Tiffani McReynolds

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Tiffani McReynolds
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Personal information
Nickname(s)Froggy [1]
Little Tiff [2]
NationalityFlag of the United States.svg USA
Born4 December 1991 (32 years, 271 days old) [3]
Home town Kansas City, Missouri [4]
Education The Pembroke Hill School
Baylor University [4]
Height153 cm (5 ft 0 in) [3]
Weight50 kg (110 lb) [3]
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 100 metres hurdles
60 metres hurdles
College team Baylor Bears [4]
Coached by Bobby Kersee [2]
Achievements and titles
National finals
Personal bests
Updated on 6 December 2023

Tiffani McReynolds (born 4 December 1991) is an American hurdler. She is a three-time runner-up at the NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships, on one occasion missing the title by 0.007 seconds, and she is a two-time USA Indoor Track and Field Championships top-three finisher.

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Biography

McReynolds grew up in Kansas City, Missouri where she started running in the fifth grade. She was noted for her small size, earning the nickname "Froggy" after her awkward hurdling style – a moniker she leaned into by wearing frog socks every time she ran. [1] Attending The Pembroke Hill School, she won eight Missouri state titles in the hurdles and flat sprint events. [4]

From 2011 to 2014, McReynolds competed for the Baylor Bears track and field team. She was a three-time runner-up at the NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships, most notably at the 2014 edition where she lost the title to Arkansas State's Sharika Nelvis in a photo finish by just 0.007 seconds. [5]

McReynolds qualified for the 2012 United States Olympic Trials, but she tore 80% of her left quadriceps muscle six weeks before the trials. [6] She finished 6th in her heat and did not advance to the finals. [3] At the 2016 United States Olympic Trials, McReynolds finished 6th in her semi-final and did not qualify for the finals again. [2]

In 2019, McReynolds competed at The Match Europe v USA, finishing 7th in the 100-metre hurdles final and scoring 2 points for the United States team. [7]

In 2020, McReynolds achieved her second national podium finish, taking the third spot in the 60 m hurdles at the 2020 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships. [8] Later that year, McReynolds moved to Los Angeles to train under famed coach Bobby Kersee in preparation for the next Olympic Trials. [2] At the trials, McReynolds finished 6th in her heat again and did not advance. [3]

Statistics

Personal bests

EventMarkPlaceCompetitionVenueDate
60 metres hurdles 7.93 A Silver medal icon.svg NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships Albuquerque, New Mexico 15 March 2014
100 metres hurdles 12.72 (+2.0 m/s)Silver medal icon.svg Meeting Città di Padova Padova, Italy 16 July 2019

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