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  Vanneisha Ivy
Vanneisha Ivy

Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Muncie, Ind.

High School:
Muncie Central

Height:
5-2

Event:
Hurdles/Sprints

Ivy's PR's
• 60 - 7.61 (Third-fastest in UNC history)

• 60-Hurdles - 8.16

• 100-Hurdles - 13.49

• 200 - 23.96 (Fifth-fastest in UNC history)

Junior Year: All-ACC for the indoor season in the 60-meter hurdles • Claimed the second-fastest 60-meter hurdle time in UNC history with a 8.16 • Set NCAA provisional marks at the ACC Indoors in the 200-meters and the 60-meter hurdles • Earned her first All-America honor by taking eighth in the 60-meter hurdles at NCAA Indoor Championships • Qualified for a regional mark in the outdoor 100-meter dash at the Tar Heel Aggie Classic • Tagged the fourth-fastest time in UNC history and the third-fastest for the 100 at the Raleigh Relays with a 13.24 • Personal best in the 100 at the NCAA East Regional with a 13.18 • Captured All-America honors in the 100-meter hurdles with a sixth place finish at NCAA Outdoor Championships • Also a member of the 4x100 relay that went to the NCAA Championship.

Sophomore Year: Placed eighth in the 100-hurdles at the ACC Outdoor Championships • Also competed in the 100 during the outdoor season • Finished seventh at ACC Indoor Championships in the 60-hurdles with her top time of indoor season • Also competed in 60.

Freshman Year: Placed third at the ACC Indoor Championships in the 60-meter hurdles en route to All-ACC honors • Also scored in the 60 • Competed in the 100 and 100-meter hurdles during the outdoor season.

Prep: Three-time state champion • Holds state record for 100-hurdles • First team all-state all four years • East-Central Indiana track athlete of the year 2004-06 • Played soccer, basketball and track • Winner of Indiana Black Expo Trailblazer award.

Personal: : Elementary education major • "Love and Basketball" is her favorite movie • Vanneisha Monique Ivy is the daughter of Richard and Pamela Ivy • Born October 26, 1987, in Muncie, Ind.