The Bowerman Winner Jordan Anthony Runs 10th-Fastest 60 In World History; Julien Alfred Runs First Sub-7-Second 60 Of Year

By Keenan Gray of DyeStat

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Khaleb McRae ran a time of 44.52 seconds for what likely will be ratified as a world record on day one of the Tyson Invitational in Fayetteville, Ark.

McRae, a silver medalist in the mixed 4x400 relay at the Tokyo World Championships last September, ran 44.52 seconds to match match Michael Norman's American record from 2018 when he was still at the University of Southern California.

Canadian Christopher Morales Williams ran a fastest ever time of 44.49 and owns the collegiate record. 

But World Athletics never ratified Norman's and Williams' performances because they weren't using a World Athletics certified Starter Information System, which provides electronically sensitive false-start data.

McRae beat Jereem Richards of Trinidad and Tobago in the championship 400 by over a second in 45.46 for second and Williams Jones was third in 45.63. Randolph Ross, racing for just the second time since returning from his three-year suspension for a whereabouts failure, finished fourth in 45.65.

The Bowerman winner Jordan Anthony ran 6.43 in the men's championship 60 final, tying Noah Lyles, Tim Harden and Australian Lachlan Kennedy for 10th on the all-time world list. Anthony's time was also a world lead, beating Tennessee's Traunard Folson, who ran an NCAA-leading and world No. 3 6.49. 

Julien Alfred of St. Lucia ran the first sub-7-second 60 of the year in the women's championship final in 6.99, lowering her own world lead of 7.00 set a week prior at the Woo Pig Classic. Jacious Sears finished second in 7.03, good for the fourth-fastest time in the world this season.

Former Razorbacks Britton Wilson and Nickisha Pryce went 1-2 in women's championship 400 race, with Wilson breaking the meet record in 50.66 and Pryce finishing second in 51.29. Arkansas' Sanaria Butler finished third in 51.41.

Texas' Kendrick Smallwood ran an NCAA-leading 7.50 in the men's 60 hurdles, besting Johnny Brackins in the championship final.

Charisma Taylor won the women's championship 60 hurdles final in 7.99. UCLA's Yanla Ndjip-Nyemeck finished third in an NCAA#4 8.02 and Tennessee's Myreanna Bebe finished fourth in an NCAA#5 8.03.

Ryan Schoppe won the men's championship 3,000 in 7:38.19, beating former Oklahoma State teammate Fouad Messaoudi (7:40.20).

In his first long jump competition since December 2024, in world 110 hurdle champion Cordell Tinch jumped the third-farthest mark in the world this season, winning the championship section with a mark of 27-2.5 (8.29m). Princeton's Gregory Foster Jr. and Texas' Kelsey Daniel jumped NCAA #2 and 3 marks in 26-10.5 (8.19m) and 26-8.5 (8.14m) to finish second and third, respectively.

Jasmine Moore jumped a second-round mark of 22-6.25 (6.86m), third in the world this season, to win the women's championship long jump. NCAA leader Sophia Beckmon of Illinois was second in 22-4.5 (6.82m)

Penn State's Jake Palermo and Arkansas' Devyn Wright ran NCAA top 5 times in the men's university 400 in 45.33 and 45.38, respectively.

Iowa State's Rachel Joseph ran 51.53 to win the women's university 400.

Florida's Gabrielle Matthew ran a personal best 7.19 to win the women's university 60 final.

Jalani Davis won the women's university weight throw competition with a meet record 83 feet, 6.75 inches (25.47m). Minnesota's Anthonett Nabwe improved her NCAA lead by over a foot, throwing 80-11.25 (24.67m) for second. 

Iowa's Ryan Johnson threw a meet record 80-7.75 (24.58m) in the men's university weight throw. Kansas State's Gary Moore Jr. improved his NCAA#5 mark to 77-2.75 (23.54m).

Florida's Temoso Masinake jumped an NCAA#4 26-7.25 (8.11m), winning the men's university long jump. Iowa's Emmanuel Njoku's second-place jump 26-0.75 (7.93m) moves him to NCAA#10.

Tarleton State's Prestina Ochonogor also jumped a NCAA#2 in the women's university long jump, winning with a mark of 21-11.5 (6.69m). Arkansas' Heidi Hudson recorded an NCAA#8 jump with her second-place finish of 21-4.75 (6.51m).

Illinois' Cody Johnston cleared an NCAA#5 18-8.25 (5.70m) to win the men's university pole vault.