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La Shawnda Porter-Red
La Shawnda Porter-Red

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Renton, Wash.

High School:
Kent-Meridian High

Height:
5-7

Event:
Sprints

Birthdate:
12/07/1985



WSU CAREER
JUNIOR (2006-07): Indoor - Had season-best times of 7.77i in 60m dash and 24.93i in 200m dash...finished 13th in 200m dash at MPSF Championships (25.15)...Outdoor - Found niche in 200m with PR and NCAA Regional Qualifying time of 23.92w at Vandal Jamboree (5/5/07, Moscow)...mark is eighth-best in school history...at Cougar Invite ran 400m dash PR time of 56.65 and second leg of 4x100m relay with NCAA RQ time of 45.47 (4/21/07, Pullman)...at Pac-10 Championships took seventh in 200m (24.29), 13th in 100m and sixth in 400m relay with RQ time of 45.65 (5/13/07, Stanford)...finished ninth in 200m at NCAA Regional Championships with time of 24.13 (5/26/07, Eugene).

SOPHOMORE (2005-06): Indoor - Finished fifth in the 200m at the MPSF Championships with a PR time of 24.58i (2/25/06, Seattle)...Outdoor - Ran PR time of 24.06 in winning 200m, and ran on winning 4x100m relay with NCAA Regional qualifying time of 45.30 at WSU-UW Dual (4/29/06, Pullman)...competed in Pac-10 Championships prelims in 100m (12th, 11.90), 200m (10th, 24.16), and 4x100m relay team final for fifth (46.38)...named to Pac-10 T&F All-Academic honorable mention team.

FRESHMAN (2004-05): Indoor - Ran fastest 60m dash (7.70i - 11th prelims) and 200m dash (24.90i - 7th place) times at Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships (2/26/05, Seattle)...Outdoor - Ran team's top 100m time of 12.01 at Vandal Jamboree (5/7/05, Moscow)...clocked best 200m time of 24.45 at Mt. SAC Relays (4/17/05, Walnut)...at Pac-10 Championships finished 18th in 100m and 16th in 200m prelims...also ran second leg of fifth place 4x100m relay with time of 45.91 (5/15/05, Los Angeles).

HIGH SCHOOL CAREER. Earned five letters at Kent-Meridian High...three as a sprinter for track coach Ernie Ammens and two as a guard for basketball coach Colby Rogers...as a senior, placed third at state in the 100m and 200m...broke Pasco Invitational 200m record with a time of 24.51...served as track captain and voted team MVP...named South Puget Sound - North League girl track athlete of the year...was state champion in 100m and 200m as a junior...member of fifth place 4x200 relay team...named King County Journal athlete of the week...sophomore year, was state runner-up in 100m and 200m...named Royals most outstanding female athlete...was conference champion in the 100m and 200m as a freshman...three-time Seattle Times Athlete of the Week.

PERSONAL. Born La Shawnda Desiree Porter 12/7/85 at Seattle, Wash...mother Johnica is a machine operator...father Timothy is deceased...brother Kenincio (6/6/79)...sister Rebecca (11/20/90)...Central Washington Honor Scholar (3.5 GPA)...National Honor Roll student...majoring in sport management.

PORTER-RED'S WSU BESTS
60m - 7.70i (2005) 100m - 11.83 (2006) 200m - 23.92i (2007), 24.00 (2007) 400m - 56.65 (2007) 4x100m Relay - 45.30 (2006)

PAC-10 CHAMPIONSHIPS PERFORMANCES 2007 100m 13th 12.07 200m 7th 24.29 4x100m Relay 6th 45.65 2006 100m 12th prelims 11.90 200m 10th prelims 24.16 4x100m Relay 5th 46.38 2005 100m 18th prelims 12.24 200m 16th prelims 24.62 4x100m Relay 5th 45.91 NCAA WEST REGIONAL PERFORMANCES
2007 200m 9th 24.13

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