Tahesia Harrigan

Who is Tahesia Harrigan?

Tahesia Harrigan is a sprinter from the British Virgin Islands.

Harrigan was born in the British Virgin Islands to Doris Harrigan. Harrigan's illustrious track and field career began in Tallahassee, Florida. As a 14 year old 9th grader, she carried Florida A&M University's Developmental and Research High School female track team to its first Class 1-A Florida High School Athletic Association state track and field championship win in over ten years by sweeping the 100 metres, 200 metres, the long jump and triple jump.

Some other highlights of her PREP career include 13 FHSAA State Championship Track and Field victories as an individual or part of a relay team in high school.

After graduating from high school as salutatorian in the spring of 2000, she was approached by several reputable Florida collegiate track and field programs, but chose the University of Minnesota for its medical program. She red shirted her freshman year due to a fractured tibia, Harrigan exploded on to the university’s conference scene setting school and conference records in the women’s 60 m, 100 m, 200 m, and the long jump in 2002. She went on that year to compete as a representative of her country in the Central American and Caribbean Games where she had a very good first showing.