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Georgia State Cross-Country -Track & FieldStephanie PooreSophomore - Distance - 5’5”Douglasville, GeorgiaDouglas Co. H.S.Major: Marketing2005-06: Stephanie opened herfreshman season at State with atop-20 finish at the SeahawkInvitational in a time of 19:56. Sheposted a season-best time of 19:55in the 5K at the Georgia CollegiateChampionship. She placed 23 rd atthe CAA Cross-CountryChampionship for State with atime of 23:35 in the 6K race.Stephanie set a season-best time(5:02.62) in the 1500m at her firstoutdoor track meet, the FloridaState Opener. She also set aseason-best time of 11:50.93 in the3000m Steeplechase for 10 th placeat the CAA Track & FieldChampionship. Stephanie’s gradesearned her a spot on the AthleticDirector’s Honor Roll in the fallsemester and a CAACommissioner’s Academic Award.Prep: Stephanie lettered in crosscountryand track all four years forthe Tigers of Douglas County HighSchool. She was a two timecounty champion in cross-country.In track and field she was a threetime county champion in the 3200-meter.Personal: Stephanie was born onJune 9, 1987, in Cobb County,Georgia. She is the youngest childof Wade and Debra Poore. She hastwo older brothers, Scot and Sean,who are both in the United StatesMarines.Megan StewartSophomore - Mid-Distance - 5’5”St. Catharines, Ont., Can.Gov. Simcoe SecondaryMajor: EnglishChastity WilliamsSophomore - Throws - 5’10”Columbus, GeorgiaColumbus H.S.Major: Education2005-06: Chastity competed infour different field events in herfreshman year at Georgia State.During the indoor season, Chastitytossed the weight throw 46’5. 5”at the Virginia Tech Challenge,setting a personal-best. Heroutdoor season was just as good.Chastity had a personal-best throwof 147’8” in the hammer throw atthe Jacksonville State Invitational.Chastity set her personal-bestthrow (44’7”) in the shot put at theYellow Jacket Invitational. Shefinished sixth at the CAA Track &Field Championship with a shotput throw of 41’11.5”. Chastityhad a excellent year in theclassroom, earning a spot on theDean’s List and Athletic Director’sHonor Roll in both the fall andspring. For her hard work, shereceived a Commissioner’sAcademic Award.Prep: Williams attendedColumbus High School where sheplayed basketball and ran track forthe Blue Devils. She was the staterunner-up in the shot put as ajunior, and did one better the nextyear to earn a state championship.Personal: Chastity was born onJanuary 15, 1987 in Phoenix City,Alabama. She is the daughter ofGina Brantley and has one youngerbrother.2005-06: Megan ran outdoortrack in her freshman season atState. She ran her best time of theyear in the 800m at the YellowJacket Invitational finishing in2:20.11. Megan earned the RonCurry Determination award bythe Georgia State athleticdepartment for her drive tosucceed. Megan also performedwell in school, earning a spot onthe Dean’s List and the AthleticDirector’s Honor Roll for thespring semester. She waspresented a Commissioner’sAcademic Award by the CAA.Prep: Stewart qualified for theOFSAA Championships in bothcross-country and track all fouryears for the Governor SimcoeRedcoats. She was the bronzemedalist in the 800 meters at thechampionship meet as a junior,and her team placed third in the2002 OFSAA Cross CountryChampionship.Personal: Megan was born onJuly 5, 1987, to Vaughn andSharon Stewart in St. Catharines,Ontario. She has one youngerbrother, Leland, and one oldersister, Kate. Her mother was a400-meter champion at theOntario University Championships.-33-