Kerry-Ann Richards
Kerry-Ann Richards (born 22 April 1976) is a Jamaican track and field athlete.[1] She represented her country in sprinting on several junior and senior teams. She won gold medals as part of the Jamaican 4×100 metres relay teams at the Pan American Games in 1999.[2] Richards ran track collegiately at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign where she was six-times Big Ten Conference champion, Big Ten Freshman of the Year and three times NCAA Division I All-American.[3] Richards earned her master's degree at Illinois in 2000, was named to the National Dean's List as well as being an multiple times NCAA Academic All-American.
References
- ↑ "Athlete Profile Kerry-Ann Richards". IAAF. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ↑ "1999 Pan American Games" (PDF). Athletics Canada. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- ↑ Burson, Derrick (24 April 2000). "Q&A with Kerry Ann Richards". FightingIllini.com. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
External links
- Kerry-Ann Richards profile at IAAF
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