Felicia Brown-Edwards

American sprinter, 2017 World Relays 4 × 200 m bronze medalist
  • 200m:
  •  • 22.26 (−1.3) (2016)
  •  • Indoor: 22.45 (2016)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  United States
World Relays
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Bahamas 4 × 200 m

Felicia Brown-Edwards (born 27 October 1993), also known as Felicia Brown or Felicia Edwards, is an American sprinter. She was the bronze medalist in the 2017 World Relays women's 4 × 200 m. As of 2023, she holds top 20 all-time marks in the indoor 200 metres (22.45), 200 metres straight (23.31), and the 4 × 200 metres relay (1:29.86).

Biography

Brown-Edwards was raised in Lithonia, Georgia where she attended Martin Luther King Jr. High School.[3] She was the 2011 AAU Junior Olympic Games 400 metres champion and helped her team to a Georgia state title the same year.[3]

Competing for the Tennessee Volunteers women's track and field team in the NCAA, Brown-Edwards set school records for both the indoor and outdoor 200 metres and qualified for the NCAA national championships four times outdoors and two times indoors.[1] In 2016, Brown-Edwards ran the third-fastest indoor 200 m time in NCAA history and won that event at the 2016 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships.[2][4] She was a member of Christian sports organization Athletes in Action and credited her Christian faith for helping her win.[4]

After graduation in 2016, Brown-Edwards started a professional career, sponsored by Adidas from 2016 to 2019.[3] She finished 4th in the 60 metres at the 2018 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships.[1]

Brown-Edwards is currently an assistant sprints coach for the South Carolina Gamecocks track and field team in Columbia, South Carolina.[3]

Statistics

Personal bests

Event Mark Competition Venue Date
200 metres 22.26 (−1.3 m/s) Southeastern Conference Championships Tuscaloosa, Alabama 14 May 2016
200 metres (indoor) 22.45 Southeastern Conference Indoor Championships Fayetteville, Arkansas 27 February 2016

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Felicia Brown-Edwards at Tilastopaja (registration required)
  2. ^ a b c "Felicia Brown – Track & Field". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Felicia Brown Edwards". University of South Carolina Athletics. 20 September 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Faith Carries Tennessee's Felicia Brown To Breakout Senior Year ::: USTFCCCA". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 9 November 2023.

External links

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