CLEMSON, South Carolina (Feb 15) — Talented Georgia redshirt freshman sprinter Adaejah Hodge continued her commanding indoor season with another standout performance, resetting the women’s 200 metres world lead in a personal best 22.51 seconds to win the event at the Tiger Paw Invitational on Saturday (Feb. 14).
The British Virgin Islands athlete, 19, bettered her own previous world-leading mark of 22.53, set two weeks earlier in her Razorback Invitational debut in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The fast time also moved Hodge to No. 22 on the collegiate all-time indoor list and second in Georgia program history.
Building on Friday’s momentum, Hodge, the 2024 World U20 champion, also clocked a personal best 7.13 seconds in the 60m, elevating her to No. 3 on Georgia’s all-time list and second in the NCAA standings this season.
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In the men’s sprints, Tyson Williams led a deep 200m field with 20.51 seconds, followed by Israel Sunday Okon (20.63) and Mekhi Dupree of Auburn (20.75) as heat winners.
Christopher Morales Williams of Canada, the 2024 NCAA 400m champion, maintained strong form with a 44.80-second win in his specialty event — his best time of the season and one that keeps him in condition for a possible appearance at the 2026 World Indoor Championships in Poland next month.
Malone Ace of Miami placed second overall in 45.43 secs, narrowly ahead of Andrew Salvodon of South Carolina (45.44) and Clemson’s Grant Holliday (45.49). George Franks of Miami set a Greek national indoor record of 45.83, while Georgia’s Sidi Njie, the World U20 bronze medalist, won his heat in 45.67.
In other highlights, Jason Holmes-Williamson edged Bradley Franklin (7.56, personal best) to win the men’s 60m hurdles in 7.55 seconds. Kimani Jack of Georgia and Great Britain matched his personal best of 2.25m to take the men’s high jump, while DJ Fillmore soared to a lifetime best 8.00m to claim victory in the men’s long jump.
