Olympic 100m finalist Tia Clayton continued to show improvement, lowering her 60m personal best from 7.14 seconds to a world-leading 7.02 (+1.2 mps) at the Puma JAAA Fuller-Anderson Development Meet at the G C Foster College of Physical Education and Sport on Saturday.

The 21-year-old Clayton moved to fourth on the all-time Jamaican list behind Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Elaine Thompson Herah with 6.98, and Veronica Campbell-Brown in 7.00 seconds.

Clayton and her twin sister Tina have forcefully taken over the sprinting mantle in Jamaica from the veterans, and much is expected of them.

Tia led from gun to tape, winning the women’s section, and was clear of her club mate Jonielle Smith, who chased her all the way to finish second in a personal best of 7.06.

Natasha Morrison, who entered the race with the fastest time of 7.09 was third in 7.21, just ahead of Trinidad and Tobago’s Shaniqua Bascombe of Uptimum in a personal best 7.22.

The powerful Theianna-Lee Terrelonge, formerly of Edwin Allen High, now at Uptimum, won Section B in 7.23 seconds and was sixth fastest overall, ahead of Krystal Sloley of University of Technology, who clocked 7.31.

But Tia was nonchalant about her victory after producing the fastest 60m this year.

“Nothing special about this. It was just drive and I’m feeling great,” she said.

“I just came here to just run and just to execute the race properly and that’s what I did.”

Her MVP Track Club teammate and Olympic and World Championship silver medallist Kishane Thompson was too powerful for his opponents, stopping the clock at 6.52 (+2.8 mps). He has a personal best of 6.48, set in January 2025.

Odaine McPherson of Sprintec was second, in what would have been a personal best of 6.53, but the wind was above the 2.0 allowable limit with 2.8 mps.

World Championship 200m bronze medallist Bryan Levell of Uptimum Track Club was just behind in third spot with 6.54 seconds and he has also shown that his speed has improved.

Thompson refused to speak with the media, but Levell obliged before rushing off to warm down.

“I think coming out of the block wasn’t my best. But it’s my first one,” said Levell, who had a breakout year in 2025, improving his 100m to 9.82 and 200m to 19.64.

“This part of my race, I wouldn’t say it’s huge, but I think its the weakest part of my race. I just wanted to come out here and execute.

“Coach wanted me to run a 60m, so I just came out here and had some fun.”

World Indoor 60m bronze medallist Ackeem Blake of Dynamic Track was third in his heat in 6.70. The race was won by MVP’s Nishon Ebanks in 6.61 with his teammate Rohan Watson second in 6.63 seconds.

Jamaica’s Under-20 400 hurdles world record holder Roshawn Clarke showed his versatility by winning his 60m heat in a personal best of 6.72, which puts him 12th overall amongst the sprinters.