Hill hits big effort in men's shot; Jones excels in sprints
On the National Stage ... || 2012 Outdoor || Had an outstanding showing at the USATF Junior Championships, placing 10th overall with a season-best 54.07 ... Earned All-America Second Team honors as a member of the Lions' 13th-place 4x400 at the NCAA Outdoor Championships ... Anchored the team to a season-best 3:33.03 at NCAAs.
At the Big Ten Championships ... || 2012 Outdoor || Scored as a member of the second-place 4x400 (3:33.20) and sixth-place 4x100 ... Just missed the final in the 400, finishing 10th overall. || 2012 Indoor || Ran on the Lions' silver-medal 4x400 in her first conference appearance ... Finished 11th individually in the 400.
Around the Track ... || 2012 Outdoor || Ran on the winning 4x400 at the Auburn War Eagle Invitational ... Placed third in the 200 and the 400 at the Bison Outdoor Classic ... Finished 13th in the 400 against top competition at the LSU Invitational ... Placed third in the 200 at the Jim Thorpe Open ... Ran a collegiate PR 24.37 for the 200 at the Jim Click Shootout. || 2012 Indoor || Was a member of winning 4x400s at the Penn State Relays and Sykes & Sabock Challenge Cup ... Placed fourth in the 200 at the Penn State Relays, and fourth in the 400 at the Nittany Lion Challenge and Sykes & Sabock Challenge Cup ... Ran a leg of the Lion's season-best 4x400 at the Alex Wilson Last Chance (3:35.43).
Before Penn State ... || High School || A consistent fixture at the top of the heap at the state and national levels, having 13 Michigan state titles to her credit, as well as numerous national accolades ... Boasts personal bests of 12.23 (100-meters), 24.34 (200-meters), and 53.93 (400-meters) ... Placed second in the 400 at New Balance Indoor Nationals this winter, to follow up a bronze-medal effort in the event at New Balance Outdoor Nationals in 2010 ... Can also hold her own in the jumps with PRs of 19-8 in the long jump, and 39-1 in the triple jump and has also run 1:03.10 in the 400-meter hurdles ... Also excelled at the international level, representing the U.S. at the 2010 Caribbean Scholastic Invitational, where she scored gold-medal finishes in the 400, 400 hurdles, and 4x400-meter relay. || Personal || Born August 15, 1993 ... Parents are Tina and Chinney ... Plans to major in Communications.
