The Tribune

By BRENT STUBBS

Senior Sports Reporter

bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

OLYMPIC golden girl Shaunae Miller-Uibo, in a celebratory weekend with her husband, added her name to the women’s world indoor 300 metres record.

As the 2018 USATF Indoor Championship Series got underway on Saturday at the 111th running of the NYRR Millrose Games, Miller-Uibo clocked 35.45 seconds to tie the world indoor record that was set by Irina Privalova of Russia in Moscow in 1993.

“I want to thank God for such an amazing performance,” said Miller-Uibo, representing Adidas as she ran away from the field to easily open her season on a high note.

Sage Watson of Canada and representing Nike was second in 37.08 and Jaide Stepter of the USA was third in 37.23.

“It was my first competition of the year and I had a great field of ladies to run with so to be able to get a good performance out of that was a plus for me,” Miller-Uibo told The Tribune in a brief interview.

Miller-Uibo, who couldn’t confirm if she will participate in the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Birmingham, England March 2-4, said she will have to sit down with her coach and management team and figure it all out, but she indicated that they want to make it a fun year.

The weekend was topped off by the one-year anniversary celebrations with her husband, Maicel, whom she married at Atlantis last year. “It’s been an amazing first year with my husband and we pray God continues to grow us in love through him,” she pointed out.

Joining them in the celebrations were her parents Maybelene and Shaun Miller Sr.

Miller-Uibo, who turns 24 on April 15, thanked her sponsors, including adidas, Rubis and Bahamasair, as well as the entire Bahamas. She also expressed her gratitude to the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture for recognising her as the 2017 Athlete of the Year.

It’s the second seldom ran world record that Miller-Uibo has inked her name on. On June 4, 2017, Miller-Uibo set the 200m world record in a time of 21.76. The previous record was 22.55 set by her arch-rival Allyson Felix on May 16, 2010 in Manchester, England.

Also last year, at the IAAF World Championships in London, Miller-Uibo attempted the race 200/400 feat. But after she unceremoniously slipped from glory to fourth in the one-lap race, she picked up a bronze medal in the half-lapper.

Miller-Uibo is still chasing the Bahamas women’s national 400m record of 49.07 that is held by Tonique Williams. Miller-Uibo’s best time is 49.44 that earned her the Olympic gold in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 2016. She holds the 200m national record with a time of 21.88 that she ran in Zurich, Switzerland on August 24, 2017.

Cox leads field in

Lexington, Kentucky

At the Rod McCrary Memorial at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Carmiesha Cox, senior at Purdue, got 4th in the final of the women’s 60m in 7.47. Celera Barnes, Kentucky sophomore, won in 7.37, the same time as Kianna Gray, a freshman at Kentucky.

Cox, a senior at Purdue, won her heat of the women’s 60m in 7.48 for the fifth fastest time.

She was also second in her heat in the women’s 200m in 23.56 for third overall. Kayelle Clarke, Kentucky senior, won the heat in 23.38 for the second fastest time. Jasmine Camacho-Quinn, Kentucky junior, won in 23.30.

And Cox ran the second leg of one of Purdue’s 4 x 400m relay teams that won their heat for fourth overall. Another Purdue team had the fastest time overall in 3:33.61.

The other members were Samara Miller, Kyelah Hodges and Myia Dorsey.

Meanwhile, Tamar Greene, a Purdue freshman, was second in the men’s triple jump with a leap of 15.06 metres or 49-feet, 3 ½-inches on his second attempt. Barden Adams, a Kansas senior, won with 15.88m (52-1 1/4) on his sixth and final attempt.

Keanu Pennerman, a Purdue junior, was fourth in his heat of the men’s 200m in 23.51 for 13th overall.

And Kirk Lewis, a senior at Clemson, got third in his heat of the men’s 60m hurdles in 8.24 for the sixth fastest time. However, Lewis didn’t start the final.