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Freshman Year: Competed in the high jump and the triple jump at both the indoor and outdoor ACC Championships. Prep: 2005 indoor and outdoor state champion in the triple jump • Placed second in the high jump in the indoor state meet • Placed third in the long jump in the outdoor state meet • Also placed sixth in the triple jump at the Nike Outdoor Nationals • 2005 Female Athlete of the Year at Millbrook High • Member of the National Honor Society and National Achiever's Society • Also the co-editor of the school's newspaper. Personal: Majoring in rhetorical studies with a minor in English and plans to later study law • Lists Julius Peppers as the athlete she admires the most • Lists coach Mike Rhodes as having the greatest influence on her athletic career • Her favorite hobby is photography • Favorite reading is the Harry Potter series • Favorite TV show is "Chapelle's Show" • Amelia Tillery Black is the daughter of Marjorie and Kevin Black • Born March 25, 1987, in Raleigh, N.C. |
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