2008: NCAA Indoor All-American in the 60m ... South Carolina's indoor rookie of the year ... SEC Freshman Runner of the Week to open the indoor season after a win in the 60m at the UNC Classic at 7.32 ... placed second at the Millrose Games at 7.36 ... ran a 7.37 at the New Balance Invitational to place seventh ... ran a 7.34 at the SEC Indoor Championships ... silver medalist at the NCAA Last Chance meet at 7.32 ... placed 10th at the NCAA Indoors in the 60m at 7.32 ... ran a team best 6.89 in the 55m at the Tom Jones Memorial ... placed second in the 200m at the UNC Classic at 25.20 ... ran a 25.00 at the NCAA Last Chance Meet ... outdoors, opened the season with a win in the 100m at the Shamrock Invitational at 11.63 ... placed third at the Auburn Tiger Classic at 11.67 ... fourth place finish at the Spec Towns Invitational at 11.59 .. .ran a season best 11.57 at the Friendship and Freedom Games ... competed at the SEC Outdoor Championship with a time of 11.67 ... bronze medalist at the SEC Outdoors as a member of the 4x100m relay team that crossed at 44.34.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Seneca High School ... lettered in basketball, gymnastics and track ... 2007 All-USA track team ... 2005 and 2006 All-State selection ... two-time Region Athlete of the Year ... third place at USA Jr. Nationals in 100m ... member of 2007 Pan Am team ... 2006 South Carolina state champion in the 100m and 200m ... two-time regional champion in 100m and 200m ... finished first nationally in the 55m (indoors) ... set facility records at Clemson and South Carolina as a high school senior ... advanced to finals at USA Nationals ... finished fourth at 100th Millrose Games in the 60m ... two-time 4x100m regional champion.
PERSONAL: LaKya Janaee Brookins was born July 28, 1989 ... pursuing a degree in criminal justice ... parents are Kimberly Brookins (Belated Mitchell Brookins) and Frank Smith ... hobbies include singing, dancing and swimming ... chose USC over Auburn, Arkansas, Louisville, Nebraska, Clemson, George Mason, TCU and Wisconsin ... selected Carolina because "Coach Frye was a man of his word during recruitment." |
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