IAAF Day 10 – Brown Finishes Seventh in 100mH Final
DOHA, Qatar – Arkansas’ school record holder in the 100-meter hurdles, Janeek Brown, wrapped up her season Sunday night at the IAAF Track & Field World Championships from Khalifa Stadium.
After running since the start of the 2019 calendar year, Janeek Brown has finally completed her 2019 track and field season following a run in the final of the 100-meter hurdles.
The Kingston, Jamacia native, represented her home country in the meet, advancing through the rounds running 12.61 in the prelims followed by a run of 12.62 in the semifinals.
In the finals, Brown posted a time of 12.88 to finish seventh at her first World Championships. Brown’s teammate Danielle Williams finished the meet with a bronze medal running 12.47 seconds.
Brown finished 2019 with indoor and outdoor First-Team All-American honors as well as an NCAA Championship in the 100-meter hurdles during the outdoor season. Brown recorded the second-fastest time in the 100-meter hurdles in NCAA History posting a time of 12.40 this past June in Austin, Texas. Following her sophomore season, Brown went pro signing with Puma.
IAAF 100-METER HURDLE FINAL
| POS | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | REACTION TIME |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1942 | Nia ALI |  USA |
12.34 PB | 0.155 |
| 2 | 1974 | Kendra HARRISON | USA |
12.46 | 0.140 |
| 3 | 1204 | Danielle WILLIAMS |  JAM |
12.47 | 0.127 |
| 4 | 1462 | Tobi AMUSAN |  NGR |
12.49 | 0.218 |
| 5 | 549 | Andrea Carolina VARGAS |  CRC |
12.64 NR | 0.157 |
| 6 | 1445 | Nadine VISSER |  NED |
12.66 | 0.147 |
| 7 | 1176 | Janeek BROWN | JAM |
12.88 | 0.147 |
| 1200 | Megan TAPPER | JAM |
DNF | 0.209 |
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