Travis Williams (sprinter)

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Travis Williams
Personal information
NationalityJamaican
Born (2003-03-11) 11 March 2003 (age 22)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event Sprint
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)60m: 6.52 (Seattle, 2024)
100m: 10.11 (San Jose, 2023)
200m: 20.89 (Boston, 2023)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica
NACAC U23 Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 San Jose 4x100m relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 San Jose 100m

Travis Williams (born 11 March 2003) is a Jamaican sprinter. [1]

Career

He won a silver medalist in the individual 100 metres, in a personal best 10.12 seconds, [2] [3] and gold medalist in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 2023 NACAC U23 Championships. [4] He set personal bests of 6.52 seconds in the 60 metres, 10.11 in the 100m in 2024. He was a 100m semi-finalist at the 2024 Jamaican Championships. [5] [6]

He finished second in the 60 meters at the Big 10 Indoor Championships on 1 March 2025 in 6.59 seconds. [7] He ran a season’s best 6.54 for fifth in the men’s 60m at the 2025 NCAA Indoor Championships in Virginia Beach. [8] He was named as a reserve for the Jamaican team for the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing in March 2025. [9]

References

  1. "Travis Williams". World Athletics. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  2. Foster, Anthony (21 July 2023). "Jamaican Athletes Shine at NACAC U18 and U23 Championships in Costa Rica". Track Alerts.
  3. "NACAC U23 Championships". 21 July 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  4. "NACAC U23 Championships". 23 July 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  5. Jacks, Bradley (13 January 2025). "Travis Williams grateful after receiving USC's Mike Simmons Fight On Award". SportsMax. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  6. "Jamaica's Travis Williams triumphs with 60m personal best 6.52 despite toe injury, eyes NCAA National Championships glory". SportsMax. 29 February 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  7. Jacks, Bradley (1 March 2025). "USC's Williams, Ohio State's Bertrand among medals in respective 60m finals at Big 10 Indoor Championships". SportsMax. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  8. Jacks, Bradley (15 March 2025). "Northern Colorado's Jerome Campbell produces personal best 7.49 for silver in men's 60m hurdles at NCAA Indoor Championships". SportsMax. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
  9. Levy, Leighton (15 March 2025). "Ackera Nugent and Wayne Pinnock Lead Jamaica's Squad for World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing". SportsMax. Retrieved 15 March 2025.