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(7.71) in 2011 at the NJCAA Indoor Championships … Set a personal best of 8.37 in the 60-meter hurdles in the national final in 2010 … Was named the Indoor MVP for the women’s team at Essex County College during her freshman season in 2010 … Twice set the facility record in the 60-meter hurdles at Cornell’s Barton Hall with times of 8.52 in 2010 and 8.38 in 2011 … Went on to earn meet MVP honors for the Cornell Deneault Invitational with her performance in both 2010 and 2011 … Clocked 8.39 in a fifth-place finish in the consolation final of the 60 hurdles at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational on Feb. 4, 2011 … Clocked a 2010 outdoor seasonal best of 13.87 in the 100-meter hurdles in a runner-up finish at the 2010 Aggie Relays held at North Carolina A&T University in Greensboro, N.C. … Also ran a wind-legal time of 13.88 in the 100-meter hurdles at the 2010 Wake Forest Open … Joined the program at Essex County College following her prep career at St. Hugh High School in Kingston, Jamaica … Won a silver medal in the Class 1 division of the girl’s 100-meter hurdles at the prestigious Boys & Girls Athletics Championships held in Kingston, running a time of 14.21 into a strong headwind in the meet finals.
PERSONAL
Full name is Shanekia Nyoshie Hall … Born on Nov. 27, 1988 … Guardians are Pernel Dennisur and Patricia Anderson … Has three older sisters named Ann-Marie, Shinnell and Suzette … Mentored in her athletics career by former LSU Lady Tiger national champion Nickiesha Wilson and Lennox Graham … Majoring in sport administration with a concentration in sport commerce.
Karen Henning
So./So. – 5-5 – Kings Park, N.Y. St. Anthony’s HS Major: Kinesiology Events: Weight Throw (58-0 ¼), Hammer Throw (184-5)
Siedda Herbert
Jr./Jr. – 5-6 – Port Allen, La. Port Allen HS Major: Sport Administration Events: 200M (IN: 24.47; OUT: 24.89), 400M (IN: 54.22; OUT: 54.03)
2011
Set indoor and outdoor personal bests in the 400-meter dash during her sophomore season in 2011 … Clocked an indoor best of 54.22 seconds in the preliminary round to qualify for her first career final at the SEC Indoor Track & Field Championships … Nearly scored for the Lady Tigers as she took ninth place at the SEC Indoor Championships after clocking 54.73 in the conference final … Also ran indoor seasonal bests of 7.67 in the 60-meter dash and 24.71 in the 200-meter dash in 2011 … Followed outdoors by setting a lifetime PR of 54.03 in the 400 meters in a third-place finish at the LSU Alumni Gold … Earned a 14th-place finish in the event at the SEC Outdoor Championships after running 54.39 in the prelims … Qualified for the NCAA Championships for the second time in her career as she finished in 23rd place overall in the quarterfinal round at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds … Clocked 55.68 in the NCAA quarterfinal held at Indiana University in Bloomington, Ind. … Advanced to the national quarterfinal after clocking 54.94 in the first round … Also saw spot duty on LSU’s 4x400-meter relay during the 2011 season … Ran a second leg on the foursome that clocked 3:33.63 in a runner-up finish at the LSU Invitational.
2010
2011
Proved herself as one of the top young throwers in the SEC as a freshman in 2011 … Shattered personal bests in both the weight throw indoors and hammer throw outdoors during the season … Scored four points for the Lady Tigers with a fifth-place finish in the hammer throw at the 2011 SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships held in Athens, Ga. … Threw a series-best 181 feet, 1 inch at the conference meet to help the Lady Tigers win their fourth SEC Outdoor team title in five seasons … Won the hammer throw title at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational with a top mark of 177-8 … Placed fifth in the event at the Texas Relays after throwing a best of 183-2 during the collegiate season … Also recorded throws of 181-9 at the LSU Invitational and 181-2 at the LSU Alumni Gold … Followed the collegiate season by setting a personal best in the hammer throw at the 2011 USA Junior Championships held in Eugene, Ore. … Won the silver medal in the event with her PR of 184-5 that ranks No. 6 on LSU’s all-time outdoor performance list in the event … Improved her PR in the hammer throw by nearly 20 feet over the course of the 2011 season … Posted an indoor PR of 58-0 ¼ in the 20-pound weight throw to take third place at the Razorback Invitational … That mark ranked No. 7 on LSU’s all-time indoor performance list at the end of the season … Earned an 11th-place finish in the weight throw at the SEC Indoor Championships with her mark of 56-1 ¼ … Was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team as the league’s top performer in both the weight throw and hammer throw at the SEC Championships during the 2011 season … Crushed her weight throw PR entering the season by nearly five feet during the campaign.
