Suziann Reid (born January 14, 1977) is an American-Jamaican former

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er who specialized in the

400-meter dash The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor running track, it is on ...

. She set a personal record of 50.74 seconds for the distance in 1999. She was a silver medalist with the American women's

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team at the

1999 World Championships in Athletics The 7th World Championships in Athletics, a World Athletic Championships event held under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Estadio Olímpico, Seville, Spain, between the August 20 and Augu ...

. She was part of the World Championship team twice more, in 2001 and 2005, and helped the United States to silver at the

2002 IAAF World Cup The 9th IAAF World Cup in Athletics was an international track and field sporting event sponsored by the International Association of Athletics Federations. It was hosted by Madrid, September 21–22, 2002, in the Estadio La Peineta. The IAAF worl ...

and gold at the

2001 Goodwill Games The 2001 Goodwill Games was the fifth and final edition of the international multi-sport event. The competition was held in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia from 29 August to 9 September 2001. A total around 1300 athletes took part in 14 sportin ...

. Reid competed collegiately for the

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and won three outdoor NCAA titles in the 400 m and two indoor NCAA titles. She also won four back-to-back NCAA outdoor titles in the 4 × 400 m relay. After her track career she became a writer and released ''Dark Secrets: Choosing Your Child's Sports Coach'' in 2013.

Career

Early life and college

Born in

Kingston, Jamaica Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and the Norman Manley Inter ...

with dual American citizenship, she moved the United States at age eleven and began attending Eleanor Roosevelt High School in

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. Her mother had been a track and field athlete in her youth. Reid took up

cross country running Cross country running is a sport in which teams and individuals run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain such as dirt or grass. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open coun ...

at high school at age 14 and the coach suggested she try out for the indoor track team. It was a highly successful transition as she won a

and

800-meter run The 800 metres, or meters ( US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of an outdoor (400-metre) track and has been an Olympic event since the ...

double at the Maryland state high school championship in 1992 then went on to take three consecutive sprint sweeps in the

100-meter dash The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contest ...

200-meter dash The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...

and 400-meter dash from 1993 to 1995. At national level, she won 400 m at the

National Scholastic Indoor Championships The National Scholastic Indoor Championships or "NSIC" are, along with Nike Indoor Nationals, one of two American high school national championship indoor track and field meets. High school participants from across the country compete for the hono ...

in 1994 and 1995. By the time she finished her high school career she had a best of 52.77 seconds for the 400 m.Suziann Reid
USATF. Retrieved on 2016-08-24. Reid gained a sports scholarship to attend

The University of Texas at Austin The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin, UT, or Texas) is a public research university in Austin, Texas. It was founded in 1883 and is the oldest institution in the University of Texas System. With 40,916 undergraduate students, 11,075 ...

and began competing for their

collegiate track team. In her first major competition she took third individually and in the

at the 1996

NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships The NCAA Women's Division I Indoor Track and Field Championship is an annual college athletics, collegiate indoor track and field competition for women from NCAA Division I, Division I institutions organised by the National Collegiate Athletic Ass ...

. Success followed at the NCAA Outdoor Championships where she was 400 m champion and helped set a collegiate record of 3:27.50 minutes to win the relay. Having gained eligibility to represent the United States, she won the American junior title in 400 m and won the silver medal behind Andrea Burlacu at the

1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics The 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics were held in Sydney, Australia on August 20–25. Results Men Women Medal table Participation According to an unofficial count through an unofficial result list, 1049 athletes from 142 cou ...

. At the 1997 NCAA Indoors she was off the podium in the 400 m but improved to runner-up in the relay. She achieved a personal record of 50.95 seconds in the NCAA Outdoor Championships final, edged out by LaTarsha Stroman. She retained the relay title for the Texas Longhorns that year. In her last two years of college competition she went undefeated with back-to-back wins in the 400 m indoors and outdoors at the NCAA meet. She also helped the Longhorns to four straight NCAA 4 × 400 m relay titles from 1996 to 1999. For her collegiate career, she was given the Honda Broderick Award (now the

Honda Sports Award The Honda Sports Award is an annual award in the United States, given to the best collegiate female athlete in each of twelve sports. There are four nominees for each sport, and the twelve winners of the Honda Sports Award are automatically in th ...

) as the female track and field athlete of the year in 1999.Suziann Reid
Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved on 2016-08-24.

Professional career

Reid was a frequent competitor for the United States in 4 × 400-meter relay team and her first medal with them came at the

1999 Summer Universiade The 1999 Summer Universiade, also known as the XX Summer Universiade, took place in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. Venues * Estadi Son Moix — athletics, football, ceremonies * Arena Son Moix — volleyball * Pavelló Son Hugo — swimming, diving, ...

