Has had an outstanding career at North Carolina A&T…Has been instrumental in the success of the Aggies 4x400 meter relay and distant medley relay teams…Has competed in 25 meets, indoor and outdoor combined, with three career wins…Her personal-best in the 300 meters is 40.01 recorded at the 2012 JDL College Kick-Off Classic…Recorded a personal-best in the 400 meters at the 2013 MEAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships with a time of 54.53.
2010-11 Indoor: Competed in five meets throughout the season…Was a part of the Aggies 4x400 meter relay team that finished fourth at the 2011 New Balance Collegiate Invitational in 3:47.35…Earned second-team and third-team honors at the 2011 MEAC Indoor Track and Field Championships held in Landover, Md., after she and her 4x4 teammates finished second in 3:48.17…She and her distance medley relay team also finished third in 12:28.62.
2011 Outdoor: Competed in six meets during the season…She and her 4x4 teammates finished third at the Raleigh Relays at N.C. State in 3:49.66…Had a fifth-place finish in the 400 meters at the International Friendship & Freedom Games at A&T with a time of 56.67…She and her 4x4 teammates placed second at the prestigious Penn Relays preliminaries with a time of 3:47.32…Earned second-team all-conference honors as she and her 4x4 teammates finished second at the MEAC championships hosted by A&T.
2011-12 Indoor: Competed in five meets throughout the season…Placed third in the 500 meters in 1:15.88 at the 2012 Penn State National…Placed fifth in the 300 meters in 25.87 at the 2012 JDL Fast Track Collegiate Invitational…Had a solid 2012 MEAC indoor championship where she and her 4x4 teammates finished fifth (3:49.98) and her distance medley relay team finished fifth (12:35.80).
2012 Outdoor: Competed in eight meets during the season…Won the 400 meters at the International Friendship & Freedom Games hosted by A&T with a time of 56.37…She and her 4x4 teammates finished sixth at the MEAC outdoor championships with a time of 3:42.49.
2012-13 Indoor: Competed in five meets during the season…Placed second in the 300 meters in 40.01 at the 2012 JDL College Kick-Off Classic in Winston-Salem, N.C…At the 2013 Tiger Challenge, placed third in 3:53.67 in the 4x4…At the same event, placed third in the 400 meters in 56.61…She and her 4x4 teammates finished third at the Penn State National Invitational with a time of 3:45.13…Won the 400 meters at the 2013 Hilton Garden Inn Invitational with a time of 56.23…Earned second-team All-MEAC honors with her distance medley relay teammates by finishing second at the MEAC indoor championships with a time of 12:02.43…Also earned third-team honors in the 4x4 with a time of 3:45.73.
2013 Outdoor: Competed in seven meets throughout the season…Placed second in the 800 meters at the 41st Robert “Jet” Johnson Bulldog Relays with a time of 2:20.05…Came in fourth in the 400 meters at the Duke Invitational with a time of 56.16…Had a second-place finish in the 400 meters at the N.C. A&T Aggie Invitational with a time of 54.61…At the same event, she and her 4x4 teammates recorded a time of 3:56.91 to finish fourth…Competed in three events at the MEAC outdoor championships where she finished fourth (54.97) in the 400 meters.
High School: Competed at Millbrook High School under coaches Jerome Young and Brian Schniedwind…Broke six school records during her career…As a team, the Wildcats won three conference championships…Along with her 4x4 teammates, earned a Class 4A state championship…Named athlete of the year and most athletic at Millbrook…Academically, earned a selection to the National Achievers Society and National Honor Society.
Personal: Full name is Natalia Roshel Bygrave…She is the daughter of Yvonne Richardson…Has four siblings, Makeita, Ashley, Ayannah and Breanne…She was born on March 31, 1992…She majors in psychology…Enjoys analyzing people and helping them with their problems…Is also a member of the African-American Club and various psychology clubs.
