Harrison places fourth in semifinal heat, but does not advance to final of 400m hurdles at World Championships

August 30, 2011

The Notebook

Former Virginia Tech track & field athlete and three-time NCAA Champion Queen Harrison placed fourth in her heat in the semifinal round of the women’s 400-meter hurdles but failed to qualify for the final at the IAAF World Track & Field Championships in Daegu, South Korea on Tuesday morning.

Harrison, running in lane three of the second heat, placed fourth in a time of 55.44 seconds. The top two places from each of the three heats automatically qualified for the final. The remaining two spots in the final went to the next two fastest times among all three heats, but Harrison’s time was not among that group.

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