Ja’Kobe Tharp Breaks 110m Hurdles World Record, Turns Pro After June 10 NCAA Meet
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Updated · NBC Sports · Jul 14
Ja’Kobe Tharp Breaks 110m Hurdles World Record, Turns Pro After June 10 NCAA Meet
3 articles · Updated · NBC Sports · Jul 14
Summary
June 10 at the NCAA Championships, Ja’Kobe Tharp set a new 110m hurdles world record, emerging as one of the earliest breakout names for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
The Auburn hurdler followed that performance by turning professional, giving up his senior season after the record run.
Tharp enters a crowded U.S. hurdles picture that already includes 2024 Olympic champion Grant Holloway, 2025 world champion Cordell Tinch and Jamal Britt, now the fifth-fastest man in history.
Only three Americans can qualify for the LA 2028 Olympic team, making the men’s high hurdles one of the deepest U.S. events two years before the Games.