Karessa Farley

Class: Sophomore Hometown: Bridgetown, Barbados High School: Queen's College HS

Event: Hurdles

2008 -- Indoor - placed eighth in 60-meter hurdles (8.70) at Big Ten Championships... ran collegiate-best 8.46 in that event at Meyo Invite, which ranks fifth in school history... ran collegiate-best 200 meters (26.73) at Jack Johnson Classic... Outdoor - redshirted... letterwinner.

High School -- 100-meter hurdles high school champion senior year... named high school athlete of the year as a senior... four-time competitor at CARIFTA Games, earning bronze medal in 2006... best 100-meter hurdles time was 13.92... also competed at Central American Games and Pan American Junior Championships... coached by Brian Holder and Gabriel Burnett... two-time national netball team member.

Personal -- born December 8, 1988... daughter of Matthew Farley and Alphine Farley... open major.

Farley's Collegiate Bests