After exiting Sha’Carri Richardson’s training group, Alana Reid is hoping for a better 2025 season as she looks forward to her season debut this weekend.
Reigning world under-20 100m champion Alana Reid started off her season with a bold coaching change, exiting Sha’Carri Richardson’s training camp guided by Dennis Mitchell.
Alana Reid joined her teammates, Ackera Nugent and Nickisha Price and also trains with other American athletes including Alexis Holmes, Amber Anning, and Anna Cockrell.
After the changes, she certainly hopes to see a greater 2025 and is set to open her season at the Razorback Invitational.
Jamaican sprint legend Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce will head to the United States to promote her latest venture as she begins to prepare for life beyond track.
Reid will compete in the 300m alongside her training mates Alexis Holmes, and Anna Cockrell with another star, Stacey Ann Williams also in the mix.
Fans will be eager to see how she competes owing to the fact that her star shone in 2024 and they have much expectation to see how far she can go in 2025 after her coaching changes.
In a previous interview with Sports Max, Alana Reid explained that she made a deliberate decision to change coaches since she never felt included at her training camp in Florida.
She admitted that being the only Jamaican in Sha’Carri Richardson’s training camp was difficult and she struggled to fit in.
“Being in Florida, I was the only Jamaican in my camp so it was really hard. I had times where I broke down because I’m from a different culture and certain things, I’m not used to,” she said.
“I had instances where I really missed home. My family is in Jamaica but, nevertheless, I told myself I think I’ll train and I’ll perform better where I’m comfortable. I was comfortable there.”
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However, amid the challenges, she still showed up on the track, dominating the races and making the cut to the Jamaican team to the World Athletics Relays, Paris Olympic Games and the World Under-20 Championships.
In Paris, she competed in the women’s 4x100m relay team that finished fifth and went on to win a gold medal in the women’s 100m at the World Under-20 showpiece. She also anchored the Jamaican under-20 team to a gold medal in the women’s 4x100m relay team.
