Hampton University Olympian Kellie Wells finishes 4th in U.S. Outdoor Championships

DES MOINES, Iowa --  Brianna Rollins broke the 13-year-old American record in the 100-meter hurdles, running the fastest time in the world since 1988. Her world-leading 12.26 seconds (shattering Gail Devers’ mark of 12.33), made world and Olympic champion Sally Pearson of Australia tweet that she would have to bring her “A++ game to Worlds.”

Rollins, the NCAA champ from Clemson who just turned pro, finished comfortably ahead of Queen Harrison, a 2008 Olympian in the 400-meter hurdles, whose time of 12.43 equaled sixth on the U.S. all-time list. Nia Ali, the 2011 NCAA champion, had a personal best of 12.48 to edge 2012 Olympic bronze medalist Kellie Wells (12.54) and two-time Olympic hurdler and Olympic bobsled hopeful Lolo Jones (12.55).

Dawn Harper Nelson, the 2012 Olympic silver medalist, competed in the preliminaries and withdrew, knowing her 2011 world title assured her of the fourth U.S. berth in Moscow.

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