Steven Gardiner and Tynia Gaither of the Bahamas had podium finishes at the UAB Blazer Invite in Birmingham, Alabama on Friday.

Gardiner, 25, the reigning World 400m champion, opened his season with a strong run to win the 300m. Now, the sixth fastest man in history over the one-lap sprint, Gardiner was a class above the field winning in 32.70, almost a full second ahead of Andrew Hudson of Empire Athletics who stopped the clock in 33.43.

Warren Hazel of Elite Performance Track Club was third in 33.50.

Meanwhile, Gaither was second in the 60m dash in 7.45 behind the winner, Taylor Anderson, who clocked 7.37.

Christina Clemons was a close third in 7.47s.