Angie Vaughn is an American former track and field athlete who specialized in hurdles.
Background
Born in Washington, D.C, she grew up in Maryland and attended Laurel High School. She took up track while there, at the behest of her mother, and became the high school state champion in the 100-meter hurdles and 300-meter hurdles in 1991.
Education
She graduated from high school in 1994 and went on to attend the University of Texas on an athletic scholarship that same year, majoring in marketing.
Career
She placed third in the 100 m hurdles event at the USATF National Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships in 1993. At college she worked with coach Bev Kearney in the Texas Longhorns women"s track team In her first major event for the team, she was runner-up in the 55-meter hurdles and 200-meter dash at the indoor Southwest Conference championship.
She was a semi-finalist at the National Collegiate Athletic Association Indoor Championships that season, then made the final the following year.
In 1997 she was a double individual finalist at the National Collegiate Athletic Association Outdoor Championships, coming fourth in the 200 m and seventh in the 100 m hurdles. She ranked among the top ten Americans for those events that season, having set personal records of 23.11 seconds and 13.11 seconds, respectively.
In her final year of college eligibility in 1998, Vaughn had her best performances. Vaughn turned professional in the 1998 season and her first year was her most successful.
There was no Olympics or World Championships in Athletics held that year, but she performed well in other international competitions.
She was the gold medallist at the 1998 Goodwill Games and a silver medallist for the United States at the 1998 IAAF World Cup, finishing behind Glory Alozie of Nigeria. Despite her initial success she failed to improve the following year and did not finish the hurdles race at the 1999 United States of America Outdoor Track and Field Championships. She competed on the international circuit until 2000, at which point she moved back to Washington, District of Columbia and began working as a law firm recruiter.