Desiree Garland

Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Woodland Hills HS
Hometown:
Duquesne, Pa.

2014-15: Indoor: Competed three times in the 400 meters, including posting a season-best time of 56.95 to place ninth at the Penn State National (Jan. 31)...helped the 4x400 relay team to a second place finish at the Kent State Dual (Jan 16) with a time of 3:54.36...Outdoor: Did not compete.

2013-14: Indoor: Member of the Zips 4x400 relay team that broke the school record three times ... set the current milestone in a fourth-place finish at the MAC Championships (March 1), running a collective time of 3:45.85 ... also set the standard at the SPIRE D1 Invitational (Feb. 15) and Akron Invitational (Feb. 8) ... ran a personal-record time of 55.72 in the preliminary round of the 400m at the MAC Championships ... scored in the final, placing eighth with a time of 56.75 ... won the 400m at the SPIRE D1 Invitational (Feb. 14) with a time of 55.85 and at the Zips Invitational (Feb. 21), running 56.54 ... Outdoor: Contributed in three events at the MAC Championships (May 17) ... placed fourth in the 400m with a time of 55.32 and was a member of the Zips 4x100 (46.42) and 4x400 (3:44.81) relay teams that each took sixth ... won the 400m at the Northeast Ohio Quad (Apr. 4) with a season-best time of 55.00 ... scored in four events at the All-Ohio Championships (Apr. 12), placing in the 200m (sixth, 24.69), 400m (runner-up, 54.61), 4x100 (runner-up, 45.81) and 4x400 (third, 3:46.26).

at Woodland Hills HS: School record-holder in the 400-meters (55.89) and high jump (5-06.00) ... placed fifth in the 400m at the state championships as a senior, running a time of 57.63 ... district runner-up in the 200m (25.78) and 400m (56.65) ... set a meet record with a winning 400m time of 56.79 at the Mars Invitational ... was also a four-year letterwinner and team captain on the basketball team, scoring more than 1,000 points for her career ... won the Region II Junior Olympic Championship in the 400m with a time of 54.61 ... also was a four-year member of the cheerleading team.

Personal: Born Oct. 31, 1994 ... mother is Desiree Johnson.