Hampton Athletics Hall of Fame
A member of the MEAC Hall of Fame, Kellie Wells won the 60-meter dash at the USA Indoor Nationals in 2011 and finished the year ranked fourth in the world in the 100-meter hurdles. She also won the bronze medal in the 100-meter hurdles at the 2012 Olympics in London.
She was an All-American at Hampton in the indoor 60-meter hurdles in 2006, after earning first-team All-MEAC honors. She was also a second-team All-MEAC honoree in the indoor 60-meter dash and 200-meter dash that same season. During the 2005 outdoor season, she was named first- team All-MEAC in the 100-meter dash and third-team All-MEAC in the 200-meter dash. She currently holds the MEAC record in the 100-meter dash with a clocking of 8.08 in 2006.
Wells still holds school records in the 60-meter dash (7.33), 55-meter hurdles (7.60) and 60-meter hurdles (8.08). In 2011, Wells won the 60-meter dash at the USA Indoor Nationals after turning in a time of 7.79, and she finished the year ranked No. 4 in the world in the 100-meter hurdles.
