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career state final at the 2012 California CIF State Championships during her sophomore season … Finished eighth in the state final as a sophomore … Ran a 2012 seasonal-best time of 14.17 (+0.4) in the 100 hurdles to win the bronze medal in the divisional finals at the California CIF Southern Section Finals en route to a berth in the state championships in the event … Claimed a fifth-place finish statewide in the 55-meter hurdles at the 2012 California Indoor State Championships. PERSONAL Full name is Kymber Tiar Payne … Born on June 4, 1996 … Parents are Kenyan Payne, Sr., and Kimberly Ball … Has two siblings, Kenyan Payne, Jr., and Kenya Payne … Majoring in sociology.
Danielle Phillips Fr./Fr. – 5-7 – Cocoa, Fla. Rockledge Senior HS Major: Undecided Events: 100H (14.06w/14.10), Long Jump (20-5 ½w/20-0), Triple Jump (38-3) PRIOR TO LSU An outstanding prospect in the hurdles and jumps during her prep career at Rockledge Senior High School … Signed with the Lady Tigers with a wind-legal personal best of 14.10 seconds in the 100-meter hurdles and a wind-aided personal best of 20 feet, 5 ½ inches in the long jump … Crowned the Class 2A state champion in the long jump in the state of Florida during her senior season after jumping a wind-legal seasonal best of 19-5 in the state final at the 2014 Florida High School Athletics Association Outdoor State Track & Field Championships … Also capped her prep career by winning the Florida Class 2A state silver medal in the 100 hurdles as a senior in 2014 … Captured a pair of Florida Class 2A state silver medals in both the 100 hurdles (14.10) and long jump (19-2 ½) to wrap up her junior season for Rockledge Senior High School … Led Rockledge Senior High School to a runner-up finish for the Class 2A state championship in 2013 … Swept District 12-2A and Region 3-2A titles in the 100-meter hurdles to qualify for the Class 2A state meet in the event … Also followed a silver-medal-winning runner-up finish at the District 12-2A meet with a gold-medal-winning jump of 20-0 at the Region 3-2A meet en route to a berth in the state meet in 2013 … Jumped her wind-aided seasonal best and personal best of 20-5 ½ in winning the long jump title at the 2013 Cape Coast Conference Championships … Ended the 2013 outdoor season as the nation’s No. 5-ranked long jumper under all conditions at the prep level among all classifications and the No. 2-ranked member in the Class of 2014 with her best of 20-5 ½w … Ran a career-best wind-aided time of 14.06 (+2.7) in the 100 hurdles during 2014 outdoor season at the Bob Hayes Invitational in Jacksonville, Florida … Emerged as one of Florida’s top young track and field prospects with an outstanding sophomore season outdoors in 2012 … Crowned the Florida Class 2A state champion in the triple jump with a personal best and seasonal best of 38-3 (+1.0) at the 2012 state meet … Also won a pair of Class 2A silver medals in the 100 hurdles and long jump during her sophomore season at Rockledge High School … Swept District 12-2A and Region 3-2A titles in each of the 100 hurdles, long jump and triple jump during the 2012 season en route to an appearance in each event at the 2012 FHSAA Class 2A Outdoor State Championships … Jumped a seasonal best of 19-11 ½ in winning the long jump during the 2012 Region 3-2A Championships. PERSONAL Full name is Danielle Linda Phillips … Born on July 18, 1995 … Parents are Willie Phillips and Shannon Floyd … Has two older siblings, Chad Kendall and Korey Kendall … An honor student during her prep career at Rockledge Senior High School while maintaining a grade-point average of 3.5 or better … Was also a member of the prestigious International Cambridge Program … Currently undecided on a major.
Bryiana Richardson So./So. – 5-3 – New Orleans, La. Helen Cox HS Major: Kinesiology Events: 60H (8.53), 100H (14.04), 400H (58.61) 2014 An NCAA quarterfinalist in the 400-meter hurdles in her debut season with the Lady Tigers as a true freshman in 2014 … Clocked her two fastest times of the collegiate season in the first round of qualifying and the quarterfinal round at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds held in Jacksonville, Florida … Raced to a time of 58.63 in the first round before clocking 58.64 in the quarterfinal round to finish in 20th place at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds … Nearly qualified for the conference final in her debut at the SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships, earning an 11th-place finish with a run of 59.90 in the preliminary round … Opened the outdoor season by running 59.49 in her very first race in the 400-meter hurdles as a collegian at the Texas Relays … Finished in fifth place at the Texas Relays after running 1 minute, 0.61 seconds in the university final … Finished runner-up in the 400 hurdles at the Battle on the Bayou with a time of 59.82 … Won the B section of the event at the LSU Alumni Gold with a time of 59.06 that earned her a spot in the field at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds … Even set a wind-legal PR of 14.04 (-0.6) in the 100-meter hurdles at the LSU Alumni Gold … Competed in the 60-meter hurdles during the indoor season … Finished in 18th place overall in the qualifying
