LUBBOCK, Texas – British sprint star Dina Asher-Smith ran 7.18 seconds to win the women’s 60 meters in her season debut at the Texas Tech Corky Classic two-day meeting at the Sports Performance Center on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 16-17.
The 30-year-old Asher-Smith, the 2019 world champion at 200 meters and a two-time Olympic medalist, who opted to stay in Texas to train with the renowned sprints coach Michael Ford after leaving her previous coach Edrick Floréal, showed positive early-season form in claiming victory in the straight sprint.
The six-time European champion and 2024 Olympic silver medalist in the 4×100-meter relay defeated Semira Killebrew, who posted 7.31.
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Bahamian national record holder and two-time NCAA champion Terrence Jones took the men’s 60-meter dash in 6.58 seconds in his season debut, edging ZaChaeus Beard, who finished second in 6.61, and David Foster, who placed third in 6.65.
In the men’s 60-meter hurdles, Antoine Andrews, the 2022 world under-20 110-meter hurdles champion from the Bahamas, matched his national record with a winning time of 7.49 seconds, finishing ahead of Connor Schulman, who posted 7.53 to equal his PB, and Kendrick Smallwood, who also matched his lifetime best with 7.64.
Texas Tech senior Shawn Brown won the collegiate men’s 60 meters in 6.56 seconds, ahead of Arizona senior Mason Lawyer at 6.58 and Texas Tech’s John Sherman, competing for Liberia, at 6.59.
The college women’s 60 meters went to Success Umukoro of Texas Tech and Nigeria in 7.25 seconds. TCU sophomore London Tucker finished second in 7.27, followed by Texas A&M’s Machaeda Linton of Jamaica in 7.32 and Texas Tech’s Olayinka Olajide of Nigeria in 7.33.
Elsewhere, American 2016 world indoor 60-meter champion Trayvon Bromell won his section of the 200 meters but settled for second overall with 20.98 seconds. The 2015 and 2022 world championships bronze medalist in the 100 meters claimed his heat in section six but finished behind countryman Demarius Smith, who won his heat in 20.96. Lawyer also broke 21 seconds in winning his section, clocking 20.99 for third place overall.
Baylor’s Tiriah Kelley won the college women’s 200 meters with a flashing world-leading 22.56 seconds performance, and Texas A&M’s Lawson Jacobs captured the men’s 400 meters in a personal-best 45.37 seconds.
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