Harrison on Post-Conference Championships Bowerman List

By Jacob Most

May 22, 2014 –

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Fresh off a feat that had not occurred at a Southeastern Conference Championship since 1999, UK track and field hurdler Kendra Harrison has been named to the post-conference championships edition of the Bowerman Watch List.

She won both the 100 and 400-meter hurdles, becoming the first woman since South Carolina’s Ellakisha Williamson in 1999 to continue her historic 2014 season

She is the collegiate leader in the 400-meter hurdles and ranked No. 3 in the 100-meter hurdles.

Harrison ran the second fastest winning-400m hurdles time in SEC Championship history, 54.76, which ranks No. 3 in the world this year. Additionally, she became just the second woman to ever break 55 seconds at the SEC Championships.

Her winning 100m hurdles time of 12.86 was the fastest at a SEC Championships since Nickiesha Wilson (LSU) ran 12.81 in 2008.

Harrison is equal to No. 6 in the World this year (all conditions) in the 100-meter hurdles with her 12.68w (+2.1 m/s) win at the Texas Relays.

She has broken three school records this year outdoors – 100m hurdles, 400m hurdles and 4x400m relay in addition to the indoor 60m hurdles and 4x400m relay records. ….

Indoors she finished fourth in the NCAA 60-meter hurdles in a blanket finish in 7.94 at altitude in New Mexico to move to a tie at the No. 9 position on the all-time collegiate performers list.

She won the SEC title in the 60-meter hurdles in 7.94, which was a meet record. She also broke 8.00 six different times in the 60-meter hurdles.