Was initially turned away by her high school track team when she tried out as a freshman, but eventually earned a spot after going back to speak to the coach four times
Won three NCAA titles at Clemson, taking the 60m hurdles at the indoor championships in 2011 and 2013 and claiming the 100m hurdles at the 2013 outdoor event
Earned gold in the 100m hurdles at the 2013 USA Track and Field Championships with a then-record time of 12
26 seconds, breaking Gail Devers' mark from 2000
Named the Bowerman Trophy winner as the NCAA's top female track athlete on December 18, 2013, one day before earning her college degree
Won the 2013 Jackie Joyner-Kersee Award, which is given annually to the top American female track athlete
Led an historic U
S
sweep of the 100m hurdles at the 2016 Olympics in Rio, finishing ahead of fellow Americans Nia Ali and Kristi Castlin to mark the first time a single country won all three medals in the event