Hemmings was third in heat 1 with 8.09, also a personal best, behind University of Texas’ Chanel Brissett, who leads the field into the final with 8.04. In the women’s 60m hurdles, three Jamaicans, Daszay Freeman, Ackera Nugent and Trishauna Hemmings, advanced to the final.įreeman ran a personal best 8.05 to win her heat ahead of Milan Young of LSU 8.06 and Nugent, also 8.06. Davis is also out of the 200m as the finished as the ninth-fastest in the heats with 23.22. Lucian Julien Alfred did not start, while her University of Texas’ teammate Kevona Davis failed in her bid to qualify with 7.36. Kevona Davis out of NCAA 60m and 200m finals Kevona Davis USC’s Terry Twanisha, who came into the championships as the fastest with 7.14, lowered her personal best to 7.09 and is the one to beat in the final. The final will also have Antigua and Barbuda’s Joella Lloyd, Tennessee’s SEC champion, with 7.17. Jamaicans Kiara Grant, representing Norfolk State and Kemba Nelson of Oregon, ran personal best times of 7.11 and 7.13, respectively, to qualify for the final. Meanwhile, fireworks will be in the women’s 60m final as three Caribbean women enter among the title’s favourites on Saturday. Harrison, whose mother is Jamaican, also won the high jump with 2.30m to become the first man ever in NCAA indoors history to sweep long jump and high jump national titles at the same meet. JuVaughn Harrison of LSU won with a massive 8.45, a personal best, collegiate lead and facility record. McLeod, formerly of Kingston College (KC), reached a personal-best mark of 8.26 meters for his podium finish position. Jamaican Carey McLeod won bronze in the men’s long jump on Friday’s (12 March) second day of the NCAA Indoor Championships in Arkansas, USA.
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