Seville and Jackson win 100m titles with season bests at Jamaica nationals

KINGSTON, Jamaica. Oblique Seville and Shericka Jackson both ran season-best times to win the men’s and women’s 100m titles at the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) National Championships at the National Stadium.

Seville sets world lead

Seville, the reigning world champion, won his first national 100m title in a world-leading 9.82 seconds, moving ahead of Kayinsola Ajayi’s 9.84.

Silver went to a junior sprinter who ran 9.93 seconds, a national under-20 record, while Ackeem Blake took bronze in a season’s best 9.94.

The 9.93 run beat the previous national junior record of 9.99 seconds, set by Bouwahjgie Nkrumie in 2023, and ranks joint third on the all-time junior list.

Seville’s victory gave him a first national 100m crown to go with his world title, and his time moved him to the top of the world rankings for the season.

Jackson’s fastest in three years

In the women’s race, Jackson produced her fastest time in three years, winning in 10.81 seconds for her fourth national title and her first since 2024.

She recovered from a slow start to catch defending champion Tina Clayton, who finished second in 10.85. Jonelle Smith ran a personal best of 10.94 to take third place.

Jackson’s time ranks as the third fastest in the world this year, behind the British Virgin Islands’ Adaejah Hodge, who has run 10.63 seconds, and Jamaica’s Shenese Walker, with 10.80.

Both champions recorded their best times of the season at the National Stadium, with Seville’s mark the fastest in the world this year.