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.  Portia Nash Class: Senior Hometown: Douglasville, Ga. High School: Alexandria Last College: Barton County Position: Jumps

• 2007 All-Big 12 Conference (Outdoor Long Jump)
• 2007 Big 12 Indoor Long Jump Champion
• 2006 All-Big 12 Conference (Indoor Long Jump, Indoor Triple Jump)
• 2005 NJCAA All-American (High Jump, Long Jump, Triple Jump)
• 2005 NJCAA All-American (Indoor High Jump, Indoor Triple Jump)
• 2004 NJCAA All-American (Indoor HJ, Indoor LJ, Indoor TJ)

Personal: Born Dec. 22, 1984 ... Daughter of Chet and Ivy Nash ... Has one brother, Chet, Jr. ... Sociology major ... Likes to model.

2006-2007: (Indoor) Earned All-America honors with an 11th-place effort at the NCAA Indoor Championships (March 9) ... Was the Big 12 long jump champion after leaping a school-record 20-7.25 (6.28) ... Placed third in the long jump (19-3.25, 5.87) and triple jump (39-10.00, 12.14) at the Razorback Invitational (Jan. 20) ... Was third in the long jump (19-2.50, 5.85) at the adidas Classic (Jan. 27) ... Finished second in the long jump (19-4.00, 5.89) and fourth in the triple jump (40-3.50, 12.28) at the J.D. Martin Invitational (Feb. 3) ... Took third in the long jump (19-8.25, 6.00) at the Sooner Open (Feb. 17). (Outdoor) Placed second in the long jump at the John McDonnell Invitational (April 21), leaping 20-1.50 (6.13) ... Was second in the long jump at the Sooner Invitational (April 21) at 20-8.00 (6.30) ... Also finished second in the triple jump at the Sooner Invitational, posting a 42-7.50 (12.99) ... Finished runner-up to teammate Scottesha Miller in the long jump at the Big 12 Championship (May 12) with a personal best of 20-9.00 (6.32).

2005-2006: (Indoor) Placed third in the long jump at the Big 12 Championships (Feb. 24) with a season best leap of 20-1.00 (6.12), surpassing the NCAA provisional qualifying standard ... Placed sixth in the triple jump at the Big 12 meet (Feb. 25) with a best of 40-7.00 (12.37) ... Placed second in the long jump (19-9.50) and third in the triple jump (40-1.25) at the New Mexico Invitational (Jan. 28) ... Her long jump and triple jump bests rank fourth on OU's all-time performance list. (Outdoor) Placed 10th in the high jump, 12th in the long jump and 13th in the triple jump at the Big 12 Championships ... Opened the season high jumping 5-7.00 (1.70) at UT-Arlington (April 1) ... Posted season bests of 19-6.75 (5.96) in the long jump and 40-9.00 (12.42) in the triple jump, a regional qualifying mark, at the Texas Relays (April 7) ... One of only four Sooners all-time -- including Jackie Smiley, Lucretia Rimmer, and Nicole Moore -- to triple jump over 40 feet ... Placed second in the long jump at the John Jacobs Invitational (April 15) with a leap of 19-10.25 (6.05), surpassing the regional qualifying mark in the event.

At Barton County: The 2005 NJCAA National Outdoor Championships runner-up in the triple jump ... Also placed fifth in the high jump and sixth in the long jump ... Named NJCAA Region VI Championships athlete of the meet after winning the long jump and triple jump and finishing second in the high jump ...Was second in the triple jump and high jump at the 2005 NJCAA National Indoor Championships ... Placed fourth in the long jump and triple jump and sixth in the high jump at the 2004 NJCAA Indoors.

High School: 2003 Georgia (Class 4A) State High School long jump champion ... Her 18-5 jump was six inches farther than the runner-up ... Also placed seventh in the 400 meters.

Other: Placed sixth in the long jump at the adidas Outdoor Nationals ... Was a four-year basketball letterwinner in high school ... Named all-county in basketball and helped team to state tournament.