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  April Howell

April Howell

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Valdosta, Ga.

High School:
Lowndes HS

Position:
Volunteer Assistant Coach

Birthdate:
10/20/1983

School-record holder who participated in jumps, sprints and relays . . . set the school record in the indoor 60 meter hurdles . . . named to the Student Advisory Board for the Samford Christian Women's Leadership Center.

2003 (Freshman): Limited all year in training due to a quad injury she suffered in her last high school meet . . . set a school record twice in the indoor 60-meter hurdles, clocking 8.92 and 8.86 . . . earned All-Conference honors in the triple-jump with a school-record 38'06.5" for third place . . . also finished fifth in the A-Sun 100-meter hurdles . . . ran a presonal-best 14.28 in the 100-meter hurdles at the Alabama Relays.

High School: Set a state record in the triple jump . . . triple jump personal record is 41'00.75" . . . was featured in the July 2002 issue of Track & Field News for her triple-jump accomplishments . . . set school records in the 100-meter hurdles, the 300-meter hurdles, and the 4 x 100 meters . . . personal record in 100-meter hurdles is 14.4 seconds . . . track honors included being named Most Valuable Vikette, Most Improved, Most Versatile and Most Outstanding Freshman.

Personal: Daughter of Betty Howell . . .born October 20, 1983 . . . majoring in math, with a minor in business.



 

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