, where she anchored a team of Yolanda Brown-Moore, Yulanda Nelson and

Mikele Barber Mikele "Miki" Ronisse Barber (born October 4, 1980, in Livingston, New Jersey) is an American sprinter who won gold at the 4 x 100 meters relay event in 2007 World Championships in Athletics, in Osaka, Japan, and an individual gold meda ...

to the gold medals. She was the 400 m runner-up at the

1999 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships The 1999 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships took place between June 24–27 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. The competition acted as a way of selecting the United States team for the 1999 World Championships in Athletics in Seville, Spa ...

Maicel Malone Maicel D. Malone-Wallace (born June 12, 1969 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is an American former track and field athlete who specialised in the 400 meters. She was on the 1996 Olympic Games gold medal winning team in the women's 4 x 400 meters relay ...

and as result gained an individual and relay spot on the team for the

She was eliminated in the semi-finals of the 400 m, but won a silver medal leading off the relay team including

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and

Jearl Miles Clark Jearl Atawa Miles Clark (née Miles; born September 4, 1966 in Gainesville, Florida) is an American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 and 800 meters. She held the American record in the women's 800 m at 1:56.40. She competed for the ...

, which finished behind Russia. Reid's career best run of 50.74 seconds that year ranked her third in the United States. In the 2000 track season she won her first national title at the

USA Indoor Track and Field Championships The USA Indoor Track and Field Championships is an annual indoor track and field competition organized by USA Track & Field, which serves as the American national championships for the sport. In years which feature a World Indoor Championships in ...

, bringing an end to Jearl Miles Clark's three-year streak. She failed to make the Olympic team after missing the final at the 2000 United States Olympic Trials. She repeated as USA Indoor champion and ran at the

2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships The 8th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held at the Pavilhão Atlântico in Lisbon, Portugal from March 9 to March 11, 2001. It was the first time the Championships had been held in Portugal. There were a total number of 511 part ...

, though an injury during her run in the final saw her finish a distant sixth. With a fifth-place finish at the

2001 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships The 2001 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships took place between June 21–24 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. The competition acted as a way of selecting the United States team for the 2001 World Championships in Athletics in Edmonton, Alb ...

she made the United States relay team. Reid did not another medal at the

2001 World Championships in Athletics The 8th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada between 3 August and 12 August and was the first time the event ...

as she dropped the baton on the final exchange and the team of Miles-Clark,

Monique Hennagan Monique Hennagan (born May 26, 1976, in Columbia, South Carolina) is an American athlete who mainly competes in the 400 metres. She won her first relay medal at the 1999 World Indoor Championships and her second in 2003. Monique Hennagan gradua ...

and Collins ended in fourth as a result. Redemption came at the

, where she anchored the same team to a gold medal in 3:24.63 minutes. In the last few years of her career, Reid remained a finalist at national level and made two last international appearances in the relay. A team of Collins,

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, Reid and Hennagan claimed the silver medals behind the Americas team at the

. At the

2005 World Championships in Athletics The 10th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), were held in the Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland (6 August 2005 – 14 August 2005), the site of the first IAAF ...

, Reid led off the American women, but a line violation in the heats stage saw them disqualified. She retired after that competition. She is the author of the book Dark Secrets. https://suziannreid.com/ In 2014, she married International and Constitutional Law Attorney Johnny B. Davis.

Personal records

;Outdoor *

100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been conteste ...

– 11.70 (2001) *

200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...

– 23.15 (1999) *

400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics (sport), athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor runn ...

– 50.74 (1999) *

800 metres The 800 metres, or meters ( US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of an outdoor (400-metre) track and has been an Olympic event since the ...

– 2:23.80 (1998) *

4 × 400 metres relay The 4 × 400 metres relay or long relay is an athletics track event in which teams consist of four runners who each complete 400 metres or one lap. It is traditionally the final event of a track meet. At top class events, th ...

– 3:22.09 (1999) ;Indoor *

60 metres 60 metres, or 60-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field. It is a championship event for indoor championships, normally dominated by the best outdoor 100 metres runners. At outdoor venues it is a rare distance, at least for senior at ...

– 7.41 (1999) *200 metres – 23.13 (1999) *400 metres – 51.68 (1999) All information from All-Athletics profile.Suziann Reid
All-Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-08-24.

International competitions

National titles

**400 m: 2000, 2001 *

NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships The NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships are the annual collegiate track and field competitions for women athletes representing Division I institutions organised by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). At ...

**400 m: 1996, 1998, 1999 **4 × 400 m relay: 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 *

**400 m: 1998, 1999

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Reid, Suziann Living people 1977 births Athletes from Kingston, Jamaica American female sprinters Jamaican female sprinters World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States World Athletics Championships medalists Texas Longhorns women's track and field athletes Jamaican emigrants to the United States Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Goodwill Games medalists in athletics FISU World University Games gold medalists for the United States Medalists at the 1999 Summer Universiade Competitors at the 2001 Goodwill Games Goodwill Games gold medalists in athletics NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships winners