Hokie ClubClass: Junior
High School: Chapel Hill
Hometown: Douglasville, Ga.
2008 Outdoor: Advanced to the semifinals of the 100-meter hurdles at the Olympic Trials where she ran a time of 13.00 for 14th place ... Qualified for NCAA Championships in the 100-meter hurdles after finishing fifth at the NCAA East Regional ... Earned a career-best time of 12.81 at the Hurricane Invitational in Miami, Fl. ... Conference champion in the 100-meter hurdles, clocking in at 12.89 ... Also scored for the Hokies at the ACC Championships in the 100-meter and 200-meter dashes with third and sixth-place finishes, respectively ... Member of 4x100-meter relay squad at the NCAA Regional meet that earned fourth overall with time of 44.60 ... Finished second in the 100-meter hurdles at the NACAC under-23 championships ... Won the 100-meter hurdles at the UNC Elite and the Hurricane Invitational, and finished runner-up in the event at the Georgia Tech Invitational.
2008 Indoor: Earned third All-America honor, and second in the 60-meter hurdles at the NCAA Indoor Championships, where she ran 8.02 and finished runner-up ... Ran third leg of collegiate record setting 4x200-meter squad with time of 1:36.43 ... Ran personal best and school record in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.01 at the Virginia Tech Last Chance Meet ... Set school record in the 55-meter hurdles at the Virginia Tech Invitational with a time of 7.59 ... Placed second in the 60-meter hurdles at the ACC Indoor Championships, running 8.15 ... Scored at the conference meet for the Hokies with an eighth-place finish in the 60-meter dash ... Ran automatic-qualifying time of 8.07 in the 60-meter hurdles at the Virginia Tech Elite meet ... Named co-Performer of the Week in the ACC on January 15.
2007 Outdoor: Captured the gold medal in the 100-meter hurdles at the 2007 Pan American Junior Championships with a meet record 13.02 effort … Also took first place in the event at the Finish Line USA Junior Outdoor Championships with a meet record of 13.07 … ACC Freshman of the Year … Finished ninth in the 100-meter hurdles at the NCAA Championships … Registered a 12.91 100-meter hurdle time at the NCAA East Regional, which broke the 28-year-old American junior 100-meter hurdle record … Recorded time of 12.82 time to win the 100-meter hurdles at the ACC Championships … Ran the 400-meter hurdles at the Texas Relays in a personal-best 60.44 time … Won 100-meter hurdles event at the Georgia Tech Invitational with a 13.18 performance … Member of 4x100-meter relay that placed second at the NCAA East Regional meet in a school record 44.33 … Took seventh overall in the 100-meter hurdles at the Penn Relays (13.70) … Won 100-meter hurdle event at the Weems Baskin Invitational … Named to All-ACC Academic Track & Field team.
2007 Indoor: Indoor All-American with a ninth-place finish in 60-meter hurdles in a school-record time of 8.20 at the NCAA Championships … Finished second at the ACC Championships with a 60-meter hurdle time of 8.21 … All-ACC in 60-meter hurdles … Won the 55-meter hurdle event at the Virginia Tech Last Chance with a time of 7.61 … Took 55-meter hurdle crown at the Penn State Sykes-Sabok Challenge Cup with a 7.68 time.
High School: Her time of 13.73 in the 100-meter hurdles stands as the Georgia state record, and ranked her 10th in the nation for the 2006 season … Two-time state champion in the 100-meter hurdles ... State champion in the 300-meter hurdles during senior season ... Atlanta Track Club all-state team member in the 100-meter hurdles and 300-meter hurdles ... Holds the school record in the 100-meter hurdles, 300-meter hurdles, triple jump, 4x100-meter and 4x400-meter relays ... Douglas County Athlete of the Year ... Two-year varsity cheerleader ... Wendy’s High School Heisman nominee ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Member of the National French Honor Society.
Personal: Born July 7, 1988 in Douglasville, Ga. ... Daughter of Kimberly and Rodney Castlin ... Political science major.
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