Shalaiyah Sommerville Class: Junior Hometown: Baltimore, Maryland Last College: Hampton University Height: 5-4 Event: Sprints Birthdate: 09/06/1988

Before UTEP: Six-time All-MEAC athlete ... led Hampton University to indoor and outdoor MEAC conference championships ... member of 4x100 relay team that set new MEAC record at 44.97 and qualified for the NCAA Championship... named Hampton University's Outdoor Track Freshman Athlete of the Year... four-time track and cross country letterwinner at Western Senior High School... four-time Nike Prep All-American and Baltimore Sun All-Metro team selection ...six-time All-City honoree...won five Maryland state individual and relay championships and 23 city and regional championships...led her team to back-to-back Maryland state championships in 2005 and 2006 ... holds records in Maryland's Class 3A 300-meter dash, indoor 4x200 relay, outdoor 4x100 relay and 4x200 relay events ... named 2006 Western High School Athlete of the Year ... named 2002 Western High School Rookie of the Year.

Personal: Major is kinesiology with hopes of earning a doctorate in occupational therapy ... daughter of Orrett Sommerville and Laila Thompson ... has one sister (Christyna) and three brothers (Jonathan, Laurance, and Christopher).