Hokie Club Marie GilesEvent: Sprints
Class: Senior
High School: Bethel
Hometown: Hampton, Va.
Outdoor School Record - 400m
Indoor School Record - 500m
Indoor School Record - 4x400m
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2002-03: Set the outdoor school record in the 400 meters with a time of 55.13, finishing 18th at the Georgia Tech Invitational ... Finished 11th in the 400 meters at the Raleigh Relays with a time of 56.03 ... Competed on the 4x100-meter relay squad that was seventh at the BIG EAST meet ... Indoors, holds the school record in the 500 meters with a mark of 1:14.27, set at the Tech Challenge ... Had a season best jump of 18-1.5 ... Had an indoor 400 meter best of 56.20, finishing fourth at the Rod McCravy meet.2001-2002: Transferred to Tech from the University of Alabama ... Was a 2002 NCAA provisional qualifier in the indoor 400 meters with a time of 54.69.
High School: Named the 1999 Daily Press Athlete of the Year ... Garnered all-district, all-region and all-state honors all four years at Bethel ... Was an indoor and outdoor All-American in the 4x200 and 4x400 from 1998-2000 ... All-American in the 400 her senior year ... Earned four letters for coach Edward Williams ... Personal-bests of 54.46 in the 400 meters and 18-10 in the long jump.
Personal: Daughter of Thomas and Marie Giles ... Born on March 4, 1982 in England ... Has two siblings, Angela and Jean-Pierre ... Career goal is to be a physical therapist ... Enrolled in health, nutrition, food and exercise.