2008 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Dorothy Youmans
- Position:
- Combined Events
- Class:
- Junior
- High School/Previous School:
- Poplarville HS
- Hometown:
- Poplarville, Miss.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS :
-Ranks fifth in MSU history in indoor high jump
-Tied for second best in MSU history for outdoor high jump
HIGH SCHOOL:
Two-time state champion in the high jump and 300-meter hurdles (sophomore and junior) at Poplarville (Miss.) High School ... Finished second in the high jumpas a freshman and senior and in the 300 hurdles as a senior ... As a junior, took third in the 300 hurdles ... South State champion in the high jump as a freshman and junior ... Regional and district champion in the high jump and the 300-meter hurdles all four years of high school ... District and regional winner in the discus as a junior ... State qualifier in the discus ... Scholar Athlete ... Also played basketball for the Lady Hornets ... Member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Spanish Club and Art Club.
PERSONAL:
Born Dorothy Annadeus Youmans on November 11 in Ocean Springs, Miss. ... Daughter of Earnest and Alice Smith ... Cousins Kira Tillman (North Carolina A&T) and Melanie Raine (
