KINGSTON, Jamaica — A massive 17.87m (1.3m/s), a World Under -20, NCAA, South-eastern Conference (SEC) and University of Arkansas program record from Jaydon Hibbert led a trio of Jamaicans who produced the all-time top two performances in NCAA Conference championship on Saturday.

Akelia Smith of the University of Texas won the women’s long jump at the Big12 Championships with 7.08m (0.0m/s), while Roje Stona of the University of Arkansas won the SEC men’s discus throw with 68.64m.

Hibbert, whose previous personal best in the outdoor triple jump was 17.27m (set while winning the World Under -20 Championships gold medal last year), sailed past the 38-year-old World Under -20 record of 17.50m, set by Volker Mai of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) in 1985.

He took over the world- leading 17.81m held by Burundi’s Fabrice Zango and is second on the Jamaican all- time behind James Beckford’s 17.92m set in 1995.

Smith, who competed in both the long and triple jumps at the World Championships last year, improved her previous best of 6.65m set last year by just over half a metre, taking her from 20th best by a Jamaican to second best behind Elva Goulbourne’s national record 7.16m set in 2004.

Smith’s mark also saw her take over the world- lead from American Tara Davis-Woodhall with the Big12 record. Her mark is now the new NCAA lead.

She broke her personal best twice as she had jumped 6.74m (1.6m/s) in the first round.

Stona moved into second place behind Fedrick Dacres’ national record 70.78m with his massive throw after he had thrown 67.02m two weeks ago.

It was a meet record and the second best performer and third best performance on the NCAA all-time list, and also improves his Arkansas record.

-Paul A Reid