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Women's Outdoor Track
AS A FRESHMAN: Immediately stepped in to provide fast times and high finishes in the hurdles ... won her first collegiate competition, the 60-meter hurdles, during the Tri Meet against Western Michigan and Ball State ... won second consecutive 60-meter hurdle competition against Michigan State, taking first in 8.96 ... improved her time to 8.79 and finished fifth in the finals of the 60-meter hurdles at the Meyo Invitational ... qualified for the finals of the 60-meter hurdles at the Windsor Team Challenge and improved her time again, finishing second in 8.72 ... qualified for the BIG EAST indoor meet in the 60-meter hurdles and advanced to the finals, finishing behind teammate Tameisha King in the finals to just miss out on all-BIG EAST honors in fourth place (8.69) ... wrapped up the 2002 indoor season with a third-place finish in the 60-meter hurdles at the Alex Wilson Invitational ... first outdoor hurdles race ended up as the 100-meter hurdles at the Arizona State Invitational (15.12) ... also competed in the 400-meter hurdles in Tempe (1:03.24) ... had a solid meet at the Purdue Invitational, finishing second in the 100-meter hurdles (14.68) and fifth in the 400-meter hurdles ... broke through for first outdoor hurdle victory at the Tom Botts Invitational, finishing first in 1:02.59 ... qualified for both hurdle competitions at the BIG EAST Conference outdoor meet, finishing 13th in the 100-meter hurdles (14.58) and seventh in the finals of the 400-meter hurdles (1:03.35). HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: One of the most decorated athletes to graduate from McClellan Business Magnet High School in Little Rock, Ark. ... won the Arkansas High School Heisman as the top prep athlete in the state ... 1998 400-meter hurdle champion at the Junior Olympics ... finalist in the 400-meter hurdles at the 1999 and 2000 Junior Nationals ... four-time All-American in track and field ... won four state championships while earned all-conference, all-state and MVP honors each year of track and field competition ... never lost a single high school race in the 300-meter hurdles ... set the state record in the 100-meter hurdles ... helped her team capture the 2000 state mile relay title by closing a 50-meter gap on the anchor leg ... also won four letters as a forward on the McClellan basketball team ... National Honor Society president ... senior class president ... Future Business Leaders of America member ... named Arkansas Democrat-Gazette female academic athlete of the year in 2001 ... father, David, and uncle, Larry Bryant, both played football at the University of Arkansas ... born Jan. 13, 1983 in Little Rock, Ark. ... enrolled in the College of Science. |
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