MIRAMAR, Fla. (April 6) — Jamaican sprinter Oblique Seville, who finished fourth of the 100-meter final at the World Championships, will lead the Jamaican charge at the Miramar Invitational. The event will take place at the Ansin Sports Complex in Florida and is part of the 2023 World Athletics Continental Tour Silver. Fans can stream the event live on the official meet website to watch the action unfold. For live results click here.
Who will lead Jamaica’s sprinters at the Miramar Invitational in Florida?
Seville has a personal best of 9.86 seconds in the 100 meters and will be one of six Jamaicans competing in the event. The Glen Mills-trained 22-year-old sprinter kicked off his season at the John Wolmer Speed Fest last month with a time of 10.13 seconds (-2.0 m/s) and hopes to improve on this performance this weekend. Read more: Shericka Jackson vs Shamier Little vs Stephenie Ann McPherson at Miramar Invitational
Seville will be joined by Ackeem Blake, a young Jamaican sprinter who has clocked 9.92 seconds for the 100m and 6.42 seconds (outdoor) for the 60m this season. NACAC 200m champion Andrew Hudson, who has already recorded a personal best time of 10.12 seconds this season and ran a slightly wind-aided 10.05 (+2.1 m/s) at the 2023 Pepsi Florida Relays earlier this month, will also compete in the event. Michael Campbell, Raheem Chambers, and Oshane Bailey will also represent Jamaica in the event.
Ronnie Baker, the highest-profile American athlete in the event, will compete against Michael Rodgers, Kyree King, and Cravont Charleston. Baker, who finished fifth in the 100m at the Tokyo Olympics and won bronze over 60m at the 2018 World Indoor Championships, has a personal best of 9.83 seconds but will make his season debut in this event.
The Miramar Invitational is expected to be a highly anticipated event with several top athletes such as Seville and Baker competing. Once again, fans who are unable to travel to the Ansin Sports Complex, can stream the event live on the official meet website to watch the action unfold.
List of Men’s 100m sprinters at the Miramar Invitational 2023
- Michael Rodgers (USA) – PB: 9.85
- Demek Kemp (USA) – PB: 10.03
- Yuki Koike (Japan) – PB: 9.98
- Ronnie Baker (USA) – PB: 9.83
- Michael Campbell (Jamaica) – PB: 10.07
- Oblique Seville (Jamaica) – PB: 9.86, SB: 10.13
- Emmanuel Matadi (Liberia) – PB: 9.98
- Kyree King (USA) – PB: 9.96
- Kevin Snead (USA) – PB: 10.34
- Aaron Brown (Canada) – PB: 9.96
- John Edward (USA) – PB: N/A
- Desmond Jackson (USA) – PB: 10.22
- Cejhae Greene (Antigua & Barbuda) – PB: 10.00, SB: 10.26
- Raheem Chambers (Jamaica) – PB: 10.09
- Ian Kerr (Bahamas) – PB: 10.14
- Jerome Blake (Canada) – PB: 10.00
- Oshane Bailey (Jamaica) – PB: 10.03, SB: 10.26
- Eric Harrison Jr. (Trinidad and Tobago) – PB: 10.08, SB: 10.20
- Franco Florio (Argentina) – PB: 10.11
- Andrew Hudson (Jamaica) – PB: 10.12, SB: 10.12
- Ackeem Blake (Jamaica) – PB: 9.93
- Cravont Charleston (USA) – PB: 9.98
