Montverde, Fla. (June 10) – High school sprint sensation Issam Asinga stormed to another blazing time after burning the track with a wind-assisted 9.83 seconds (+2.6 m/s) to claim the men’s 100m title at the Star Athletics Sprint Series, meeting #1 on Saturday (10). In the women’s race, American sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson continued to showcase her exceptional form this season, securing victory with a wind-aided time of 10.73 seconds (+2.6 m/s).
Asinga, a senior at Montverde Academy who recently committed to Texas A&M University, continued his remarkable season by matching his personal best in all-conditions and ran a sub-10 seconds 100m under wind-assisted conditions for the fourth time in a row.
His previous wind-assisted performances include 9.86 seconds (+4.1 m/s) and 9.83w (+2.6 m/s) in Clermont and 9.89 seconds (+3.2 m/s) in Lubbock, Texas, in April.
In the heats, Asinga demonstrated his versatility by clocking a wind-legal personal best of 10.02 seconds (+1.2 m/s), securing his spot in the final.
Trailing behind Asinga were two other sprinters who dipped under the 10-second mark. Canada’s 4x100m world champion Aaron Brown claimed second place with a time of 9.91 seconds, while USA’s Kyree King finished third with a time of 9.97 seconds.
Despite being the top qualifier with a time of 9.93 seconds (+2.7 m/s) in the heats, Rikkoi Brathwaite from the British Virgin Islands did not participate in the final.
Asinga completed the sprint double when he clocked 20.20secs (+1.9 m/s) to win the 200m dash, beating 2009 world silver medalist Alonso Edward, who ran 20.54secs for second place.
Star Athletics Sprint Series #1 – Men’s 100m Results
- Issam Asinga – Celerity Athletics – 9.83 secs (+2.6 m/s)
- Aaron Brown – Star Athletics – 9.91 secs (+2.6 m/s)
- Kyree King – Star Athletics – 9.97 secs (+2.6 m/s)
- Miles Lewis – elitefeats – 10.04 secs (+2.3 m/s)
- Tyler Azcano – Wind Speed Athletics – 10.07 secs (+2.6 m/s)
- J.T Smith – TAMU-Commerce – 10.13 secs (+2.3 m/s)
- Michael Gizzi – Cooper Track Stars – 10.19 secs (+2.6 m/s)
- Samson Colebrooke – Unattached – 10.20 secs (+2.3 m/s)
- Chris Royster – ALTIS – 10.21 secs (+2.6 m/s)
- Norris Spike – ALTIS – 10.27 secs (10.267) (+2.3 m/s)
- Tony Woods – Game Speed Performance Academy – 10.27 secs (10.270) (+2.0 m/s)
- Dakari Carter – Game Speed Performance Academy – 10.33 secs (10.322) (+2.3 m/s)
- Ibrahim Fuseini – TAMU-Commerce – 10.33 secs (10.327) (+2.0 m/s)
- Lionel Muteba – C.A.N.I – 10.34 secs (10.331) (+2.0 m/s)
- Charles Okeze – K.L.G RUN – 10.34 secs (10.332) (+2.3 m/s)
- Raheem Chambers – Unattached – 10.36 secs (10.352) (+2.0 m/s)
- Fabian Hewitt – Jamaica – 10.36 secs (10.356) (+2.0 m/s)
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