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Angie Vaughn

Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the  United States
IAAF World Cup
Silver	1998 Johannesburg	100 m hurdles

Angie Vaughn (born November 4, 1976) is an American former track and field athlete. She was a super fast runner who specialized in hurdles. Angie won the 100-meter hurdles at the 1998 Goodwill Games. She also earned a silver medal in the same event at the 1998 IAAF World Cup. When she was in college, she ran for the Texas Longhorns. She became a three-time champion at the NCAA level. She won two hurdles titles and one relay race title.

Angie's Early Life and High School Track

Angie Vaughn was born in Washington, D.C.. She grew up in Maryland. She went to Laurel High School. Her mother encouraged her to start running track. Angie became a state champion in high school. She won both the 100-meter hurdles and 300-meter hurdles in 1991. In 1993, she finished third in the 100 m hurdles. This was at the USATF National Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships. After graduating in 1994, she went to the University of Texas. She received an athletic scholarship to study marketing.

College Success with the Texas Longhorns

At the University of Texas, Angie trained with coach Bev Kearney. She joined the Texas Longhorns women's track team. In her first big college event, she was runner-up. This was in the 55-meter hurdles and 200-meter dash. These races were at the indoor Southwest Conference championship. She reached the semi-finals at the NCAA Indoor Championships that season. The next year, she made it to the finals.

In 1997, Angie was a double finalist at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. She placed fourth in the 200 m race. She also finished seventh in the 100 m hurdles. That season, she was among the top ten American runners. She set her personal best times. These were 23.11 seconds for the 200 m and 13.11 seconds for the 100 m hurdles.

Winning NCAA Championships

Angie had her best college year in 1998. At the Big 12 Conference indoor meet, she won the 55 m hurdles. She was also runner-up in the 200 m. She placed fourth in the 55-meter dash. At the NCAA Indoor Championships, she won the 55 m hurdles title. She set a personal record of 7.41 seconds.

During the outdoor college season, she won the 100 m hurdles title. This was at the Big 12 Championships. She also finished second in both the 100-meter dash and 200 m. At the NCAA Outdoor Championships, she won two titles. She won the individual 100 m hurdles title. She also won the 4 × 100-meter relay title with her Texas Longhorn teammates.

Professional Career and International Medals

Angie Vaughn became a professional athlete in 1998. This was her most successful year. In July, she ran her best 100 m hurdles race. She finished in 12.63 seconds at the U.S. Open Track and Field. She was runner-up at the 1998 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Cheryl Dickey won that race.

There were no Olympics or World Championships in Athletics that year. But Angie did well in other international events. She won at the Golden Gala in Rome. This was part of the 1998 IAAF Golden League series. She just barely beat fellow American Melissa Morrison-Howard. Angie won the gold medal at the 1998 Goodwill Games. She also earned a silver medal for the United States at the 1998 IAAF World Cup. She finished behind Glory Alozie from Nigeria. At the end of the season, she placed eighth at the 1998 IAAF Grand Prix Final.

After her great start, Angie did not improve as much the next year. She did not finish the hurdles race at the 1999 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. She continued to compete internationally until 2000. Then, she moved back to Washington, D.C. She started working as a recruiter for a law firm.

Angie's National Titles

• NCAA Women's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships
  • 100 m hurdles: 1998
  • 4 × 100 m relay: 1998
• NCAA Women's Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships
  • 55-meter hurdles: 1998

International Competitions