Okeen Williams

Position:
Sprints
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
St. Elizabeth, Jamaica
Prev School:
South Plains College

2017-18
2018 Indoor Season
Finished 14th in the prelims of the 400 meters at the SEC Championships with a personal best time of 46.84 ... also ran the lead leg of the Tide’s 4x400-meter relay which finished seventh with a time of 3:09.52 ... finished 14th in the 400 meters at the Tiger Paw Invitational with a personal best time of 47.47 ... finished 15th in the 200 meters at the Bob Pollock Invitational with a time of 21.94 ... also finished sixth in the 400 meters with a time of 49.07 ... ran the third leg of the Alabama “A” 4x400-meter relay which placed first in a time of 3:07.86 ... also finished 13th in prelims of the 60 meters with a time of 6.94 ... made his UA debut at the season-opening UAB Blazer Invitational, running the second leg on the Tide’s 4x400-meter relay that finished with a time of 3:12.03, the top collegiate time in the race.

South Plains College
2015-17
Won the 400-meter hurdles at the 2016 and 2017 NJCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships ... was a member of South Plains’ NJCAA-winning 4x400-meter relay team at the 2016 championships and runner-up team in 2017 ... ran on South Plains’ 4x100-meter relay that finished fourth at the 2017 NJCAA championships ... also earned All-America honors in the 100 meters

Prep and Personal
Competed in the 400-meter hurdles for Jamaica at the 2013 IAAF Youth World Championships in Ukraine and the 2014 IAAF Junior World Championships in Eugene, Ore ... son of Clive Williams and Carol Dennis ... born Jan. 1, 1996 in St. Elizabeth, Jamaica.