Hall of Fame
A stellar performer for the FAMU Women’s Track program, Keshia King Shields was a three-time MEAC champion in the 55 meter hurdles and the 100 meter hurdles. As a freshman (1988), the Orlando, Florida native set a conference record in the 55 meter hurdles indoor, blazing to victory in 7.57 seconds. She also won the 100 meter hurdles at the MEAC Outdoor championships, as well as the FAMU Relays, while running on the victorious women’s 4x100 meter relay team. In her sophomore year in 1989, she swept the 55 meter indoor and 100 meter outdoor hurdles at the MEAC Championships, while defending her FAMU Relays title in the 100 meters.
As a junior in 1990, she won her third straight 100 meter hurdles title at the FAMU relays, while finishing a close second in the 55 meter indoors and 100 meter outdoors in the MEAC
Championships. King-Shields served a one-year stint in the Armed Forces from September of 1990 to August of 1991, before returning to competition for her senior year in 1992. In that sizzling senior campaign, she recaptured the MEAC titles in the 55 meter hurdles indoors and the 100 meter outdoors, as well as winning the 100 meter hurdle title for the fourth time at the FAMU Relays, setting a meet and Pete Griffin Track record with a 12.83 clocking. She also finished second in the 55 meter dash at the MEAC Indoor Championships and third in
he 100 meter dash at the Outdoor Championships, where she was part of the 4x100 meter relay championship team.
In addition, King-Shields also competed at the NCAA Indoor Championships, earning All- America honors after a sixth-place finish in the finals of 55 meter hurdles. She also qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 100 meter hurdles, and was a quarterfinalist in the 1992 U.S. Olympic Trials in the 100 meter hurdles. The 1995 graduate of Florida A&M, also had a lengthy professional track career, running 12 seasons both nationally and internationally.
