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February 2019

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188 NCAA Championships (3:33.19) for two more All-America accolades. At the Big Ten Indoor Championships, she was first in the 400 (52.08) and runner-up in the 200 (23.22). Guillory added a seventh All-America honor by placing 10th in the 400 dash (52.36) at the NCAA Outdoor Championships on June 7 in Eugene, Oregon. As for career highlights, she is just getting out of the starting blocks. "ey are yet to come," Guillory said. "Having a home meet for Big Ten outdoors (May 10-12) will be the highlight of my career. My family will be here and our (Iowa) family will obviously be here, and I think we'll get a really good crowd." On June 23, 2018, at the U.S. Championships in Des Moines, Iowa, Guillory placed seventh in the 400 dash with a time of 51.30 seconds. at bettered the University of Iowa record of 51.35 set by Kineke Alexander 12 years earlier. "It means a lot to me because I started to realize how much it would take to break that (400 record)," Guillory said. "Because it stood that long is enough to show that not everybody has a chance to do something like that — to have my name up there in black and gold is real nice." Alexander, the last Hawkeye to win an NCAA championship, also holds the school indoor record in the 400 at 51.48 seconds. Not one to set individual goals, Guillory has made an exception when it comes to what she wants during this indoor season. "I'm going aer the indoor record," she said. "As long as you're doing all the little things as perfect as you can and you are being really persistent, (fast times) will come." Just as impressive as being a seven-time All- American is the fact Guillory has been part of 19 relays that rank in the top 10 all-time at Iowa. "She is a great worker, she puts in the work," Roberts said. "Obviously she is super-talented, but she doesn't take anything for granted. She works her butt off -- everything I ask of her she does." Guillory's time at Iowa is waning. Call it poetic justice, but her second-to-last outdoor meet will be held in Sacramento, an hour from where she grew up. "It hasn't hit me that every meet I have this year will be my last," Guillory said. "I'm glad I get to be at home for (the NCAA West Preliminary) and that I get to see my family for a second while I'm there."

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