Latoya Stiffend

Hometown: Schaumburg, IL High School: Hoffman Estates Event: Hurdles

2005 -- Indoor - runner-up in 60-meter hurdles (9:15.) at Hawkeye Open... Outdoor - ran season-best 100-meter hurdles (15.06) at Musco Twilight VII... placed fifth in 100-meter hurdles (15.09) at Messersmith Invite... letterwinner.

2004 -- Indoor - placed sixth in 60 meters with a collegiate-best 8.18 at Hawkeye Invite... Outdoor - runner-up in 200 meters (26.96) and 100-meter hurdles (14.54) at Tom Botts Invite... ran collegiate-best 200 meters (26.18) at Iowa Musco Twilight VI.

2003 -- Indoor - ran collegiate-best 8.97 in 60-meter hurdles at Panther Classic, which ranks 10th on Iowa's all-time best performances list, and placed seventh at Gold Country Classic (9.02)... Outdoor - redshirted... letterwinner.

2002 -- Indoor - recorded collegiate bests in 400 meters (1:06.97) at Hawkeye Invite and long jump (14-8) at Minnesota Classic... Outdoor - led team in triple jump... won 100-meter hurdles at Jim Duncan Invite (15.13) and placed third at Tulane Invite (14.90)... recorded collegiate bests in 100 meters (14.33), 400-meter hurdles (1:05.32) and triple jump (32-6) at Iowa Musco Twilight IV... best triple jump ranks eighth on Iowa's all-time bests list... letterwinner.

High School -- three time all-state and four-time all-conference in track, and all-conference in cross country senior year... track and cross country team captain, and track team MVP senior year... placed third in 100-meter hurdles at state meet junior year... two-time conference champion in 300-meter hurdles... won 100-meter hurdle conference title junior year, placing second twice... set school records in 100-meter hurdles (14.1), 300-meter hurdles (45.1) and as part of 400-meter relay... led team in most points scored junior and senior seasons... unanimously named 2001 Athlete of the Year... four-year honor roll student... National Honor Society member... coaches were Bob Scott and Terry Walsh.

Personal -- born December 17, 1982... guardian is Janice Gordon... open major.

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