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Aajah Showell Class: Senior Hometown: Waldorf, Md. High School: McDonough Event: Hurdles/Multi

2003-04: Stayed extremely busy during her first collegiate season competing in 10 different events during the indoor season and eight different events during the outdoor season ... Primary events were the hurdles and the heptathlon ... Earned six top-5 finishes in the indoor 60-meter hurdles led by a personal-best time of 8.90 seconds and second place at the Hoosier Hills Invite ... Finished third in the outdoor 100-meter hurdles at the Cardinal Open.

High School: Lettered in track and field, basketball and cheerleading at McDonough High School ... Three-time Maryland State 3A qualifier both indoors and outdoors ... Won long jump at 2002 indoor state meet ... Placed second in 55m hurdles at both 2002 and 2003 state meets ... Finished third in long jump and eighth in 100m hurdles at 2003 outdoor state meet ... Earned Washington Post All-Met honors ... Named MVP for both county and conference ... Led team to SMAC championship and regional runner-up finish ... Fastest 100m hurdles time was 14.28 ... Top high jump mark is 5-6 and best long jump effort is 18-3.

Personal: Born Aajah Monique Showell on June 24, 1985 in Washington, D.C. ... Daughter of Avanaugh and Barbara Showell ... Majoring in exercise science ... Post-college ambition is to go to the Olympics ... People with the greatest influence on her athletic career are her father and brother ... Athlete she most admires is Gail Devers ... Outside interests include drawing and shopping ... Person she'd most like to meet is Gail Devers ... Favorite food is lobster.