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Her Legacy
Youth Sports Hall of Fame
Michelle was a highly rated prep hurdler at Quartz Hill High. As a senior at the California State meet, Perry placed fifth in the 100m hurdles (13.87) and third in the 300m hurdles and was second in the long jump on the 97 national prep charts, in the hurdles her 13.87 was No. 9 nationally, and was #14 in the long jump. She was even more successful on the collegiate level.
Michelle won three Pac-10 Conference championships in the 100mH during her collegiate career at UCLA. Michelle was 3rd in 100m hurdles at the 2006 USA Outdoors, and took 1st at the 2005 World Outdoors. She took 3rd at 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials; and 4th in 100m hurdles at 2003 Pan Am Games. She is a four-time All-American.
An Olympic heptathlete in 2004, Perry made the switch to the 100m hurdles and was the best in the world in 2005, culminating with her gold medal-winning performance at the World Outdoor Championships in Helsinki. She also ran brilliantly in the Nike women's 100-meter hurdles at the 2005 U.S. Outdoor
Championships, winning in 12.66. Her time of 12.43 in the semifinals was a personal best ... Perry scored a personal-record 6,126 points to finish in third place in the heptathlon at the 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials to qualify for the 2004 Olympic Team.
