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Joshua Caleb has won the men’s 100 meters race event at the 2026 Baylor Invitational in Waco, running a Season’s Best (SB) of 10.23 seconds (-0.1).

Blessing Akintoye has clocked a personal best of 22.95 seconds (1.7) to win the women’s 200 meters race event at the 2026 Jo Meaker Classic in Texas.

She broke her own school record and moves into top 10 on the NCAA Division II all-time list.

Akintoye is coming off a great indoor season where she won the NCAA DII 400 meters race title.

Rosemary Chukwuma has emerged winner of the women’s 100 meters race event at the 2026 Battle on the Bayou in Louisiana with a time of 10.81 seconds (3.1), the fastest all-conditions time of her career.

She beat her training partner Favour Ofili who finished in 10.93 seconds, tying for second with Audrey Leduc who posted the same time.

Ella Onojuvwevwo has clocked 49.59 seconds in 400 meters race event at the 2026 Battle on the Bayou in Louisiana, setting a new world lead.

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Blessing Ogundiran has set a new NAIA record in the women’s 100 meters race event, clocking a personal best of 11.21 seconds (0.5) at the 2026 Embry Riddle Classic in Florida.

Continue reading 2026 Embry Riddle Classic: Blessing Ogundiran Wins Women’s 100 Meters Race Event

Ufodiama Kelly has clocked a new personal best of 22.53 seconds (0.1) to win the women’s 200 meters race event at the 2026 Florida Relays.

She led a Nigerian 1-3 finish with quartermiler Chioma Nwachukwu who ran a new personal best of 22.96 seconds, her first time under 23 seconds.

Victory Achakpoekri ran a personal best of 45.88 seconds in his debut for Purdue to win the men’s 400 meters at the 2026 UCF Knights Invite.

He slashed his personal best by almost a full second, beating Elijah Grant who ran 46.52 seconds and Jayvian Greene in 46.78 seconds.