Trojan Olympic Gold Medalist Inger Miller Joins WeAreSC

[LQ Singian]

We are pleased to announce the newest addition to WeAreSC, and it’s a woman who has some major bling. Former Trojan sprinter Inger Miller will be assisting with our video coverage of USC track & field. Inger is an Olympic Gold Medalist in the 4 x 100m relay (Atlanta 1996). She is also the 1999 200m World Champion and the 1999 100m World silver medalist, and has many other championships and medals to her name. She is the daughter of another Trojan Olympian sprinter, Lennox Miller (silver medalist in the 1968 Olympics and bronze medalist in the 1972 Olympics for Jamaica). Inger and Lennox are the first and only father-daughter to win Olympic track & field medals. Inger has broadcasting experience with Fox Sports covering track & field. She was also a Tournament of Roses princess. After a long and successful pro career, Inger opened up her own event planning business, Miller-Hawkins Productions. Her first video for us, an interview of Director of Track & Field Ron Allice, should be up shortly.

[Juice22]

What an honor to have Inger aboard. She is such an amazing person.

[ZiaTrojan]

http://www.usatf.org/athletes/bios/oldBios/2005/Miller_Inger.JPG

Career Highlights: 1999 World 200m champion; 1999 World Champs 100m silver medalist; 1996 Olympic 4x100m relay gold medalist; 4x100m relay gold medalist at 1997 and 2001 World Champs; 2003 World Outdoor 4x100m silver medalist; 2004 Olympian

The 1999 World Outdoor 200m champion, Miller has had ups and downs with injuries since that amazing season. Miller was a medal favorite heading into the 2000 Olympics, qualifying for the 100m, 200m and the 4x100m relayshe withdrew just days before the first qualifying rounds of the 100m, as she recovered from a strained hamstring that she suffered early September 2000, she hoped to rest the hamstring and be ready for the 200m and the 4x100 relay, but the injury was a slow heal, forcing Miller to withdraw completely...leg injuries have kept her from returning to peak form, but a healthy Miller is unquestionably one of the worlds top sprinters. Her breakthrough year came in 1999 as she dominated the 200m field to take gold at the World Championships after finishing second in the 100the 100 heats provided indications of what was to come later in the meet - Miller got progressively faster in each 100m heat, culminating in the final. Inger is the daughter of Jamaican Olympian Lennox Miller, who won two Olympic medals in the 100 meters Her godfather is former sprint great Don Quarrie. She started running her sophomore year in high school, and clocked 11.64 and 23.59she faced a setback in 1994 when fractured navicular bone in foot was diagnosed after a previous break three years earlier had never been found. After surgery, Miller stayed on crutches for three months...she made the 96 Olympic team just five weeks after her car flipped three times on the freeway. Formerly coached by her father the late Dr. Lennox Miller a two-time Jamaican Olympic medalist; Miller says the relationship was effective: For us it worked really well. We never brought the track stuff home. Miller enjoyed her breakthrough year in 1999 after joining HSI. Lennox succumbed to cancer, passing away in 2004. Graduated from USC with degree in biological sciences/pre-veterinary medicine.

[sherrifofSC]

Welcome aboard Inger.

[PITrojan]

Not too many sites can boast of having Olympic medalists on their staff.

[rudy24]

Wow! This is crazy. I cant wait, I'm sure she is going to provide great coverage!!!!

[tehReal~ChaZZZy]

Welcome aboard Inger!

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