Jamaica s World Under-20 champion Damion Thomas.
Jamaica s World Under-20 champion Damion Thomas, of Louisiana State University (LSU), put together two impressive performances in the men s 60m at the Charlie Thomas Invitational at the Gilliam Indoor Stadium in Texas on Saturday.
The three-time All-American twice broke the meet record on his way to victory in the final. He ran a time of 7.72 to win the gold medal, overtaking a meet record that has stood since 2011. Thomas was closely followed by fellow teammate Eric Edwards Jr. as he crossed the finish line in second place with a time of 7.78.
Thomas clocked a meet record 7.75 to win his heat in the prelims.