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Patrice Potts Event: Sprints
Class: Freshman
High School: Brunswick County
Hometown: Greensville, Va.
 
photo Top sprint recruit in the history of Virginia Tech ... Ranked No. 18 in the United States in the 100 meters in 2005 ...

High School: 2005 Nike High School All-American ... Was runner-up in the 100-meter and 200-meter dashes at the 2005 Golden West Invitational, the oldest and one of the most prestigious high school invitationals in the United States ... Three-time Virginia State AA champion in 2005, in the 55-meter dash (indoor) and 100-meter and 200-meter outdoor ... Set a state meet record in the 100-meter dash ... Runner-up in the 100 meters and 200 meters at the 2005 Southern Track Classic, the top high school invitational in Virginia ... Ranked No. 3 all-time, all divisions in Virginia high schools in the 100-meter dash with a time of 11.69 ... Ranked No. 4 all-time, all divisions in Virginia high schools in the 200-meter dash with a time of 24.19 ... 2005 Dye-State Elite performer in the 100- and 200-meter dash ... 2005 Brunswick High School Athlete of the Year ... A 2005 inductee into the Brunswick High School Hall of Fame ... A four-year letterwinner in track and field under Coach Martin Astrop ... Two-year basketball letterwinner ... Four-year first-team all-district, regional and state performer ... Four-time team MVP.

Personal: Born September 9, 1987 in Greensville, Va. ... Daughter of Shirley Williams and David Potts ... University studies major ... Has three siblings, Crystal, Richard and Dallas.