Keena Brooks Class: Senior Hometown: Temple Hills, Md. High School: Oxon Hill H.S. Height: 5-4 Event: Sprints Birthdate: 02/24/1982

COACH'S COMMENTS:
"Keena worked hard over the summer to start the year in better condition than last season. She has shown great consistency in practices. I expect she will reap the benefits of her hard work and will show improvements in her times."

2001:
Keena saw action in three meets indoors, competing at the New Year's Invitational, SEC Quad and Tennessee Indoor Classic…She participated in the 55m and 200m dashes and saw duty on UT's 4x400m relay…Ran the opening leg as UT placed fifth at the New Year's Invite…Keena made the competition squad at four meets outdoors, appearing in the adidas Raleigh Relays, Yellow Jacket Invitational, Sea Ray Relays and Knoxville Invitational…The bulk of her time was devoted to the 100m and 200m dashes with her logging fourth-place efforts in each event at the Knoxville Invite…Keena also anchored the Lady Vols' only 4x200m effort during the season, a 10th-place result at Sea Rays…

HIGH SCHOOL:
Keena ran track all four years and played volleyball for four seasons at Oxon Hill High School, earning varsity letters during her very first seasons of competition for both sports…Career bests include 7.2 in the 55m, 24.9 in the 200m and 59.7 in the 400m…

PERSONAL:
Keena Brooks is enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences…Has two siblings: Trinette Stewart, 31, and Andre Stewart, 30...Her great uncle, Willie Woods, was a Hall of Fame football player with the NFL's Green Bay Packers…Lists Gail Devers as her sports role model because of the way she overcame adversity to succeed in the track and field world…Cites her mother as her biggest influence in life because of her positive attitude and strength during tough times…Keena Michelle Brooks was born Feb. 24, 1982, in Washington, D.C…Her mother is Dorothea Brooks and her father is Edward Brooks.