Gallery: (7-1-2021) Hall of Fame Deserae Brown Howard
2008 Outdoor: Announced as the Great Lakes Valley Conference Women's Outdoor Track and Field Athlete of the Year ... Earned All-GLVC first team honors ... Qualified for 2008 Nationals in 100 meter hurdles, 400 meter hurdles, heptathlon, and the 4x100 meter relay ... At GLVC Championships she accounted for 42 of the team's points by winning the heptathlon, 100 meter hurdles, and 400 meter hurdles at the meet ... Set personal bests at GLVC Championships in 100 meter dash with a time of 12.13, the 100 meter hurdles with a time of 14.22, and the 200 meter dash with a time of 24.44 ... Leads the team in time for 100 meter hurdles with a time of 14.22 and 400 meter hurdles with a time of 58.53 which she set on April 26, 2008. 2008 Indoor: All-American in the 4x400 meter relay, 400 meters, and 60 meter hurdles...Member of the group that won the NCAA Division II Indoor Championships 4x400 meter relay with a time of 3:44.56...Placed 3rd in the 400 meter dash at the NCAA indoor championships with a time of 55.91...Placed 8th in the 60 meter hurdles at the NCAA indoor championships with a time of 9.12...All-GLVC First Team...GLVC Track Athlete of the Week 1/7/2008 & 2/4/2008...Won the 200 hurdles at the GLVC Indoor Championships with a time of 27.21, setting a new school record...Member of the group that won the GLVC Indoor Championships 4x200 meter relay with a time of 1:40.34...Placed 2nd at the GLVC Indoor Championships in the long jump with a jump of 5.72m...Placed 2nd at the GLVC Indoor Championships in the 200 meter dash with a time of 7.28...Placed 2nd at the GLVC Indoor Championships in the 55 meter hurdles with a time of 8.13...Placed 2nd at the GLVC Indoor Championships in the triple jump with a jump of 5.72m...Placed 4th at the GLVC Indoor Championships in the 55 meter dash with a time of 7.34...Placed 7thd at the GLVC Indoor Championships in the high jump with a jump of 1.50m...Set a new school record in the 60 meter dash on 2/22/08 at the EIU Friday Night Special with her time of 7.73...Set a school record in the 60 meter hurdles on 3/15/2008 at the GLVC Indoor Championships with a time of 8.64. 2007 Outdoor: Second-place finish in the heptathlon at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships in Charlotte, N.C. ... Earned five All-American certficates in heptathlon, 400-meter dash, 400-meter hurdles, 400-meter relay and 1,600-meter relay ... Named the Great Lakes Valley Conference Outdoor Athlete of the Year ... Won the heptathlon and 400-meter hurdles at the GLVC Outdoor Championships and also scored points in the high jump, triple jump, 200-meter dash, long jump, 100-meter hurdles, and 100-meter dash. 2007 Indoor: Helped 1,600-meter relay to All-American status ... Qualified for the NCAA Division II Indoor Championships in 1,600-meter relay, 400-meter dash and the high jump. 2006: Earned All-American status during the outdoor season in two events and indoor in one event ... Was a member of the 4x400 meter relay who ran a 3:45.90 in the NCAA indoor meet and also ran a 3:47.07 in the outdoor competition ... Also finished fourth in the NCAA Outdoor 400 Meter Hurdles with a time of 59.33 which placed her fourth earning her second All-American honor of the outdoor season ... GLVC indoor 400 meter dash champion with a time of 56.56 ... Earned All-GLVC honors by placing second in the triple jump with a distance of 35 feet and 7.25 inches (10.85 meters) during the indoor championships ... Also the GLVC outdoor champion in the 400 meter dash. High School: Letterwinner in track and field and basketball at Homewood-Flossmoor High School ... Indoor state champion at 400 meters ... Outdoor state champion in 4x400 meters and runner-up in 4x100 meters and 400 meters ... Two-time track and field MVP ... Basektball Most Valuable Player ... Who's Who Among American High School Students ... Born: October 13, 1987. Major: Kinesiology. Personal Bests Outdoor 100 - 12.13 (5/3/08), 100H - 14.22 (5/3/08), 200 - 24.44 (5/3/08), #200 - 24.77 (5/24/07), #400 - 54.15 (5/26/07), #100 Hurdles - 14.24 (4/21/07), #400 Hurdles - 58.78 (4/21/07), High Jump - 5-6 (5/24/07), Long Jump - 17-9.5 (5/6/06), Triple Jump - 37-0.5 (5/5/06), Shot Put - 29-3.25 (5/24/07), Javelin 82-5 (5/25/07), #Heptathlon - 5,028 points (5/24-25/07), Indoor 55 - 7.22 (3/1/08), 55 hurdles - 8.13 (3/1/08), #60 - 7.73 (2/22/08), #60 hurdles - 8.64 (3/15/08), 200 - 25.16 (2/16/08), #200 hurdles - 27.21 (3/1/08), #400 - 55.91 (3/15/08), 400 (banked) - 56.07 (2/17/06), 600 - 1:35.46 (1/19/08), 800 - 2:22.15 (1/20/07), High Jump 5-7.00 (1.70m) (2/10/07), Long Jump - 18'9.25" (5.72m) (3/1/08), Triple Jump - 36'0.00" (11.02).
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