Alana Reid

Alana Reid (born 20 January 2005) is a Jamaican athlete who competes as a sprinter. She is Jamaican junior women's 100m record holder and the World Under-20 200m bronze medallist.

Alana Reid
Personal information
NationalityJamaican
Born (2005-01-20) 20 January 2005
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)60m, 100m, 200m
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Jamaica
World U20 Championships
Bronze medal – third place2022 Cali 200m

Early life

Reid attends Hydel High School in Jamaica.[1] At Hydel she trains under Head Coach Corey Bennett.[2] In March 2023 Reid signed a letter of intent confirming she would attend the University of Oregon.[3]

Career

At the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships Reid was a bronze medalist in the 200m, running a personal best time of 22.95s.[4]

In March 2023 at the ISSA Boy’s and Girl’s Championship, Reid ran a personal best 11.16 in the semi final to go within a few hundreds of a second from Veronica Campbell Brown’s championship record from 2001.[5] In the final Reid ran 10.92s for the 100m to set a new national junior record, at the national stadium in Kingston, beating the 10.95s set by Tina Clayton in 2022.[6][7][8] It made her the fifth fastest junior athlete of all time, behind only Katrin Krabbe (10.89), Marlies Oelsner (10.88) and the United States’ Tamari Davis (10.83), and Sha'Carri Richardson (10.75). It also placed her eleventh on the all time Jamaican list.[9] Prior to the race, Reid had predicted to her coach Corey Bennett that she would run sub 11-seconds.[10]

Personal life

Reid is the daughter of Karen Chisholm and Jamaican former football international Garfield Reid.[11]

References
  1. "Hydel's Alana Reid sets national junior record at Champs". Janaica.Loopnews. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  2. "Hydel points to youthful exuberance, experienced talent". Jamaica Observer. 25 March 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  3. Wheeler, Daniel (11 March 2023). "Reid the latest Jamaican to join the University of Oregon". Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  4. "J'can athletes sizzle in Cali". Jamaica Observer. 5 August 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  5. Wheeler, Daniel (29 March 2023). "Veronica Campbell record under threat as Alana Reid, Serena Cole take aim". Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  6. "STAGGERING 10.92!". Jamaica Observer. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  7. "Alana Reid smashes Veronica Campbell-Brown's Champs 100m Record with 10.92". Watch Athletics. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  8. Smith, Racquel (29 March 2023). "Record Run: Bouwahjgie Nkrumie runs 9.99secs at Champs 2023; Alana Reid goes 10.92secs". World-track. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  9. Grassley, Todd (30 March 2023). "BOUWAHJGIE NKRUMIE, ALANA REID NEXT UP FOR JAMAICA AFTER SENSATIONAL 100S AT CHAMPS". Runnerspace.com. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  10. Wheeler, Daniel (30 March 2023). "Hydel's Reid achieves sub-11 prediction". Jamaica Star. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  11. Burnett, Ian (31 March 2023). "Alana Reid credits coach, family and teammates for pushing her to victory". Caribbean national weekly. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
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