Two-time Olympic champion and two-time World champion Valarie Allman opens her season on the Texas Relays.
Allman 66.72 WL, Thompson 87.76 WL
AUSTIN (USA, Mar 28): Two-time World discus champion Valarie Allman opened her season with an early world lead of 66.72 on the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays, successful forward of Erika Beistle (60.46) and Amanda Ngandu-Ntumba of France (60.10). Curtis Thompson confirmed 87.76 WL/PB within the javelin throw, the perfect US mark since Breaux Greer’s NR (91.29) in 2007. Within the 400m hurdles, wins for Rachel Glenn (54.86, WL=), Kody Blackwood (49.98 PB), and for World U20 champion Akala Garrett (55.49) within the invitational race. Ashton Hearn received the boys’ discus (3.5lbs/1.6kg) with 64.45, and Kendrick Smallwood improved to 13.35 (0.5), within the 110m hurdles prelims.
