Sonni Austin Season 2012-13

Career Honors • USTFCCCA Indoor All-American, 4×400 Relay (2010) • NCAA Qualifier, Indoor 4×400 Relay (2010) • NCAA Qualifier, 400 Hurdles (2011) • ACC Champion, Indoor 4×400 Relay (2010-11) • USA Championships Participant, 400 Hurdles (2010) Clemson Highlights • Ranks fourth in Clemson history in the 400 hurdles. 2011-12 Outdoor Highlights • Qualified for the NCAA East Prelims for a third time in the 400 hurdles, where she ran a season-best 59.56 in the opening round • Seventh-place finisher at the ACC Championships in the event • Took fifth at the prestigious Jim Click Shootout in the 400 hurdles 2011-12 Indoor Highlights • Finished 11th at the ACC Championships in the open 400-meter dash • Best time of the season was 55.40 at the Tyson Invitational 2010-11 Outdoor Highlights • Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 400 hurdles, she finished 18th in the semifinal round in Des Moines (58.22) • Posted season-best time of 57.31 in the quarterfinal round at the NCAA East Prelims in Bloomington, IN • Helped 4×400 relay to second-place finish at the ACC Championships in Durham with a time of 3:36.16 • Helped relay to season-best time of 3:35.18 at the Florida Relays • Scored a sixth-place finish at the ACC Championships in the 400 hurdles • Competed in Eugene, OR at the USA Outdoor Championships, posting a time of 58.72 in the preliminary round 2010-11 Indoor Highlights • Ran third leg for the Tigers’ ACC championship 4×400 relay; team clocked a season-best time of 3:37.26 • Missed qualifying for the final of the open 400 by one spot, she had a season-best time of 55.43 in Blacksburg 2009-10 Outdoor Highlights • Competed in the 400m hurdles at the NCAA East Preliminary Round, where she established a personal best time of 57.81 and missed qualifying for the national meet by a mere two spots (finished 14th overall) • Her time at Greensboro was No. 4 in Clemson history • Scored for the Tigers at the ACC Championships in the 400m dash (5th – 54.77) and 400m hurdles (8th) • Helped 4x400m relay to fourth-place finish at ACCs and 14th-place effort at the NCAA East Prelims 2009-10 Indoor Highlights • Qualified for NCAA Indoor Championships as a member of the 4x400m relay, where she helped the team to fifth-place finish and All-America showing with a school record time (3:33.93) • Ran a strong third leg to propel the Tigers to an ACC Championship in the mile relay, Clemson’s first since 2004 • Clemson’s best relay time on the season was 3:35.76 • Individual scorer at the ACC Championships with sixth-place showing in the 400m dash, her time was 54.66 • Helped 4×4 to five different NCAA provisional qualifying times throughout the course of the season Miller Grove High School Highlights • Three-time AAAA state champion in the 300m hurdles • Two-time USATF National runner-up in the 300m hurdles • Four-time region champion • AAAA runner-up 100m hurdles as a senior Personal • Born 12/5/90 • Daughter of Maria Austin • Majoring in sociology Best Collegiate Times• 200 – 25.21 • 300 – 41.70 • 400 – 54.66 • 500 – 1:14.70 • 60 Hurdles – 9.23 • 100 Hurdles – 14.13 • 400 Hurdles – 57.31