Nigerian sprint star Blessing Ogundiran made a sensational debut for Warner University, storming to a new personal best and school record to win the women’s 60 metres at the Jimmy Carnes Invitational in Florida.
Competing at the Jimmy Carnes Track & Field College Open and Masters, the 2023 Nigerian national 100m champion opened her 2026 indoor season in impressive fashion, clocking a blistering 7.25 seconds in the final.
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The time marked a significant improvement on her previous personal best of 7.33s set last season.
Ogundiran’s performance also erased the Warner University school record of 7.43s, which had been set in 2024 by Nicole Johnson, underlining her immediate impact at the programme.
She finished well clear of her closest challenger and teammate, Jahhi Clarke-Broomfield, who took second place in 7.65s. Odeika Giscombe completed the podium in third position with a time of 7.72s.
The emphatic victory and record-breaking run signal a strong start to the season for Ogundiran, who will be aiming to build on this momentum as the indoor campaign progresses.
