Jamaican standouts Navasky Anderson, Ryiem Forde, and Natoya Goule-Toppin led a dominant Caribbean showing at the Music City Track Carnival on Saturday, hosted at the Ray Conn Sports Complex on the campus of Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee.

Anderson produced one of the day’s standout performances in the men’s 800m, powering to a season-best 1:45.44 to claim victory in a hotly contested final. He held off Moad Zahafi of Morocco, who ran a personal best 1:45.50, and Alex Amankwah of Ghana, who also set a new lifetime best of 1:45.97.

In the men’s 100m, Forde clocked 10.21s (+0.7 m/s) to finish first in a strong field, leading a Caribbean one-two with Christopher Borzor of Haiti placing second in 10.29s. Ghana’s Joseph Amoah was third in 10.30s.

Jamaica’s Natoya Goule-Toppin, meanwhile, continued her consistent 2024 form with a commanding win in the women’s 800m. She clocked 1:59.02, pulling away from Americans Laurie Barton (1:59.84 PB) and Gabrielle Wilkinson (2:00.18) to seal the victory.

In the men’s 400m, Sean Bailey of Jamaica registered a season-best 45.57 for second place behind USA’s Demarius Smith, who ran a personal best 45.23. Justin Robinson (USA) was third in 45.75.

In the 400m hurdles, Michael Olasio Adorno of Puerto Rico won in 50.66, followed closely by Jamaica’s Sean Kalawan in 51.13. Malique Smith of the Virgin Islands finished fourth in 51.39, just behind USA’s Nathan Bruno (51.37).

In the women’s 100m hurdles, Demisha Roswell of Jamaica clocked 12.96 (+1.2 m/s) to place fourth. The event was won by Alia Armstrong of the USA in 12.57, with Ecuador’s Maribel Caicedo (12.70) and USA’s Alexandra Webster (12.89) rounding out the top three.

Tyra Gittens-Spotsville of Trinidad and Tobago secured a third-place finish in the women’s long jump with a mark of 6.60m (-0.8 m/s). Americans Sydney Willits (6.66m) and Jasmine Akins (6.65m) took the top two spots.