2008: NCAA Outdoor All-American in the 4x100m relay ... NCAA qualifier in the 60m, 100m and 200m ... South Carolina's outdoor track MVP ... indoors, season best 6.90 in the 55m with a win at the Gamecock Invitational ... took third in the 60m at the Millrose Games at 7.44 ... placed ninth at the New Balance Invitational at 7.40 ... narrowly missed the finals at the SEC Championship but claimed first place at the NCAA Last Chance meet with a personal best 7.28 ... qualified for NCAA Indoors where she ran a 7.37 in the prelims ... outdoors, won the Spec Towns Invitational in the 100m at 11.53 ... took second at the Friendship & Freedom Games at a personal best 11.31 ... won the UNC meet with a time of 11.49 ... placed ninth at the SEC Outdoor Championships at 11.57 ... silver medalist at the NCAA East Regionals at 11.47 ... competed in the NCAA Outdoor Championships ... in the 200m, took third at the Spec Towns Invitational at 23.70 ... won the UNC meet at 23.77 ... scored at the SEC Outdoors with an eighth place finish at 23.52 ... placed third at the NCAA East Regionals at a personal best 23.44 ... 4x100m team earned silver at NCAA East Region and placed seventh at NCAA Outdoors at 44.04 ... took bronze medal honors at the USA Junior Nationals in the 100m at 11.39 ... placed fifth in the 100m at the World Junior Championships at 11.61 ... ran the second leg of the Team USA 4x100m relay at the World Junior Championships to win the gold medal at 43.66, the fastest junior time in the world during the year.
HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Marc Parker at Mumford High School in Detroit, Mich. ... ran a 7.26 in the 60m, the fourth-fastest time in U.S. girls history ... World Junior Team ... participated in Nike Outdoor Nationals ... ranked second in the nation in the 100m ... named an All-American and earned All-State and All-City honors ... ran a 7.26 in the 60m, an 11.28 in the 100m and a 23.39 in the 200m ... seven-time outdoor state champion ... holds school records in the 100m, 200m, 4x100 and 4x200m relays.
PERSONAL: Shayla India Mahan was born Jan. 18, 1989 ... pursuing a degree in criminal justice ... mother is Sandra Smith ... hobbies include running and shopping ... chose USC over LSU, Tennessee and Southern California ... favorite athlete is Allyson Felix. |
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