Two upsets highlighted yesterday’s final day of the four-day JAAA/Supreme Ventures National Senior Championships at the National Stadium as college students Andrew Riley and Riker Hylton beat national record holders to land their first national senior titles.

Riley of the University of Illinois won the 110m hurdles ahead of Dwight Thomas, while Riker Hylton of Louisiana State University (LSU) won the 400m, running his second personal best in a 24-hour span.

The wins overshadowed Steve Mullings victory over training partner Nickel Ashmeade in the 200m final, as athletes sought places on the national team to the IAAF World Championships in South Korea and the Central American and Caribbean Games in Puerto Rico.

The Observer understands that the first meeting to name the teams will be held this morning.

After his win Riley said he was “ecstatic” with his first win over the inform Dwight Thomas, running 13.36 seconds, a new championships record, which he said made up for his second place in the NCAA Division 1 outdoor finals in Iowa recently.

Riley told reporters he had reworked his start, taking seven steps to the first hurdle, but said he was still learning to run the event.

Thomas blamed lethargy for his defeat, saying, however, he was ready for the World Championships. “I just came here to make the team, but I was flat today.”

Thomas, who ran 13.15 seconds for a new national record recently, said he will run in Lausanne on Thursday against world record holder Dayron Robles of Cuba and says he will “handle my business”.

Richard Phillips was third in 13.38 seconds, same time as Thomas, edging out Kieron Stewart.

Earlier in the day, Thomas and Riley won their respective semi-final heats in 13.66 seconds and 13.57 seconds, respectively, while Kieron Stewart, Richard Phillips and Hansle Parchment were also impressive.

Hylton created a shocker when he won the 400m, running his second personal best in two days, 45.30 seconds after running 45.58 seconds in Saturday’s semi-finals.

The former St Jago High runner held on to beat 400m hurdles winner Leford Green (45.46 seconds) and Lansford Spence of GC Foster, who was also timed in 45.46 seconds, a season best.

National record holder Jermaine Gonzales was fourth in 45.59 seconds, but with Green unlikely to run the 400m in Daegu and also that he is the only Jamaican man with the A standard, could be on the team to run the individual race.

While most people at the stadium might have been surprised by his win, Hylton told reporters he knew he could run that fast and win. “When we came off the bend and I saw I was there with them, I knew I had it in me and just wanted to do my best.”

One of his coaches at LSU, former Jamaican runner Mark Elliot told the Observer that all Hylton had to do was try to run his first 200m faster than he had been doing all year and once he did that he would be OK.

Mullings ran a season best 20.10 seconds after a fast curve to race to the line well ahead of Ashmeade, who was second in 20.32 seconds and Mario Forsythe, who was third and made his first national team.

Mullings, who was third in the 100m final on Friday, still insisted the 200m was more of a friendly race between himself and Ashmeade and said he was working on his finish.

National record holder Dorian Scott won the shot put with a best throw of 19.50m, beating Odayne Richards, who had a personal best 19.21 metres and Raymond Brown (17.91m). Jabarri Ennis was the pole vault champion, clearing 5.00 metres and failing at 5.20m three times. Kazuma Davis and Devon Dobson were second and third, respectively, both clearing 4.20m.