Gabby Thomas Opens 2024 Season With 100-200 Double; Karson Gordon Smashes High School Triple Jump Record

By Doug Binder, DyeStat Editor

Bert Richardson photo (Gabby Thomas)

A star-studded relay team of Dina Asher-Smith, Rhasidat Adeleke, Lanae-Tava Thomas and Julien Alfred ran an all-time world best 1:27.05 in the 4x200 relay to highlight Saturday's action at the 96th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays in Austin. 

Alfred, the anchor leg who led the Longhorns to the 2023 NCAA team championship on the track last June, split 20.8 seconds. 

The quartet all hail from different countries, so it can't be ratified as a world record, but it was an electric moment during a big day at Mike A. Myers Stadium.  

The same quartet came back later and won the 4x400 in 3:25.31. 

Gabby Thomas had a spectacular performance Saturday and it could a harbinger for things to come in 2024. 

The Tokyo Games bronze medalist in the 200 meters ran a time of 10.88w (+2.2) to win the 100 meters and a meet record 22.08 to win the 200. She also ran a leg on USA Red's winning 4x100 relay, which ran 42.25. 

Pablo Mateo of France ran a wind-aided time of 9.92 seconds (+3.3) in the men's invitational 100. He also ran 20.03 legal (+2.0) to win the 200. 

The headlining news in the high school portion of the meet came in the triple jump, where Karson Gordon of Episcopal (Bellaire) TX jumped a new national high school record with 53-1.25. 

Gordon's jump took down the all-time record of Keith Holley of Bayside VA that's been on the books since 1988. 

Evan Martinez from Arlington Lamar TX jumped up to No. 13 on the all-time list with a massive mark of 69-2.75 (21.10m) in the shot put. He needed the big throw on his final attempt to pass Brandon Schirck of Friendswood TX, who threw 67-11.50 (20.71m) in the sixth round. 

Flower Mound TX, led by twins Nicole Humphries (leadoff) and Samantha Humphries (anchor), ran the No. 4 all-time 4x800 with 8:46.30. 

Duncanville, which finished second to Atascocita in last week's historic boys 4x100 relay, took another stab at the high school record and ran 39.73 for the win. Duncanville now owns the second- and third-fastest times ever. 

The Long Beach Wilson CA boys ran a US#1 7:41.02 to win the boys 4x800 relay. The school's girls won the 4x200 (1:36.84) and also the 4x400 (3:42.23).  

Mason Dossett from Fort Bend Ridge Point equaled No. 5 all-time in the boys 110-meter hurdles, running 13.27. 

Lillian Harden of Bridgeland TX ran a US#2 time of 13.22 to win the 100-meter hurdles. 

Germain Smith-Mata from Easton Warren LA ran 10.21w for the fastest high school time in the boys 100 meters. 

Hannah Lowe of Garland Sachse ran 11.46w for the fastest girls' time. 

The TCU women won the 4x800 relay in 8:31.94. 

Clemson won the men's 4x800 relay by more than four seconds, in 7:28.33. 

The Houston men won the college 4x200 in 1:21.55, just before the world best was set in the women's race. 

Texas won the men's 4x100 (39.22) and Texas Tech won the women's 4x100 (43.45). 

Arizona State's men (3:02.35) and Arkansas' women (3:27.05) were the top teams in the collegiate 4x400s. 

Temitope Adeshina jumped 6-1.50 (1.87m) to win the women's college high jump competition over BYU's Cierra Allphin (6-0/1.83m).

Brynn King of Roberts Wesleyan increased her NCAA Division 2 pole vault record to 15-4.25 (4.68m) to beat Washington freshman Hana Moll (14-9/4.50m) in the elite women's pole vault competition. 

Olivia Lueking from Oklahoma beat a strong field in the women's pole vault, clearing 14-5.25 (4.40m) as five women cleared 14 feet in the university division. 

Hunter Garretson from Akron, who no-heighted at the NCAA Indoor Championships, made two third-attempt bars on the way victory in the men's university elite pole vault, jumping a huge personal-best 19-1.50 (5.83m). Sondre Guttormsen of adidas was second at 18-10.75 (5.75m). 

Francois Prinsloo from South Alabama threw 211-4 (64.41m) to take a victory in the men's discus.

Skylynn Townsend of Rock Hill TX took flight in the girls triple jump with a 44-5.50 jump (13.55m) that was aided by a +2.8 wind reading. Still, it was a huge performance. Only six jumpers in prep history have gone farther, wind-legal or not. 

Madeleine Fey of Killeen Chaparral came back from her win in the discus Friday to take the shot put with 47-6.25.

Christina Clemons (TBBTC) won the invitational women's 100 hurdles in a time of 12.79 seconds. Kaylah Robinson of Athletics TX was second in 12.87.

Caleb Snowden from Arkansas-Pine Bluff beat Jaivon Harrison of Grand Valley State on count back in the men's high jump after both cleared 7-5. 

Keturah Orji of Mizuno jumped 47-4.50w (14.44m) to win the invitational women's triple jump. Texas Tech's Ruta Lasmane won the college women's triple jump with 45-6.50w. 

Chrystal Herpin of Texas won the women's shot put with a sixth-round effort of 59-7.75 (18.18m). 

O'Brien Wasome jumped 56-1 (17.09m) to win the top section of the men's triple jump, pulling it out over Jordan Scott's 55-10.25 (17.02m).