Kerron Stewart wins 200m in 22.79 secs

Jamaica's Olympic 200-metre bronze medallist, Kerron Stewart, became the fastest Jamaican female so far this season over the distance, winning in 22.79 seconds at the War Eagle Invitational track and field meet in Alabama, on Saturday.

Stewart won comfortably ahead of The Bahamas' Nivea Smith (23.22).

Jamaica's senior representatives, Jovanee Jarrett and Eric Keddo, also won.

World Championships long jump representative, Jarrett, produced her second best season-opening, leaping 6.60 metres to defeat Breanna Smith (6.51m).

World Indoor 60m hurdles representative, Keddo, had the best result among the Jamaican male competitors at the meet. He won the 110m hurdles in 13.97 seconds.

Former Immaculate Conception High school hurdler, Kimberly Laing, became the fastest Jamaican female this season in the women's 100 metres hurdles.

She won in a personal best 13.09 seconds, running into a negative wind of 1.4 metres per second.

Her time bettered the 13.15 done by Shermaine Williams at the recent University of Technology Classics.