EUGENE, OR – South Carolina State freshman Monique Gracia finished 8^th in the 100 meter hurdles at the 2009 USA Junior Outdoor Track and Field Championship Saturday with a time of 14.34. Villanova's Shericka Ward won the event with a clocking of 13.47.

            Gracia, a Miami, Fla. native also represented SC State in the 100 meters but did not make the finals.

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