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700 athletes in final warm-up for nationals
« on: June 15, 2012, 07:10:20 PM »
http://www.guardian.co.tt/sport/2012-06-13/700-athletes-final-warm-nationals

Morvant Jets Track and Field Games
700 athletes in final warm-up for nationals
Published: Thursday, June 14, 2012
Shernice Thomas


National sprinters Ayanna Hutchinson and Darrel Brown are set to defend their 100m titles at the Morvant Jets Track and Field Games which takes off on Saturday and Sunday at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Mucurapo. Approximately 700 athletes from various clubs across the country are expected to participate in the two-day event. The host club will also be honouring its founder and former head coach, Franklin Francis, who established the club in 1967. Action starts at 9 am with the finals expected to run off at 2 pm each day. Events will be contested in six age categories for the juniors ranging from Under-9 to Under-17 and an Under-20 category for the boys only, and men’s and women’s categories for the seniors. All eyes will be on Hutchinson and Brown, who are the favourites to reclaim their respective sprint titles.
 
Hutchinson was the top local performer at the University of Technology (UTECH) Knights Track and Field International Classic at the National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica in April. The 2011 CAC 4X100m gold medallist finished second in the women’s invitational 100m dash in 11.72 seconds, ahead of Jamaican Deandre Whitehorne (11.80). Jamaica’s reigning World University Champion Carrie Russell (11.39) placed first. Brown, who has already dipped under the men’s Olympic sprint “A” standard of 10.18, will headline the men’s event. Also set to compete at the meeting are field athletes Gwendolyn Smith and Geraldine George. The duo are both in fine form and are favourites to win their events, following their golden performances in representing T&T at the World Masters in Athletics Championships in Jyvaskyla, Finland, in April. Smith nabbed gold in the javelin throw in the 45-49 age group with a throw of 41.59m, while Francis claimed gold in the same event in the 40-44 age group with a distance of 41.00m.
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Re: 700 athletes in final warm-up for nationals
« Reply #1 on: June 15, 2012, 07:31:56 PM »
This should be interesting
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Re: 700 athletes in final warm-up for nationals
« Reply #2 on: June 15, 2012, 07:46:29 PM »
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Brown, who has already dipped under the men’s Olympic sprint “A” standard of 10.18, will headline the men’s event.

When did Brown run that 10.18 or lower?

That race was what?  9.85650319 meters long or wha?
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Re: 700 athletes in final warm-up for nationals
« Reply #3 on: June 15, 2012, 08:38:36 PM »
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Brown, who has already dipped under the men’s Olympic sprint “A” standard of 10.18, will headline the men’s event.

When did Brown run that 10.18 or lower?

That race was what?  9.85650319 meters long or wha?

Wow Trinity, I think most of us would agree that you need to be checked out...I think you need an assessment!

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Re: 700 athletes in final warm-up for nationals
« Reply #4 on: June 15, 2012, 08:51:46 PM »
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Brown, who has already dipped under the men’s Olympic sprint “A” standard of 10.18, will headline the men’s event.

When did Brown run that 10.18 or lower?

That race was what?  9.85650319 meters long or wha?

Wow Trinity, I think most of us would agree that you need to be checked out...I think you need an assessment!

TT is on kicks so doh take him on too much, just have a laugh!  ;D
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Morvant Jets Games this weekend
« Reply #5 on: June 15, 2012, 09:10:27 PM »
http://www.trinidadexpress.com/sports/Morvant_Jets_Games_this_weekend-159147875.html

Morvant Jets Games this weekend
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The Morvant Jets Track and Field Games will be staged at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain this weekend.
 
The Games open tomorrow with qualifying heats from nine a.m. The first event on Sunday is also at nine o'clock.
 
The 2012 edition of the Games is being staged in honour of Morvant Jets founder and former head coach Frankie Francis. Francis served as head coach between 1967, the year the club was formed, and last year. He retired because of ill health.
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« Reply #6 on: June 15, 2012, 09:42:40 PM »
All de old talk..I must have missed the race he ran under 10.18...dais all I asking for.

Well we will soon see if he can run under 10.40

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Re: 700 athletes in final warm-up for nationals
« Reply #7 on: June 16, 2012, 09:15:59 AM »
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All de old talk..I must have missed the race he ran under 10.18...dais all I asking for.

Well we will soon see if he can run under 10.40

I believe it was last year...the time was actually 10.13. Hopefully he runs a good time.

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Re: 700 athletes in final warm-up for nationals
« Reply #8 on: June 16, 2012, 09:33:05 AM »
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All de old talk..I must have missed the race he ran under 10.18...dais all I asking for.

Well we will soon see if he can run under 10.40

I believe it was last year...the time was actually 10.13. Hopefully he runs a good time.

I hope so too..seriously.

I hope dat fella crack a 9.90 or thereabouts.  And put real pressure on Burns, Bledman and Thompson....

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James takes double gold at Morvant Jets Games - Day 1
« Reply #9 on: June 16, 2012, 11:41:05 PM »
http://www.guardian.co.tt/sport/2012-06-17/james-takes-double-gold

Morvant Jets Games
James takes double gold
Published: Sunday, June 17, 2012
Clayton Clarke


Carifta champion Chelsea James was a double winner on the opening day of the annual Morvant Jets Games at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Mucurapo, yesterday. James took the Girls’ Under-17 Shot Put and Discus titles, landing the shot put with a 14.29m. The Tobago Falcons athlete improved her personal best of 14.02m, which she set in taking the Carifta title in Bermuda in April. The CAC Junior team member finished ahead of Carifta bronze medallist Portious Warren of Toco TAFAC (11.87m) and clubmate Britney Bedlow (9.92m). James first sent the iron ball out to 14.15m and then to 14.29m before securing the Discus. Meanwhile, juvenile double champions Adel Colthrust of Southern Athletics and Petrotrin Palo Seco’s Atiba Samuel took the Boys’ Under-13 200m (24.30) and Under-15 800m (2:10.13) respectively. 
 
