2012-13 Student Athletes BREE HANDY Freshman | Hurdles Fayetteville, Ga. Whitwater HS High School: Four-year letter winner at Whitewater High School under Coaches Cepada Cloud and Elizabeth Dineen….Competed in 4x100-meter relay, 4x400meter relay, 400 meter dash and 300 meter hurdles…Ran personal best of 58.2 seconds in the 400 meter dash…Recorded personal best in 300 meter hurdles with a time of 44.87 seconds…Was Track MVP, All-County, All-Region and State Finalist as a sophomore, junior and senior…As a sophomore, was team co-captain and was 8th place in the GHSA state meet for 300-meter hurdles…As a junior, was team captain and finished 6th in the 300-meter hurdles at the GHSA state meet…Senior year, was team captain, finished 4th at the GHSA state meet in the 300-meter hurdles, was named Athlete of the Week and named Athlete of the Month…Holds Whitewater High School records in the 4x100-meter relay, 400 meter dash and 300 meter hurdles…Competed on Mercury Elite Track Club under Gus Pritchett…Won Junior Olympic Qualifiers in the 4x400-meter relay with Mercury Elite…Also lettered in basketball three seasons…Won best defensive player two seasons in a row. Personal: Full name is Bree Kathleen Handy…Was born March 15, 1994…Is the daughter of Ronald and Fefe Handy…Has two brothers, Christian and Jett…Father played football and basketball at the University of South Alabama…Is currently undecided on a major.
kendall harris Sophomore | Distance Birmingham, Ala. Oak Mountain HS Sophomore Season (Cross Country): Placed fourth on the team for much of the season… Finished the 5k course at the Troy Invitational in 23:36.64, taking 12th overall… Placed 78th overall at the Sun Belt Championships in Bowling Green, Ky., completing the 5k course in 22:14.1… Posted a season-best 6k time of 26:13.35 at the Azalea City Classic in Mobile, Ala. Freshman Season (Cross Country): Ran in six races for the Trojans…Recorded a time of 13:44.82 in the Trojan Invitational…At the Auburn Invitational, set a time of 18:27.9 in the 4K course…Finished 88th with a time of 29:04 at the 6K Georgia State Invitational…Set a personal best on a 5K course at the Seminole Invitational with a time of 22:15.08…Came in 20th at the Coach “O” Invitational with a time of 23:22.14…Recorded a time of 22:50.5 at the Sun Belt Conference Championship… Member of the Trojan “3.0 Club”…Member of Sun Belt Academic Honor Roll
adria hill Junior | Hurdles/Sprints Scottsboro, Ala. Scottsboro HS Sophomore Season: Competed in indoor and outdoor seasons…Participated in 100-meters, 200-meters, 55-meter hurdles, 100-meter hurdles, long jump and 4x100-meter relay…Set personal best of 12.21 in 100-meters…Recorded personal best in 200-meter with time of 25.23…Set personal best in 55-meter hurdles with time of 8.30 during indoor season…Ranked eighth on Troy’s All-Time list for 55-meter hurdles…Recorded personal best of 14.46 in 100-meter hurdles… Ranked tenth on Troy’s All-Time list in 100-meter hurldes…Member of Troy’s “3.0” Club…Member of Sun Belt Academic Honor Roll…Member of All-Academic Team… Student Athletic Advisory Committee Representative for track Freshman Season: Participated in the indoor and outdoor track seasons ... Competed in the 100-meters, 200-meters, 100-meter hurdles, 400-meter hurdles, and 4x100 meter relays High School: Lettered in track all four years…Was coached by John Esslinger, Benny Wright and Nick Collier…Competed in 100-meters, 200-meters, 400-meters, 100-meter hurdles, 4x400-meter relay, 4x100-meter relay, long jump and triple jump…Was awarded the Phineus Award her freshman year…Won the Golden Spike award her freshman year…Member of the state runner-up track team… Won the Golden Spike Award her sophomore year…Member of the state runner-up track team…Won the Golden Spike Award her junior year…Member of the 4x100meter relay that won state her junior year…Member of the state track runner-up team her junior year…Took first in state in the 100-meters and 200-meters in her senior year…Member of the 4x100-meter relay team that won state her senior year…The 4x100-meter relay team that she was a member of also set a new state record with a time of 47.95…Was third in the state in the heptathlon… Placed second in the state in the 100-meter hurdles…Was named MVP in her senior season…Was named North Eastern Cities MVP….Also, competed on an All-Star cheerleading team that won UCA Nationals…Competed on an All-Star dance team that won UDA Nationals. Personal: Full name is Adria Sacha Hill…Is the daughter of Shellie Talley and James Hill…Has four brothers, Cameron, D’aron, Khali and Jayden…Majoring in social psychology.
aleeza kempton Freshman | Sprints Santa Rose Beach, Fla. South Walton HS
High School: One-year letter winner at Oak Mountain High School for Coach Jim Moore…Competed in 800-meter, 1600-meter, 3200-meter and 5K…Member of State Championship team…Competed in 3200-meter at track sectionals
High School: Was two year letter winner…Competed in 100-meter, 200-meter, 400-meter, 4x100-meter relay, 4x400-meter relay, triple jump and long jump… Set personal best of 12.86 in the 100-meter…Recorded personal best of 25.92 in the 200-meter…Set personal best in 400-meter with time of 58.39…Recorded personal best in long jump with 16-3.5…Set personal best of 31’11 in triple jump…Won fourth at State Championship in 400-meter and was team Captain as a senior…Holds school record in the 400-meter…Lettered in soccer for four seasons…Was team captain…Member of Spanish Honors Society
Personal: Was born January 30, 1991…Is the daughter of George and Vickie Harris…Has three brothers, Justin, Jacob and Andrew…Is majoring in communications and minoring in Spanish
Personal: Full name is Aleeza Nicole Kempton... Was born on January 12, 1994... Is the daughter of Andrea Kempton... Has one brother, Dillon... Is currently undecided on a major
Freshman Season (Track): Competed in outdoor track for the Trojans…Set personal best of 12:07.83 in the 3,000-meter…Finished sixth in the USA Invitational in the 3000-meter…Finished sixth in the 5000-meter at the Coach “O” Invitational… Recorded personal best of 21:40.90 in the 5000-meter
2012-13 TROY UNIVERSITY TRACK AND FIELD
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