Jamaican Yanique Haye-Smith, in the women 500m, clocked 1:10.98 to beat Canadian World relay participant Travia Jones 1:11.25 at a local meet in Staten Island, USA on the weekend.
Also at the same meet, another Jamaican Andre Clarke 1:02.91 finished second behind US Champs 4th placer at 400m hurdles this year Byron Robinson, who won the 500m in 1:01.62 over
Over at Brookings, Jamaican wins at the Holiday Open meet by Gawain Williams 6.76 in the 60m and Titania Markland 1:29.89 in women 600m.