Kerrica Hill

Kerrica Hill
Personal information
NationalityJamaican
Born (2005-03-06) 6 March 2005
Sport
CountryJamaica
SportTrack and Field
Events
100 metres, 100 metres hurdles
ClubElite Performance Track Club
Coached byReynaldo Walcott
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 100 m: 11.16 (2022)
  • 100 mH: 12.75 (2023)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Jamaica
World U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place2024 Lima100 m hurdles
Gold medal – first place2021 Nairobi4×100 m relay
Gold medal – first place2022 Cali100 m hurdles
Gold medal – first place2022 Cali4×100 m relay
NACAC U18 Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 San José4×100 m relay
Silver medal – second place2021 San José100 m hurdles

Kerrica Hill (born 6 March 2005)[1] is a Jamaican track and field athlete. She won gold medals in the 100 metres hurdles and the 4 x 100 m relay at the 2022 World Under-20 Championships.[2] Prior to this, she had won relay gold at the 2021 World U20 Championships.

Biography

Kerrica Hill attended Hydel High School in Jamaica. She was competing for that institution when she broke the world under-18 best (76.2 cm barriers) for the 100 m hurdles, recording 12.71 seconds at the ISSA/Grace Kennedy Boys and Girls Champs in Kingston in April 2022.[2]

As a 17-year-old she won two gold medals at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia. She triumphed in the 100 m hurdles (senior height barriers) with a time of 12.77 seconds, setting new championship record and her second world U18 best in the process. In addition, she was part of women's 4 x 100 m relay team which broke the world U20 record with 42.59 s to win gold. Hill set in her individual event three of the five fastest U20 times of the season.[3][2] Speculation followed soon after the championships that she could be about to turn professional.[4][5]

She retained her world U20 title at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru, winning in 12.99 seconds into a -3 m/s headwind, ahead of Mia Wild of Croatia and Australian Delta Amidzovski.[6][7]

She qualified from her 100 metres hurdles semi-final at the 2025 Jamaican Athletics Championships in 12.77 seconds, before placing fourth in the final in 12.69 seconds (+0.1 m/s).[8][9] She lowered her personal best to 12.54 seconds competing in Switzerland in July 2025.[10] She was subsequently named in the Jamaican squad for the 2025 NACAC Championships in Nassau, The Bahamas.[11] Having joined the Elite Performance Track Club in 2022, she left to move to the MVP Track Club in September 2025.[12]

In March 2026, she ran a personal best 22.80 seconds for the 200 metres at Velocity Fest in Kingston.[13] On 4 April, Hill won the 100 metres hurdles at the Miramar Invitational in 12.81 (+1.0 m/s).[14] On 21 June, Hill placed third overall behind Demisha Roswell and Megan Simmonds in 12.67 seconds for the 100 metres hurdles in the final of the 2026 Jamaican Athletics Championships.[15] She was a finalist in the 100 metres hurdles at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.[16][17]

Personal bests

References

  1. ↑ "Kerrica HILL – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "Spotlight on Rising Stars: Kerrica Hill and Letsile Tebogo". World Athletics. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  3. ↑ "Kerrica Hill breaks championship record to win gold in 100m hurdles in Cali, Colombia". Jamaica Observer. 6 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "Coach wants time with growing Kerrica Hill". Jamaica Gleaner. 11 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "Kerrica Hill goes professional". nationwideradio.com. 12 August 2022.
  6. ↑ "Walaza storms to sprint double at World U20 Championships in Lima". World Athletics. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  7. ↑ "World Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  8. ↑ Jacks, Bradley (28 June 2025). "Nugent, Tapper impress as top contenders easily advance to 100m hurdles final at National Champs". Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  9. ↑ "Jamaican Championships". World Athletics. 24 June 2025. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  10. ↑ "Kerrica Hill lowers PB in Switzerland". Jamaica Observer. 12 July 2025. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
  11. ↑ Levy, Leighton (9 July 2025). "Tia Clayton Returns as Jamaica Names Powerhouse Team for NACAC Championships in Bahamas". SportsMax. Archived from the original on 3 August 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  12. ↑ "Hill moves from Elite Performance to MVP". Radio Jamaica News. 30 September 2025. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
  13. ↑ Wafula, Abigael (22 March 2026). "Elaine Thompson-Herah and Shericka Jackson Send Warning to Rivals With Statement Performances on Home Soil". Pulse Sports. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
  14. ↑ "Thompson storms to world 150m best in Miramar". World Athletics. 4 April 2026. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
  15. ↑ "Roswell clocks PB 12.40 seconds to win 100m hurdles national title". Jamaica Observer. 21 June 2026. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
  16. ↑ "XXIII Commonwealth Games". World Athletics. 30 July 2026. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
  17. ↑ "JAAA apologises to Demisha Roswell for Commonwealth Games omission". Jamaica Observer. 28 June 2026. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
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