2019 USC Track & Field Roster
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Williams, Lauren Rain
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Lauren Rain Williams
- Position:
- Sprints
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Oaks Christian High
- Hometown:
- Lakewood, Calif.
Bio
THIS YEAR: Redshirt sophomore All-American sprinter Lauren Rain Williams is in her second season on the USC track and field team, after transferring from Oregon. She redshirted during the 2019 outdoor season. She ranks fifth on USC's all-time indoor 200m dash list.
2019: Reshirted the outdoor season due to injury. Indoors, she ran a 200m PR of 22.93 at the Matador Qualifier which ranks fifth on USC's all-time list. She earned All-America honors in the 200m by placing seventh with a time of 23.22 at the NCAA Indoor Championships.
2018: Earned first-team All-America honors by helping Oregon to a second-place finish in the 4x100m at the NCAA Championships with a time of 43.06. She reached the NCAA semifinals in the 200m and placed 12th with a time of 22.84 (+2.2w). She finished third in the 200m with a time of 22.85 (+1.2) at the West Preliminary Rounds and finished 17th in the 100m dash with a time of 11.39 (+1.1). She was sixth in the 100m, ninth in the 200m and ran on Oregon’s 4x100m relay which placed second to USC at the Pac-12 Championships. She won the 200m with a PR of 22.51 and third in the 100m with a PR of 11.29 at the Desert Heat Classic…both time rank in Oregon’s top 10. She won the silver medal in the 200m dash at the World U20 Championships in Finland with a time of 23.09 (-0.1). During the indoor season she had a 200m PR of 23.16 and a 60m PR of 7.32 at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational. She placed seventh in the 60m (7.42) and fourth in the 200m (23.42) at the MPSF Championships.
HIGH SCHOOL: Williams is a 2017 graduate of Oaks Christian High in Westlake Village, Calif. She had PRs of 11.39 in the 100m and 22.80 in the 200m. She also had a wind-aided 200m time of 22.44 which was the third fastest all-time by a high school runner under any conditions, behind Allyson Felix (22.11) and Candice Hill (22.43). She also had a wind-aided 100m best of 11.17. She was the 2016 California state champion in the 100m with a time of 11.39 and a two-time New Balance Indoor Nationals champion in the 200m. She missed the 2017 CIF state championships due to injury. Â
PERSONAL:Â Lauren Rain Williams was born on July 25, 1999 in Long Beach, Calif...Her parents are Lorraine and James Williams...She has one brother, James Jr...Her father played college and professional football...She has two cousins, Jerry and Jamel Williams, who played football at USC...Her sports hero is Allyson Felix because she is a fellow Trojan and she strived to get her records in high school...Her favorite pastimes are sleeping, shopping, watching movies and hanging out with friends...After graduation she would like to become a doctor of sports medicine and work with athletes to help them stay healthy in their sport from a young age...She is a Health and Human Sciences major at USC.
CAREER BESTS:Â Â 100m -- 11.29 (11.17w)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 200m -- 22.51 (22.44w)Â Â Â
2019: Reshirted the outdoor season due to injury. Indoors, she ran a 200m PR of 22.93 at the Matador Qualifier which ranks fifth on USC's all-time list. She earned All-America honors in the 200m by placing seventh with a time of 23.22 at the NCAA Indoor Championships.
2018: Earned first-team All-America honors by helping Oregon to a second-place finish in the 4x100m at the NCAA Championships with a time of 43.06. She reached the NCAA semifinals in the 200m and placed 12th with a time of 22.84 (+2.2w). She finished third in the 200m with a time of 22.85 (+1.2) at the West Preliminary Rounds and finished 17th in the 100m dash with a time of 11.39 (+1.1). She was sixth in the 100m, ninth in the 200m and ran on Oregon’s 4x100m relay which placed second to USC at the Pac-12 Championships. She won the 200m with a PR of 22.51 and third in the 100m with a PR of 11.29 at the Desert Heat Classic…both time rank in Oregon’s top 10. She won the silver medal in the 200m dash at the World U20 Championships in Finland with a time of 23.09 (-0.1). During the indoor season she had a 200m PR of 23.16 and a 60m PR of 7.32 at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational. She placed seventh in the 60m (7.42) and fourth in the 200m (23.42) at the MPSF Championships.
HIGH SCHOOL: Williams is a 2017 graduate of Oaks Christian High in Westlake Village, Calif. She had PRs of 11.39 in the 100m and 22.80 in the 200m. She also had a wind-aided 200m time of 22.44 which was the third fastest all-time by a high school runner under any conditions, behind Allyson Felix (22.11) and Candice Hill (22.43). She also had a wind-aided 100m best of 11.17. She was the 2016 California state champion in the 100m with a time of 11.39 and a two-time New Balance Indoor Nationals champion in the 200m. She missed the 2017 CIF state championships due to injury. Â
PERSONAL:Â Lauren Rain Williams was born on July 25, 1999 in Long Beach, Calif...Her parents are Lorraine and James Williams...She has one brother, James Jr...Her father played college and professional football...She has two cousins, Jerry and Jamel Williams, who played football at USC...Her sports hero is Allyson Felix because she is a fellow Trojan and she strived to get her records in high school...Her favorite pastimes are sleeping, shopping, watching movies and hanging out with friends...After graduation she would like to become a doctor of sports medicine and work with athletes to help them stay healthy in their sport from a young age...She is a Health and Human Sciences major at USC.
CAREER BESTS:Â Â 100m -- 11.29 (11.17w)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 200m -- 22.51 (22.44w)Â Â Â
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