Nickname: “Venisa”, Toya
Career Ambition: to become an engineer or whatever a higher power holds for me
Parent: Inez
Siblings: Teisa, Kay, Jason, Veproy Allison, Raymond
Athletic Honors: High School MVP (2004-2007); St. Francis College WCross Country MVP (2008)
Best Performance in a single meet: The first time I broke 20 at Albany in 2009, 19:55
Best Team Accomplishment: Working hard to finish NEC Conference Championships
My Favorites
Food: anything Jamaican or Italian
Movie: Lord of War, The Good Sheppard, A Time to Kill
Sports Team: Jamaica Track & Field team
What’s on your IPod: “Bend ora” –Try sleeping in a lonely bedd
Athlete: Usian Bolt, Dwight Howard
TV Show: Jeopardy, Law & Order SVU; Desperate Housewives, Grey’s Anatomy
Quote: “Running is life” “Don’t cry over spilled milk.”
When not on the track; I like to: do cosmetology, hang out with my friends, talk to my mom and listen to music
10 years from now, I hope to be: a wife, a mother and having a successful life
For 24 hours, I would trade places with: my sister Teisa. If I traded places with a celebrity it would be Ben Carson.