Competing for the Lady Knights varsity team since her freshman year, Showell has posted impressive performances.  This year, she broke the Harlandale Stadium record in the girls 100 meters with a time of 12.26.  Her personal best in the race is 12.04.  She also won the District 27-4A 100 race and helped her team advance to its second regional meet in a row, winning the 800 meter relay and placing second in the 1600.

Slowed by a knee injury her sophomore year, Showell recovered nicely as a junior, breaking the 100 meter school record for a second time (the first time was as a freshman), along with pacing her teammates to school best performances in the 4x2 and 4x4 relays.  Additionally, the Lady Knights were the first-ever Steele girls team to advance to any state championship.

"Destinee is a great young sprinter with a lot of upside," said Dillard head coach Bobby Williams, Jr.  "She should develop nicely on the collegiate level and really be a difference-maker."

Showell also competes in the long jump and broke the Steele school record as a freshman with a leap of 17 feet and one inch.  She has a grade point average of 3.05 and is undecided on a major.

Yesterday, Showell ran her fastest 800 meter relay split ever, 23 seconds flat, helping the Lady Knights to a first place finish (1:41.91) in the event and snagging third place overall at the Region IV-4A track championship.