Career
She currently attends Rockdale County High School in Conyers, Georgia. She became the world"s first high school woman to break the 11-second barrier in the 100 meters sprint at the 2015 Brooks Puerto Rico Invitational on 21 June 2015 in Shoreline, Washington, United States.Watch the 100m race here Her mark, quickly ratified, is the world youth best, the terminology for world record among athletes before the year of their 18th birthday. She will remain eligible for that division through 2016.
Since the mark was set outside of the sanctioned NFHS season, the mark is not eligible for the NFHS High School Record.
Out of season marks like this are recognized by Track and Field News which has not yet published it as the National High School Record. Its current status is "pending."
Four days later she was named the Gatorade National Girl"s Track and Field Athlete of the Year.
She is only the second sophomore to receive the award, after Marion Jones. She was also Track and Field News "High School Athlete of the Year" in 2015.
A couple of days later, she completed the sprint double by also winning the 200 meters with a personal best time of 22.43 (-07 m/s).
On December 17th, 2015, Candace Hill turned professional with ASICS 10 year contract, skipping college athletics.