Charonda Williams

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 (Richmond, Calif.)... also competed for the Richmond Original Half Steppers, coached by Johnny Holmes 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 University