University of Nevada Las Vegas

- 2009 NCAA Outdoor Championships Qualifier - 2009 NCAA West Regional Qualifier UNLV: A powerful hurdler who is an honors candidate as a senior ... Enters her second year with the Rebel program ... The lone returner that competed at the 2009 NCAA Outdoor Championships. 2009: Made an instant impact for the Rebels, competing in four indoor meets and nine outdoor meets ... Finished third in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.84 at the Lumberjack Invitational in her first indoor meet ... Came in fourth in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.76 at the Mountain Ts Invitational ... Turned in a season-best time of 8.42 to finish third in the 60-meter hurdles at the MWC Indoor Championships ... Started her outdoor career by winning the 100-meter hurdles (13.99), finishing second in the 200 meters (25.23) and running a leg on the 4x100 meter relay team that finished first with a time of 46.65 ... Turned in a strong performance at the Willie Williams Classic, coming in third in the 100-meter hurdles (13.72) and seventh in the 100 meters (12.05), while also running a leg on the 4x100 relay team that took first with a time of 46.16 ... Finished third in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 13.69 at the Cal-Nevada Championships ... Posted a season-best time of 12.06 in the 100 meters to finish 10 th at the Mt. SAC Relays ... Added a seventh-place finish in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 13.68 at the meet ... Picked up a third-place finish in the 100-meter hurdles at the Brutus Hamilton Invitational, clocking a time of 13.60 ... Finished third in the 100-meter hurdles (13.55) and fifth in the 100 meters (12.09) at the MWC Outdoor Championships ... Posted a season-best time of 13.55 in the 100-meter hurdles to finish third at the NCAA West Regional ... Clocked a time of 13.86 in the 100-meter hurdles at the NCAA Outdoor Championships but did not advance to the finals. Laney: Spent two years at the junior college located in Oakland, Calif. ... Won the 2007 California Junior College title in the 100-meter hurdles and has a personal-best of 13.46 ... Competed in the 100 and 200 meters as well, turning in bests of 11.66 and 24.49 respectively. High School: Graduated in 2006 from Staggs HS in Stockton, CA ... A three-year letterwinner for the Kings ... Helped her squad to the 2006 state championship and the 2004 and 2006 conference championships ... Named the team[apos]s MVP her sophomore, junior and senior seasons. Personal: Candise Maxwell ... Born on Feb. 15, 1988, in Stockton, CA. ... The daughter of Brenda Roots and Travis Maxwell ... Majoring in criminal justice.