Arizona
2004 (Sophomore): Perkins returns with great expectations... Will play a big role for the Wildcats at the conference and national levels... 2003 (Freshman): Had an outstanding freshman season... Had team and season's best times of 23.90 seconds in the 200 meters and 52.49 seconds in the 400 meters... Member of both relay squads... Winner of the 2003 Most Inspirational Award... Battled injury during the 2003 season, but managed to place second at the USA Junior Nationals in the 400 meters with a new personal best time of 52.06 seconds... Member of the USA Junior Pan Am Games team, where she won a silver medal in the 400 meters and was a member of the gold medal-winning 4x400m relay team.
High School
Gahr High School, Cerritos, Calif.: Earned four varsity letters in track and field... Acted as team captain for two years... Named the team's most valuable athlete for two years... Earned all-league honors for four years in the San Gabriel Valley league... Named Gahr High School Female Athlete of the Year in 2000 and 2002... Won the Hanford Rants Lifetime Award... Won the 200m at the 2000 State Championships in 22.85w... Holds school records in the 100m (11.45), 200m (23.07), 400m (52.18)... Team won the CIF Division II Championships in 2001 and 2002... World Youth Champion in the 200m at the 2001 meet, which set a new championship record... Junior National 400m champion in 2000 and the 2000 Junior Olympic champion in the 100m and 4x100m relay and the 2001 Junior Olympic champion in the 100m and 200m.
Personal
Angel LaShay Perkins... Born Oct. 5, 1984, in Gardena, Calif... Daughter of Harold and Shirley Perkins... Has three brothers (Jason, James and Joshua) and two sisters (Shanika and Naomi)... Her brother, James, plays basketball at Cal State San Bernardino... Enjoys reading, shopping, watching television and sleeping... Plans to major in business and wants to become a criminal defense lawyer.
