Briana Williams Passes Marion Jones' World Age Group Record in 100
Briana Williams Passes Marion Jones' World Age Group Record in 100
The 15-year-old Briana Williams broke Marion Jones' high school sophomore class record, running 11.13 in the 100m on Saturday.
Briana Williams just made history.
On Saturday at the Bob Hayes Invitational in Jacksonville, Florida, the Oakland Park Northeast (FL) High sophomore broke a 27-year-old record held by Marion Jones in the 100m run, setting a new 15-year-old world age group record with a wind-legal time of 11.13 seconds (+1.7).
Even more impressive at the Bob Hayes... Briana Williams Passes Marion Jones' World Age Group Record in 100, US#4 A-T 11.13s @milesplit @FloTrack @brianastarr21 @AtoBoldon https://t.co/7RUBIJ5gn4 pic.twitter.com/plSyYydbtY
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That puts Williams at the top of the national leaderboard in the 100m and it also gives her the fifth-fastest prep time of all time. It's also faster than any 100m run from last season.
Girls 100m World Age Group Records (Reference)
5 16.12 1.6 Micahlena Cotton USA 13 Jul 10 Orlando FL 9 Jul 16 6 14.89 0.0 Stacey Onyepunuka USA 18 Oct 06 Mesa AZ 6 Jul 13 7 13.97 -0.4 Payton Payne USA 3 Dec 07 Durham NC 25 Jul 15 8 13.63 1.3 Lauren Williams USA 25 Jul 99 Gardena CA 8 Jun 08 9 12.67 1.7 Payton Payne USA 3 Dec 07 Gboro NC 9 Jul 17 10 12.54 1.5 Tia Jones USA 8 Sep 00 Augusta GA 26 Jun 11 11 12.25 1.9 Aniyah Brown USA 06 Lawrence KS 27 Jul 17 12 11.77 0.2 Tamari Davis USA 15 Feb 03 Jacksonville FL 4 Apr 15 13 11.75 -0.2 Kimone Shaw JAM 28 Sep 99 Kingston 15 Mar 13 14 11.40 0.7 Ashton Purvis USA 12 Jul 92 Sac. CA 28 Apr 07 15 11.17 2.0 Marion Jones USA 12 Oct 75 Norwalk CA 1 Jun 91 16 10.98 2.0 Candace Hill USA 11 Feb 99 Shline WA 20 Jun 15 17 10.98 2.0 Candace Hill USA 11 Feb 99 Shline WA 20 Jun 15 18 10.89 1.8 Katrin Krabbe GER 22 Nov 69 Berlin 20 Jul 88 19 10.88 2.0 Marlies Oelsner GER 21 Mar 58 Dresden 1 Jul 77
But oddly enough, it doesn't set a new sophomore class record. That honor still belongs to Rockdale County (GA) graduate Candace Hill, who ran 10.98 seconds in 2015.
Perhaps it won't be long, though, before Williams makes another run for that elusive sub-11 second mark. She recently qualified for the JAA CARIFTA Games and previously owned a best of 11.30 (+1.6) from last season. She's coached by Trinidad & Tobago legend and former Olympian Ato Boldon, who also is an analyst for NBC.
Williams is also seeking her first state championship in Florida. As a freshman, she finished second in the Class 2A championships behind Ka'Tia Seymour.
Bob Hayes Invitational girls 100m final
PLACE | ATHLETE | TEAM | RESULT | WIND | H# | |||
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1 | Briana Williams | 10 | Northeast HS (Oakland Park) | 11.13 | 1.7 | 1 | ||
2 | Aniya Harper | 10 | Westside High School | 11.88 | 1.7 | 1 | ||
3 | Zariere Dumas | 10 | Hillcrest | 11.89 | 1.7 | 1 | ||
4 | Ulani Toussaint | 12 | Miami Northwestern HS | 11.99 | 1.7 | 1 | ||
5 | Hannah Douglas | 9 | Olympia HS | 12.03 | 1.7 | 1 | ||
6 | Jacquevia Jones | 12 | Lincoln HS | 12.11 | 1.7 | 1 | ||
7 | Tiera Cleveland | 12 | Paxon School for Advanced Studies | 12.24 | 1.7 | 1 | ||
8 | Lamaria Washington | 9 | Miami Northwestern HS | 12.27 | 1.7 | 1 |
-Cory Mull