Norfolk State University Athletics

Personal Records
Indoor
60m Hurdles: 8.68 (2010 MEAC ID)
Long Jump: 18-4.75 (2010 at George Mason)
Outdoor
100m Hurdles: 14.07 (2010 Raleigh Relays)
Long Jump: 18-5 (High School)
Javelin: 88-11.75 (2010 MEAC OD)

2009-10: Indoor: Placed eighth at the MEAC Indoor meet in the 60-meter hurdles (8.78)…ran a season-best time of 8.68 in the prelims…finished 10th in the pentathlon (2,867 points)…earned seventh place in the long jump (17-9)…posted a season-best effort in the long jump at George Mason (18-4.75), where she finished third. Outdoor: Finished sixth in the 100-meter hurdles at the Raleigh Relays in a season-best time of 14.07 seconds…earned three top-10 finishes at the MEAC Outdoor Championship…placed seventh in the 100m hurdles (14.52)…was eighth in the long jump (18-1)…placed ninth in the javelin (88-11.75).

2008-09: Indoor: Had an indoor season-best jump of 17-9 in the long jump Virginia Tech Hokie Invitational…finished eighth in the triple jump (35-1.75) at the CNU Captains Invitational…posted a 60-meter hurdles time of 9.24 at the Father Diamond Invitational. Outdoor: Finished fourth in the heptathlon with 4,290 points at the MEAC Outdoor Championship…jumped 17-4.25 in the long jump at the Morgan State Legacy meet.

High School: Won the VHSL State Group AAA state title in the long jump (18-5) as a junior in 2005…won the 100-meter hurdles title in 15.24 (PR) at the 2004 Eastern District Outdoor Championship…set personal records of 7.38 in the 55 meters, 8.56 in the 55 hurdles, 14.84 in the 100 hurdles, 5-2 in the high jump and 38-9.25 in the triple jump.

Personal: Ashanti Deshawn Matthews…born on Dec. 26, 1987…daughter of Joseph and Theresa Bailey…majoring in sociology with a minor in criminal justice…wants to become an FBI agent.