Janica Austin
- position Hurdles
- class Senior
- Hometown Trenton, N.J.
- Previous School Lafayette College (Pa.
- High school Trenton Central
- position Hurdles
- class Senior
- Hometown Trenton, N.J.
- Previous School Lafayette College (Pa.
- High school Trenton Central
Janica Austin Bio
2011: Indoors, competed in the 60m hurdles and 4x400m relay … had a top time of 8.31 in the 60m hurdles in the SEC Indoor prelims … placed fifth overall at the SEC Indoor Championships … ran the third leg of the women[apos]s 4x400m relay team that took seventh at the SEC Indoor Championships at 3:36.99.
2010: Indoor participant in the 4x400m relay … NCAA Regional qualifier in the 400m hurdles and 4x400m relay … SEC silver medalist in the 4x400m relay indoors … SEC bronze medalist in the 60m hurdles indoors … All-SEC second team … indoors, competed in the 60m hurdles and 4x400m relay … top hurdle time of 8.35 at the NCAA Last Chance Meet … SEC bronze medal at a time of 8.37 … ran anchor leg of relay team that took SEC silver medal honors at 3:37.03 … alternate for 4x400m relay team at the NCAA Indoor Championships … outdoors, competed in the 100m hurdles, 400m hurdles … in the 100m hurdles, had a top time of 13.46 at the Florida Relays … placed fifth at the SEC Outdoor Championships at 13.74 … in the 400m hurdles, ran 58.60 to place fifth at the SEC Outdoor Championships … qualified for the NCAA Preliminary Round.
2009: NCAA East Region qualifier in the 100m hurdles and the 400m hurdles … SEC Bronze medalist in the 400m hurdles … indoors, competed in the 60m hurdles … opened the year with an 8.80 at the Kentucky Invitational … took 12th at the Tom Jones Memorial … ran an 8.76 at the New Balance Collegiate … dropped her time to 8.68 at the Tyson Invite … ran an 8.45 at the SEC Indoor Championship prelims before taking sixth overall with a personal best 8.43 … outdoors, competed in the 100m hurdles and the 400m hurdles … in the 100m hurdles, came in second at the Shamrock Invitational and the Weems Baskin Invitational to open the season … took third at the State USATF meet … won the UNC Elite Meet … claimed fifth at the SEC Outdoor Championships with a personal best 13.55 … ran a 14.08 at the NCAA East Region meet … in the 400m hurdles, took seventh at the Penn Relays with a time of 1:00.10 … won the UNC Elite Meet at 59.34 … claimed bronze medal honors at the SEC Outdoor Championships at a personal best 58.06 … ran a 1:02.96 at the NCAA East Region meet.
LAFAYETTE (PA.): Let Lafayette College as the school[apos]s all-time leader in the 55m hurdles (8.09) and 200m (25.51) … was No. 5 at the school all-time in the 55m (7.29) and No. 2 in the 400m (57.72) … was named All-Patriot League in the 60m hurdles, 100m hurdles, the 100m dash and the 4x100m relay … as a freshman, won the 60m hurdle title at 8.67, setting a Patriot League Championship Meet record … also took third in the 60m dash and fourth in the 200m dash at the indoor meet … placed second in the 100m at the Patriot League Outdoor meet.
PERSONAL: Janica Austin was born October 22, 1989 … pursuing a degree in biology … parents are Marcia and the late Wayne Austin … Chose USC over North Carolina, Tennessee and Bethune-Cookman.