Former LSU Star Runs Season's Best 12.57 Hurdles, 11th Fastest In The World; High Schooler Jasmine Robinson Lowers US#2 Time in 100 Hurdles to 13.17; Natoya Goule-Toppin Betters Allie Wilson's Meet Record in Women's 800

Story and photos by Keenan Gray of DyeStat

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CLEVELAND, Tenn. – American Alia Armstrong put together another season’s best improvement in the women’s 100-meter hurdles, earning her second win of the season on the second and final of the 23rd annual Music City Track Carnival on Saturday at Ray Conn Sports Complete at Lee University.

The former LSU star lowered her 12.68 second effort from the Seiko Golden Grand Prix on May 18 in Tokyo to 12.57, beating former Washington State standout Maribel Caicedo, who represents Ecuador on the world stage, in 12.70.

Armstrong, who’s been battling on-and-off injuries over the last year, moves to No. 11 in the world this season.

“I definitely always never count myself out,” Armstrong said. “I know what I am capable of. I know I am the greatest; I want to be that someday. I just gotta prove it to myself and the world.”

Jasmine Robinson, the only high schooler in the professional field, ran two exceptionally fast races between the preliminary and final. The North Cobb GA senior ran a prelim time of 13.17, good for US#2, then 13.22 in the final to finish fifth.

Jamaican national record holder Natoya Goule-Toppin broke Allie Wilson’s meet record of 1:59.24 in the women’s 800 in 1:59.04, earning the overall win. Goule-Toppin has broken two minutes in the 800 this outdoor season, with her season’s best coming being 1:58.43 at the Shanghai Diamond League on May 3.

American Laurie Barton, who ran in the second of three sections of the women’s 800, broke two minutes for the first time in her career, running 1:59.84 to finish second overall.

Another Jamaican national record holder, Navasky Anderson, out kicked Moroccan Moad Zahafi in the final stretch of the men’s 800, running 1:45.44 to deliver a Jamaican sweep.

English Gardner, 2016 Olympic champion for the U.S. in the 4x100, ran a season’s best 11.18 to beat Jada Mowatt in the women’s 100.

Jamaican Ryiem Forde lowered his season’s best in the men’s 100, winning in 10.21.

Australian Alanah Yukich fought off American’s Abbey Glynn and Milan Young over the final hurdles to take the women’s 400 hurdles in 56.12.

Puerto Rican Michael Olasio Adorno lowered his personal best in the men’s 400 hurdles by a hundredth of a second, claiming victory in 50.66.

Wadeline Venlogh went wire-to-wire with Canadian Zoe Sherar and American Quanera Hayes in the women’s 400, pulling away in the homestretch to win in 52.36.

American Demarius Smith overcame a 20 meter deficit in the final 100 meters to beat Jamaican Sean Bailey and American Justin Robinson in the men’s 400 in a new personal best of 45.23.

Derrick Olsen ran 13.91 to win the men’s 110 hurdles final but had to re-run after colliding with TJ Skinner halfway through the first race.

Hannah Segrave made an aggressive move at the bell lap of the women’s 1,500, going right past high schooler Sadie Engelhardt to push to a 4:14.15 effort for the win.

Morocco’s Mohamed Dahmouch moved six spots up the last lap of the men’s 1,500, closing in 54.13 seconds to win in 3:46.86. Dahmouch’s fellow countryman, Hamza Chahid, took second in 3:47.15, closing his last 400 in 54.20 seconds.

Cameron Crump, 2025 world indoors competitor for the U.S., jumped a personal best 8.14 meters (26-8.50) in the first round of the men’s long jump, battling a strong headwind to win the competition.

Sydney Willits, 2024 NCAA indoor long jump champion for Iowa State, used a sixth-round jump of 6.66m (21-10.25) to win the women’s competition.

Djimon Gumbs of the British Virgin Islands had three throws over 19 meters in the men’s shot put, including his winning mark of 19.79m (64-11.25).

American Jessica Woodward won the women’s shot put with a mark of 17.69m (58-0.50).

Lilly Beshears Completes Late Comeback Win In Girls Mile

After running an Arkansas state record of 10:03.57 in the girls 3,200 on Friday, Lilly Beshears (Rogers AR) logged another personal best in the girls mile, running 4:50.32 in a winning effort.

The recent Alabama commit trailed by as much as two seconds to Calysta Garmer (Science Hill TN) heading into the bell lap before closing her last 400 in 72.18 seconds to best Garmer’s time of 4:51.49. Garmer’s twin, Jazzlyn, took third in 4:53.90.

Vinay Raman (Hershey PA) led start to finish in the boys mile, clocking a personal best 4:05.92.

Carter Torrence (Western Albemarle VA), fourth in the 800 on Friday, earned a bounce-back win in the girls 400 in 54.87.

Liam Runkle (Silverdale Baptist TN) ran 48.00 to take the boys 400.