PRIOR TO LSU
One of the nation’s top hammer prospects … Set a prep personal-best mark of 164-3 during the 2008 outdoor season … Her personal record ranked No. 7 in the country among all classifications during the 2008 outdoor season … Was crowned hammer throw champion at the 2009 USA Track & Field World Youth Championships Trials held at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Mich., with a mark of 154-5 … Also won a bronze medal in the event at the 2009 Nike Outdoor Nationals in Greensboro, N.C., throwing 156-2 during the competition … Finished the 2009 season with a seasonal-best mark of 160-4 set in a runner-up finish at the Hartford High School Invitational on May 9, 2009 … Ranked No. 7 nationally in the weight throw during the 2010 indoor season … Set a prep PR of 53-4 to win the weight throw title at the St. Anthony’s Developmental Meet on Dec. 12, 2009 … Also threw 51-6 ¼ to capture the weight throw title in the high school division at the prestigious Millrose Games in New York on Jan. 29, 2010 … Qualified for the Millrose Games by winning the weight throw at the Millrose Games Trials, throwing 50-9 … Threw 52-3 ½ to take first place at the 2010 Southern Tier Track & Field Classic.
Competed in the 400-meter dash at the SEC Indoor Championships and SEC Outdoor Championships during her true freshman season in 2010 … Finished in 17th place overall in the 400 meters at the SEC Indoor meet after setting an indoor seasonal best of 56.18 in the preliminary round … Followed with a 14th-place finish in the open quarter at the SEC Outdoor meet with a time of 54.97 … Set an outdoor seasonal best of 54.35 in a runner-up finish in the B section at the LSU Alumni Gold … Earned the right to compete in the 400 meters at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds in Greensboro, N.C. … Clocked 54.68 in the first round of qualifying at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds to finish in 31st place … Won indoor 200-meter titles at the LSU Twilight (24.89) and LSU NCAA Indoor Qualifier (24.88) … Ran the third leg on LSU’s 4x400-meter relay team that earned a seventh-place finish at the Penn Relays (3:35.79).
PRIOR TO LSU
A standout athlete throughout her career at Port Allen High School … A sprinter and jumper who wrapped up her senior season with two state titles and two state runner-up honors at the LHSAA Class 3A Outdoor State Championships at the Bernie Moore Track Stadium on LSU’s campus … Won the Class 3A state title in the long jump as a senior in 2009 with a wind-aided jump of 19 feet, 5 ¼ inches … Followed by winning the state title in the triple jump with a wind-legal jump of 37-9 ¾ … Finished as the 2009 state runner-up in both the 100 meters (12.05) and 200 meters (24.62w) … Captured District 8-3A crowns in both sprint races during the 2009 season … Set her personal best of 11.78 in the 100 meters to win the regional title in 2009.
PERSONAL
Full name is Siedda Monique Herbert … Born on Feb. 10, 1991 … Parents are Antonio Herbert and Delois Hall … Has one sister named Courtney Simmons … Has one brother named Antonio Herbert, Jr. … A standout in the classroom at Port Allen High School … Named to the Principal’s List in all four years of high school … Was also a member of the Beta Club and the National Society of High School Scholars Association … Served as a People to People Student Ambassador and a United States Achievement member … Her sister is currently a women’s basketball assistant coach at Trinity Valley Community College in Athens, Texas, and played college basketball at Tulane and Louisville … Majoring in sport administration with a concentration in sport commerce.
Denise Hinton
So./So. – 5-8 – Peachtree City, Ga. McIntosh HS Major: Kinesiology Events: Weight Throw (55-4 ¾), Hammer Throw (174-0)
PERSONAL
Full name is Karen Anna Therese Henning … Born on May 7, 1992 … Parents are Walter and Marybeth Henning … Brother, Walter, was a three-time NCAA champion and six-time All-American in the hammer throw and weight throw at LSU from 2009-11 … Was an honor student at St. Anthony’s High School … A member of the Tau Fraternity and Kolbe Society at her high school … Majoring in kinesiology with a concentration in human movement.
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2011
Competed in both the weight throw and hammer throw for the first time in her career in her first season with the Lady Tigers in 2011 … Set personal bests of 55 feet, 4 ¾ inches in the weight throw indoors and 174-0 in the hammer throw outdoors during her freshman season … Threw 174-0 in a third-place finish in the hammer throw at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational for the No. 8-ranked performance on LSU’s all-time outdoor performance list … Earned a 15th-place finish in her debut at the SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships with a series-best mark of 159-7 … Finished runner-up in the hammer throw with an effort of 166-0 at the Cole-Lancon Invitational … Threw 55-4 ¾ in the weight throw in her collegiate debut as she took fifth place in the event at the Purple Tiger Invitational … Ranked No. 9 on LSU’s all-time indoor performance list in the weight throw at the end of the 2011 indoor season … Competed
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