Kerrica Hill

Kerrica Hill

Personal information
Nationality	Jamaican
Born	(2005-03-06) 6 March 2005 (age 19)
Sport
Country	Jamaica
Sport	Track and Field
Event(s)	100 metres, 100 metres hurdles
Club	Elite Performance Track Club
Coached by	Reynaldo Walcott
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	100 m: 11.16 (2022) 100 mH: 12.75 (2023)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Jamaica World U20 Championships 2024 Lima 100 m hurdles 2021 Nairobi 4×100 m relay 2022 Cali 100 m hurdles 2022 Cali 4×100 m relay NACAC U18 Championships 2021 San José 4×100 m relay 2021 San José 100 m hurdles

Kerrica Hill (born 6 March 2005)^[1] is a Jamaican track and field athlete. She won gold medals in the 100 metres hurdles and the 4 x 100 m relay at the 2022 World Under-20 Championships.^[2] Prior to this, she had won relay gold at the 2021 World U20 Championships.

Career

Kerrica Hill attended Hydel High School in Jamaica. She was competing for that institution when she broke the world under-18 best (76.2 cm barriers) for the 100 m hurdles, recording 12.71 seconds at the ISSA/Grace Kennedy Boys and Girls Champs in Kingston in April 2022.^[2]

As a 17-year-old she won two gold medals at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia. She triumphed in the 100 m hurdles (senior height barriers) with a time of 12.77 seconds, setting new championship record and her second world U18 best in the process. In addition, she was part of women's 4 x 100 m relay team which broke the world U20 record with 42.59 s to win gold. Hill set in her individual event three of the five fastest U20 times of the season.^[3][2] Speculation followed soon after the championships that she could be about to turn professional.^[4][5]

She retained her world U20 title at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru.^[6]

Personal bests

• 60 metres – 7.42 (+0.5 m/s, Kingston] 2022)
• 100 metres – 11.16 (+1.2 m/s, Kingston 2022)
• 100 m hurdles – 12.75 (-0.1 m/s, Kingston 2023)
  • 100 m hurdles (76.2 cm) – 12.71 (+0.8 m/s, Kingston 2022) WU18B

References

1. "Kerrica HILL – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
2. "Spotlight on Rising Stars: Kerrica Hill and Letsile Tebogo". World Athletics. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
3. "Kerrica Hill breaks championship record to win gold in 100m hurdles in Cali, Colombia". Jamaica Observer. 6 August 2022.
4. "Coach wants time with growing Kerrica Hill". Jamaica Gleaner. 11 August 2022.
5. "Kerrica Hill goes professional". nationwideradio.com. 12 August 2022.
6. "Walaza storms to sprint double at World U20 Championships in Lima". World Athletics. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.

External links

• Kerrica Hill at World Athletics