Dezerea Bryant Season 2011-12

Career Honors• USTFCCCA First-Team All-American, 60 (2012) • USTFCCCA First-Team All-American, Indoor 200 (2012) • USTFCCCA First-Team All-American, 4×100 (2012) • USTFCCCA Second-Team All-American, Outdoor 200 (2012) • NCAA Qualifier, Outdoor 200 (2012) • NCAA Qualifier, 4×100 & Outdoor 4×400 (2012) • NCAA Qualifier, 60 & Indoor 200 (2012) • ACC Most Valuable Indoor Track Performer (2012) • ACC Indoor Freshman-of-the-Year (2012) • ACC Outdoor Freshman-of-the-Year (2012) • ACC Champion, 60 & Indoor 200 (2012) • ACC Champion, 100 & Outdoor 200 (2012) • ACC Champion, 4×100 (2012) • IAAF World Junior Champion, 4×100 relay (2010, 2012) • IAAF World Junior Bronze Medalist, 200 (2012) • USA Junior Champion, 100 (2012) • USA Junior All-American, 100 & 200 (2010, 2012) • USTFCCCA Southeast Region Indoor Track Athlete-of-the-Year (2012) Clemson Highlights • Ranks second in Clemson history in the 60 dash and indoor 200, third in the 100 & fourth in the outdoor 200. 2011-12 Outdoor Highlights • One of the most decorated freshmen in Clemson women’s track & field history, she earned two individual titles and a relay crown at the ACC Outdoor Championships in Charlottesville • First ACC female to sweep all short sprints, indoor and outdoor, in same season since Miami’s Murielle Ahoure in 2009 • Named ACC Outdoor Freshman-of-the-Year, giving her a sweep of the ACC’s rookie awards in 2012 • Earned spot at NCAA Nationals in the 200 dash and with the 4×100 relay; helped 4×1 to program-best third-place finish (43.52) and school record time (43.43) in the semifinals in Des Moines • Ran time of 23.08 in the semifinals of the 200 and finished as a second-team All-American in that event • Posted personal best 22.97 in the quarterfinals of the 200 dash in Jacksonville at the NCAA East Preliminary Round • Captured ACC titles in the 100 (11.29) and 200 (23.05), both of which were “A” standard U.S. Olympic Trials qualifying times • Helped 4×1 to its third straight ACC title (43.58) • Second leg for Clemson’s season-best 4×4 time of 3:33.14 and quarterfinal winning team at the East Prelims • Won USA Junior championship in the 100 dash with a time of 11.43 and was runner-up in the 200, earning the right to compete in both at the IAAF World Junior Championships in Barcelona, Spain • Captured bronze medal in the 200 at the IAAF World Juniors and the gold medal with the 4×100 relay; it was her second relay title in as many trips 2011-12 Indoor Highlights • USTFCCCA first-team All-American in both short sprints, she finished sixth in the 60 dash and seventh in the 200; first Tiger female ever to earn All-America honors in both events in the same season • ACC Indoor Freshman-of-the-Year, the third Clemson female to win the award in the last six years • ACC Meet Most Valuable Performer for track events after winning the 60 and 200; posted season-bests (7.25 in the 60, 23.26 in the 200) in the finals • Placed fourth in the 200 and fifth in the 60 championship races at the prestigious New Balance Invitational in New York Bradley Tech High School Highlights • 2010 IAAF World Junior champion, 4×100 relay (was a teammate alongside current Clemson junior Stormy Kendrick) • Earned 2010 USA Junior All-American status in both 100 dash (11.66) and 200 dash (23.73) • 2011 outdoor state champion in the 100 dash (11.38) and 200 dash (23.01), both times were No. 2 nationally among U.S. high school athletes • Led U.S. high school ranks during 2011 indoor season in the 60m dash (7.26) and was No. 2 in the 200 dash (23.96) • 2011 indoor state champion and Wisconsin state record-holder in the 55m dash (6.76) • 2010 outdoor state champion in the 100 dash (11.5) and 200 dash (23.37) Personal • Born 4/27/93• Majoring in therapeutic recreation Best Collegiate Times • 60 – 7.25 • 100 – 11.29 • 200 – 22.97 • 300 – 37.90 • 400 – 56.69