Talented West Virginia native who is becoming the face of the program … blasted on to the scene her rookie year to win a BIG EAST title in 100-meter hurdles … latest standout in an athletic family … elite sprinter/hurdler … could become one of the best track athletes ever at WVU.

At West Virginia in 2009: Finished 15th in the semifinals of the 100-meter hurdles at the NCAA Outdoor Championships with a time of 13.55 …placed fifth in the 100-meter hurdles at the NCAA Regionals to qualify for nationals …posted an NCAA Regional qualifying time of 13.30 in a first-place finish in the 100-meter hurdles at the ECAC Outdoor Championships … co-champion (13.59) in the 100-meter hurdles at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships … part of 4X100 relay team that finished 33rd and the 4X400 team that finished 35th at the Penn Relays … also placed 13th in the 100-meter hurdles (13.70) … finished second in the 100-meter hurdles (13:35) at the Sea Ray Relays … competed in the indoor NCAA Championships … posted a 15th-place finish in the pentathlon and a 14th-place finish in the 60-meter hurdles … saw a career-best performance in the long jump at the Alex Wilson Invitational with a third-place showing and a leap of 5.82-meters … also posted an NCAA indoor provisional time in the 60-meter hurdles with a second-place showing and a time of 8.27 … on the 4x400 team that finished fourth (9:45.62) at the Sykes-Sabcock Challenge Cup, meeting BIG EAST and ECAC qualifying times … took first place in the pentathlon with 3,967 points at the same meet … finished in first in the 60-meter hurdles at the State Farm Games with a ECAC qualifying time of 8.56 … ran an ECAC and BIG EAST qualifying time in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.62 at the WVU Invitational … started season off posting two BIG EAST qualifying times in the 60-meter dash (7.82) and 60-meter hurdles (8.67) at the WVU Holiday Classic.

At West Virginia in 2008: Won her first career BIG EAST title in the 100-meter hurdles at the 2008 BIG EAST Outdoor Track & Field Championships … won the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.46 seconds at the 2008 ECAC Indoor Championships in Boston, Mass. … her time was the fourth-best in school history … placed third at 8.37 in 60-meter hurdles at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships … recorded an 8.66 in the 60-meter hurdles which ranked third-best among BIG EAST competitors at the Penn State Relays … competing in her first collegiate meet, she won two events with BIG EAST and ECAC qualifying performances … took the long jump with a leap of 5.71 meters and cruised to victory in the 60-meter hurdle prelims and finals … ran the 60-meter in the preliminary before running an 8.90 in the final … the qualifying mark was the highest of the season.

Prep: Outstanding career, setting nine school records at Buckhannon Upshur High … owns one state record and three state meet records … won high point honors at the state meet all four years … finished in first place 11 different times at state championships … also stood out in heptathlon in AAU … took second at USATF heptathlon in 2007.

Personal: Daughter of Rick and Andrea Carrier ... father played football and ran track at West Virginia Wesleyan where he owns the 200-meter record (21.7) … has a brother who also plays football and runs track at WVWC … birthday is Aug. 21 ... enrolled in pre-elementary education … Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll … BIG EAST Academic All-Star.