Williams, Hamilton and Whyte shine at ATL All-Comers Series
Former World Championship medallists Danielle Williams, Rajay Hamilton, and Ronda Whyte emerged as victors during the American Track League All-Comers Series held at Marietta High School in Georgia on Saturday.
Williams claimed first place in the 100m hurdles event, clocking a time of 12.62 seconds (-1.5m/s). She surpassed American Kaylor Harris, who achieved a personal best of 12.92 seconds, while Haiti’s Mulern Jean secured third place in 13.04 seconds, closely followed by American Gabby Cunningham, who finished with the same time.
Hamilton triumphed in the men’s 800m race, crossing the finish line in 1:47.06 seconds. Tarees Rhoden, who was named in the Jamaican team for the 24th Central American and Caribbean Games, secured the second position with a time of 1:47.20 seconds, despite appearing to be injured during the recent NCAA outdoor championships.
In the women’s 400m hurdles, Whyte delivered a season’s best performance, completing the race in 55.11 seconds. Lashanna Graham from Clemson secured third place with a time of 56.67 seconds.
Natoya Goule, a specialist in the half-mile event, won the women’s 400m B finals with a time of 51.76 seconds. Leah Anderson achieved a personal best of 51.84 seconds, securing fourth place in the A final.
D’Andre Anderson, a former Vere Technical runner representing Clemson, achieved a personal best of 45.87 seconds in the men’s 400m event, marking the fifth time he has improved his lifetime best this season.
Chanice Porter attained second place in the women’s long jump, equaling her season’s best of 6.52m (0.8m/s). American athlete Tiffany Flynn claimed the victory with a season’s best jump of 6.70m (1.0m/s), while Melissa Munoz from Mexico secured third place with a jump of 6.43m (1.0m/s).
LaFranz Campbell finished in second place in the 110m hurdles with a time of 13.51 seconds (0.3m/s), closely followed by Damion Thomas, who matched his season’s best time of 13.52 seconds.