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Van Wert, Ohio

Delphos St. John's High

Alisha Anthony

Career-Best Marks
Indoor Outdoor
60m - 7.87 (2008) 100m - 12.37 (2008)
200m - 25.63 (2008) 200m - 25.57 (2008)
Long Jump - 19' 2" (2008) Long Jump - 18' 11.25" (2008)
Triple Jump - 37' 2.25" (2008) Triple Jump - 39' 4" (2008)

Career Highlights: Is a two-time Horizon League Field Newcomer of the Year ... is a four-time Horizon League champion ... owns school records in the long jump and triple jump in the outdoor circuit ... ranks third in both jumps in indoor ... also ranks sixth in school history in the indoor 200m and ninth in the outdoor 100m.

2008 Outdoor (R-Freshman):
Named the Field Newcomer of the Year after winning the triple jump and finishing second in the long jump ... broke the school record in the triple jump with a mark of 39-4, which was nearly three feet further than her previous season-best distance ... leaped a personal-best 18-11 1/4 at the league meet to finish second by 1 1/4 inches ... added a runner-up finish in the 100m with a personal-best time of 12.37, and she ran on YSU's winning 4x100m relay ... posted a personal-best 200m time of 25.57 in the prelims at conference ... set meet records in the long jump and triple jump at the Red Flash Open ... named the Horizon League Scholar-Athlete of the Week on May 13 ... earned Academic All-Horizon League honors.

2007-08 Indoor (Sophomore):
Defended her league title in the long jump (18-9 1/4), and earned three other top-four finishes at the Horizon League Championships ... tied for second in the triple jump with a personal-best mark of 37-2 1/4, but finished third based on her second-best jump ... was ranked eighth in the triple coming into the league meet, and beat her previous season-best by two feet, three inches ... also placed third in the 60m dash (7.87)  and fourth in the 200m (25.63), running personal-best times in each .... was the top point scorer in individual events with 26 points at the league meet ... leaped a personal-best 19-2 to win the long jump at the Akron Open ... earned Academic All-Horizon League honors.

2007 Outdoor (Freshman): Finished third in the long jump at the Duke Asics Invitational (18-5) in the first meet of the season before missing the rest of the season due to an injury ... was granted a medical redshirt.

2006-07 Indoor (Freshman):
Named the Horizon League Field Newcomer of the Year after winning the long jump and placing sixth in the triple jump at the league championships ... her leap  of 19-1 1/2 at the league meet was the fourth-highest winning long jump mark in league history and tied her personal-best distance ... posted a season-best mark of 36-8 1/4 in the triple jump and added a third-place effort in the 200m dash at the league meet ... finished tied for ninth in the 60m dash and was just .05 seconds off qualifying for finals ... also won the long jump at the Akron Open (in two different divisions), the Findlay Open and at Kent State.

High School: Broke the school and the Division III state record in the long jump as a junior with a mark of 18-9 1/2 as a junior ... also won the long jump as a senior with a mark of 18-6 1/4 ... finished second in the state as a sophomore (17-8 3/4) and freshman (18-0) ... also set school records in the 200m dash and the 4x100m and 4x200m relays ... anchored the Blue Jays' second-place 4x100m relay at state as a senior ... was a state qualifier in the 200m as a senior ... anchored the sixth-place 4x200m relay and seventh-place 4x100m relay at state as a junior ... placed sixth individually in the 200m as a junior (26.41) ... was named the best track athlete of the area ... was also a standout gymnast, earning a spot on the Ohio All-Star Gymnastics Team ... also participated in cheerleading ... was a member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Born May 3, 1988 ... parents are Stephen and Margaret Anthony ... has four brothers (Dennis, Mike, Keith and Derek) and four sisters (Erika, Danielle, Megan and Korin) ... 2008-09 Donnell Lester Scholarship recipient ... major is exercise science.

Team Information
Horizon League Indoor Championsip
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