Brianna Lyston Explained

Brianna Lyston
Birth Date:	24 May 2004
Sport:	Track and Field
Event:	Sprints
Collegeteam:	LSU Lady Tigers (2022)

Brianna Lyston (born 24 May 2004^[1]) is a Jamaican sprint athlete who holds the 200m under-13s world record in 23.72s.^{[2] [3]}

Lyston ran 22.53 (-2.2) at the 2022 Issa Boys and Girls Championship in Kingston, Jamaica. This made her the second fastest Under 20 female athlete from Jamaica. This also broke the Class 1 meeting record which was held by Simone Facey who ran a 22.71 back in 2004.

Lyston won her 100m heat in a personal best 11.14 (+0.7) at the 2022 Central Athletics Championships in Spanish Town, Jamaica to beat Tia Clayton.^[4]

She ran 10.91 seconds for the 100 metres at the at the SEC Championship in Gainesville, Florida on 11 May 2024.^[5]

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 100 metres – 10.91 (+0.3  m/s) (Gainesville, Florida 11 MAY 2024)^[1]
• 200 metres – 22.31 (-1.0 m/s) (Gainsville, Florida 9 MAY 2024)
• 400 metres - 56.86 (Spanish Town, Jamaica 18 FEB 2020)^[1]
• 4x100 metres – 42.58 (U20 WR not ratified due to procedural error) Kingston, Jamaica 17 APR 2022)^{[1] [6]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Profile of Brianna LYSTON - IAAF.
2. Web site: Jamaica finds true heir to Usain Bolt's throne – record-breaking 12-year-old sprinter Brianna Lyston.
3. Web site: Meet Jamaican sprinter Brianna Lyston, who might very well be the next Usain Bolt.
4. News: Lyston lays down the gauntlett . 15 March 2022 . Jamaican Gleaner.
5. Web site: SEC Track And Field Championships Produce World Leading Times And Olympic Performances. Forbes.com. 13 May 2024. 13 May 2024. Katelyn. Hutchison.
6. Web site: Smith . Gary . 2022-06-01 . Rejected: Jamaica's U20 4x1 record not legal - Trackalerts.com, track and field news website . 2024-05-31 . en-US.