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Ryan Shields (sprinter)
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Ryan Shields (born 12 May 1983) is a Jamaican former sprinter. He was described as "the most accomplished sprinter in IHSA history" and finished 3rd in the 2017 Stockholm Diamond League with a wind-aided 100 metres time of 9.89 seconds.[3]
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Shields grew up in Chicago, Illinois, where he was a standout prep sprinter for Leo Catholic High School.[4] He was the first ever to win Class A state titles in the 100 m, 200 m, and 400 m, which he did three years in a row.[5][2]
Though his grade-point average was sufficient, Shields did not have the necessary ACT score to qualify for an NCAA Division I scholarship.[6] Because of this, Shields competed for the Wayland Baptist Pioneers track and field team in college, an NAIA school. He set the NAIA national indoor record in the 200 m and won several NAIA national titles from 2003 to 2006.[2][7]
After 2008, Shields was training under the HAAG Atletiek club in the Netherlands. He competed at the 2008 Jamaican Athletics Championship, where he did not qualify for the finals.[1]
In 2016, Shields secured podium finishes in Group B at the European Champion Clubs Cup, finishing 3rd in the 100 m and 200 m, and 2nd in the 4 × 100 m.[1] In 2017 at the Stockholm Diamond League, Shields clocked a wind-aided 9.89-second performance in the 100 metres, finishing 3rd behind Andre de Grasse and Ben Youssef Meite.[8]
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