Camacho-Quinn equals No. 7 all-time performer in 100-meter hurdles with 12.32 effort, as Holloway runs wind-legal 13.07 in the 110 hurdles and Martin achieves breakthrough with 9.94 performance in the 100; Cunningham, Mardal continue to climb collegiate rankings and Tanner gets Georgia 800 program record 

By Erik Boal, DyeStat Editor

Those expecting to see another world-leading performance in the hurdles Saturday from former Florida star Grant Holloway at the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational didn’t leave James G. Pressly Stadium disappointed.

But even Holloway’s wind-legal effort of 13.07 seconds in the 110-meter hurdles was upstaged at Percy Beard Track by another former NCAA Division 1 outdoor champion from the Southeastern Conference.

Jasmine Camacho-Quinn, a former Kentucky standout representing Puerto Rico, eclipsed her own national record and equaled the No. 7 all-time competitor in the Olympic Development women’s 100-meter hurdles with a wind-legal 12.32 seconds.

The world-leading performance by Camacho-Quinn lowered her previous-best mark of 12.40 from the 2018 SEC Championships and matched Jamaican athlete Danielle Williams for the No. 15 performance in history, including the fastest by any hurdler globally since 2019.

Sisters Tiffany Porter and Cindy Sember, both former Michigan athletes representing Great Britain, were each timed in 12.62.

Holloway, who ran a wind-aided 13.04 to prevail April 10 at the Miramar Invitational for an all-conditions best performance in the world this year, added the top wind-legal mark globally Saturday to prevail against Florida State’s Trey Cunningham, who equaled the No. 15 all-time collegiate competitor by clocking 13.28.

Holloway closed out the meet by running the anchor leg on an adidas 4x400 relay that included Nathan Strother, Quincy Hall and 17-year-old Erriyon Knighton, clocking 3:00.75.

As strong as Cunningham’s performance was, it wasn’t even the elite effort Saturday by a Florida State athlete, as Jo’Vaughn Martin equaled the world lead held by Ronnie Baker in the men’s 100-meter dash with a wind-legal 9.94 clocking.

Martin wasn’t even entered in the fastest section of the men’s university competition, but improved on his previous all-conditions best mark of a wind-aided 10.17 when he was competing for Sam Houston State at the 2019 Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays.

Justin Gatlin won the men’s Olympic Development 100-meter dash in a wind-legal 9.98, edging Canadian standout Andre De Grasse (9.99), along with fellow Americans Kenny Bednarek (10.03) and Noah Lyles (10.08).

The Tumbleweed Track Club lineup of Marvin Bracy, Trayvon Bromell, Divine Oduduru and De Grasse emerged victorious in the men’s 4x100 relay in 39.19, with Kentucky the top collegiate lineup in 39.26.

Current Florida star Thomas Mardal, recognized on Senior Day for the Gators, continued his ascension among the elite hammer throwers in NCAA and Norwegian history with a first-round effort of 249-11 (76.18m).

Mardal improved on his status as the No. 2 all-time Norwegian competitor and elevated to the No. 11 performer in Division 1 history.

Bahamian athlete Steven Gardiner, the reigning World 400-meter gold medalist, equaled the No. 2 time globally this year by clocking 44.71 in the Olympic Development section.

Georgia’s Elija Godwin prevailed in the men’s university section in 45.34.

Javianne Oliver won the women’s Olympic Development 100-meter dash in a wind-aided 11.12, with Tianna Bartoletta taking second in 11.16.

Florida State’s Jayla Kirkland prevailed in the women’s university section of the 100 in a wind-legal 11.13, ahead of Arkansas’ Jada Baylark in 11.19.

Georgia senior Amber Tanner produced a program record in the women’s 800, edging Florida’s Gabrielle Wilkinson by a 2:01.36 to 2:01.45 margin. Arkansas’ Shafiqua Maloney took third in 2:02.54, setting a national record for St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

Gabby Scott, a former Colorado All-American and Puerto Rican athlete, won the second section in 2:06.94, a four-second improvement in the past week. She also teamed with Kiah Seymour, Jessica Beard and Kaylin Whitney to win the women’s 4x400 relay in 3:26.76.

Beard (51.00) and Whitney (51.04) also took the top two spots in the Olympic Development women’s 400.

Florida (3:27.50) edged Arkansas (3:28.20) for second in the 4x400, after the Razorbacks had Paris Peoples (52.14) and Morgan Burks Magee (52.16) finish first and second in the women’s university 400.

Tiara McMinn of Miami (Florida) edged Daszay Freeman of Arkansas by a 12.94 to 12.96 margin in the university section of the women’s 100-meter hurdles.

Florida State, with Kirkland running the second leg, earned a victory in the women’s 4x100 relay in 43.70.

Christian Taylor, a two-time Olympic gold medalist and four-time World champion, returned to his alma mater and prevailed in the triple jump with a first-round leap of 53-1.50 (16.19m).

Florida senior Clayton Brown, representing Jamaica, took second with a third-round effort of 53-0.25 (16.16m).

Florida State freshman Ruta Lasmane, a Latvian athlete, won the women’s triple jump with a third-round performance of 45-3.75 (13.81m). Thea LaFond, representing Dominica, placed second with a mark of 45-0.50 (13.73m).

Another former Gators’ All-American, Lloydricia Cameron, won the women’s shot put with a first-round effort of 58-10.25 (17.94m). Jalani Davis of Ole Miss was the top collegiate competitor, taking second following a third-round mark of 55-9.75 (17.01m).

Shey Taiwo of Ole Miss won the women’s hammer throw with a sixth-round performance of 217-8 (66.35m).

Waleed Suliman added another victory for the Rebels in the men’s 800, holding off Timothy Doyle of North Florida by a 1:47.74 to 1:47.76 margin, with Nicole Rice capturing the women’s 3,000 in 10:02.38.

Arkansas earned another victory with Lauren Martinez clearing 13-11.25 (4.25m) on her first attempt in the women’s pole vault.

Florida freshman Claire Bryant triumphed in the high jump with a 5-8.50 (1.74m) clearance on her first try, prevailing against Kentucky’s Carly Hinkle, who cleared the bar on her second opportunity.