Michael Johnson Invitational

Adidas’ Salmon, silver medallist at last year’s Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, produced 57.30 to win the Women’s 400m hurdles. Texas Tech’s Simone Watkins ran a personal best 59.54 in second while Texas A&M University-Commerce’s Naomi Ndukwe ran 59.92, also a personal best, in third.

Salmon’s Adidas counterpart, Ashanti Moore, produced a personal best 22.62 for third in the Women’s 200m behind Adidas’ Anavia Battle (22.58) and World Championship finalist Abby Steiner’s stadium record 22.30. On day two, Moore ran a season's best 11.12 to win the 100m ahead of Puma's Steiner (11.19) and Kentucky's Karimah Davis (11.32).

On Saturday, Salmon ran 52.04 for second in the 400m behind Baylor’s Imaobong Nse Uko who ran 51.66 for victory. Northwestern State’s Sanaria Butler ran 52.19 for third.

Turner, the 20-year-old Jamaican Kentucky freshman, continued his solid form this season with 7.80m to win the Men’s long jump ahead of another Jamaican, Nebraska sophomore Kavian Kerr, who jumped 7.70m. Northwestern State’s Andrew Gilreath was third with 7.45m.

Turner’s Kentucky teammate, Bahamian freshman Anthaya Charlton, took first place in the Women’s equivalent with 6.39m ahead of Iowa’s Tiona Tobias and Ashley McElmurry, who both produced a best jump of 6.25m.

Also on Saturday, Texas Tech’s Demisha Roswell ran 12.84 for second in the 100m hurdles behind collegiate record holder, Masai Russell of Kentucky, who ran a stadium record 12.50 for the win. Adidas’s Sharika Nelvis ran 13.01 for third.

The Texas A&M sophomore cleared 1.93m to win the event over Jenna Rogers of Nebraska and Rylee Anderson of Kansas who both cleared 1.83m for second and third place, respectively.

The 22-year-old Distin, who won the NCAA Division I Indoor title with a 1.92m clearance, a national record, in March, cleared a lifetime best and national record of 1.96m at the Texas Relays in late March. She also cleared 1.89m to win the Tom Jones Invitational before Saturday’s win.

In fact, the only time she has lost so far this season was at the Texas A&M, Texas Dual Meet on April 2 when she cleared 1.93 to finish second to Tyra Gittens, who equalled her lifetime best of 1.95m.

On Saturday, Distin cleared 1.83m and 1.88m at the first attempt but failed in her first two tries at 1.93m before soaring over at her third attempt to seal the victory.

She tried and failed in her three attempts at 1.97m.

Notwithstanding, Texas A&M Head Coach Pat Henry is expecting her to soar even higher as the season progresses.

"Lamara continues to be very consistent and when you're consistent something big is going to happen,” he said.

“I look forward to something big happening for Lamara as the season moves on.”