Mikiah Janee Brisco (born July 14, 1996) is an American female track and field sprinter. She holds personal records of 10.96 seconds for the 100-meter dash and 22.59 seconds for the 200-meter dash. She also previously competed in the 100-meter hurdles, having a best of 12.85 seconds. She was a gold medallist at the 2019 IAAF World Relays and was the 60-meter dash national champion in 2020.[1]
 Brisco at the 2018 national championships | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Born | July 14, 1996 Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  United States |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event(s) | 60 metres 100 metres 60 metres hurdles 100 metres hurdles 200 metres |
| College team | Louisiana State University |
| Turned pro | 2018 |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 100 m: 10.96 (2017) 200 m: 22.59 (2018) 100 m hurdles: 12.85 (2017) |
She is a multiple American collegiate national champion, taking the individual 100 m title in 2017 and the 4 × 100-meter relay title with the LSU Tigers track and field team in 2016 and 2018.[2] In her youth she was the 100 m hurdles bronze medallist at the 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics[3] and won hurdles and relay gold medals at the 2015 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships.
Brisco won a silver medal at the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres in Belgrade, Serbia.[4]
National titles
editPersonal bests
edit- Outdoor
- 100 m: 10.96 (2017)
- 200 m: 22.59 (2018)
- 100 m hurdles: 12.85 (2017)
- Indoor
- 60 m: 6.99 (2022)
- 200 m: 22.81 (2018)
- 60 m hurdles: 7.98 (2017)
- Long jump: 5.41 m (2014)
References
edit- ^ Mikiah Brisco. World Athletics. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
- ^ Mikiah Brisco profile LSU Tigers track and field
- ^ "Hall finished second in a US youth record of 13.01, while team-mate Mikiah Brisco took the bronze with 13.29". World Athletics. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ "Americans Mikiah Brisco, in 6.99sec, and Marybeth Sant-Price (7.04) claimed silver and bronze at the Stark Arena". France24.com. Retrieved March 18, 2022.