Danielle Williams placed third with a time of 12.84 in the 100m hurdles at the World University Games in Kazan, Russia
Kazan, Russia – Johnson C. Smith University rising senior track and field student-athlete
Danielle Williams secured the bronze medal for Jamaica in the 100m hurdles at the World University Games in Kazan, Russia on Wednesday, July 10th.
The 2013 U.S. Track and Field Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Women's National Division II Track Athlete of the Year and newly crowned national Jamaican 110 hurdles champion Williams (St. Andrew, Jamaica) took bronze with a time of 12.84 seconds, 0.15 seconds off her winning time of 12.69 done at the Jamaican trials.
Vashti Thomas (United States) won in a new World University Games record of 12.61 seconds, cutting one-hundredth of a second off Lucyana Longer (Poland) 12.62 seconds. Alina Talay (Bulgaria) was second in 12.78 seconds.
Host Russia continue to lead the track and field athletics medals section with 32 (15 gold, 11 silver, six bronze); and South Africa is in second place with six (three gold, one silver, two bronze). USA moved into third with three gold medals, while Jamaica moved up to 11th with one silver and three bronze medals.
Williams will have a few weeks to rest and recover before beginning her preparation for the incoming collegiate indoor track and field season.
