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Senior
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| Hometown:
Lawrenceville, Ga.
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| High School:
Collins Hill
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| Height:
5-9
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| Event:
Sprints
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| Birthdate:
06/10/1986
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PERSONAL RECORDS |
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Five-time All-American
Three-time All-SEC
Two-time NCAA Regional Champ
UT Record-Holder (Indoor 200m)
UT Record-Holder (Outdoor 4x1/4x2/4x4)
Indoors
55m - 6.83 (2005)
60m - 7.25 (2005)
200m - 22.98 (2005)
Outdoors
100m - 11.52 (2003)
200m - 23.53 (2003)
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AT TENNESSEE: |
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2005: One of two UT freshman sprinters (Cleo Tyson is the other) who began their careers with five All-America certificates, Courtney was among the nation's brightest rookies...Her impressive body of work during the first half of the season rendered her the coaches' choice for SEC Indoor Freshman Runner of the Year...She earned that respect by finishing second in both the 60 meters (7.26) and 200 meters (23.18 after a then-school-best 23.11 in the prelims) at the league indoor gathering...Those contributions bolstered UT's run to its first SEC Indoor title since 1984...She cemented her status as a national-caliber speedster at the NCAA Indoor Championships by taking third in the 200m via a school-record 22.98 clocking, grabbing sixth in the 60m at 7.29 and anchoring the Big Orange to second in the 4x400m relay in an all-time number-two UT readout of 3:31.76...All three of her NCAA efforts produced All-America acclaim and enabled Tennessee to cart away its first-ever NCAA Championship in track & field...In addition to her indoor school mark in the 200 meters, Courtney is second on the all-time 60-meter performers list with a 7.25 readout that she ticked off in the NCAA prelims...At 55 meters, she registered or matched career bests in all four races she ran, with multiple bests of 6.83 that gained her second at the Tennessee All-Comers and third at the Tennessee Indoor Invitational...Outdoors, Courtney opened the slate in victorious fashion as UT's 4x200m ripped off a school-best and track-record readout of 1:31.83 at the Florida Relays...Also helped the sprint medley take third in 3:46.97 at that meet...Slowed by an injury, she did not run again until Penn Relays, when she handled the second leg on UT's second-place, but school-record-setting, group that threw a 43.58 on the board at Franklin Field...Limited work outdoors resulted in season bests of 11.59 and 23.68 in the 100 and 200, respectively, both of which were good for second at the Knoxville Twilight and fast enough to earn NCAA Mideast Regional qualification...She did not make the finals in either event, but she did handle the baton on UT's winning 4x100m and 4x400m relays at the regional meet and helped Tennessee lasso its first Mideast team title...A couple weeks earlier, she also missed the SEC finals in the sprints, but she aided the UT 4x100m unit as it sped to second in 43.98...Her teamwork also proved valuable at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, as she ran a leg on both relays and contributed to school-best times and third-place finishes by each...The 4x1 finished in 43.18, while the 4x4 came home in 3:31.27 as Tennessee managed to grab the fourth-place trophy...In the classroom, Courtney capped a successful academic year as well by being named to both the SEC and Lady Vol Academic Honor Rolls.
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HIGH SCHOOL: |
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Recorded a highly-decorated prep career in three seasons at Collins Hill High School and her freshman campaign at South Gwinnett...Named a 2003 Track & Field News All-American in the 100 and 200 meters, ranking fourth nationally in the longer race and fifth in the shorter one...Member of 2003 USA Today All-USA Girls High School Track Team...Atlanta Track Club Athlete of the Year in 2001, 2002 and 2003...Gwinnett County Athlete of the Year in 2003...Seized Georgia 5A state titles all four years in the 200 meters, charting times of 23.84 as a senior and 23.89 as a junior...Won the 100-meter dash state crown as a senior in 11.77 and as a junior in 11.52...Was runner-up as a sophomore and freshman...Also assisted the 4x100m relay to victory in a meet record time at the 2003 state gathering, helping her squad capture the overall team title...2004 National Scholastic Indoor champ in the 60 meters (7.41) and runner-up in the 200 meters (23.73)...Indoor times of 7.37 (60m) and 23.73 (200m) ranked second nationally in 2004, while her 55m dash clocking of 6.99 rated third...2004 outdoor 100m dash victor at the Mobile Meet of Champions in 11.93...Second in the 200m at that meet in 24.19...In 2003, Courtney won the 100 (11.80) and 200 meters (23.73) at the USA Youth Outdoor Championships, running into a stiff headwind on each occasion...Helped her New Horizons Track Club 4x100m relay unit set a national youth record at that meet as well, as that group circled the oval in 44.79...Those performances earned her Verizon Athlete of the Meet acclaim...Was fifth in the 100 meters (11.93) at the 2004 adidas Outdoor Championships and took second in the 200 meters (23.53) the year before...Made the 2003 IAAF World Youth Team and pegged a runner-up performance of 23.56 in the 200 meters, just ahead of Lady Vol teammate Cleo Tyson...Was second behind Tyson in the 100 (11.96) and 200 (23.78) meters in the intermediate division at the 2002 USATF National Junior Olympics in Miami...Logged a national prep season-best, then-personal-best and meet-record 6.85 in the 55 meters as she triumphed at the 2003 LSU Classic and earned Nike Athlete of the Week accolades...Other career bests in high school include 7.37 in the 60 meters, 11.52 in the 100 meters, and 23.73 and 23.53 for the indoor and outdoor 200 meters...Also was part of Intermediate Dance Company at Collins Hill and served as student athletic trainer for the girls' junior varsity basketball team...Member of Who's Who Among American High School Students, National Society of High School Scholars, Who's Who in High School Sports and National Honor Society...Found time to volunteer at the Gwinnett Children's Museum and the Norcross Cooperative Ministry as well as tutor and participate in church projects, such as feeding the homeless.
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PERSONAL: |
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Courtney is majoring in advertising and public relations...Sports ambitions include being an All-American and All-SEC athlete all four years, grabbing an SEC and NCAA title and participating in the 2008 Olympics...Enjoys working with children and collecting different kinds of Elmo dolls...An only child, Courtney was born on June 10, 1986, in Seattle, Wash....Her mother is Gail Elleby.
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POST SEASON SCORING: |
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NCAA SCORING
2005 NCAA Outdoors (Sacramento, Calif.)
4x100mR 3rd, 43.18
4x400mR 3rd, 3:27.46
2005 NCAA Indoors (Fayetteville, Ark.)
4x400mR 2nd, 3:31.76
200m 3rd, 22.98
60m 6th, 7.29
SEC SCORING
2005 SEC Outdoors (Nashville, Tenn.)
4x100mR 2nd, 43.98
2005 SEC Indoors (Fayetteville, Ark.)
60m 2nd, 7.26
200m 2nd, 23.18
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