Natasha Morrison was on fire, dropping the year’s second-fastest women’s 100m time at Saturday’s (24 April) TRUFit Meet in Miami, Florida.
Morrison sizzled to an impressive personal best of 10.87 to win the women’s 100m. She is now the second-fastest woman this year behind American Sha’Carri Richardson, who ran 10.72 two weeks ago.
Morrison’s previous personal best was 10.96, done at the Beijing 2015 World Championships.
Earlier in the heats, Morrison, who trains with MVP, ran 10.98.
Tynia Gaither wins 200m
Bahamian Tynia Gaither, who ran 11.02 for second in the 100m final, returned to take the 200m in 22.70. She won ahead of Srabani Nanda of India, 23.37 and Jamaican Jodean Williams, 23.59.
Jamaican Julian Forte, who entered the final of the men’s 100m with the fastest time of 10.14, returned with 10.03 for third.
American Fred Kerley broke 10 seconds for the first time to win in 9.91 ahead of compatriot Joshua Washington, also a personal best 10.01.
Jamaicans Nigel Ellis, 10.04 and Michael Stephens 10.12 finished fourth and fifth, respectively.
Three Jamaicans win
Orlando Bennett, 13.32 and Roland Levy, 13.39, took the top two spots in the men’s 110m hurdles.
Jamaicans Janieve Russell, 52.12 and Tiffany James, 52.67, were also 1-2 in the women’s 400m.
Nathon Allen topped the men’s 400m in 46.02 ahead of St. Kitts and Nevis’ Warren Hazel, 46.22.
Shermaine Williams ran 13.67 for third in the women’s 100m hurdles. Ebony Morrison won the event in 13.00s.
Zharnel Hughes of Great Britain won the men’s 200m with a time of 19.93. Washington finished second in 20.60 and Delano Williams third in 20.72.
Hazel, 20.79 and Guyanese Winston George, third in 21.02, were also in the men’s 200m.
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The track must be very fast!
Congratulations team Jamaica
Jamaicans women runing
what wrong with the men
Man dem gone to sleep…dem tried after the retirement of Usain Bolt
It is a very good look when other jamaican female sprinters step it up and produce sub 11 seconds clockings. Keep putting in the work in practice. All need to step it up.
Let’s go JA male sprinters the women are showing you out!
Congratulations
Great running!
Well done Natasha, keep going
Great talent. She can do it even without MVP.
Maybe, but this was achieved after returning to MVP this year I believe. Excited for her. Let’s hope she can maintain the momentum. Francis did say, in 2015 that he had expected Natasha to break out before ET.
she is back at mvp
Trevon Salmon no she couldn’t lol
Dennis Morgan Really!! Never know she went back
Trevon Salmon yup, look out for great things fun her this year
Congratulations
She could run with the Jamaican men and beat quite a few with the times they are posting recently.
Godfrey Morrison ikr
I told someone the other day that jamaican Male sprinting is in trouble… asafa, yohan, Carter, forte all running school boy times… the Americans are running 9seconds
She would beat nuff a dem who ran in Kingston today. I saw one man ran 11.3 to win his heat. embarrassing
I told someone the other day that jamaican Male sprinting is in trouble… asafa, yohan, Carter, forte all running school boy times… the Americans are running 9seconds
Congratulations Natasha