Habiba Harris
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| Nationality | Jamaican | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 September 2005 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprint | |||||||||||||||||
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Habiba Harris (born 26 September 2005) is a Jamaican hurdler.[1]
Early life
[edit]Harris attended St. Elizabeth Technical High School in Jamaica.[2]
Career
[edit]She set a lifetime best of 12.96 seconds for the 100 metres hurdles at the Jamaica Carifta Trials in March 2024 (+1.9m/s), her first time under-13 seconds for the event. This improved upon her previous best of 13.35, which she recorded on March 12, 2023 winning the same event, but had missed the 2023 CARIFTA Games through injury.[2][3][4] She went on to become the under-20 champion at the 2024 CARIFTA Games, and also won gold in the women's 4 x 100 metres relay at the Games.[5][6][7] She competed for Jamaica at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru.[8]
Harris joined the University of Florida in January 2025 under the guidance of coach Mike Holloway but did not compete in the indoor season. She made her collegiate debut with a 13.05-second win at the FSU Relays in Tallahassee.[3][6]
She lowered her personal best to 12.85 at the Florida Relays in early April 2025, and also recorded a wind-assisted 12.69 (+2.1 m/s) at that same meeting. She ran a personal best of 12.62 seconds at the SEC Championships in the preliminary round.[3] Harris then won the women's 100m hurdles title in 12.75 seconds at the 2025 SEC Championships.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Habiba Harris". World Athletics. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
- ^ a b Bailey, Robert (22 March 2024). "Habiba Harris promises gold on Champs exit". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
- ^ a b c Levy, Leighton (18 May 2025). "Habiba Harris Grateful and Grounded After SEC 100m Hurdles Title Win for Florida". SportsMax. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
- ^ "Natrece East and Habiba Harris shine on final day of Carifta Trials". Loop News. 4 March 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
- ^ "Sizzling performances and records highlight the Carifta Games". World Athletics. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
- ^ a b Levy, Leighton (6 April 2025). ""I Got There Faster Than I Anticipated" – Habiba Harris Surprised by Early Season Form". SportsMax. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
- ^ "CARIFTA Games". World Athletics. 30 March 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
- ^ "Kerrica Hill unfazed by history quest at U-20 World Championships". Jamaica Observer. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
- ^ Jacks, Bradley (17 May 2025). "Oklahoma's Mullings, Florida's Harris claim Discus, 100m hurdles titles on final day at SEC Championships". SportsMax. Retrieved 18 May 2025.