Seville and Campbell take silver as Jamaicans stack Prefontaine podium spots

Oblique Seville and Rajindra Campbell both claimed runner-up spots in their events on Saturday at the Prefontaine Classic, staged at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. Their performances came on a day when four Jamaicans reached the podium—one day after Dejanae Oakley took the women's 400m—alongside sprint hurdler Demario Prince and discus thrower Roje Stona, who each finished third.

Seville, the current world leader in the men's 100m, clocked 9.89 seconds with a 0.1 metres per second tailwind. Kayinsola Ajayi got to the line first, matching his Nigerian national record with 9.84 seconds. Christian Coleman of the United States placed third in a season-best 9.95 seconds, while Jamaica's Ackeem Blake was fifth in 10.06 seconds.

In the shot put, Campbell's top effort of 22.16 metres came in the opening round. Italy's Leonardo Fabbri won with a world-leading 22.74m, and American Jordan Geist was third at 21.98m.

Prince, the Jamaican national champion in the 110m hurdles, ran a personal best of 13.01 seconds with a 1.8m/s tailwind to take third. That mark bettered the 13.12 seconds he posted at the JAAA National Championships two weeks earlier. Orlando Bennett was fifth in a season-best 13.15 seconds. American Jamal Britt set a personal best and meet record of 12.86 seconds to win, ahead of NCAA champion Ja'Kobe Tharpe, who was second in 12.91 seconds.

Stona recorded 67.42m in the discus for third place. Mykolas Alekna of Lithuania won with 71.06m, and Kristjan Ceh of Slovenia was second at 69.94m. Two-time NCAA champion Ralford Mullings placed fifth with 64.94m on his professional debut.

Jonielle Smith ran a lifetime best of 10.89 seconds with no wind assistance, improving on the 10.94 seconds she posted earlier this year and climbing eight places to 14th on Jamaica's all-time women's 100m list. Tina Clayton was fifth in 11.00 seconds and Shericka Jackson sixth in 11.02 seconds. American Melissa Jefferson-Wooden won in a season-best 10.78 seconds, edging compatriot Sha'Carri Richardson at 10.79 seconds, with Adaejah Hodge of the British Virgin Islands third in 10.80 seconds.

In the 100m hurdles, Danielle Williams was fifth in 12.51 seconds with a 0.8m/s tailwind, and Ackera Nugent sixth in 12.63 seconds. World leader Masai Russell of the United States equalled the meeting record of 12.24 seconds. Tobi Amusan of Nigeria was second in 12.34 seconds, and Devynne Charlton of the Bahamas third in 12.41 seconds.

Bryan Levell placed fifth in the men's 200m with 20.20 seconds in a -0.9m/s wind, while Adrian Kerr was ninth in 20.78 seconds. Eighteen-year-old American Tate Taylor won in a personal best of 19.75 seconds, the fourth-fastest time worldwide so far this year. Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo of Botswana was second in 19.93 seconds, and Zimbabwe's Makanakaishe Charamba third in 20.11 seconds.