Natasha Morrison now in Jamaica’s top 10
NATASHA Morrison’s brilliant run in Monday morning’s (Jamaican time) semi-finals of the women’s 100m, at the 15th IAAF World Championships at the Bird’s Nest stadium in Beijing, China, has seen her move up into the top 10 fastest Jamaican women of all times.
Her 10.96 seconds (0.9m/s) was the first time under the 11.00 seconds barrier.
Her MVP Track Club teammate Elaine Thompson also joined the club earlier this year with a series of sub 11 seconds times, the best of which was 10.84 seconds. That timing placed Thompson at number seven on the list.
Twelve Jamaican women have run under the 11.00 seconds mark with Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce leading the list with 10.70 seconds. Fraser Pryce also has the top four times ever run by a Jamaican.
Legendary Merlene Ottey is at number two with 10.74 seconds followed by Kerron Stewart – 10.75 seconds with Veronica Campbell Brown – 10.76 and Sherone Simpson- (10.82) seconds filling out the top five places.
Juliet Cuthbert- (10.83) seconds, Thompson- (10.84) seconds, Tayna Lawrence- (10.93) seconds and Simone Facey- (10.95) seconds round out the top 10.
Carrie Russell- (10.98) and Beverly McDonald- (10.99) seconds have also gone under 11.00 seconds.
–Paul Reid