Shareese Woods
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Shareese Woods is a track and field athlete. She has competed internationally and has been on United States teams. (NACAC Championships
NACAC Championships
The North American, Central American and Caribbean Championships is a continental track and field athletics event organised by the North America, Central America and Caribbean Athletic Association. The last of the six IAAF areas to hold a continental senior athletics competition, the NACAC...

 2006 and 2007, Pan American Games
Pan American Games
The Pan-American or Pan American Games are a major event in the Americas featuring summer and formerly winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Pan American Games are the second largest multi-sport event after the Summer Olympics...

 2007, World Indoor Championships in Athletics 2008, and World Indoor Championships in Athletics 2009).

An Army brat, she attended both Lee County Senior High School in Sanford, North Carolina
Sanford, North Carolina
Sanford is a city in Lee County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 23,220 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Lee County.-Geography:Sanford is located at ....

 and Prince George County High School, in Prince George, Virginia
Prince George, Virginia
Prince George is a census-designated place in and the county seat of Prince George County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2010 Census was 2,066. It is in the metro area of Richmond, Virginia. The elevation is at 131 feet.-References:...

. During that time, she was a three-time regional champion, and two-time state champion in the 400m Dash in a time of 55.00 seconds.

She went on to attend UNC Charlotte; receiving a B.A. in Mass Media Communications, and becoming the most decorated athlete in school history, owning four indoor records, five outdoor records, three indoor conference records, four outdoor conference records, and four all-American awards, with the highest NCAA ranking in UNC Charlotte history. Notably, she also was recognized in Sports Illustrated "Faces in the Crowd".

Post-collegiately, Woods went on to run professionally, sponsored by Adidas. Her most notable accomplishments are 2008 USA Indoor 400m Champion, and two-time World Indoor 400m Bronze Medalist with a time of 51.41.

Personal best outdoor
Event Time Place Date
100 Meters 11.36 Orlando, FL 03/27/2010
200 Meters 22.71 Haldensleben 08/22/2010
400 Meters 51.05 Eugene, OR 06/27/2009


Personal best indoor
Event Time Place Date
200 Meters 22.97 Fayetteville, AR 03/09/2007
400 Meters 51.41 Valencia 03/09/2008


References
  • http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/letter=w/country=usa/athcode=206791/index.html
  • http://www.charlotte49ers.com/fls/23200//10%20Track%20Stats/Top%20Ten%20Lists.pdf
  • http://www.atlantic10.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/atl10/sports/c-itrack/auto_pdf/cumulative-stats
  • http://www.atlantic10.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/atl10/sports/c-otrack/auto_pdf/WOT2010
  • http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/scorecard/faces/2007/02/05/
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