Women’s Returner Bios the long jump, before earning runner-up honors in the event at the 2009 PIAA AAA State Championships with a leap of 18-9.50, to go along with fifth-place effort in the girls' 100-meter hurdles. || Personal ||Birthday is September 1, 1992 ... Daughter of Rosemarie Hoslyn ... Enrolled in the College of Health and Human Development.
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IHEOMA SR./SR. Eligible Holland, Pa. Council Rock South
|| Ran a season-best 55.29 for the 400 at the Tyson Invitational … Took top honors in the 600 (1:30.90) at the Sykes-Sabock Challenge Cup … Ran on winning 4x400s at the Penn State Relays, Nittany Lion Challenge, Penn State National and Sykes-Sabock Challenge Cup. Before Penn State ... ||University of Florida ||A member of Florida’s 4x400-meter relay at the 2010 NCAA First Round, which ran a season-best 3:38.09 ... Ran the anchor leg on the third-place 4x400 in the College Section at Penn Relays as a sophomore ... Covered the 800-meter leg on Florida’s fourth-place DMR at the 2010 SEC Indoor Championships ... Ran a collegiate PR 25.05 for 200 at the UCF Invitational as a sophomore. || High School || Won the 200 and 400 at the PIAA Championships as a senior ... Took first in the 400 and finished second in the 200 as a senior at the Pa. Indoor State Championships... A member of the United Stars Track Club out of the Philadelphia area, which set a national record for the 4x800-meter relay in 2007 (8:50.72) ... High school personal bests of: 200 (24.17), 400 (54.41), and 800 (2:08). || Personal || Born May 8, 1990 ... Daughter of Jude Iheoma and Doris Modu ... Majoring in Telecommunications.
SPRINTS, RELAYS
Iheoma’s Collegiate Career Bests Indoor 200-Meters 24.72 400-Meters 55.29 500-Meters 1:13.04 600-Meters 1:30.42 4x200-Meter Relay *** 4x400-Meter Relay 3:34.00 Sprint Medley Relay ***
Outdoor 24.21 53.50 *** *** 1:36.56 3:30.35 3:55.24
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JONES
JR./SO. Eligible Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland Rhodes SPRINTS, RELAYS
On the National Stage … || 2011 Outdoor || Split 52.57 to help the Nittany Lions to a fourth-place finish in the 4x400-meter relay … The quartet ran 3:30.35 – a season best and the third-fastest performance in school history … Placed 22nd in the open 400-meters (53.94), earning honorable mention All-America status … Cruised to a personal-best 53.50 to finish sixth overall at the NCAA First Round and earn a bid to the NCAA Championships … Was also a member of the fifth2x place 4x400 (3:33.41) at the First Round meet. || 2011 Indoor || Earned her first-career All-America finish via a sixth-place standing in the 4x400 … Squad ran 3:34.00, which ties for the second-fastest indoor time in school history. At the Big Ten Championships … || 2011 Outdoor || Scored in four events, including a third-place effort in the 400 in 54.16 … Also placed eighth in the 200 (24.21) individually, and assisted on the second-place 4x400 (3:37.57) and fourth-place 4x100 (45.93). || 2011 Indoor || Earned her firstcareer Big Ten title as a member of the winning 4x400 (3:37.80) … Scored a fourth-place finish in the 600-meters with a season-best effort of 1:30.42. Around the Track … || 2011 Outdoor || Ran on a trio of top five teams at Penn Relays, assisting on the second-place 4x200 in the ECAC heat, and the fourth-place sprint medley, and fifth-place 4x400 in the “Championship of America” sections … Won the 400 at the Jesse Owens Classic in 54.00 … Placed eighth in the 400 at War Eagle Invitational at Auburn and 15th at Florida Relays. || 2011 Indoor
Jones’ Collegiate Career Bests Indoor 60-Meters 7.60 100-Meters *** 200-Meters 24.38 400-Meters ***
Outdoor *** 12.17 24.52 57.82
At the Big Ten Championships … || 2011 Outdoor || Competed in the 100-meter dash, finishing 17th overall. || 2011 Indoor || Raced the 60- and 200-meters, placing 22nd in both events. Around the Track ... || 2011 Outdoor ||Placed third in the 400 at the Jim Thorpe Open in a collegiate-outdoor best 57.82 … Took sixth in the 200 at Jim Thorpe, via a season-best 24.76 … Also competed at the Auburn War Eagle Invitational, and Jesse Owens Classic. || 2011 Indoor || Placed second in both the 60 (7.60) and 200 (24.38) at the Penn State Relays – collegiate personal bests in both events … Took third in the 200 (24.40) and ninth in the 60 at the Nittany Lion Challenge … Ran on winning 4x400-meter relays at both the Penn State Relays and Nittany Lion Challenge … Placed 13th in the 200 at the Sykes-Sabock Challenge Cup. || 2010 Outdoor || Competed unattached at the Penn State Open, placing fourth in both the 100 and 200-meters, running 12.17 in the 100, and 24.52 in the 200. Before Penn State ... || High School || Indoor state champion in the 60, 200, and 400-meters as a senior … Won District titles in the 100, 200, and 400, and posted Regional wins in the 100 and 400 … Took top honors in the 100 and 400 at the MidWest Meet of Champions against competition from Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio … Runner-up in the 100 and bronze medalist in the 400 at the Ohio State meet … Placed sixth in the 100 and 400 at Nike Outdoor Nationals. || Personal || Daughter of Robyn Davis … Born December 20, 1990 in Dayton, Ohio … Plans on majoring in Health Policy Administration.
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