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Tokyo 2021 Olympic bronze medallist Megan Tapper ran a lifetime best to become national 100m hurdles champion for a fourth time as the curtain came down on the JAAA national championships at the Stadium on Sunday.
Tapper sped to 12.34 seconds to lower her previous best of 12.44 seconds.
National record holder Ackera Nugent was second in 12.41 seconds and third went to Amoi Brown in 12.67 seconds.
On the men’s side, Paris Olympic finallist Orlando Bennett won in 13.10 seconds. Second was Demario Prince of Baylor University in 13.12 seconds and third was Tylor Mason in 13.22 seconds.
Defending champion Rasheed Broadbell did not show for the final.
He suffered a cut after crashing into one of the hurdles during warm up for the final. He subsequently applied for a medal exception and could still take his place on the team.
Ashanti Moore won her first national senior title after clocking 22.66 seconds in the 200m final. However, she’s still to attain the qualifying standard of 22.59 seconds.
The men’s title went to Bryan Levell for a second straight year, he logged 20.10 seconds, Christopher Taylor was second in a new lifetime best 20.28 seconds.
Nickisha Pryce retained her women’s 400m title, winning in 49.97 seconds. She beat Dejanea Oakley, 50.08 seconds with third going to Stacey-Ann Williams also in 50.08 seconds.
National record holder Rusheen McDonald clocked 44.89 seconds to win the men’s title. However, he eased near the end and in the process failed to achieve the qualifying standard of 44.85 seconds.
Delano Kennedy, 44.91 seconds and Jevaughn Powell, 45.08 seconds took second and third respectively.
Jordan Scott, the Diamond League leader, secured his fourth men’s triple jump title with a wind aided 17.15 meters on his 28th birthday.
Daniel Clarke of Kingston College ran the second fastest junior time in history over the 110m hurdles.
Clarke clocked 12.96 seconds to beat the old national junior record of 12.99 seconds set by Damion Thomas in 2018.
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