First Jamaica Grand Slam champion

KINGSTON, Jamaica— Danielle Williams turned the primary Jamaican to win a Grand Slam monitor title after profitable the 100m within the girls’s brief hurdles occasion and picked up a whopping US$100,000 (J$15.7m) on the Nationwide Stadium on Sunday.

Williams got here into the occasion on eight factors for her second within the 100m hurdles on Friday however appeared very very like a 100m sprinter as she excessive knee-lifted to 11.54 for first and picked up 12 huge factors and 20 general.

American Tia Jones, who got here into the occasion with 12 factors, may solely end sixth in 12.26 and acquired three factors, which took her to fifteen factors and made her second general, and she is going to get US$50,000.

Jamaica’s second competitor, Ackera Nugent, was second within the 100m flat in 11.57 and completed third general with 13 factors and picked up US$30,000.

Jasmin Camacho-Quinn of Puerto Rico was third within the 100m in 11.73 and fourth general with 12 factors and US$25,000.

Deniisha Wright of the Bahamas was fifth general with eight factors and US$20,000 after ending fourth within the 100m in 11.74 and was sixth within the 100m hurdles.