April 5, 2017 By Sahr Morris
Maggie Barrie now eyeing 2017 IAAF World Athletics Championships qualification
Sierra Leone and Ohio State University runner, Maggie Barrie, has wasted no time coming through with a Personal Best time in the 400 meters, clocking 52.82 seconds in her heat at the Florida Relays in United States of America.
Barrie, who hopes to represent Sierra Leone at the forthcoming 2017 IAAF World Athletics Championships in London, is close to meeting the Championship 400m standard, which stands at 52.10 seconds for women.
Last Saturday’s push in her opener could have given the Sierra Leonean international hopes that it just a matter of time, she can meet the qualifying time.
In the international sprint sensation in March this year, she also broke her own national record for Sierra Leone in the 400 meters Indoor event at the Big 10 Championships in Ohio, where her University (The Ohio State University) participated.
Maggie took no time in attacking her own personal best time and Sierra Leone National Record of 54.15 seconds to lower it to 53.46 seconds in the preliminary heats of the women’s 400 meters event, which now stands as the new national record.
The triple sprint specialist has a personal best time of 11.68 seconds in the 100 meters. She only started running the 400 meters in earnest at the collegiate level.
Meanwhile, Agnes Bangura won the long jump for the Lynn English girls at their team’s first meet of the 2017 season at Manning Field.