BATON ROUGE, La. (Feb 20) – Commonwealth Games bronze medalist Rosemary Chukwuma of Nigeria opened her 2026 season with victory in the women’s 60 meters at the LSU Twilight meeting on Friday, clocking 7.17 seconds at the Carl Maddox Fieldhouse.
The 2019 African junior sprint double champion, training under Dennis Shaver with the Tiger Olympians group, led all qualifiers earlier in the day with 7.18 seconds before improving slightly in the final to secure the win. Chukwuma skipped the entire 2025 indoor campaign.
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Her Tiger Olympians club training partner and former LSU NCAA 100m hurdles champion Alia Armstrong of USA finished second with a season-best 7.19, while Favour Ofili, Nigeria’s 2021 World U20 200m bronze medalist, took third in 7.23. Kentucky’s Sharmelle Holmes followed closely in 7.24 for fourth.
Armstrong dominated the women’s 60m hurdles, beginning her season in the discipline with a winning 7.97 seconds – a clear victory over Adeyah Brewster of LSU (8.19) and Kentucky’s Rukia Nusra Omulisia (8.25).
In the men’s hurdles, LSU’s Matthew Sophia of the Netherlands claimed the 60m hurdles title with 7.66 seconds, continuing his steady rise in the event this season.
LSU Twilight Results
Women’s 60 meters – Final
- Rosemary Chukwuma, Tiger Olympians – 7.17
- Alia Armstrong, Tiger Olympians – 7.19 SB
- Favour Ofili, Tiger Olympians – 7.23
- Sharmelle Holmes, Kentucky – 7.24 PR
- Keliza Smith, LSU – 7.29 SB
- Aniyah Bigam, LSU – 7.30 PR
- Trinity Benson, Unattached – 7.50
- Kenia Seals, Unattached – 7.57
Women’s 60m Hurdles – Final
- Alia Armstrong, Tiger Olympians – 7.97
- Adeyah Brewster, LSU – 8.19
- Rukia Nusra Omulisia, Kentucky – 8.25
- Makeriah Harris, LSU – 8.73
- Mikenzey Hodges-Woods, Hinds CC – 8.87
- Emma Prieto, SE Louisiana – 9.48
— Victoria Wilson, LeTourneau – DNS
— Salieci Myles, LSU – DNS
Men’s 60m Hurdles – Final
- Matthew Sophia, LSU – 7.66
