Class: SO
Position: Hurdles
Height: 6-3
Weight: 181 pounds
Previous School: Hunters Lane [TN] HS
Hometown: East St. Louis, Ill.

2002-03
Indoor: Posted second fastest times in Sun Belt in both 55 and 60m hurdles for season ... Won 60m hurdles and member of third-place 4x400m "B" relay at Kentucky Invitational ... Placed third in 55m hurdles at Blue Raider Invitational and first in same event in season-best 7.41 at Blue Raider Classic ... Came in third in 55m hurdles at Middle Tennessee Classic and second at Sun Belt Championships, earning All-SBC honors.
Outdoor: Placed second in 110m hurdles in 14.25, seventh in 400m hurdles and member of winning shuttle hurdle relay at Alabama Relays ... Again came in second in 110m hurdles at Mississippi State Invitational ... Member of third-place shuttle hurdle relay at Sea Ray Relays ... Finished fifth in 110m hurdles in 14.18 and sixth in 400m hurdles in 54.11 at Vanderbilt Invitational ... Won 100m hurdles and placed second in 400m hurdles at Murray State Invitational ... Ran season-best 14.12 in 110m hurdle prelims before taking second in finals ... Ran 14.15 in 110m hurdle prelims at NCAA Mideast Regional.

High School:
Two-year letterwinner for coach Chuck Lewis at Hunters Lane HS in Nashville ... Voted First Team All-State and All-Midstate as senior ... Won state title as senior and finished third as junior in 100mH at state meet ... Named Second Team All-State and All-Midstate as junior ... Broke HLHS record in 110mH with 14.2 as senior ... Ran personal-best 14.10 in 2001 ... Finished fifth at 2001 USA Junior Olympics ... Also four-year letterwinner at quarterback.

Personal:
Linnie Earl Yarbrough ... Born September 9, 1982 ... Son of Linnie, Sr., and Mary Yarbrough ... Majoring inRecording Industry Management.