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Janica Austin

Hometown: Trenton, N.J. High School: Trenton Central Last College: Lafayette College (Pa.)

Event: Hurdles Year (I/O): Sr./Sr.

2011: Indoors, competed in the 60m hurdles and 4x400m relay ... had a top time of 8.31 in the 60m hurdles in the SEC Indoor prelims ... placed fifth overall at the SEC Indoor Championships ... ran the third leg of the women's 4x400m relay team that took seventh at the SEC Indoor Championships at 3:36.99.

2010: Indoor participant in the 4x400m relay ... NCAA Regional qualifier in the 400m hurdles and 4x400m relay ... SEC silver medalist in the 4x400m relay indoors ... SEC bronze medalist in the 60m hurdles indoors ... All-SEC second team ... indoors, competed in the 60m hurdles and 4x400m relay ... top hurdle time of 8.35 at the NCAA Last Chance Meet ... SEC bronze medal at a time of 8.37 ... ran anchor leg of relay team that took SEC silver medal honors at 3:37.03 ... alternate for 4x400m relay team at the NCAA Indoor Championships ... outdoors, competed in the 100m hurdles, 400m hurdles ... in the 100m hurdles, had a top time of 13.46 at the Florida Relays ... placed fifth at the SEC Outdoor Championships at 13.74 ... in the 400m hurdles, ran 58.60 to place fifth at the SEC Outdoor Championships ... qualified for the NCAA Preliminary Round.

2009: NCAA East Region qualifier in the 100m hurdles and the 400m hurdles ... SEC Bronze medalist in the 400m hurdles ... indoors, competed in the 60m hurdles ... opened the year with an 8.80 at the Kentucky Invitational ... took 12th at the Tom Jones Memorial ... ran an 8.76 at the New Balance Collegiate ... dropped her time to 8.68 at the Tyson Invite ... ran an 8.45 at the SEC Indoor Championship prelims before taking sixth overall with a personal best 8.43 ... outdoors, competed in the 100m hurdles and the 400m hurdles ... in the 100m hurdles, came in second at the Shamrock Invitational and the Weems Baskin Invitational to open the season ... took third at the State USATF meet ... won the UNC Elite Meet ... claimed fifth at the SEC Outdoor Championships with a personal best 13.55 ... ran a 14.08 at the NCAA East Region meet ... in the 400m hurdles, took seventh at the Penn Relays with a time of 1:00.10 ... won the UNC Elite Meet at 59.34 ... claimed bronze medal honors at the SEC Outdoor Championships at a personal best 58.06 ... ran a 1:02.96 at the NCAA East Region meet.

LAFAYETTE (PA.): Let Lafayette College as the school's all-time leader in the 55m hurdles (8.09) and 200m (25.51) ... was No. 5 at the school all-time in the 55m (7.29) and No. 2 in the 400m (57.72) ... was named All-Patriot League in the 60m hurdles, 100m hurdles, the 100m dash and the 4x100m relay ... as a freshman, won the 60m hurdle title at 8.67, setting a Patriot League Championship Meet record ... also took third in the 60m dash and fourth in the 200m dash at the indoor meet ... placed second in the 100m at the Patriot League Outdoor meet.

PERSONAL: Janica Austin was born October 22, 1989 ... pursuing a degree in biology ... parents are Marcia and the late Wayne Austin ... Chose USC over North Carolina, Tennessee and Bethune-Cookman.