event and claiming All-MW honors.
2012 Outdoor: Competed in the 400 at seventh meets, finishing out of the top six only once … Opened with a runner-up time of 54.79* at the Don Kirby Tailwind Invitational … At the UTEP Invite, clocked a 57.80* time to place fourth … Tallied a 55.15 time at the Mt. SAC Relays, placing 22nd … Posted nearly identical times at the Beach Invite (54.96, 6th place), the Brutus Hamilton Open (54.56, 1st) and the Texas Tech Red Raider Open (54.81*, 5th) … At the MW Outdoor Championships, finished third with a 54.49* time, good enough to claim All-MW honors.
2010-11
2011 Indoor: Third-place finish in the 200 at the Lobo Open with a time of 24.94 … At the Cherry and Silver Invitational, Pitts finish second in the 600 with a time of 1:34.02 and ran with the 4×400 meter relay team that finished seventh … At the New Mexico Invitational, Pitts competed in the 200 (9th place, finishing in 24.66), the 400 (11th place, finishing in 57.01), and ran with the 8th-place 4×400 meter relay team … Tenth-place finish at the Don Kirby Invitational in the 400, finishing in 56.34 … Placed sixth in the 400 at the MWC Championships, with a time of 54.89 … Ran with the 4×400 meter relay team at the MWC Championships, finishing 7th.
2011 Outdoor: Posted a 11th-place finish in the 400 at the Arizona State Invitational, finishing in 56.89 … Second-place finish in the 400 (55.94), fourth-place finish in the 200 (24.72) and third-place finish as a member of the 4×400 meter relay team at the UNM Tailwind Invitational … Runner up at the 200 (24.81) at the Sun Angel Classic … 9th-place finish in the 200 at the UTEP Invitational with a time for 24.61 … Picked up a pair of third-place finishes in the 200m (24.32) and 400m (54.55) at the Brutus Hamilton Invitational at Cal-Berkeley … Earned seventh in the 200 at the Steve Scott Invitational at UC Irvine, clocking in at a personal-best time of 24.19 … Fifth-place finish at the MWC Championships in the 400-meter with a time of 55.08.
2009-10
2010 Indoor: Ran at six meets … Started the season at the Lobo Opener, finishing third in the 200 with a time of 25.56s … Ran twice at the Cherry & Silver Invitational, snagging a pair of top-20 finishes in the 400 (59.74) and 200 (25.60) … Ran the same two events at the Lobo Challenge, picking up third in the 400 (57.67) and seventh in the 200 (25.37) … Finished fifth overall in the 400 at the Air Force Invitational, clocking in at 57.16 … Also ran with the women’s 4x400m and 4×440-yard relay teams.
2010 Outdoor: Competed at six meets … Earned tenth in the 200 at the UTEP Springtime, finishing in 24.86 … Picked up fifth and seventh in the 400 and 200, respectively, finishing in 56.51 in the 400 and 24.91 in the 200 … Picked up third at the TCU Invitational, crossing the finish line in 56.19 … New Mexico-best time in the 200 with a time of 24.68 at the Cal Brutus Hamilton Invitational … Scored in the MWC Championships in the 400 with a 6th place finish time of 55.02 … Was also a member of the 4x100m and 4x400m relay teams.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2009 graduate of Bonanza High School in Las Vegas, Nev … Won the class 4A state 400m title with a time of 56.2 as a junior … Three-year letterwinner in track and volleyball … Four-year letterman on the basketball court.
PERSONAL
Born in Las Vegas, Nev. … Full name is Shirley Alicia Pitts … Daughter of Susan Murray and Gerald Pitts … Has an older brother, Gerald who attends West LA College, and younger sister, Alice, who attends Central Arizona College … Intends to major in Biology and pursue a career in medicine.
PERSONAL BESTS
Indoor
200 meters: 24.66
400 meters: 54.00*
600 meters: 1:34.02
Outdoor
200 meters: 24.19
400 meters: 54.49*
TRACK & FIELD HONORS
All-Mountain West Indoor Team, 2012 (400)
All-Mountain West Outdoor Team, 2012 (400) & 2013 (400, 4×400)
* indicates a performance that has been adjusted based on the NCAA altitude conversion protocol