Hibbert produces wind-aided 17.33m in pro debut

Jamaica’s triple jump star Jaydon Hibbert started his professional career on a winning note after capturing the event at the Bermuda Grand Prix on Sunday. Hibbert produced a wind-aided 17.33 metres.

Hibbert, the World Under-20 champion, made two attempts in the event. His winning mark came on his first attempt while he also had a wind-aided effort of 17.01m in round three after bypassing round two. Jordan Scott of Jamaica finished third in the event with 17.05m.

Two other Jamaicans scored wins at the meet. Stacy Ann Williams captured the 400 metres while Shian Salmon won the 400m hurdles. Williams, who ran the final leg for Jamaica’s silver medal winning women’s team in the 4x400m at last year’s World Championships in Budapest, clocked 51.71 seconds. Junelle Bromfield was fifth in 54.09 while 400m hurdles specialist Rushelle Clayton ended sixth in 54.48.

Salmon, who is back in Jamaica training at SprinTec Track Club, won the 400m hurdles in 56.59 seconds, ahead of Cassandra Tate of the United States who was second in 57.04 with Aminat Jamal of Bahrain third in 57.94.

Jamaica’s Chanice Porter finished third in the women’s long jump with 6.62m while Tissanna Hickling was fifth with 6.53m. Monae Nichols of the United States won the event with 6.91m helped by a positive wind of 4.0 metres per second (mps).

There were third-place finishes at the meet for Alana Reid, Ashanti Moore, Yanique Thompson and Demish Gaye.

Competing in the 100m, Reid was third in 11.29 seconds with countrywoman Kemba Nelson fourth in 11.30. American Tamari Davis won the event in 11.04.

Moore was third in the women’s 200 metres in 23.12 seconds where Abby Steiner of the United States won in 22.71.

Thompson clocked 12.86 seconds for her third-place finish in the 100m hurdles while Demish Gaye also took third in the men’s 400m in 47.15 seconds. Kirani James of Grenada won in 46.00 ahead of Alonso Russell of the Bahamas who was second in 47.05.

World 100m champion Noah Lyles of the United States won the men’s 100m in 9.96. He was assisted by a positive wind of 3.0 mps. Jamaica’s Kadrian Goldson, the World University Games winner, was sixth in 10.16.