She went on to attend Virginia Tech. She set a school record of 55.81 in the 400 meter hurdles while placing third at the 2007 NCAA Championship.[4] Harrison made NCAA history in 2010 by becoming the first woman to ever win both the 100m and 400m hurdles titles at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. She also won the 60m hurdle title at the 2009 NCAA Indoor Championships making her a 3-time national champ while at Virginia Tech. Queen Harrison set an ACC record in the 400 meter hurdles.[5]
Harrison placed second at the 400 meter hurdles at 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials with a time of 54.60.[6] Harrison became the first track and field athlete from Virginia Tech to compete at the Olympics.[7]
At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Harrison was eliminated in the 400 meter hurdles semifinals after finishing with a time of 55.88 seconds.[8]
On December 16, 2010, Queen Harrison won The Bowerman, the "Heisman of Track and Field".
At the 2012 Olympic trials, she narrowly missed qualifying for the finals in the shorter 100 meters hurdles.[9] At 400 hurdles, was the slowest time qualifier into the semis-final round[9] and ran even slower in that semi-final.[9] Since 2012, her IAAF profile shows no results in the longer race. Instead she has focused her efforts into the shorter race.
Queen Quedith Clay nee Harrison was born in Loch Sheldrake, New York,[11] to William Harrison and Alicia Wingate, she is the 5th child of Alicia. Her siblings are named Goldin, Harrison, Victory, King Master, Princess, Empress, Muun, Zuequal, and Graceful. Queen has 14 half-siblings via her father.[12] Queen was raised a member of The Nation of Gods and Earth, a sect of the Nation of Islam.[13]
Her father, William Harrison, served as a paratrooper, [13] He spent 10 years in the Fort Dix federal correctional institution after being convicted of possession and intent to distribute 5 lbs of marijuana and 22 lbs of cocaine [13] Her mother, Alicia Wingate, served 21 months after a 1998 conviction of Felony Withholding Information.[12]
Queen married fellow US athlete Will Claye in October 2018.[14] Claye proposed immediately after winning the silver medal in the triple jump at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio.[15][16]
