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Wilson finishes All-American fourth place in 400 hurdles at NCAA Outdoor Championships

women's hurdler Harley Wilson running

Women's Track & Field | 5/29/2021 2:20:00 PM

COMPLETE RACE RESULTS

GREENSBORO, N.C.
- RIT senior Harley Wilson (Bel Air, MD/Bel Air) finished an All-American fourth place in the 400 hurdles at the 2021 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships, Saturday, hosted by North Carolina A&T.

Wilson crossed the finish line in 1:02.03 to clinch the third All-America finish of her Tiger career after also placing fifth in the event in 2019 and sixth in 2018.
  • Concordia-Chicago's Simone Wilson won this afternoon's final with a 1:00.01 clocking.
  • Wilson automatically advanced to the finals after finishing second in the first heat of Thursday's prelims with a season-best 1:01.91, which was the fourth-best time of the day. 
  • Wilson won her third Atlantic Region Championship (May 20) earlier this month after also winning her third Liberty League crown (May 8).
  • Not counting her two previous NCAA Championships appearances, Wilson won 18 of the 20 career 400 hurdle races she competed in an RIT uniform, finishing second in the other two.
  • She set a PR of 1:00.78 in winning the Geneseo May Meet in 2019.
  • A U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic Team honoree, Wilson recently completed a degree in biochemistry with a minor in Japanese.
  • Wilson completed Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) training and was commissioned an Ensign in the U.S. Navy, branching Surface Warfare. 

Players Mentioned

Harley Wilson

Harley Wilson

Sprints
5' 5"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Harley Wilson

Harley Wilson

5' 5"
Senior
Sprints