Kerry-Ann Richards Explained

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Athlete Profile Kerry-Ann Richards. IAAF. 8 July 2014.
  2. Web site: 1999 Pan American Games . 5 August 2014 . Athletics Canada . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141028071058/https://www.athletics.ca/files/Results/International/1999%20PAN%20AM%20FULL%20RESULTS.PDF . 28 October 2014 .
  3. Web site: Q&A with Kerry Ann Richards. Burson. Derrick. 24 April 2000. 5 August 2014. FightingIllini.com. https://archive.today/20140811200744/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/w-track/spec-rel/042400aaa.html. 11 August 2014. dead.