April Anderson Class: Senior Hometown: Belleville, Ill. High School: East St. Louis Height: 5-5 Event: Sprints/Jumps Birthdate: 03/01/1988

2009-10: Indoor- Leapt to a season-best mark of 17-05.50 in the long jump event at the Panther Open (1/16) to finish fifth in the event ... raced to a season-best time in the 200-meter dash with a ninth-place time of 28.44 at the Carthage Invitational (1/30).

2008-09: Outdoor- Did not compete. Indoor - Did not compete.

2007-08: Indoor- Set a 16-07.25 mark in the long jump at the Redbird Open (12/8), where she placed sixth ... long jumped 15-05 at the Badger Classic (1/12) for an 11th-place finish ... achieved an indoor season-best in the long jump (16-10) at the Carle/Health Alliance Classic (1/26). Outdoor- Leaped to a 16-11.50 mark in the long jump at the Chicagoland Championships (4/6) ... helped the 4x200m relay (1:52.65) to a second-place finish at the Disney Relays (3/7-3/8) ... member of the third-place 4x100m relay (49:38) at the Southern Ohio Cup (3/29).
2006-07: Indoor- Claimed a personal record in the 200m dash with a time of 27.30 at the Iowa State Classic (2/10) ... ran for a season-best 8.06 in the 60-meter dash at the Wisconsin Elite Invitational (1/27) ... earned an indoor career-best 17-8.75 in the long jump at the MAC Indoor Championships (2/24) ... Outdoor- ran a personal best (13.02) in the 100-meter dash at the Baldy Castillo Invitational (3/17) ... took second-place as a member of the 4x100-meter relay team (49.18) at the Redbird Invitational (4/28) ... leaped to a fifth-place finish in the long jump (5.28m/17-4) at the Wisconsin Twilight (5/5).

High School: Holds the Southwest Conference record in the long jump ... member of the Illinois state record-holding 4x200m relay team ... member of the conference record-holding 4x100m relay team ... earned a place on Belleville's honor roll her sophomore, junior and senior years.

Personal: Daughter of Marilyn and Kevin Anderson ... born March 1, 1988 ... majoring in communication.