Taneka Henderson Class: Junior Hometown: Lancaster, Texas High School: Lancaster HS Height: 5-6 Event: Sprints Experience: 1L

2012 Indoor Second Team All-WAC (400m, 4x400m Relay)
2012 Outdoor Second Team All-WAC (400m, 400m Hurdles)

2012: Finished 29th in the 800m at the UAB Blazer Invitational (1/12) with a time of 2:27.66 ... At the AState Invitational (1/27), won the 400m with a time of 56.68 ... Finished 51st in the 400m at the Tyson Invitational (2/10-11) with a time of 57.42 ... At the WAC Indoor Championships (2/24-25), garnered a pair of second team all-conference honors with a sixth place finish in the 400m with a time of 56.27 after running 56.20 in the prelims and ran the third leg of the 4x400m relay that placed second with a time of 3:44.64 ... Opened the outdoor season at the Louisiana Classics (3/17) where she finished fourth in the 400m hurdles with a time of 1:03.71 and ran the third leg of the 4x400m relay that placed second with a time of 3:47.41 ... Ran 1:03.44 in the 400m hurdles at the Victor Lopez Classic (3/23) to finish 12th and ran the opening leg of the 4x400m relay that finished eighth with a time of 3:50.01 ... Ran 1:03.36 in the 400m hurdles at the Texas Relays (3/28-31) to place 39th and ran the anchor leg of the 4x400m relay that finished 22nd with a time of 3:43.69 ... Finished second in the 400m hurdles at the Jim Mize Invitational (4/7) with a time of 1:01.62 and ran the second leg of the 4x400m relay that placed second with a time of 3:39.74 ... Ran 55.23 in the 400m to finish fifth at the Mississippi Open (4/14) while also running the second leg of the 4x400m relay that placed third with a time of 3:43.48 ... Finished third in the 400m hurdles at the LSU Alumni Gold (4/21) with a time of 1:02.57 and ran the opening leg of the 4x400m relay that finished fifth with a time of 3:43.75 ... Ran the opening leg of the 4x400m relay that won at the Golden Eagle Classic (4/28) with a time of 3:47.29 and finished fifth in the 400m hurdles with a time of 1:03.94 ... At the WAC Championships (5/8-11), finished fifth in the 400m hurdles with a time of 1:05.01 after running 1:04.20 in the prelims and placed fourth in the 400m with a time of 55.16 after running 56.19 in the prelims.

2011:Ran the second leg of the 4x400m relay at the Leonard Hilton Invitational (1/14) that finished foruht with a time of 3:56.38 ... Finished eighth in the 400m at the Arkansas State Invitational (1/22) with a time of 58.52 while running the second leg of the 4x400m relay that won with a time of 3:48.32 ... Ran 57.00 in the 400m at the Tyson Invitational (2/11-12) to place 51st while running the second leg of the 4x400m relay that palced 22nd with a time of 3:46.47 ... Finished 13th in the 400m dash at the WAC Championships (2/24-26) with a time of 57.67 ... Opened the outdoor season at the LSU Relays (3/25-26) running the anchor leg of the 4x400m relay that finished fifth with a time of 3:46.50 and ran the anchor leg of the sprint medley relay that finished seventh with a time fo 4:12.70 ... At the Jim Mize Invitational (4/1-2), ran 59.26 in the 400m to finish ninth ... Ran the anchor leg of the 4x400m relay that finished 23rd at the Texas Relays (4/6-9) with a time fo 3:46.87 ... Ran 25.94 in the 200m to finish 21st and ran the second leg of the 4x400m relay that placed fifth with a time of 3:48.15 at the Northwestern State Invitational (4/16) ... Finished sixth in the 400m at the LSU Alumni Gold (4/23) with a time of 58.43 while also running the third leg of the 4x400m relay that placed ninth with a time of 3:47.35 ... Ran the third leg of the 4x400m relay that finished 14th with a time fo 3:43.26 at the 102nd Drake Relays (4/29-30) ... At the WAC Championships (5/10-13), ran a personal record time of 57.04 to finish 11th in the 400m dash.

High School: Graduated from Lancaster High School in 2010 ... Lettered in track and field ... Won a pair of state titles in the 4x200m relay her junior and senior seasons ... Finished second at state in the 400m ... Coached by Beverly Humphrey ... Also ran track on the Dallas Gold track club team where she was coached by Michael Hart.

Personal: Taneka Michelle Henderson ... Daughter of Joe and Michelle Henderson ... Born on March 26, 1992 in Dallas, Texas ... Has three sisters: Tiffany, Desiree and Ebony ... Majoring in computer science.