Ronnetta Alexander

* Two-Time All-American *

2008: Did not compete.

2007: Indoors, competed in 55- and 60-meter hurdles … won all three rounds at the Gamecock Invitational, running a 7.91 in the final to take the title … placed fifth at the SEC Indoor Championships in the 60-meter hurdles at a time of 8.27 … opened the outdoor season with two third place finishes in the 100mH … placed fourth at the Florida Relays at 13.57 … won the State USATF meet and came in fourth at the Spec Towns National Invitational … placed eighth at the SEC Outdoor Championships at 13.84.

2006: During the indoor season, concentrated on the short hurdles and the 200m … sped to a 7.62 win at the USC Invitational, setting herself up for a highly impressive 7.60 collegiate PR run for second place at the SEC Indoor Championships … a few of her 60mH times, such as an 8.22 effort at the Tiger Invitational and a career PR of 8.17 at the Virginia Tech Last Chance Meet, also showed performance increases … qualifying for the NCAA indoor nationals, crossed the line in 8.21 for a 12th-place overall finish … outdoors, exclusively ran the 100m hurdles … fine runs of 13.38 and 13.16 at the State of South Carolina Track Meet and the Sea Ray Relays logged not only wins but also showed promise for the season … would go on to run 13.10 at the SEC Outdoor Championship, finishing third, before duplicating her conference finish at the NCAA East Regional with a career-best of 13.08 … with a bid to nationals secured, navigated the hurdles in 13.20 in the preliminary round before rounding out her outdoor season with a 13.27 semis run at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, an 11th-place finish.

2005: Did not run during the indoor season due to injuries … competed in the 100-meter hurdles during the outdoor campaign … turned in her best performance of the season at the SEC Outdoor Championships, posting a time of 13.22 seconds in the prelims, the second-fastest prelim time … was disqualified in the finals … earned a trip to the NCAA meet by placing second at the East Regionals with a time of 13.29 … had the 11th-fastest time in the prelims at the NCAA outdoor meet with a time of 13.41, then was 12th in the semifinals with a time of 13.43.

2004: Competed in the hurdles during both the indoor and outdoor seasons as a freshman … turned in then-personal best times in the 55-meter hurdles of 7.66 on two occasions, first at the USC Invitational, then while winning the event at the Last Chance Meet … won the 60m hurdles at the Kentucky Invitational with a time of 8.25 … won the Meet of Champions in New York with a time of 8.35 seconds … turned in a time of 8.24 to place fourth at the SEC Indoor Championships in the 60-meter hurdles … matched that time at the NCAA Indoor Championships to place 11th … during the outdoor season, placed fifth in the 100m hurdles at the Penn Relays … finished seventh in the same event at the SEC Championships … placed 20th at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 100m hurdles with a time of 13.41 … also ran the first leg on South Carolina[apos]s 4×100-meter relay unit that placed fourth at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, earning her an All-America certificate.

HIGH SCHOOL: Turned in a prolific prep career at Williamsville South High School in Williamsville, N.Y., graduating in 2003 … lettered four times in both indoor and outdoor track and once in cheerleading … coached in track by Sam Hasan … selected to the USA Today All-America Team and was inducted into her school[apos]s Athletics Hall of Fame … was a four-time indoor 55m hurdles champion and a five-time outdoor 100m hurdles champion in the state of New York … set the National Scholastic indoor 60m hurdles record with a time of 8.33 … holds the Dartmouth Relays record for the 55m hurdles … was a youth national champion in the 100m hurdles, a Junior Olympic 100m hurdles champion with a time of 13.49 and was the New York state and federation record holder in the event … owns the Western New York record in the 100-meter hurdles … was a two-time Empire State Games 100m hurdles champion … named team captain as a senior … an excellent student who graduated with honors, was a member of the National Honor Society and was named to the indoor and outdoor scholastic academic teams all four years of high school.

PERSONAL: Ronnetta C. Alexander was born May 8, 1985, in Buffalo, N.Y. … parents are Melanie Taylor and Ronald Alexander … currently in the doctorate program of pharmacy … favorite food is lobster … favorite movie is ‘The Color Purple’ … favorite athlete is Gail Devers … enjoys spending time with family and friends … credits her grandmother with influencing her life the most … also considered Notre Dame, California, Texas A&M, Brown, Georgia Tech, Tennessee and Villanova before deciding on South Carolina.