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Carolyn Winchester Class: RS Senior Hometown: Washington, Okla. High School: Washington Event: Throws Birthdate: 10/21/1986

Personal: Full name is Carolyn Michele Winchester ... Born in Oklahoma City on Oct. 21, 1986 ... Daughter of Mike and Pam Winchester ... Father played football at OU from 1984-86 as a punter and played on the 1985 National Championship team ... Has three younger siblings -- James, Rebecca and Emily ... Plans to major in math education ... 2007 Academic All-Big 12 First Team member.

2006-2007:(Indoor) Did not participate while playing on OU's Sweet 16 women's basketball team that earned a share of the regular-season Big 12 Championship and won the Big 12 Tournament Championship. (Outdoor) Personal best in shot put of 45-3.75 (13.81) came at Sooner Invitational (April 28) en route to fourth-place finish ...Discus throw best of 132-1 (40.26) came at Sooner Invitational ... Was 17th in the shot put at the Big 12 Championship (May 13), recording a best of 42-6.75 (12.97).

2005-2006: (Indoor) Did not participate while a member of the OU women's basketball team ... Averaged four minutes in 10 games for the Sooners as they dominated the Big 12, becoming the first team to post a perfect 16-0 conference record ... Helped OU to conference championships in the regular season and Big 12 Tournament. (Outdoor) Redshirted.

High School: Two-time Class 2A state champion (2004 and 2005) in shot put and discus (2005) ... State runner-up in discus in 2004 ... Personal bests came at 2005 state meet -- 41-0.5 (shot put) and 132-6 (discus) ... PRs ranked No. 1 in 2A and third and seventh, respectively, among all classes in 2005 ... Scored 20 of Washington's 44 points (45 percent) at the state meet, leading her school to a fourth-place team standing her senior season ... Three-time regional champion in both events (2002, 2004 and 2005) ... Was a four-year letterwinner in track & field and basketball and lettered one year in softball ... Jim Thorpe All-State Basketball Player of the Year as a senior ... Also named Canadian Valley Conference Co-MVP during her senior year ... Voted to the Oklahoma Girls Basketball Coaches Association and Oklahoma Coaches Association All-State teams ... Averaged 17.4 points and 9.5 rebounds during her prep career ... Voted team captain in her final prep season ... Member of the 2003 and 2004 state championship teams ... Led Washington High School to a conference championship in 2005 and to the state semifinals in 2002 ... Was valedictorian and named Academic All-State in 2005.