| Valerie Williams |
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Senior
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| Hometown:
Frederick, Md.
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| High School:
Frederick
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| Last College:
Kentucky
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| Height:
5-5
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| Event:
Jumps
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| Birthdate:
12/07/1979
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ASU: The Sun Devils’ top returning triple jumper…earned indoor All-America honors and set both ASU indoor and outdoor records in her first season in Tempe after transferring from Kentucky.
2000 Outdoor: Set new ASU school record in the triple jump with a mark of 42-1.5 at the Pac-10 Championships in which she placed fourth…posted NCAA provisional marks in both the long jump (20-7) and triple jump (42-1.5), but failed to qualify for the NCAA Championships…placed 10th in the long jump at the Pac-10 Championships (19-6.75)…her long jump mark of 20-7 at the Texas Relays tied for ninth as the best leap in school history…posted four top-three meet finishes in the long and triple jump…also turned in season-best times in the 100m (12.20) and the 200m (25.3) at the Baldy Castillo Invitational.
2000 Indoor: Earned All-America honors in the long jump with a sixth place finish (20-10.5) at the NCAA Championships…set a new Sun Devil triple jump record with a 41-0.5 mark at the ASU/UA/NAU Double Dual…also turned in the third-best long jump in ASU history with the 20-10.5 effort at nationals…placed second in the long jump at the NCAA Last Chance Meet (20-5.75) and the MPSF Championships (20-7).
Kentucky: Finished fourth in the triple jump at the 1999 SEC Championships (41-11.5)... season-best jump of 42-0.5 ranked 24th in the nation in 1999... finished 17th in the triple jump at the 1999 NCAA Indoor Championships (40-2).
High School: All-American triple jumper... holds school record in the triple jump and long jump... captain of track team in '97.
Personal: Interested in social work... parents are Eddie and Betty... has two sisters, Kim (29) and Kathy (23)... born Dec. 7, 1979, in Denver, Colo.
Personal Bests: TJ—42-11, LJ—20-10.5.
AT NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
2000 Indoor LJ 20-10.5 6th
