Masai Russell
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Born | Potomac, Maryland, U.S. | June 17, 2000
Home town | Potomac, Maryland |
Height | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) |
Sport | |
Country | United States |
Sport | Athletics/Track |
Event(s) | 400 meters hurdles, 100 meters hurdles, 100 meters |
College team | Kentucky Wildcats |
Coached by | Lonnie Greene |
Achievements and titles | |
World finals |
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Masai Russell (born June 17, 2000) is an American track and field sprinter, and hurdler. Russell is the U.S. NCAA Record holder in the 100m hurdles.[1] Russell holds personal bests of 12.25 seconds over 100m hurdles which is tied for #4 of all time, 7.75 seconds over 60 metres hurdles, which is #13 of all time and 54.66 seconds over 400 metres hurdles.
Masai finished 1st at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials in the 100 metre hurdles with a time of 12.25 (PB) to qualify her for the Olympic Games in Paris.
Masai finished third at the 2023 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships qualifying to represent USA at the World Championships.
Prep
[edit]Masai Russell is a class of 2018 Bullis School and class of 2022 University of Kentucky alum.
References
[edit]- ^ "L'Américaine Masai Russell démarre fort aux Texas Relays" [American Masai Russell starts strong at Texas Relays]. L'Équipe (in French). April 1, 2023. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
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[edit]Categories:
- Living people
- 2000 births
- American female sprinters
- American female hurdlers
- People from Potomac, Maryland
- Kentucky Wildcats women's track and field athletes
- World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States
- Track and field athletes from Maryland
- 20th-century American sportswomen
- 21st-century American sportswomen
- University of Kentucky alumni
- United States collegiate record holders in athletics (track and field)
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics