Janay Covington

Janay Covington

Player Profile

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Pearland, Texas

High School:
Pearland

Height:
5-4

Position:
Distance

Experience:
1L

2003 Cross Country
Competed in all six events...finished in third place at the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Invitational...was Houston's top runner at the Conference USA Championships.

2002-03
Cross Country: Compted in seven meets...had a sixth-place finish at the Houston Invitational...was fourth at the Sam Houston State Invitational. Indoor: Recorded 10th-place finishes in the mile at the Houston Indoor Opener and 3000 meters at the Hilton Memorial. Outdoor: Finished in 18th place in the 3000 meters at the Tom Tellez Invitational with a time of 11:13.02.

High School
An eighth-place finisher in the 3200 meters at the 2002 Texas UIL State Championships...also finished second-place in the 3200 meters at the Region III-5A and District 24-5A meets...was the 1,600-meter champion at the District 24-5A Championships...named Pearland's team MVP in track and field as a senior.

Personal
Born April 24, 1984, in Houston, Texas...daughter of Suzanne Cummins of Pearland...chose to attend Houston over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and Lamar.