KINGSTON, Jamaica — Bryan Levell’s season’s best 9.99 seconds (-0.5m/s) was the only major surprise in the first round of the men’s 100m on Thursday’s opening session of the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association’s National Championships at the National Stadium.

Fresh from his wind-aided 19.79 seconds in the 200m at the Racers Grand Prix earlier this month, Levell was the only man to dip under the 10.00 seconds barrier in the first round as all the favourites made progress to the semi-finals on Friday.

Olympic silver medallist Kishane Thompson, World Indoor bronze medallist Ackeem Blake and Oblique Seville all made progress.

Olympian Oblique Seville finished first in his heat of the men’s 100m on Thursday’s opening session of the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association’s National Championships at the National Stadium. (Photo: Collin Reid)

Blake ran 10.07 seconds (0.0m/s), Thompson won his race in 10.12 seconds (-1.3m/s), Seville came from behind to win with 10.12 seconds (-0.9m/s) while national junior record holder Bouwahjgie Nkrumie also advanced with 10.14 seconds (0.0m/s).

The veteran Yohan Blake is also through with a season’s best 10.24 seconds (-0.5m/s) while Christopher Taylor, who had qualified from the morning’s qualifying rounds, also advanced, as well as Tyquendo Tracey.

— Paul Reid