Jamaica s Kemba Nelson of the University of Oregan poses beside the digital clock
displaying her 60m collegiate record of 7.05 seconds done at the 2021 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships in Arkansas on Saturday, March 13, 2021. (PHOTO: Kemba Nelson s Instagram page).
Jamaicans Kemba Nelson, Ackera Nugent, and Damion Thomas won gold medals on Saturday’s third and final day of the 2021 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships inside the Randal Tyson Track Center in Arkansas, the USA.
Nelson, representing the University of Oregan, broke the collegiate record with a blazing time of 7.05 seconds on the way to a shock victory in the women’s 60m.
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Kevona Davis wins heat 3 of the women s 200m at the Wooo Pig Classic at the Randal Tyson Track Center on Friday, January 22, 2021.
Standout Jamaican sprinter Kevona Davis, representing the University of Texas, registered an impressive 23.26 seconds to finish second overall in the women’s 200m at the Wooo Pig Classic indoor meeting at Arkansas at the Randal Tyson Track Center on Friday.
The 19-year-old Davis, who missed out in her first college race last week after she false-started in the 60m heat, bounced back to officially opened her collegiate career. The Longhorns freshman won heat three ahead of home favourite Jayla Hollis, who took second place in 23.35 in the third-best time overall.