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 Ssereta Lafayette
Ssereta Lafayette
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Daingerfield, Texas
High School:
Daingerfield
Height:
5-3
Event:
Sprints
Experience:
2L

2000: Earned all-America honors as the first leg of the 4x100-meter relay team that finished sixth at the NCAA Outdoor Championships with a time of 44.45 ... Turned in Baylor’s second-fastest 60-meter time during the indoor season, running it in 7.62 seconds at the Oklahoma Indoor Classic ... Time of 11.53 in the 100 at the Aggie All-Comers Meet was tops for Baylor during the outdoor season and placed second in the race ... Also posted a 23.75 mark in the 200 at that meet ... Finished fifth in the 100 at the Dr Pepper Invitational with a time of 11.96w ... Placed fourth (12.26w) in the 100 at the Tom Tellez Dedication Meet ... Time of 11.95 in the 100 was good enough for fifth at the John Jacobs Invitational ... Had a second-place 11.85 time in the 100 at the Michael Johnson Open ... Also finished third in the 200 at that meet with a 24.75 mark ... Placed seventh in th 100 at the Drake Relays with a time of 11.95 ... Had a second-place 23.89 time in the 200 at the UTA Open ... Finished fifth at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships in the 100 (11.67).

1999: Clocked a 7.04 mark in the 55 meters ... Ran a 7.47 time in the 60 ... Finished fourth at the Big 12 meet with a time of 7.57 in the 60 ... Won the 200 at the Silver State Invitational with a time of 24.54 ... Top 200 time was 24.38 at Virginia Tech Invitational ... Took eighth place at Big 12 meet with a time of 24.67 in the 200 ... During outdoor season, ran opening leg of 4x100-meter relay team that automatically qualified and set school record with a 43.94 mark at the Texas Relays ... Ran final leg on 4x100 team that took second at Big 12 meet with a 44.38 mark ... Team finished eighth at NCAA meet with a 44.82 ... Took 100 titles at Texas A&M (11.71), ACU (11.43w), Michael Johnson Open (11.67), UCLA Triangular (11.60) and Drake Relays (11.83) ... Finished third at the Big 12 meet with a 100 time of 11.43 ... Took 200 titles at UCLA Triangular (23.79) and Michael Johnson Open (23.76) ... Ran top 200 time of the season at Big 12 outdoor meet where she finished fifth with a 23.61.

1998: Came on strong as she recorded the team’s best times in the 55, 60, 100, and 200 meters ... During the indoor season, ran a season-best 6.98 in the 55 at Iowa State to place third ... In second collegiate meet, clocked a 7.68 in the 60 ... Finished second and ran a provisional-qualifying time of 23.89 in the 200 at the Holiday Inn Classic in Reno, Nev. ... Outdoors, clocked a 11.55 at the Big 12 Championships in the 100 to place fourth ... Finished fifth and ran a provisional qualifying time of 23.48 in the 200 at the Big 12 Championships.

High School: Qualified for state all four years at Daingerfield High School in Texas ... Was a part of five relay state titles in four-year career ... Also won individual 200-meter state titles during junior and senior seasons ... Was a Texas Scholar ... Voted Most Athletic by peers as a senior ... Also received Best Academic and Athletic honors that year ... Graduated with a 3.6 grade point average.

Personal: Born June 26, 1979 ... Daughter of Delores Lafayette ... Volunteers with her church program for the homeless.

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