Ja’Kobe Tharp runs a 12.75-second 110m hurdles performance in the heats at the NCAA outdoor track and field championships in Eugene, Oregon, breaking the men’s 110m hurdles world record. Multiple outlets report the record comes in the preliminary round rather than the final, with the time also described as a major improvement on the prior best. The previous world record is reported as having been set at 12.80 seconds in 2012 by Aries Merritt, and some coverage notes the record had stood for more than a decade. Tharp is identified as an Auburn University athlete and a defending champion in the event. The result qualifies him for the NCAA final, where he is expected to compete again following the record-setting run. Coverage also highlights that the achievement marks the first individual world record at the NCAA championships since 1976, and notes Tharp as one of the standout prospects following the breakthrough performance.