Georgia Southern University Athletics

2017-18 (JUNIOR): Indoor: Began the indoor season with two fifth place finishes in the 60 meter hurdles events (Prelims/Finals) at the Wake Forest Invitational… Took home third in the 60 meter hurdles at the JDL College Dual Meet Madness with a time of 9.06 seconds… Finished tenth at the Samford Invite 2018 in the 60 meter dash… Outdoor: Placed fifth in the 100 meter dash at the Coastal Carolina Invitational… Placed eleventh in the 4x100 meter relay at the Outdoor Championships…

2015-16 (FRESHMAN): Indoor: Placed fifth overall in the Sun Belt at the Indoor Championships (Feb. 22-23) for the 60-meter hurdles, setting a PR in 8.65 seconds…also ran a career-best 60m in 7.76 seconds at the conference championships…earned sixth place in four 60-meter hurdle races, two at the Wake Forest Invitational (Jan. 16) and two at the Bob Pollock Invitational (Jan. 29-30)…Outdoor: Came in ninth in the 100-meter hurdles at the Sun Belt Outdoor Championships (May 13-15) and 16^th in the 100m with a PR of 12.23 seconds…ran a career-best 200m at the UNF Spring Break Invitational (Mar. 25-26) in 25.87 seconds…earned first-place accolades at the Lowcountry Collegiate (Apr. 16) 100-meter hurdles, finishing in a personal-best 14.21 seconds

HIGH SCHOOL: Competed at Mariette High School the first three years before finishing at Woodstock High … Was all-county in 2015 … Owns the school record in the 100 hurdles, long jump and 300 hurdles … Won the state title as a senior in the 100 hurdles … Won the region in the 100 hurdles, 300 hurdles and long jump … Also competed for First Light Track Club, winning the nationals in the 80 hurdles and the 100 hurdles.

PERSONAL: The daughter of Tarsha Strong and Starks Rayford … Birthday is June 20 … Has five siblings.

MAJOR: Undeclared