Olympic Games finalists Megan Tapper and Orlando Bennett produced outstanding performances to win the respective sprint hurdles titles on Sunday’s final day of the JAAA/Puma National Senior Championships at the National Stadium.

It was a fitting end to four days of gripping competition — the top prize is to be named on Jamaica’s teams to major championships this year, including the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, in September.

Tapper, the Tokyo Olympic Games bronze medallist in 2021, created an upset in the final to win her fourth national senior title. She led from the start, clocking a personal best 12.34 seconds (0.1m/s), the sixth fastest in the world so far.

Tapper, who missed making the team to the Olympic Games last year after finishing fourth in the final, beat her previous lifetime best 12.44 set in 2023 and moved up to fourth on the Jamaican rankings.

National record holder and last year’s champion Ackera Nugent was second in 12.41, with Amoi Brown third with 12.67.

All three are to join Danielle Williams on the team to the World Championships. Williams has a bye to Tokyo by virtue of being the defending champion.

Bennett also upset the form charts when he won the 110m hurdles title, running a season’s best 13.10 (0.4m/s) for his first national senior title.

With Olympic Games medallist Rasheed Broadbell, the pre-championships favourite, a late scratch from the race, Bennett took full advantage. The 2018 World Under-20 Championships silver medallist just missed his personal best of 13.09 set at the Paris Olympic Games last year.

Megan Tapper (left) and Ackera Nugent compete in the 100m hurdles final during the JAA/Puma National Senior Championships at the National Stadium on Sunday. (Photos: Garfield Robinson)

Demario Prince ran a personal best 13.12 to finish second, while Tyler Mason was third with 13.22 seconds, the same time he ran in the previous round on Saturday.

National record holder Rusheen McDonald was another surprise winner, claiming his first men’s senior 400m title in 44.85, his fastest time in two years.

Despite good runs through the first two rounds, the 32-year-old McDonald was not seen as a favourite to win, but produced one of his best performances.

He led comfortably with about 20 metres to go and almost gave it away as he started celebrating and just got to the line ahead of Delano Kennedy, who was second in a personal best 44.91. Jevaughn Powell was third in 50.08.

Zandrion Barnes was fourth in 45.22, followed by Shaemar Uter in 45.55. Last year’s winner Deandre Watkin was sixth in 45.82.

National record holder Nickisha Pryce retained her women’s 400m crown after she ran a well-judged race to cross the line first in 49.97.

The race was still close with 150 metres to go, but Pryce dug deep and separated herself from the pack.

Dejanae Oakley, who was second, and Stacey Ann Williams, who was third, were credited with the same time of 50.087.

Bryan Levell retained his men’s 200m title as he came from behind in last 60 metres to win with 20.10 (0.9m/s), making up for his eighth-place finish in the 100m final on Friday.

Christopher Taylor was second in a season’s best 20.28, with Adrian Kerr third in 20.49.

Ashanti Moore won the women’s final in 22.66 seconds (1.0m/s), beating Gabrielle Mathews (22.80) and Roneisha McGregor (22.86). Briana Williams was disqualified for a false start.

Jordan Scott celebrated his 28th birthday by winning the men’s triple jump with a wind-aided 17.15m (2.8m/s).

Scott had two other legal marks, both measuring 17.11m as he won his fourth national senior title.

Jamaica College’s Chavez Penn was second with a wind-aided 16.53m (2.3m/s), while Romaine Lewis of Calabar High was third with 15.54m (1.7m/s).

Shaiquan Dunn won his first senior national title after throwing 18.33m to win the men’s shot put title.

The NCAA Division 1 Outdoor runner-up dominated the field with four of his five legal throws over 18.00m. Christopher Young was second with 17.93m and Moses Parkinson was third with 17.38m

National record holder Elvis Graham won his sixth-straight men’s javelin title after he threw 72.78m in the final on Sunday.

Devon Spencer was second with 61.86m and Jordain Smith third with 40.16m.

National record holder Nayoka Clunis won her fifth national senior women’s hammer throw title after throwing 69.05m, her second-best mark ever at the national championships. Her best mark came in the first round, and she also had throws of 68.11m and 67.28m.

Rusheen McDonald (right) celebrates winning the men’s 400m final during the JAA/Puma National Senior Championships at the National Stadium. Also pictured is third-placed finisher Jevaughn Powell.

Orlando Bennett races to victory in the 110m hurdles final during the JAA/Puma National Senior Championships at the National Stadium.