Queen Harrison

Career Born in Loch Sheldrake, New York, Harrison attended Hermitage High School in Richmond, Virginia, where she competed in events including hurdling, long jump, and triple jump.

She went on to attend Virginia Tech. She set a school record of 55.81 in the 400 meter hurdles while placing third at the 2007 NCAA Championship. Harrison made NCAA history in 2010 by becoming the first woman to ever win both the 100m and 400m hurdles titles at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. She also won the 60m hurdle title at the 2009 NCAA Indoor Championships making her a 3-time national champ while at Virginia Tech. Queen Harrison set an ACC record in the 400 meter hurdles.

Harrison placed second at the 400 meter hurdles at 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials with a time of 54.60. Harrison became the first track and field athlete from Virginia Tech to compete at the Olympics.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Harrison was eliminated in the 400 meter hurdles semifinals after finishing with a time of 55.88 seconds.

On December 16, 2010, Queen Harrison won The Bowerman, the "Heisman of Track and Field".

She qualified to the 2011 World Championships in Athletics, but did not make it out of the semi-final round.

At the 2012 Olympic trials, she narrowly missed qualifying for the finals in the shorter 100 meters hurdles. At 400 hurdles, was the slowest time qualifier into the semis-final round

Personal life Queen Quedith Claye nee Harrison was born in Loch Sheldrake, New York,

Her father, William Harrison, served as a paratrooper,

Queen married fellow US athlete Will Claye in October 2018. Claye proposed immediately after winning the silver medal in the triple jump at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio.