Developing high school
A new hurdler in the high 17s to 19s is learning the event. At this stage almost all the time comes from a consistent step pattern and a lower, flatter clearance, not from flat speed.
The 100m hurdles is the women's sprint hurdle event, run over 33-inch barriers, and a good time depends on your level. It blends flat speed with the rhythm and technique to clear ten barriers without losing it. Here are the benchmarks at each stage and where the time is won.
A new hurdler in the high 17s to 19s is learning the event. At this stage almost all the time comes from a consistent step pattern and a lower, flatter clearance, not from flat speed.
A good varsity 100m hurdles time is around 15.5 seconds, with sub-15 scoring at sectionals and states. The breakthrough is usually a clean 3-step rhythm between barriers.
College women run sub-14 to score, with elite around 12.8 and faster. At that level the clearance is barely a hop and the rhythm never breaks.
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Typical women's marks from developing through elite. The 100m hurdles is a women's event over 33-inch barriers.
Women's event, 33-inch barriers. Fully automatic timing.
| Level | Time |
|---|---|
| HS developing | 19.0 s |
| HS JV | 17.5 s |
| HS varsity (good) | 15.5 s |
| College | 14.2 s |
| Elite | 12.8 s |
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