Ohio got lucky.
There were many schools that hurdler Jericka Duncan was considering at the end of her senior year of high school. She chose to come to Ohio.
She said the diversity programs and the atmosphere were what made her fall in love with Ohio. She visited through OURS, the Ohio University Recruiting Society, a program that brought in minority students to tour the campus.
I was really impressed with the university
the college town the size; it wasn't too big and it wasn't too small Duncan said. Everyone seemed really friendly and the staff here at OU seemed like they really wanted their minority students to excel in an atmosphere that was conducive to learning but yet excelling at the same time being in a school where you are a minority.
Duncan also came in to talk with then assistant track coach Elizabeth Zimney. When she entered the track program here, Duncan said that she had set some goals for her college career -improving her track record, along with working toward a full scholarship.
During high school Duncan was the Division II state champion in the 300-meter hurdles and the 4x100 and 4x200 relays. She was named to the all-conference first team all four years of high school and earned her varsity letter in track four times. Improvement was going to be a difficult task. However, Duncan did become better with the help of many individuals, including her former Bobcat teammates Melody Royster and Foli James.
Definitely in the 100 hurdles there were Melody Royster and Foli James
I mean those were at the time the top hurdlers in the MAC
said Duncan, who holds the second fastest time in the 400-meter hurdles in school history. When you are working day in and day out with people that are better than you
you're only going to get better.
