Michelle Loyd

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Durham, NC

Outdoor: 2007: Placed second at Wake Forest Open with 1:00.39 finish in 400m hurdles... had a personal best 1:00.21 time at the NCAA East Regionals in 400m hurdles... placed fifth at ACC Championships with a 1:00.56 in 400m hurdles... set a personal best with a 3:41.97 in the 4x400 relay at the ACC Championships. 2006: Finished 10th in the prelims of the 400m hurdles at the ACC Championships in a time of 1:02.17... Had seasonal best and a new PR in the 400m hurdles at the Yellow Jacket Invitational with a time of 1:01.5. 2005: Finished sixth in the 400 meter hurdles at the Yellow Jacket Invitational, with a time of 1:03.78 ... the third leg of the women[apos]s 4x100 meter relay team that broke a school record with their 46.92 performance at the Wake Forest Open. Indoor: 2007: Opened the season with a seventh place finish at the Virginia Tech Invitational with a 1:15.61 performance in the 500m dash... placed second at the Virginia Tech Challenge in the 300m dash with a 40.30 mark.... placed third in the 200m dash with a 26.11 finish at the On Track Open. 2006: Competed in the 400m and 800m at the ACC Championships... shaved more than four seconds off her previous PR in the 400m at the Virginia Tech Challenge, running a time of 58.8... set a new personal best in the 800m at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational with a time of 2:16.5. 2005: Placed 16th in the 500m run with a time of 1:21.43 at the Virginia Tech Invitational ... earned a 12th place finish at the Virginia Tech Challenge with a time of 2:12.00 ... finished 20th at the ACCs in the 800m run with a 2:21.95 time ... earned a 2:19.33 time in the 800m run good for a fourth place standing at the Clemson Classic. Background: 2001 - All State (Cross Country), All Area Cross Country Honor Roll, 4x800 3A state champion, co-captain of track team ... 2002 - 300 meter hurdles 3A state champion, 4x400 3A state champion, Student Athlete of the Week (Herald Sun), Reeves Family Premier Hornet Award, 3A Team State champions, captain of track team ... 2003- 300 meter hurdles 3A state champion and record holder, 4x400 3A State champion and record holder, 4x800 3A state champion and record holder, 3A state track and field meet MVP, Gatorade Runner of the Year, Reeves Family Premier Hornet Award, '850 The Buzz' Student Athlete of the Month Award winner, Student Athlete of the Week (Herald Sun), county 3A Cross Country Runner of the Year, 3A team state champion, co-captain of track team ... 2004 - 300 meter hurdles 3A state champion, 4x400 3A state champion and record holder, 4x800 3A state champion, 3A team state champion, Student Athlete of the Week (Herald Sun), captain of track team ... member of the Mu Alpha Theta math club, National Honor Society, National Honor Roll, Future Business Leaders of America and National Achievers Society... born July 15, 1986 in Houston, Texas... daughter of Tempi Duffey.