| Country: | USA |
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| Event: | 400m, Track & Field |
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| Milestone: | Bronze, 1999 World Indoor Championship, Japan |
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| Job: | Small Sort Operations, Columbia, SC |
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Monique Hennagan
As
a sprinter throughout her years in high school, Monique Hennagan reached
a No. 1 ranking in the U.S. and a No. 2 ranking in the world in the 400
meters. She received a full scholarship to the University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill, where she was an eight-time conference champion, a nine-time
All-American, and NCAA champion in the 400m (indoor) and 800m (outdoor).
She was the first North Carolina woman to win an NCAA title. In 1998,
Hennagan moved to Columbia, SC to train with coach Curtis Frye.
That year,
she placed fourth in the 400m at the Goodwill Games and finished third in
the 400m at the USA National Championships. In the spring of 1999, Hennagan
won a bronze medal at the World Indoor Championships in Japan.
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