Jamaica’s senior Reggae Girl Jody Brown scored a brace to assist her Florida State University team to another national title after they downed Stanford 5-1 in the NCAA women’s national championship final.

Both teams entered the showpiece contest unbeaten, but at the end, it was Brown and her FSU team that proved to be the best of their lot at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina, on Monday night.

Brown scored in the 30^th and 62^nd minutes, to end her four years with FSU as a two-time national champion, having also played an instrumental role in their 2021 triumph. Jordynn Dudley (29th), Beata Olsson (59^th), and Onyi Echegini (85th), got the others, as the top-ranked FSU produced a dominant display that ripped what was considered to be the NCAA’s best defence to shreds.

Maya Doms (52^nd) got Standford’s consolation.

After a fairly tentative start by both teams in the early exchanges, the Seminoles asserted some authority and scored twice in a span of 29 seconds to end the first half in the ascendancy. This, as Dudley converted from the penalty spot, before the fleet-footed Brown went on the break and calmly fired home.

Stanford struggled to contain FSU midfield pressure, but they eventually broke the shackles and pulled one back courtesy of Doms’s powerful effort seven minutes after the break.

However, the Pac-12 champions celebrations were short-lived, as the Seminoles two-goal cushion was restored by Olsson, who tucked away an effort before the hour-mark, and later played provider for the diminutive Brown to complete her brace.

That goal basically knocked the wind from the Stanford defenders, and it opened the door for Echegini to finish off a melee and cap the win for FSU.

Former Kingston College standout Jhevaughn Matherson is finally healthy and ready to make a return to form in 2023.

The 24-year-old, now training at the Racers Track Club in Kingston, burst onto the scene all the way back in 2013 when he sped to a smooth then-Class 3 100m record 10.85 to win gold at the ISSA Boys and Girls Championships at the National Stadium.

His high school career, despite including some bright spots, was plagued by injuries after that 2013.

 In 2019, Matherson moved on to Florida State University (FSU) in the USA and had a decent first season where he reduced his 100m personal best to 10.24. The next three years, however, followed the same pattern as his high school career with several nagging injuries as well as an achilles injury that required surgery.

Now back home, Matherson says he is healthy and working on a comeback.

“Right now, I’m healthy and working hard on the return,” Matherson told SportsMax.TV.

“I expect big things so fans should expect big things as well. I’ve been working really hard so I’m just waiting on the right time to show that work,” he added.

As it relates to his history of injuries, Matherson says that is a thing of the past.

“Definitely!” said Matherson.

“The main issue was strength and I’m working on that. I had an achilles injury that required surgery and I’m completely over that as well,” he added.

Expected to compete in the 100m at the Racers Grand Prix on June 3^rd, Matherson also gave his opinion on the state of the men’s 100m in Jamaica at the moment.

“It should be exciting. There is a lot of quality and I expect great things this season and beyond,” he said.

The sprinter, who will graduate from FSU next month, also expressed gratitude for his time abroad.

“Definitely thankful for the lessons learned along the way. I’ve learned a lot about track and field from being overseas and I’ve been able to implement it while making my return home,” he said.