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Aasia Laurencin

Hurdles
OAK PARK HS
OAK PARK, MICHIGAN
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-11
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Peak Performance

8.40

60m hurdles

2nd

2019 100m hurdles finish
“Aasia has been a joy to coach, and the intangibles she possesses—outside of her great athletic ability—set her apart from other competitors. She has been a tireless leader, not only for our track program, but for the community as a whole.”
Brandon Jiles
Head Coach - Oak Park coach
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-11 senior won her third consecutive indoor state championship this past winter with a time of 8.40 seconds in the 60-meter hurdles, which ranked as the nation’s No. 3 prep performance in 2020 indoors. Laurencin also ran a leg on the second-place 4x200 relay. In the 2019 outdoor season, she took second at the Div. 1 state meet in the 100 hurdles, before capturing silver in the sprint medley relay and bronze in the 100 hurdles at the New Balance Nationals Outdoor.

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Academic Achievement

Laurencin has maintained an A average in the classroom. She has signed a National Letter of Intent to compete in track and field on scholarship at the University of Texas.

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Exemplary Character

President of her school’s chapter of the National Honor Society, Laurencin has volunteered locally on behalf of youth track programs.