St. Lucia’s Olympic 100m champion, Julian Alfred, recently put in a brilliant early-season performance at the New Balance Grand Prix in Boston.
Alfred stole the spotlight in the women’s 300m to claim victory with a new St. Lucian national record of 36.16 seconds.
The St. Lucian dominated from the beginning, clocking splits of 11.83 at 100m and 23.18 at 200m before powering to the finish line.
Great Britain’s Dina Asher-Smith finished second with a personal best of 36.87, while France’s Emma Montoya came in third with a time of 38.37.
On the men’s side, Bahamian sprinter Terrence Jones secured second place in the 60m dash, with a season’s best of 6.57 seconds. Jones was outrun by American world champion Noah Lyles, who raced to victory in 6.52 seconds, while PJ Austin of the United States claimed third in 6.60 seconds.
Trinidad and Tobago’s Jereem Richards also made his mark in the men’s 400m, finishing third in 46.49 seconds. Richards stayed competitive through the race but was eventually overtaken by Americans Quincy Wilson and Will Sumner, who set personal bests of 45.66 and 46.27 seconds to take the top two spots.
Jamaica’s Romaine Beckford delivered a magnificent performance in the men’s high jump, clearing 2.19m to finish second. He shared the same height as winner Vernon Turner of the
United States and third-place finisher Luis Castro Rivera of Puerto Rico, who also achieved a season’s best.
Bahamian hurdler Devynne Charlton clocked a season’s best of 7.85 seconds in the women’s 60m hurdles to secure third place. Americans Masai Russell narrowly squeezed out Charlton in 7.80, who took first, and Grace Stark in 7.81, who took second.
