Norfolk State University Athletics

2010-11: Indoor: Placed second at the MEAC Indoor Championship in the 60 meters … ran a season-best time of 7.41 seconds in the MEAC prelims and a 7.43 in the finals … also finished fifth in the MEAC in the 200 meters (25.10) … ran a PR of 24.75 in the 200 meters in the prelims. Outdoor: MEAC outdoor champion in the 100 (11.50 seconds) and the 200 (23.78) … the 23.78 was a personal-best for Claiborne, as was her preliminary 100 time of 11.43 seconds … also ran the anchor leg on the MEAC gold medal-winning 4x100 meter relay team (45.41) … qualified for the NCAA East Regional in the 100 … advanced to the region finals with a time of 11.71 in t he prelims, then ran an 11.59 in the region finals.

2009-10: Indoor: MEAC champion in the 60 meters…ran a season-best time of 7.45 seconds in the MEAC 60 finals…also placed fourth in the 200 at the conference indoor meet (25.03)…season-best 200-meter time was 24.84 at the Hokie Invitational. Outdoor: Ran a season-best time of 11.69 seconds in winning the 100 meters at the Colonial Relays…placed fourth at the MEAC Outdoor meet in the 100 meters (11.76).

2008-09: Indoor: Ran the fastest indoor time on the team in the 200 meters (24.79) at the Virginia Tech Invitational. Outdoor: Finished sixth in the 100 in 11.63 at the MEAC Outdoor Championship, qualifying for the NCAA East Regional…ran a time of 11.81 at the East Regional…also ran a leg on the 4x100 relay team that came in second at the MEAC Outdoor Championship in 45.01 seconds, also qualifying for the East Regional.

2007-08: Sat out the season as a non-qualifier.

High School: Earned Nike Indoor All-American honors in 2007 after winning the 200 meters in 24.65 and placing fourth in the 60 meters (7.58)…became the first athlete in the region’s history to win four consecutive individual titles in the same event (55m)…set her personal record of 7.05 en route to the title in the 55 at the 2007 Group AAA Indoor State Championship…won the 2007 Group AAA Outdoor and Central Region outdoor 100m titles.

Personal: Shanneka Lachae Claiborne…born on Jan. 20, 1988…daughter of Gloria Claiborne and James Harrison…majoring in exercise science.