Gwen Berry Class: Sophomore Hometown: St. Louis, Mo. High School: McCluer Event: Multi-Event/Jumps Birthdate: 06/29/1989

Updated Nov. 7, 2008

At SIU: Competed in 11 meets as a freshman...Recorded 20 top-10 finishes during the 2007-08 season...Participated in six events at the 2008 MVC Indoor Championships...Placed fourth at Junior Nationals in the hammer...Posted career-bests in the shot put (43-06, 13.26m) and triple jump (39-02.50, 11.95m) at the 2008 MVC Outdoor Championships...Finished seventh (shot) and fifth (triple jump), respectively, in those events.

Pre-SIU: Named to Second-Team St. Louis All-Area as a senior...Was McCluer High School's sectional triple jump champion as both a sophomore and junior...Set school records in the triple jump as a sophomore, junior and senior...Established a personal best 37-05 in the triple jump...Earned scholar-athlete honors as a senior.

Personal: Full name is Gwendolyn Denise Berry...Majors in Psychology and Criminal Justice...Born June 29, 1989...Daughter of Michael Berry and Laura Hayes.