THIS YEAR: Carla Estes had an outstanding fall and is poised for a solid senior season. 2000: Carla finished second in the 400m at the UCLA dual meet in a time of 54.03 ... Ran a season-best 24.32w to finish fifth at the Azusa Pacific Meet. 1999: Finished fourth in the 400m at the USC-UCLA dual meet with a time of 56.25. 1998: Finished third in the 400m (53.94) at the Pac-10 Championships ... Also qualified for the Pac-10s in the 200m (with a time of 24.00) and long jump (19-8 3/4) ... Clocked a 400m PR of 53.20 at the USC-UCLA Dual Meet, which is the sixth-fastest time in Women of Troy history (that bettered what had been the USC freshman record of 53.90 set by Olympian Leslie Maxie in 1986, but fellow freshman Malika Edmonson established the new record by running 53.02 in that same race) ... Ran the second leg of USC’s 1,600m relay that ran 3:31.89 to finish fifth at the NCAA Championships ... Ran the second leg of USC’s 1,600m relay, which automatically qualified for the NCAAs in 3:31.29 (second fastest in Women of Troy history) at the Mt. SAC Relays. HIGH SCHOOL: At James Logan High in Union City, Calif., Carla was a Track & Field News High School All-American in the long jump ... Finished third in the 400m and second in the long jump at the state championships as a junior ... Ran a leg of a 400m relay that clocked a 45.20 (the third-fastest time in history) and a 1,600m relay that finished 3:40.95 (10th-fastest in history) ... Finished second in the 400m and third in the long jump at the state championships as a sophomore. PERSONAL: Carla was born in Ft. Riley, Kan., on Sept. 29, 1979 ... She is majoring in psychology and linguistics at USC. CAREER BESTS: Long Jump - 19-9 3/4 (6.04), 400m - 53.20, 200m - 24.00. |
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