National Championships: Prince leads qualifiers for 110mh final, Parchment sneaks in

Demario Prince of Baylor University set the pace in the men's 110m hurdles semi-finals at the JAAA national championships in Kingston, Jamaica, clocking 13.38 seconds into a -2.8m/s headwind. He leads a strong field into Sunday's final.

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Demario Prince of Baylor University ran 13.38 seconds (-2.8m/s) on Saturday to lead qualifiers for Sunday’s final of the 110m hurdles at the JAAA national championships at the National Stadium.

Joining Prince as qualifiers were Shaquane Gordon (13.51), Sharvis Simmonds (13.52), Jerome Campbell (13.62), and Andre Harris. Notably, Olympic gold medalist Hansle Parchment, competing in only his second race this season, secured the eighth and final qualifying spot with a time of 13.71 seconds. Jahiem Stern (13.92) and Lafranz Campbell (13.64) also advanced.

In the women's 100m hurdles, two-time World Athletics Under-20 gold medalist Kerrica Hill delivered a season's best performance, winning her semi-final in 12.69 seconds (-2.3m/s). She surpassed her previous best of 12.71 seconds and will be a favorite in the final.

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Olympic gold medalist Hansle Parchment, who was running only his second race of the season, was the eighth and final qualifier after he was fifth in his semi-final in 13.71 seconds.

Also advancing to the women's 100m hurdles final are Demisha Roswell, Olympic bronze medalist Megan Simmonds, NCAA third-place finisher Janela Spencer, Amoi Brown, and Tonie-Ann Forbes. Former national junior representatives Alexis James and Salieci Myles have also qualified.

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Two-time World Athletics Under-20 gold medalist Kerrica Hill ran a season’s best 12.69 seconds (-2.3m/s) to lead the qualifiers for the 100m hurdles finals set for the final day.