Junior Under-18 100m gold medallist Aaliyah Telesford (Point Fortin New Jets) took home the Women’s 200m (24.72). Precious George (Warriors) was victorious in the Boys’ Under-17 Javelin (50.80m) while QRC’s Carisa Leacock topped the field in the Women’s Long Jump (5.86m). Shelly Jones (Petrotrin PAP) ran away with the Girls’ Under-17 800m (2:40.72). World Masters indoor double gold medallist Gwendolyn Smith (Petrotrin  Palo Seco) got the better of her younger competitors in the Women’s Shot Put (12.38m) while Toco TAFAC’s Cherisse Murray (11.87m) and Burnley’s Sharisse Downey (11.71) took the minor places. Downey was crowned champion in the Women’s Discus ahead of Murray. Another Burnley athlete, Dominique Williams, blazed to gold in the Women’s 800m. Also among the winners were Point Fortin New Jets’ Kevin Roberts (Men’s High Jump – 1.95m), Petrotrin Palo Seco’s Kendis Bullard (Men’s 800m – 1:53.43), TTDF’s Kevin Haynes (Men’s 200m – 21.36), Guyanese Ornesto Thomas (Boys’ Under-17 800m) and Elton Bollers (Boys’ Under-20 200m – 21.51). The action will continue from 9 am this morning. The events on schedule include the 100m, 400m and 1500m races.
De higher a monkey climbs is de less his ass is on de line, if he works for FIFA that is! ;-)

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Re: 700 athletes in final warm-up for nationals
« Reply #10 on: June 17, 2012, 01:14:29 AM »
Socapro, you know when I saw Brown's times for 100m this year, at first I thought it was another Brown and the times were women shot put distances...steups

I does get real tie up yes.

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Re: 700 athletes in final warm-up for nationals
« Reply #11 on: June 17, 2012, 02:17:00 AM »
Socapro, you know when I saw Brown's times for 100m this year, at first I thought it was another Brown and the times were women shot put distances...steups

I does get real tie up yes.
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Re: 700 athletes in final warm-up for nationals
« Reply #12 on: June 17, 2012, 05:37:43 PM »
Any news on brown performance?
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Roberts among the double winners
« Reply #13 on: June 17, 2012, 09:44:33 PM »
http://www.guardian.co.tt/sport/2012-06-17/roberts-among-double-winners

Roberts among the double winners
Published: Monday, June 18, 2012
Clayton Clarke


Kevin Roberts (Pt Fortin New Jets) scored an impressive jump double at the 2012 Morvant Jets Games which took place at Hasely Crawford Stadium, Mucurapo on Saturday and Sunday. Roberts won the men’s high jump (1.95) and long jump (7.04) with personal best performances. The recently crowned national and junior Octathlon champion beat Akem Graham of Mustangs (1.75) and Victor Isaac, Toco TAFAC (1.60) for the high jump title. The St Benedicts College student then edged Shannon Salazar  (Petrotrin P/Seco) by 1cm in the long jump event with triple jump winner Akeel Edwards of Toco taking the bronze (6.91). Roberts is one of 40 athletes who have been selected to represent T&T at the 2012 Central American and Caribbean Junior Track and Field Championships in San Salvador, El Salvador from June 29 to July 1.
 
Carifta champions Chelsea James and Kenejah Williams were among the double winners at the two day meet. Aaron Andrews (Southern Athletics), Gwendolyn Smith (Petrotrin P/Seco), Kenejah Williams (Tobago Falcons), Elton Bollers (Guyana), Ornesto Thomas (Guyana), Atiba Samuel (Petrotrin P/Seco), Travis Diaz (Penal), Nikita Paul (Concorde), Caliyah Wallace(Cougars) and Joshua Lewis (Memphis) were the others. Carifta girls under-17 shot put champion James (Tobago Falcons) took the girls under-17 shot put (14.29 and discus (32.70) while her clubmate Williams, who took the Carifta boys under 17 discus title, secured the Morvant Jets discus (50.74-pb) and shot put (15.78) crowns.
 
Andrews sailed away with the boys under-17 200m (22.53) and 400m (50.64) titles. Smith, a 2012 double World Masters indoor winner landed the women’s shot put (12.38) and javelin (43.42) while Bollers beat the local field in the boys under-20 100m (10.88) and 200m (21.51). His compatriot Thomas retained the boys under-17 1500m title  (4:17.44) came out on top in 800m (1:59.05). Samuel completed anotherboys under 15 800/1500 triumph as he did at the National Juvenile champs in 2:10.13 and 4:31.78 respectively. Diaz held on to his boys under 20 1500m crown (4:23.93) and was first to the line in the two lap event (2:00.83). Paul sped away with the girls under 15 100m (12.34) and 200m (26.19) while Wallace was the best in the girls under-11 80m (11.67) and 150m (20.84) with Lewis snatching the boys under 9 60m (9.28) and 150 (21.78). This year’s meet was held in honour of founding member and coach Frankie Francis.
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Re: 700 athletes in final warm-up for nationals
« Reply #14 on: June 18, 2012, 03:42:40 PM »
Like Brown eh set a new National record..how come nobody can say what he ran?

 

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