Charonda Williams
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Richmond, Calif.
High School:
Gompers
Last College:
Laney College
Height:
5-5
Event:
Sprints
Arizona State: Returning All-American in the 200m dash and defending 100m and 200m champion in the Pac-10 Conference... indoors, ranks third all-time at ASU in the 60m dash (7.42) and fourth in the 200m (23.69)... outdoors, stands third in the 100m dash (11.41), third in the 200m (23.09) and is part of the sixth and 10th-fastest 4x100m relays in program history... 2008 Outdoor: Earned her first All-America honor in the 200m dash... finished 13th at the NCAA Championships in 23.55... swept the Pac-10 Championships' short sprint events... won the 100m in 11.45 and the 200m in 23.09... became just the ninth woman in Pac-10 history and only the second in school history to win both races in the same Pac-10 meet... won the 200m at the NCAA West Region meet (23.30) and was fourth in the 100m dash... placed 19th a the national meet in the 100m... won the 100m dash on four occasions and the 200m dash five times... also swept both races a the Jim Click Invitational and the Double Dual... helped the 4x100m relay to the regional crown and a 12th-place finish nationally... the regional-winning time of 44.48 ranks as the sixth-best in school history... 2008 Indoor: Scored at the MPSF Championships by winning the 200m dash (23.78) and taking second in the 60m dash (7.46)... ran a best of 23.69 at the Iowa State Last Chance meet to qualify for the NCAA Championships where she placed 14th overall... won four of her seven 200m races... won the 60m event at the Last Chance meet with a provisional-qualifying time of 7.42.
Laney: Earned her Associates degree from Laney College (Oakland, Calif.) in 2007... competed on the track & field team for two years... team won the 2006 and 2007 Northern California conference championships... won 100m and 200m dashes at the California Community College State Track & Field Championships in CCC record times of 11.56 and 23.53... also won the long jump and the 4x100m relay to help LC to a second-place finish at the CCC meet... captured the CCC titles in the 100m and 200m events in 2006 as well.
High School: A 2005 graduate of Gompers High School (Richomond, Calif.)... also competed for the Richmond Original Half Steppers, coached by Johnny Holem and Eric Avery.
Personal: Majoring in childhood education and family studies... raised by her grandmother, Mary Spraggins... has two sisters: Patrice Williams and Deneen Spraggins... born March 27, 1987, in Richmond, Calif.... hobbies include running, helping under-privileged children and playing Nintendo DS... full name is Charonda Regina Williams.
Personal Best • 55: 7.03aa • 60: 7.42 • 100: 11.41 • 200: 23.09
In NCAA Championship Meets
2008 OTF - 4x100m Relay (q) - 44.76 - 12th
2008 OTF - 200m Dash (s) - 23.55 - 13th - All-American
2008 OTF - 100m Dash (q) - 11.99 - 19th
2008 ITF - 200m Dash (p) - 24.07 - 14th
Courtesy Arizona State
Samuel L. Gompers Continuation High School believes that all students can learn and achieve at a high level. Our program is standards-based and uses multiple measures of assessment. We use intervention, prevention and alternative opportunities to promote success, improve confidence, and enhance resiliency. When students leave Samuel L. Gompers they will have skills, goals, and belief in their ability to succeed. Enrollment is both voluntary and involuntary.
The majority of students were unsuccessful at their comprehensive high school, necessary small school, or other alternative program. Many of the students are juvenile offenders recently released from juvenile detention facilities. A number of students are pre-expulsion placements,while others are involuntarily placed at Gompers for disciplinary reasons. Some students attend Gompers by choice.
Courtesy Richmond Unified School District
Keith Conning: Charonda Williams is to be congratulated for coming from a continuation high school in Richmond to become the Pac-10 champion.
Curtis Taylor (Laney Track Coach): "Great kid....was very motivated once she was pointed in the right direction. I am a better coach and person from what I've learned from working with and being connected with her..."
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