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2002: Competed in the discus at the two home meets, finishing 19th at the Dr Pepper Invitational and recording a season-long 87-7 at the Michael Johnson Classic ... Also scored a season-best 41-7 3/4 in the shot at the Michael Johnson Classic ... High finish in the shot was an eighth-place showing at the UTSA Relays ... Competed in the hammer throw at the Dr Pepper Invitational finishing sixth with a throw of 109-5. 2001: Had a career day at the Michael Johnson Classic throwing for season-bests in all three events … Had tosses of 40-6 in the shot put, 98-4 in the discus, and 106-7 in the hammer … Threw the shot put 36-5, and the discus 95-2 to place fourth and sixth, respectively at the UTSA Relays … Had her second-best outing in the hammer at the Tellez Invitational with a distance of 100-9 to place eighth … Threw the shot put just twice during the indoor season … Longest distance was 38-4 1/2 at the Southwest Indoor Classic. High School: Lettered in track at Brazoswood High School in Clute, Texas ... Participated in the shot put for head coach Sheila Austin, who also was her head coach in basketball ... Won district title in the shot put as a senior and was a regional and state qualifier that year ... Also qualified regionally as a junior ... Earned Most Improved Athlete honors in track ... Garnered Universal Cheerleading Association all-star honors and was a member of Who’s Who Among American High School Students ... Honors graduate, Globe Scholar and a member of the National Honor Society ... Also found time to serve as Buccaneers’ mascot as a senior and was a member of the Brazoswood Student Council. Personal: Born June 23, 1982 in Freeport, Texas ... Daughter of Ron and Sharon Barnes, both Baylor graduates ... Has a twin brother, Ronnie, who plays football at Alabama A&M ... Participates regularly in community service with the Interact Club, P.A.L.S, Habitat for Humanity and the American Heart Association ... Human resource management major. |
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