Jacious Sears: New 22-year-old American speedster threatens Sha'Carri Richardson's 100m record

A new American speedster named Jacious Sears has emerged as a force in the sprinting world after almost breaking Sha'Carri Richardson's Collegiate Record in the women's 100m event.

The University of Tennessee senior was a class apart in the 100m college event at the Tom Jones Invitational, as she blazed to a jaw-dropping 10.77s (1.6m/s) for an exceptional win.

Georgia's Kaila Jackson was second in 11.10s, edging Texas Tech's Nigerian sprint star Rosemary Chukwuma to third in 11.12s.

Sear's impressing performance wasn't just her season opener, but a world lead that puts her second on the all-time collegiate list, behind Richardson's 10.75s clocked in 2019.

Also, it would have tied with legendary Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce's time as the fourth-fastest last season.

In a post-race interview with Citius Mag, sears declared she has the world's fastest woman's record on her mind, and her performance doesn't change the goals for the Olympic year.

“She ran that race beautifully & I pray to God that I can run my next few races beautifully and PR even more,” said Sears.

Sears's remarkable run at the Tom Jones Invitational is a massive improvement from her previous personal best of 10.96s clocked to win the 2023 South Eastern Conference Championship title and will be gunning to win the NCAA title this season as well as making the US Olympic team to Paris.