Ebony Collins

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Ebony Collins
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1989-03-11) March 11, 1989 (age 32)
Long Beach, California
Sport
SportRunning
Event(s)Sprints
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100m: 11.44 (Marrakesh 2005)
200m: 23.42 (Greensboro 2005)
400m: 52.03 (Walnut 2010)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the  United States
NACAC Under-23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Miramar 4×400 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2010 Miramar 400 m
World Youth Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Marrakesh Medley relay
Silver medal – second place 2005 Marrakesh 100 m

Ebony Collins (born March 11, 1989) is an American sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres and 400 metres hurdles.

After a stellar track season in 2005, Collins was named USA Track & Field Youth Athlete of the Year.[1] Ebony holds USA Track and Field age group records in the 4 × 100 metres relay and 400 metres hurdles[2]

Collins attended Woodrow Wilson Classical High School in Long Beach, California.[3][4]

Ebony as a (2005) sophomore sprinter from Long Beach Wilson High School won four gold medals and ran national bests in three events at the CIF California state track and field championships in Sacramento will be long remembered as one of the best individual performances by a female athlete in state history.[5]

Ebony was a multiple time college All-American.[6] Running for West Los Angeles College, she earned a Western State Conference and Southern California community college championship record 400m hurdles record in 57.67 [7][8]

References[]

  1. ^ "USA Track & Field - Annual Awards - Youth Athlete of the Year". usatf.org. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
  2. ^ "USATF - Statistics - Records". usatf.org. Archived from the original on 2006-09-17. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
  3. ^ "Youth Runner". news.youthrunner.com. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
  4. ^ "Even as a Sophomore, Collins a Quick Study - LA Times". Los Angeles Times. 28 June 2005. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
  5. ^ "Even as a Sophomore, Collins a Quick Study - LA Times". Los Angeles Times. 28 June 2005. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
  6. ^ "TFRRS | Ebony Collins". tfrrs.org. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
  7. ^ http://www.wlac.edu/businesscommunity/pressreleases/WLAC%20Ladies%20Win%20Track%20Western%20Conf5-2-08.pdf
  8. ^ http://wlac.edu/businesscommunity/pressreleases/WLACLadiesTrack2ndatState052708.pdf

External links[]

Awards
Preceded by USA Track & Field Youth Athlete of the Year
2005 		Succeeded by


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