Track & Field

Hyleta Young
Hyleta Young

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Port Arthur, Texas

High School:
Memorial

Height:
5-7

Position:
Jumps/Sprints

Birthdate:
03/01/1988

Major:
Criminal Justice

C-USA Outdoor Champion- 4x100
2007 NCAA Regional Qualifier- 4x100
2007 NCAA Qualifier- 4x100
2007 Junior All-American

2007
Indoor:
Runner-up in the long jump clearing 5.87m/19-03.25 at the C-USA Indoor Championships...Recorded a season best 5.88m/19-03.50 in the long jump to finish seventh at the Arkansas Invitational...Was fourth in the long jump at the Leonard Hilton Memorial...Finished fifth in the long jump at the Dan DeHart Invitational. Outdoor: Won the long jump competition at the Tom Tellez Invitational 5.82m/19-01.25...Was sixth in the long jump at the LSU Tiger Classic...Finished eighth in the long jump at the Cal Collegiate Challenge...Won the 4x100 and took fifth in the long jump and 16th in the triple jump at the C-USA Championships...Finished sixth in the 4x100 relay at the NCAA Midwest Regional...Was fourth in the long jump at the USATF Outdoor Championships setting a personal best with a jump of 6.03m/19-09.50.

High School
Named team MVP... Regional and State Qualifier... Voted Most Helpful... Also participated in Cross Country... Member of the Marching Flames Drill Team... Participated in the Black Students Association and Communities in School... Worked at the Soup Kitchen for the Needy.

Personal
Born March 1, 1988 in Port Arthur, Texas... Daughter of Karen Young and Russell Fontenett... Chose Houston for her ability to become better at track... Hobbies include dancing and hanging with friends... Also recruited by North Texas and TCU... cousin, Don Hallaway, plays football at Southern University... Majoring in criminal justice.

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