New 400m PB for Sean Bailey

Life at Western Texas College seems to agree with Sean Bailey. In two seasons there, Bailey has dominated the 400 metres indoor national junior college competition, while steadily improving his personal best. The trend continued on the weekend in Lubbock, Texas, as the Jamaican cut his best to 45.24 seconds.

Running in a meet on the campus of Texas Tech University, the former St Jago High School student-athlete warmed up for a bid to win the National Junior College outdoor crown with a dominating run. While he clocked his personal best, he was unchallenged, as the runner-up was timed in 45.99 seconds.

He was third at the National outdoor meet last year.

Bailey, who was part of Jamaica's bronze medal winning 4x400 metre team at the 2016 World Under-20 Championships, has already won the indoor Junior College title twice, with his 2018 win taking just 46.07 seconds.

His 2017 indoor title was won in a noteworthy time of 45.59 seconds. He left St Jago with a personal best of 46.51, but lowered that on several occasions during his sojourn in Texas. He improved to 45.76 outdoors last year and in April, did 45.53 seconds.

He wasn't the only Western Texas Jamaican to win in Lubbock. Kimisha Chambers, once of STETHS, took the 100 metre hurdles in 13.62 seconds.