Class: SR
Position: Sprints/Hurdles
Height: 5-7
Previous School: Vere Tech [Barton County CC]
Hometown: St. Thomas, Jamaica
2006-07 (Senior)
XC: Finished 76th in 19:48.75 over 4K at Belmont Opener in only event of season.
2005-06 (Junior)
Indoor: Placed fourth in 400-meters in 59.26 and member of fourth-place mile relay at Blue Raider Invitational ... Came in third in 800-meters in 2:24.50 at Middle Tennessee Open ... Finished sixth in 600-meters in 1:36.18 at Indiana Invitational ... Placed second in 400 in 58.10, fourth in 200 in 25.82 and member of winning mile relay in 3:50.24 at MT Valentine Invitational ... Finished fifth in 800 in 2:19.68 at Sun Belt Championships. Outdoor: Finished second in 400-meter hurdles in 1:02.91 at Clemson Relays and 10th in personal-best 1:00.62 at Sea Ray Relays ... Placed sixth in event at Sun Belt Championships and ran 1:00.62 in prelims at NCAA Mideast Regional ... Finished fifth in 400-meters in 56.02 at Yellowjacket Invitational and third in 54.66 at SBC meet ... Member of winning 4x400-meter relay at Yellowjacket Invite and SBC meet in season-best time of 3:41.37.
Before Middle Tennessee: Attended Barton County CC for two years, earning four All-America honors ... National champion in both 400-meter hurdles and as member of 4x400-meter relay ... Posted times of 53.92 in 400-meters, 58.96 in 400-meter hurdles and 2:15 in 800-meters.
High School: Attended Vere Technical HS in Clarendon, Jamaica ... Voted Student of the Month.
Personal: Veronia Annsun Patterson ... Daughter of Solomon and Deneita Bryan Patterson ... Born September 13, 1983 ... Majoring in Aerospace.
