Auburn's Ja'Kobe Tharp breaks 110 hurdles world record at NCAAs
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Last updated Jun 11, 2026
Auburn junior Ja'Kobe Tharp made headlines at the NCAA Track and Field Championships in Eugene on June 10 by breaking the world record in the men's 110-meter hurdles. Tharp finished his semifinal race with a time of 12.75 seconds, surpassing Aries Merritt's previous record of 12.80 seconds set in 2012. The reigning NCAA champion is looking to defend his title after also contributing to the Tigers' 4x100 relay team, which set a collegiate record earlier in the week. Tharp is set to compete in the final on June 11 at 5:42 p.m.
- •Tharp set a new world record of 12.75 seconds in 110-meter hurdles.
- •The previous record of 12.80 seconds was held by Aries Merritt since 2012.
- •Tharp contributed to a new collegiate record in the 4x100 relay.
- •He will compete in the 110 hurdles final on June 11 at 5:42 p.m.
- 8:06 AMYahoo Sports — Auburn star Ja’Kobe Tharp rewrites history with stunning world-record hurdles run
- 6:50 AMESPN — Auburn's Tharp sets world record in 110m hurdles
- 6:34 AMYahoo Sports — Tharp, 20, breaks 110m hurdles world record at NCAA championships
- 5:31 AMYahoo Sports — Auburn's Tharp breaks world record in 110 hurdles on Day 1 of NCAA track and field meet
- 5:13 AMYahoo Sports — Ja'Kobe Tharp breaks 110m hurdles world record at NCAA Track and Field Championships
- 3:31 AMYahoo Sports — Auburn's Ja'Kobe Tharp stuns with out-of-nowhere 110 hurdles world record
- 1:46 AMYahoo Sports — Auburn's Ja'Kobe Tharp sets new world record in 110 hurdles at NCAAs
"Auburn junior Ja’Kobe Tharp broke the world record in the 110-meter hurdles at 12.75 seconds Wednesday in the semifinal round on Day 1 of the NCAA outdoor track and field championships. Tharp became the first individual since Dwight Stones in the high jump 50 years ago to break a world record at the NCAA championships. Tharp, who improved his personal best by 0.26 seconds, broke Grant Holloway’s collegiate record of 12.98 and the world record of 12.80 set by Aries Merritt in 2012.
"Ja'Kobe Tharp clocked 12.75sec to smash the 110m hurdles world record during heats at the NCAA collegiate athletics championships in Eugene, Oregon, on Wednesday.While he did not have a world record in mind, Tharp said he "really wanted to make a statement".
"Auburn's Ja'Kobe Tharp ran a blistering time of 12.75 to set the world record in the 110-meter hurdles Wednesday at the NCAA outdoor track and field championships.
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External links- Yahoo SportsJun 11, 2026, 8:06 AMAuburn star Ja’Kobe Tharp rewrites history with stunning world-record hurdles run
Tharp became the first individual since Dwight Stones in the high jump 50 years ago to break a world record at the NCAA championships
- ESPNJun 11, 2026, 6:50 AMAuburn's Tharp sets world record in 110m hurdles
Auburn's Ja'Kobe Tharp ran a blistering time of 12.75 to set the world record in the 110-meter hurdles Wednesday at the NCAA outdoor track and field championships.
- Yahoo SportsJun 11, 2026, 6:34 AMTharp, 20, breaks 110m hurdles world record at NCAA championships
Ja'Kobe Tharp clocked 12.75sec to smash the 110m hurdles world record during heats at the NCAA collegiate athletics championships in Eugene, Oregon, on Wednesday.While he did not have a world record in mind, Tharp said he "really wanted to make a statement".
- Yahoo SportsJun 11, 2026, 5:31 AMAuburn's Tharp breaks world record in 110 hurdles on Day 1 of NCAA track and field meet
Auburn junior Ja’Kobe Tharp broke the world record in the 110-meter hurdles at 12.75 seconds Wednesday in the semifinal round on Day 1 of the NCAA outdoor track and field championships. Tharp became the first individual since Dwight Stones in the high jump 50 years ago to break a world record at the NCAA championships. Tharp, who improved his personal best by 0.26 seconds, broke Grant Holloway’s collegiate record of 12.98 and the world record of 12.80 set by Aries Merritt in 2012.
- Yahoo SportsJun 11, 2026, 5:13 AMJa'Kobe Tharp breaks 110m hurdles world record at NCAA Track and Field Championships
Ja'Kobe Tharp broke the world record that was set in 2012.
- Yahoo SportsJun 11, 2026, 3:31 AMAuburn's Ja'Kobe Tharp stuns with out-of-nowhere 110 hurdles world record
This makes absolutely no sense, but Tharp leaped to the top of the all-time leaderboard
- Yahoo SportsJun 11, 2026, 1:46 AMAuburn's Ja'Kobe Tharp sets new world record in 110 hurdles at NCAAs
Hayward Field didn't wait long to produce a signature magic moment, with Auburn hurdler Ja'Kobe Tharp breaking a world record in a semifinal June 10.
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