UK TF Keni Harrison Elected to North Carolina High School Track & Field Hall of Fame

Keni Harrison, University of Kentucky All-American and Olympic medalist, has been elected to the North Carolina High School Track & Field and Cross Country Hall of Fame. Harrison will be inducted on January 28th in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. At Kentucky, Harrison won two NCAA championships, was named the National Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year, and earned first-team Academic All-America honors. After graduating, Harrison broke the world record for the 100-meter hurdles in 2016, won the World Indoor Championship gold medal in 2018, and garnered the 100-meter silver medal in the 2020 Olympics. Harrison was also a two-time national champion during her high school career, was two-time Most Valuable Performer at the Class AAAA state championship meet, and was a five-time Class AAAA state champion. This is Harrison’s second Hall of Fame honor, as she was also elected to the UK Athletics Hall of Fame in 2021.