2011-12 Track and Field Roster
Biography
CAREER HONORS: 2008-09 America East Academic Honor Roll
2011 OUTDOOR SEASON: Competed in seven events during the outdoor season … At the 2011 America East Outdoor Track and Field Championships she finished eighth in the 100m hurdles and second in the 400m hurdles with a time of 1:02.39 … Fourie set a new personal best in the 100m hurdle preliminaries with a time of 14.32 … She received All-America East honors for her efforts in the 400m hurdles … At the 2011 New England Outdoor Track and Field Championships she finished fifth in the 100m hurdles in a time of 14.34 and set a new personal best in the 400m hurdles finishing second in 1:02.13 … She earned All-New England honors in both events.
2010 INDOOR SEASON: Competed in nine events during indoor season, establishing personal bests in five events … At the 2011 America East Indoor Track and Field Championships she finished sixth in the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.87 … In the preliminaries she set a new personal best in the event with a time of 8.74 … At the 2011 New England Indoor Track and Field Championships she finished fourth in the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.76, and placed seventh in the 60m with a time of 7.89 … She was also a member of Vermont’s 4x400m relay team that finished seventh overall in the event … She received All-New England honors in all three events … Fourie also competed at the 2011 ECAC Indoor Track and Field Championships in the 60m hurdles finishing 17th in a time of 8.93.
BEFORE VERMONT: Came to Vermont from Bluevale Collegiate Institute in Waterloo, Ontario ... Was a member of the track, basketball, volleyball and badminton teams ... Placed third overall at the OTFA BMJ Provincial Championships in the 60m hurdles ... Finished first overall in the 60m hurdles at the OTFA JS Provincial Championships.
PERSONAL: Was born in Upington, South Africa ... Is the daughter of Hendrik and Rita Fourie ... Has one sibling Charl ... Is an exercise movement sciences major.