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round at the SEC Indoor Championships with a time of 8.63 … Clocked a personal best of 8.53 in the preliminary round at the Tyson Invitational before clocking 8.54 for a 17th-place finish in the semifinal round in the event held at the University of Arkansas … Also ran the 60 hurdles at the New Mexico Team Invitational (8.58), LSU Twilight (8.70), Texas A&M Triangular (8.77) and Auburn Indoor Invitational (9.73) … Followed the collegiate season by advancing to the final of the 400-meter hurdles at the USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships held at Oregon’s Hayward Field … Raced to a personal best of 58.61 in a fifth-place finish in the championship final of the 400 hurdles at the USA Junior Championships … Advanced to the final with a qualifying run of 59.53 in the preliminary round at the USA Junior Championships. PRIOR TO LSU One of the top recruits in the state of Louisiana for the Class of 2013 … Cracked the Top 10 of the high school national rankings in the 400-meter hurdles with a silver-medal-winning performance at the 2013 USA Track & Field Junior Olympic National Championships held in Greensboro, North Carolina … Broke the one-minute mark in the 400 hurdles for the first time in her prep career with a personal record of 59.64 to claim the silver medal in the 17-18 age group … Emerged from the meet as the No. 9-ranked 400-meter hurdler nationally and No. 5-ranked member of the Class of 2013 in the event … Raced out to a fast start in her senior season outdoors in 2013 by setting back-to-back personal records in the 300-meter hurdles at the Sugar Bowl Track Classic (42.73) and Mobile Challenge of Champions (42.69) … Set her personal best of 42.69 in a runner-up finish at the Mobile Challenge of Champions for the No. 18-ranked performance nationally in the high school ranks by a member of the Class of 2013 … Slashed nearly two seconds from her PR in the 300 hurdles during the 2013 season … Named the 2013 Louisiana Region 3-4A Most Valuable Performer after sweeping regional titles in the 100 hurdles and 300 hurdles and finishing runner-up in the 100 meters at the regional meet … Set a wind-legal PR of 14.36 in the 100 hurdles at the 2013 Louisiana Region 3-4A Championships … Defended her Class 4A state championship in the 300-meter hurdles with a winning time of 43.21 at the 2013 Louisiana High School Athletics Association Outdoor State Track & Field Championships held at LSU’s Bernie Moore Track Stadium … Also claimed the Class 4A silver medal in the 100 hurdles with an outstanding performance at the state meet in 2013 … Enjoyed a breakout junior season in 2012 as the young women’s silver medalist in the 400 hurdles the AAU Junior Olympic National Championships, AAU Club National Championships and USA Track & Field Youth Outdoor Track & Field Championships … Raced to a seasonal best of 1:00.07 to claim the young women’s silver medal in the 400-meter hurdles at the 2012 AAU Junior Olympic National Championships held in Houston, Texas … Claimed the silver medal in the 400-meter hurdles for New Era Track Club at the 2012 AAU Club Nationals held in Orlando, Florida, while running 1:00.44 … Clocked the fastest qualifying time of 1:01.65 in the preliminary round at the AAU Club Nationals … Took home the silver medal in the 400 hurdles after running 1:01.58 in the qualifying round and 1:02.04 in the championship final at the 2012 USATF Youth Outdoor Championships held in Arlington, Texas … Also earned a fifth-place finish in the young women’s division of the 100-meter hurdles at both the AAU Club Nationals (14.19w) and USATF Youth Outdoor Championships (14.52) to wrap up the 2012 outdoor season … Won three state titles in the hurdles during her sophomore and junior seasons as one of the premier performers in the state of Louisiana … Won the Class 4A state title in the 300-meter hurdles after running a seasonal best of 44.50 while competing for Helen Cox High School at the 2012 LHSAA Outdoor State Championships … Was also the 2012 Class 4A silver medalist in the 100 hurdles with her time of 14.63 (-0.3) in the state final … Captured back-to-back Class 3A state championships in the 300 hurdles while competing for Ben Franklin High School as a freshman in 2010 (44.75) and sophomore in 2011 (45.04) … Also scored two-straight Class 3A state silver medals in the 100 hurdles in 2010 and 2011 during her stint at Ben Franklin High School … An eight-time regional champion in the state of Louisiana during her prep career while capturing three-straight titles in both the 100 hurdles and 300 hurdles in a state championship run in 2010, 2011 and 2012. PERSONAL Full name is Bryiana Nychelle Richardson … Born on Jan. 26, 1995 … Father is Derek Richardson … Mother is Laquita Allen and stepfather is Dameyon Allen … Has two younger siblings, Dae’ja and Jasmine … An honor roll student who maintained a 3.89 grade-point average during her prep career at Helen Cox High School … Received Principal’s Honors and Superintendent’s Honors at her high school … Majoring in kinesiology with a concentration in human movement.
Morgan Schuetz So./So. – 5-7 – Baton Rouge, La. Parkview Baptist HS Major: Kinesiology Events: 800M (IN: 2:08.86; OUT: 2:07.02), 1,500M (4:29.59), Mile (4:56.19) 2014 An NCAA Championships qualifier in the 800 meters in her debut season outdoors with the Lady Tigers … Ran 2 minutes, 8.03 seconds to finish in 38th place in the first round of qualifying at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds held in Jacksonville, Florida … Scored three points for the Lady Tigers with a sixth-place finish in the 800-meter final at the SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships … Raced to a lifetime personal best of 2:07.02 in the SEC final after qualifying with a time of 2:08.79 in the preliminary round … Also lined up