Ex-Cat Harrison has fastest time in 100-meter hurdles at U.S. meet

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June 23, 2017 9:40 PM

Kendra Harrison, right, clears the last hurdle ahead of Tiffany Porter, left, and the rest of the field on her way to a win in the women's 100-meter hurdles at the Prefontaine Classic athletics meet in Eugene, Ore., Saturday, May 28, 2016. Her time set a new American record of 12.24 seconds, the second-fastest ever. (Chris Pietsch/The Register-Guard via AP) Chris Pietsch AP

Former University of Kentucky standout Kendra Harrison had the fastest time in the first round of the women’s 100-meter hurdles on Friday at the U.S. Track and Field Championships in Sacramento, Calif. Harrison finished in 12.54 seconds. The semifinals and finals are Saturday.

Sydney McLaughlin, a 2018 UK signee, qualified for the semifinals in the women’s 400-meter hurdles with the sixth-fastest time (55.41 seconds) of the first round. The semifinals in her event are Saturday and the finals are Sunday.

UK’s Destiny Carter did not qualify for the finals in the women’s 100 meters. Her time of 11.36 seconds was 15th out of 16 semifinalists.

Lafayette graduate Tyson Gay, competing in the men’s 100 meters on Thursday, stumbled at the start and didn’t advance out of the first round.

This story was originally published June 23, 2017 at 9:40 PM with the headline "Ex-Cat Harrison has fastest time in 100-meter hurdles at U.S. meet."

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