Lauryn Williams Tabbed by Track and Field News

CORAL GABLES –  Former University of Miami great, Lauryn Williams has been named to Track and Field News’ All-Decade Top-Performers List. Williams was named the third-best 100m sprinter in the world and as the sixth-best American performer over the last 10 years.

Williams competed for the Hurricanes from 2002-04 and was a nine-time All-American, winning the NCAA Championship in the 100m dash in 2004.

Williams won a Silver Medal in the 2004 Olympics in Athens and backed that up with Gold  and Silver in the 2005 and 2007  World Championships, respectively. She has been a part of two Olympic teams, as she also competed in Beijing in 2008.

Williams still competes professionally and continues to train under current Miami Director of Track and Field/Cross Country Amy Deem.

The star is also the founder of the Lauryn Williams Mentoring Program – which teams with Fun4Kids to pair Hurricane student-athletes with local middle school in an effort to provide guidance and advice to youth in the community.



(hurricanesports.com)