LAUSANNE – In the first Diamond League meet since the conclusion of the Paris Olympics, Razorback Wayne Pinnock had his lead in the long jump snatched away by double Olympic champion Miltiadis Tentoglou of Greece on the final leap of the competition.
With a mark of 26-5.5 (8.06) on his final jump, Tentoglou edged ahead of Pinnock’s leading mark of 26-3.5 (8.01) from the fourth round. Tentoglou moved from third to first place as the pair of jumpers produced the same result from the 2023 World Championships and the 2024 Olympic Games.
In the 100m hurdles, with a -0.9 headwind, Arkansas alum Ackera Nugent finished third in 12.38 from lane 8 as she matched the runner-up time produced by American Grace Stark. Puerto Rico’s Jasmine Camacho-Quinn won the race in 12.35.
Finishing behind Nugent were Nadine Visser of the Netherlands (12.40) and Jamaican Danielle Williams (12.53).
“The last few moments were really special because it was my first Diamond League since turning professional, and being around all the girls, everyone was so supportive and it just felt great,” said Nugent. “My anxiety and nerves disappeared because I was with good people, which helped me give my best today. And yes, that’s exactly what I did.”
Alum Shafiqua Maloney raced in her first 800m since placing fourth in the Paris Olympic final. She produced a time of 1:59.28 to finish sixth. Kenya’s Mary Moraa won the event in 1:57.91 ahead of two British runners in Georgia Bell (1:58.53) and Jemma Reekie (1:58.73).
Jamaican Andrenette Knight, a pro who trains in Fayetteville, finished fourth in the 400m hurdles with a time of 54.93. Femke Bol of the Netherlands won in a meet record of 52.25 over Jamaican’s Rushell Clayton (53.32) and Janieve Russell (54.48).
The long jump competition included an additional pair of Arkansas alums with Carey McLeod placing seventh at 25-8 (7.82) while Jarrion Lawson finished ninth at 25-2.75 (7.69).
Silesia Diamond League in Poland is the location of the next meet, which will be held on Sunday. Entries include Ryan Crouser (shot put), Romaine Beckford (high jump), Nugent (100m hurdles), Anna Cockrell (400m hurdles), Knight (400m hurdles), Shamier Little (400m hurdles), Dalilah Muhammad (400m hurdles), and Alexis Holmes (400m).
