 Quina
Fortune
Freshman
New Orelans, La.
(Saint Mary's Academy)
Track and Field Career: 2007-08: Stellar career debut in indoor season
with eight Top-4 finishes in nine starts ... All-Conference as part
of champion 4x400m relay team at A-Sun Indoor Championships ... Also
fourth in 200m ... Part of victorious 4x200m relay team and third in
200m at Ed Temple Classic ... Second in 200m and fourth in 60m at Southern
Illinois ... Third in 200m and fourth in 4x400 relay at MTSU Invitational.
Prior to Belmont: Standout sprinter at heralded
Saint Mary’s Academy in New Orleans ... Part of 2004 4A State
Champions ... 2006 State Champion in 200m ... Four-time All-Metro Selection
... Two-time All-State ... Three-time Metro Track leader ... 2005 New
Orleans Track Team & Outstanding Track Performer ... 2005 District
MVP ... Four-time Voted ‘Best Sprinter’ ... Two-time Team
MVP ... Who’s Who Academic & Sports honoree ... National Honor
Society ... Martin Luther King National Honor Society ... Team leader
in 200m & 400m ... 2007 Voted ‘Best Overall Track Athlete’.
Personal: Majoring in Biology ... Hopes to pursue
a career in physical therapy ... Four high school teammates running
collegiately ... Cousin of track standouts Ashton and Aaron Collins
... Lists Flo Jo and Reggie Bush among favorite athletes ... Enjoys
Harry Potter series of books ... Lists BBQ shrimp, crawfish pasta and
skittles among favorite foods ... Favorite artists include Chris Brown,
Gwen Stefani, Avril Lavigne and Lily Allen ... Enjoys Bernie Mac ...
Daughter of Lucien T. Fortune, Jr. and Angela McWilliams ... One sibling,
Quiane ... Born October 17, 1989 in New Orleans, La.
Personal
Records
| |
INDOOR |
OUTDOOR |
60m |
7.75 |
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100m |
-- |
12.15 |
200m |
24.97 |
24.14 |
400m |
58.82 |
57.22 |
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