Shayla Austin Class: Senior Hometown: Edmond, Oklahoma Event: Jumps Birthdate: 09/20/1978

Bests: (Indoor) Triple Jump: 36-7.75 (2000); Long Jump: 18-5 (2000). (Outdoor) Triple Jump: 38-2.5 (1999); Long Jump: 20-0.25 (1999).

In 2001 (Senior): (Indoor) Finished 15th at the Big 12 Indoor in the long jump with a 17-7 ... also finished 15th in the conference triple jump with a 36-2.25 ... was her season best in the triple jump ... recorded her season best in the long jump at the J.D. Martin Invitational ... jumped 17-11.5.

In 2000 (Junior): (Indoor) Set her triple jump career-best mark at the Big 12 Indoor ... finished 14th in the meet with the effort ... recorded her career best in the long jump with a jump of 18-5 ... finished 13th in the Big 12 Indoor with her jump of 17-7 ... (Outdoor) Finished 16th at the Big 12 Outdoor in the triple jump with a 36-11.75 ... finished 13th at the Big 12 Outdoor in the long jump with a 17-11.75. In 1999 (Sophomore): (Indoor) Top triple jump mark of the year came at the conference championships … finished 13th with a leap of 36-3.5 … finished 14th in the Big 12 with a long jump of 17-11 … set a career best in the long jump, soaring 18-2.5 in front of a home crowd at the OU Classic to capture fourth. (Outdoor) Set career bests in every event she participated in … finished 11th in the conference with a long jump distance of 19-5.25 … finished 14th in the triple jump with her second-best effort of the season also came (36-4.75) … leaped a personal-best long jump distance of 20-0.25 to take top honors at the UCO Relays … improved her best in the triple jump with a distance of 36-8.5 to take fifth at the Arizona State Invitational … set her career best in the triple jump (38-2.5) at the UCO Invitational … competed in the 400-meter hurdles one time … finished fourth with a hand time of 1:09.6 at the Arizona State Invitational.

In 1998 (Freshman): (Indoor) Established a season-best mark of 36-6.75 … finished first in the triple jump at the Oklahoma Christian Last Chance Meet ... had her top performance of the season in the long jump at Iowa State with a distance of 18-1.25. (Outdoor) Placed among the Big 12 best in the triple jump and long jump at the conference championships with career-best marks of 35-10 and 18-5.25, respectively.

In High School: Was a two-time indoor national champion in the triple jump (1994-95) at Arkansas National Invitational while competing for Edmond Memorial ... became the state champion in the long jump in 1997 ... set the school record in the long jump (18-6.75) and triple jump (37-11.5) ... four-time state qualifier in the long jump and two-time state qualifier in the 300-meter hurdles ... four-time Edmond All-City selection in the long jump ... was the President’s Award recipient her senior year ... earned four varsity letters in track, two in cross country and one in basketball.

Personal: Daughter of Elizabeth Gardner and Robert Austin ... born 9/20/78 ... is an advertising major ... member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority … received Prentice Gautt Award in 1999 … two-time Academic All-Big 12 honoree … multi-time Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection ... multi-time Sooner Scholar … selected as the 1999-2000 Ebony Homecoming Queen … participated in the 2000 Miss Black OU pageant.