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Daszay Freeman

Ackera Nugent avenges loss to Chanel Brissett as she runs away with NCAA Division I title

The 18-year-old freshman, who holds the U18 world record for the 100m hurdles and share of the U20 World Indoor 60m hurdles title, proved her class in winning in 7.92, 0.01 outside her personal best set two weeks ago.

She was a comfortable winner holding off the challenge of compatriot Daszay Freeman, a sophomore at Arkansas, who ran a personal best of 7.99 for the silver medal.

Texas senior Chanel Brissett,  who defeated Nugent at the Big 12 Championships in late February, was third in 8.01.

The other Jamaican in the final Trishauna Hemmings, a junior at Clemson finished eighth in 8.16.

Georgia’s Gordon, Freeman among winners at TRACK at New Balance Collegiate Showdown

Gordon, the former Wolmer’s Boys star, produced 6.63 to win the men’s 60m ahead of Northeastern’s Ethan Exilhomme (6.69) and South Carolina’s Anthony Greenhow (6.74). Earlier, Gordon made it through to the final as the fastest qualifier with a time of 6.70.

The 20-year-old also took top spot at the Clemson Invitational on January 12 with a personal best 6.60.

Freeman, a senior at Georgia who previously competed at the University of Arkansas, ran 8.24 to win the women’s 60m hurdles ahead of teammate Bella Witt (8.26) and UCONN’s Jailya Ash (8.28).

In the field, Rutgers’ Celine Brown jumped 6.20m to take the women’s long jump ahead pf teammate Alexis Willis (6.02m) and Georgia’s Karsen Phillips (5.47m).