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Ja'Kobe Tharp Breaks 110m Hurdles World Record With 12.75 at NCAA Semifinal

Recorded with a legal +1.0 m/s wind, the 12.75 run is eligible for ratification and positions the 20-year-old for intense attention ahead of the NCAA final.

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Sep 15, 2025; Tokyo, Japan; Ja'Kobe Tharp (USA) during a heat of the mens 110m hurdles during World Athletics Championships at National Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images
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Overview

  • Ja'Kobe Tharp ran 12.75 seconds in a semifinal at Hayward Field on Wednesday, lowering the official world record for the men's 110m hurdles from Aries Merritt's 12.80.
  • The time was recorded with a legal +1.0 meters-per-second tailwind, making the performance eligible for ratification and also breaking the collegiate mark of 12.98 held by Grant Holloway.
  • Tharp improved his personal best by about 0.26 seconds from 13.01, an unusually large jump for elite hurdlers that underlines the scale of the performance.
  • The result instantly raises Tharp's profile for the remainder of the NCAA meet and the professional season, increasing scrutiny over his NCAA final on Friday and likely accelerating pro opportunities and media attention.
  • This is the first individual world record set at the NCAA outdoor championships since 1976 and it changes the U.S. sprint-hurdles landscape by producing a 20-year-old world-record holder with prior World U20 and national success.