Laquitsha Bejoile-Hayes

Class:
Junior
High School:
Cahokia
Hometown:
Cahokia, Ill.

2012-13
Participated in four events (60m, 60h, 200m, 4x400) in eight meets indoors and five events (100h, 100m, 200m, 4x100, 4x200) in seven meets outdoors...Won the 100 meter hurdles title at the Joey Haines Invite on Apr. 6 with a personal best of 14.01...Set personal bests in the 60 meter hurdles indoors (8.70) and 100 meter hurdles outdoors (14.01), which both rank seventh all-time at SIU.

2011-12
Raced in five events (55h, 60h, 60m, 100h, 200m) over 12 meets during both the indoor and outdoor seasons...Notched four top five finishes during the outdoor season.

2009-10
Recorded six top five finishes during the 2009-10 campaign, including two in the indoor 60m hurdles and three in the outdoor 100m hurdles...Set personal-best times in the indoor 60m (7.97), 60m hurdles (8.79), and the outdoor 100m hurdles (14.36)...Finished fifth in the 100m hurdles at the MVC Outdoor Championships.

High School
Earned all-state honors in three of four seasons and named all-conference in all four seasons...Won two state championships as a senior (100H, 300m intermediate hurdles).

Personal
Born March 1, 1990...Majoring in human nutrition and dietetics, minoring in psychology...Daughter of Cleophus and Florince Harlan...Mother is a foster parent, while father is a cook...Has four siblings.