World U20 Champion Jamaica’s Alana Reid has left Star Athletics Club to join Hurdle Mechanics based at the University of Arkansas.
Reid made a shocking move in October 2023 to start training under the guidance of Sha’Carri Richardson’s coach Dennis Mitchell, at the Florida-based Star Athletics Track Club.
In one year of working with the respected coach, the 19-year-old won the 100m and 4x100m at the World U20 Championships in Lima last year and ran a season’s best time of 11.06s.
Reid also competed in the 4x100m relay at the Paris 2024 Olympics as part of the Jamaican team that placed fifth overall.
Reid has 100m personal best of 10.92 set in her last year at champs, which stands as the National U20 Record.
She also has a 200m lifetime performance of 22.95s clocked to win a bronze medal at the 2022 World U20 Championships in Cali.
At Hurdle Mechanics Reid will join a talented and experienced group that has fellow Jamaican stars and national champions Ackera Nugent and Nickisha, as well as Paris Olympics medallists such as Alexis Holmes, Amber Anning and Anna Cockrell.
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