Brianna Lyston (born 24 May 2004) is a Jamaican sprint athlete who holds the 200 m under-13s world record in 23.72s.
Career Lyston ran 22.53 (–2.2) at the 2022 ISSA Boys and Girls Championship in Kingston, Jamaica. This made her the second fastest Under 20 female athlete from Jamaica. This also broke the Class 1 meeting record which was held by Simone Facey who ran a 22.71 back in 2004. A month later, at the 2022 CARIFTA Games held at the National Stadium in Kingston, she ran the third leg of the 4x100 relay clocking a championship record time of 42.58. In addition, she won the 200 metres gold in 23.16.
Lyston won her 100 m heat in a personal best 11.14 (+0.7) at the 2022 Central Athletics Championships in Spanish Town, Jamaica to beat Tia Clayton.
In March 2024, she won the NCAA indoor 60m title with a personal best of 7.03. She ran 10.91 seconds for the 100 metres at the SEC Championship in Gainesville, Florida on 11 May 2024. At the NCAA outdoor championships, she placed second in the 100 metres in 10.89 (+2.2).
After continual injuries, Lyston decided in 2025 to end her college tenure to go professional. she is signed to shoe sponsor Adidas.
In 2026, she represented Jamaica at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Torun, Poland where she finished 4th in the final (7.05).
Brianna ran the 100 metres in 10.94 at the Pure Athletics Spring Invitational in Florida April 2026.
Biography Lyston attended St. Jago High before transferring to Hydel High, both located in St. Catherine Parish.
Athletics achievements Information from her World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted. Personal bests TypeDistanceTime (s)Wind (m/s)VenueDateNotesIndividual eventsIndoor55 metres7.02Lynchburg, United States18 January 201960 metres7.03Boston, United States9 March 2024200 metres 23.16Albuquerque, United States2 February 2024Outdoor100 metres10.91+0.3Gainesville, United States11 May 2024200 metres22.31-1.0Gainesville, United States9 May 2024300 metres41.52Kingston, Jamaica14 December 2019400 metres56.86Spanish Town, Jamaica18 February 2020Team eventsIndoor4 × 200 metres relay 1:38.97Lynchburg, United States19 January 20194 × 400 metres relay 3:31.05Boston, United States9 March 2024Outdoor4 × 100 metres relay42.42Gainesville, United States18 April 20264 × 400 metres relay3:28.08Gainesville, United States11 May 2024
International competitions 2019CARIFTA Youth GamesGeorge Town, Cayman Islands2nd200 m23.531st4 × 100 m relay45.632021World U20 ChampionshipsNairobi, Kenya200 m23.182022CARIFTA Junior GamesKingston, Jamaica1st200 m23.161st4 × 100 m relay42.58World U20 ChampionshipsCali, Colombia1st200 m22.652026World Indoor ChampionshipsToruń, Poland4th60 m7.05World Ultimate ChampionshipBudapest, Hungary11th (h)100 m11.18
National championships and competitions 2023NCAA Division I ChampionshipsAustin, Texas24th (sf)200 m23.43+0.83rd4 × 100 m relay42.522024NCAA Division I Indoor ChampionshipsBoston, Massachusetts1st60 m7.033rd4 × 400 m relay3:31.05NCAA Division I ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon2nd100 m10.89+2.213th (sf)200 m22.76+1.22nd4 × 100 m relay42.572025NCAA Division I Indoor ChampionshipsVirginia Beach, Virginia60 m7.17
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