Kishane Thompson Blasts 9.75 (#6 All-Time) at Jamaican Champs, as 20-Year-Old Tina Clayton Triumphs
By LetsRun.comOlympic 100-meter silver medalist Kishane Thompson blasted a 9.75 100 meters in Kingston, Jamaica, on Friday night — not only to win the 2025 JAAA/Puma Nationals, but also to move up to #6 on the all-time 100-meter list. Behind him, Oblique Seville (9.83) and Ackeem Blake (9.88) were very quick to round out a formidable Jamaican team for Worlds.
Kishane Thompson 9.75 PB WL to win the men’s 100m final in Kingston, Jamaica. 🔥🔥🔥🔥
🥈Oblique Seville 9.83
🥉Ackeem Blake 9.88🎥: @1spotmedia #JATrials pic.twitter.com/ckAAJwgd1a
— ☈O✨ (@_romeko) June 28, 2025
Thompson burst onto the scene at last year’s nationals, winning the Jamaican title in 9.77 after running 9.84 or better in all 3 rounds. Then, he went on to claim silver in Paris.
Now in 2025, Thompson is even faster. He equaled Yohan Blake’s meet record from 2012, where Blake defeated soon-to-be repeat Olympic champion Usain Bolt.
Seville suffered from hamstring problems before the start of the final but was able to put up a very strong performance and book his spot on the team in second.
Men’s 100m Results
Wind: +0.8 m/s
| Place | Athlete | Club | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kishane Thompson | MVP Track & Field Club | 9.75 |
| 2 | Oblique Seville | Racers Track & Field Club | 9.83 |
| 3 | Ackeem Blake | Dynamic Speed Track Club | 9.88 |
| 4 | Ryiem Forde | Empire Athletics | 9.98 |
| 5 | Rohan Watson | MVP Track & Field Club | 10.04 |
| 6 | Kadrian Goldson | Sprintec Track Club | 10.07 |
| 7 | Bouwahjgie Nkrumie | Racers Track & Field Club | 10.09 |
| 8 | Bryan Levell | Uptimum | 10.43 |
Women’s Race: Changing of the Guard as Tina Clayton Wins
On the women’s side, it was a changing of the guard as 20-year-old Tina Clayton (10.81) won her first 100m national title, taking down legends Shericka Jackson (30) and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (38), who ran 10.88 and 10.91, respectively.
Clayton’s twin sister, Tia, pulled up lame in the finals.
Tina Clayton 🇯🇲 storms to a PB of 10.81s (0.1) to win the Jamaican women’s 100m title!
🥈 Shericka Jackson 10.88
🥉 Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce 10.91pic.twitter.com/xXqWxJrnBL— Track & Field Gazette (@TrackGazette) June 28, 2025
Women’s 100m Results
Wind: +0.1 m/s
| Place | Athlete | Club | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tina Clayton | MVP Track & Field Club | 10.81 |
| 2 | Shericka Jackson | MVP Track & Field Club | 10.88 |
| 3 | Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce | Nike | 10.91 |
| 4 | Jodean Williams | Sprintec Track Club | 11.02 |
| 5 | Jonielle Smith | MVP Track & Field Club | 11.06 |
| 6 | Alana Reid | Nike | 11.13 |
| 7 | Ashanti Moore | Sprintec Track Club | 11.19 |
| — | Tia Clayton | MVP Track & Field Club | DNF |
Worlds Still 2.5 Months Away
The Jamaican team looks very strong for Worlds.
Defending world champions Sha’Carri Richardson (USA) and Noah Lyles (USA) both have byes into the World Championships and still have more than 75 days to get ready.
With the cancellation of Grand Slam Track, the Jamaican Championships are the biggest sprint event of the weekend and continue through Sunday.
