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Senior
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| Hometown:
Rochester, PA
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| High School:
Rochester
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| Height:
5-3
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| Event:
Sprints
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2004 NCAA 100-Meter National Champion
Nine-Time All-American
Eleven-Time BIG EAST Champion
AS A JUNIOR (2004):Has the fastest legal-wind time by an American this season in the 100-meters (10.97) as well as the fastest any condition time (10.94)...her 100-meter time is the second fastest in the world this season...ran both times at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Austin, Texas...ran the wind-aided 10.94 (2.8 wind) in the NCAA preliminaries on June 10...posted the time of 10.97 (1.0 wind) in winning her first NCAA title in the 100-meters on June 11...has the fourth fastest time in the world in the 200-meters (22.46) which she ran at the Gatorade Classic on April 10…has won all eight events in which she has competed this season...is 5-0 in the 100-meters and 3-0 in the 200-meters this season...has not lost a 100-meter race of any kind this season, finals or preliminaries (9-0)...NCAA East Regional Champion in the 100-meters (11.16)...ran second leg of the NCAA East Regional Champion 4x100-meter relay...named 2004 BIG EAST Most Outstanding Track Performer after winning the 100-meters (11.50), 200-meters (23.47) and running the second leg of the champion 4x100-meter relay at the 2004 BIG EAST Outdoor Championships...is the first woman runner in BIG EAST history to win three consecutive 100-meter titles...won the 100-meters at the 2004 Penn Relays with a time of 11.15…set a Penn Relays record with a time of 11.10 in the preliminaries…currently ranked 17th in the world in the 100-meters by the IAAF…earned All-America honors in the 60-meters and 200-meters at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships…finished fifth in the 60-meters at the NCAA Indoor Championships with a time of 7.30…took fourth in the 200-meters with a school-record time of 22.79…captured BIG EAST Indoor titles in the 60-meters and 200-meters...honored by the Sports Society as its 2004 Athlete of the Year.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2003): Gold medalist in the 100-meters (11.12) and 4x100-meter relay at the 2003 Pan American games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic...silver medalist in the 4x100-meter relay at the 2003 World Championships...earned All-America honors in the 60-meters, 100-meters and 4x100-meter relay... qualified for the Pan Am Games with a seventh-place finish in the 100-meters at the USA Track and Field Championships...finished third in the 100-meters at the NCAA Outdoor Championships with a time of 11.31... set a Miami record for the 100-meters with a season-best time of 11.20 in the NCAA East Regional Championship... BIG EAST Champion in the 100-meters with a time of 11.62... finished second in the 200-meters at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships with a time of 23.30... ran opening leg of the 4x100-meter relay that finished seventh at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (44.01) and second in the NCAA East Regionals (44.06)... ran first leg of the 4x100-meter relay that won the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships with a time of 44.58 ... was a member of the 4x100-meter relay team that set a Miami record with a time of 43.96 at the Florida Relays, which they later matched in the prelims of the NCAA Outdoor Championships... set Miami records for the 55-meters (6.82), the 60-meters (7.22), and the 200-meters (23.53) during the indoor season... BIG EAST Indoor Champion in the 60-meters with a time of 7.31... finished fourth in the 60-meters at the NCAA Indoor Championships with a time of 7.29... finished second in the 200-meters at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships with a time of 23.99.
AS A FRESHMAN (2002): Registered one of the best freshman seasons in school history... ended the season ranked ninth in the United States in the 100-meters by Track and Field News...earned All-America honors in the 60-meters and the 100-meters... won a gold medal in the 100-meters at the World Junior Championships in Kingston, Jamaica with a school-record time of 11.33...also took home a silver medal as a member of the 4x100-meter relay...qualified for the World Junior Championships with a victory in the 100-meters (11.42) at the USA Junior Nationals...became the first Hurricane to earn All-America honors in the 60-meters with a seventh-place finish (7.39) at the NCAA Indoor Championships (3/9/02)... took sixth in the 100-meters (11.63) at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Baton Rouge, LA (6/1/02) marking the best NCAA finish by a Hurricane in the 100-meters in school-history... was named the BIG EAST Most Outstanding Track Performer at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships after recording victories in the 60-meters (7.38) and 200-meters (23.91)... took first in the 100-meters (11.40) at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships in Storrs, CT (5/5/02)... finished second at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships in the 200-meters with a time of 23.71... set Miami records in the 55-meters (6.85) and 60-meters (7.32) during the indoor season, and broke the UM record in the 100-meters (11.33) during the outdoor season.
HIGH SCHOOL: Holds state records for 100 and 200-meter sprints... holds school records for 100, 200-meter sprints, long jump and 4x100 relay... state champion in 100 and 200-meter dashes junior and senior year... State champion senior year in 4x100 relay... set school records in the 100, 200 and 4x100 events... named to All-American and All-State teams junior year for the 100 and 200-meter sprints... coached by Roger Price.
PERSONAL: Full name is Lauryn Chenet Williams... born September 11, 1983...
intended major is finance... has two brothers (David, David) and five sisters (Kourtney, Schureen, Erikka, Teresa, Erin)... daughter of David and Donna Williams... member of National Honor Society... four-year class president.
Williams’ Career Bests
| Event | Time/Mark | Location | Date |
| 55-meters (i) | 6.70 | Gainesville, FL | 2/1/04 |
| 60-meters (i) | 7.22 | Gainesville, FL | 2/28/02 |
| 200-meters (i) | 22.79 | Fayetteville, AR | 3/12/04 |
| 100-meters (o) | 10.94(w) | Austin, TX | 6/10/04 |
| 200-meters (o) | 22.46 | Coral Gables, FL | 4/10/04 |
