Jamaicans Danielle Williams and Shantae Foreman both produced world-leading performances in their respective indoor events while competing in the United States over the weekend.

Two-time World Athletics Championships gold medallist Williams regained her world lead in the women’s 60m hurdles when she won in 7.87 seconds at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix in Boston on Saturday.

Another Jamaican, Megan Simmonds, was sixth with 8.21 as indoor world record holder Devynne Charlton from The Bahamas was second with 7.92 and American Christian Clemons third with 7.94.

The event was the first World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold meeting of the year.

Williams had previously run 7.94 on January 10 but was passed by Finland’s Reetta Hurske earlier this week.

On Friday, Foreman achieved a world and NCAA leading 14.17m as she set a Clemson University programme record in the women’s triple jump at the Orange and Purple Invitational.

Foreman’s mark on her only attempt in the competition was the second-best indoor ever by a Jamaican. It broke her previous best of 13.84m set last year and bettered the Clemson record 13.85m set in 2010 by Portugal’s Patricia Mamona.

The effort eclipsed the previous world lead 13.87m set by France’s Clemence Rougier at a meet in Limoges, France, on January 17, and is second on the all-time Jamaican list, only behind Suzette Lee’s 14.25m set in Indianapolis in March 1997.

Jamaica’s 60m national record holder Ackeem Blake was also a winner in Boston, running a season’s best 6.53 to win the men’s sprint, beating Puerto Rico’s Eloy Benitez (6.56) and American Jordan Anthony (6.57).

Brianna Lyston was second in the women’s 60m, running 7.11, as Great Britain’s Dina Asher-Smith won with a season’s best 7.08. Trinidad and Tobago’s Leah Bertrand was third in 7.32.

Clemson University’s Briana Campbell won the women’s 200m in 23.33 after twice lowering her personal best in the 60m hurdles. She ran 8.26 in the 60m hurdles first round and then 8.22 in the semis before opting out of the final.

Oneka Wilson led the semis with 8.07 and Natoya Goule won the women’s 1,000m in 2:43.70 minutes to open her season.

Christopher Young of University of Alabama was second in the men’s shot put with a personal best 18.65m. Shamar Reid of Florida State was third with 17.38m, while his teammate Despiro Wray was fourth with a personal best 16.91m.

Danielle Noble of Clemson was second in the women’s high jump, equalling her personal best of 1.71m. Kimeka Smith, also of Clemson, improved her personal best in the women’s shot put to 16.06m, up from 15.98m.

Shenese Walker ran a personal best 7.16 in the semi-finals of the women’s 60m, moving up to second on the Florida State University all-time list.Walker had equalled her previous best 7.18 in the first round.

At Louisiana State University (LSU) Bayou Bengal Indoor meet, Salieci Myles of LSU won the women’s 60m hurdles with a time of 8.34m, while Skyler Franklin ran a personal best 24.17 to win the women’s 200m.

Former Cornwall College Inter-secondary School Sports Association athletics championship finalist Lansford Cunningham broke the Tusculum University men’s long jump record for the second time in three weeks when he jumped 7.42m for second at Hokie Invite at Virginia Tech.

He broke the 7.35m he had set earlier in the season.

— Paul A Reid