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 USAUSA 12.34 PB 0.155
2 1974 Kendra HARRISON USAUSA 12.46 0.140
3 1204 Danielle WILLIAMS JAMJAM 12.47 0.127
4 1462 Tobi AMUSAN NGRNGR 12.49 0.218
5 549 Andrea Carolina VARGAS CRCCRC 12.64 NR 0.157
6 1445 Nadine VISSER NEDNED 12.66 0.147
7 1176 Janeek BROWN JAMJAM 12.88 0.147
1200 Megan TAPPER JAMJAM DNF 0.209

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