Not trini, but our Bahamas relays M 4x4 performance may have well been the signal of the end of our Caribbean stranglehold on the event.
2 Jamaican freshmen in the past few minutes...
PLACE ATHLETE RESULT LN/POS
1 Fred Kerley
Texas A&M [SR] 44.30
10 Pts 6
2 Nathon Allen
Auburn [FR] 44.52
8 Pts 7
3 Akeem Bloomfield
Auburn [FR] 44.81
6 Pts 5
4 Michael Cherry
LSU [SR] 45.09
5 Pts 4
5 Mylik Kerley
Texas A&M [JR] 45.60
4 Pts 8
6 Steven Gayle
Alabama [SR] 46.04
3 Pts 1
7 Kunle Fasasi
Florida [SO] 46.09
2 Pts 3
8 Randall Ceneus
Auburn [SO] 46.33
1 Pt 2
9 Obi Igbokwe
Arkansas [SO] 46.84 9
T&T does not have the depth to compete with Jamaica we are always depending on the same 5 guys to bring home a medal every year we now have 6 guys that can run low 45s Jamaica has double that T&T cannot afford injuries to anyone .
Jamaica has gotten back into the mix in the 400m and 4x400. But it isnt as gloom as it may look at the moment for us. Our weakness lies in the poor decisions that our administration makes. We seen this in the recent world relays and Rio.
We got about 3 guys capable of running mid 44s i.e. Quow, Lalonde, Lendore. Then we have 1 guy who will crack the 44s barrier very soon i.e. Cedenio. Solomon is a fighter. But he needs to be at his best to make that 4x400 team. The sad thing is that he is in his early 30s. So he might need to put more focus on training and less on running his business, if he wants to keep a spot on the team.
Now Jereem Richards came at the right time. From what I seen recently, he is capable of running a mid 44s easily. His 200m speed and 400m strength is what we need to get back into medal contention. Regardless, I'm happy that we finally got a world class 200m runner.
One result that was overlooked this weekend is Domonique Williams second place finish at the SEC this weekend. She ran a low 52.. Which is still about a second and a half off of World class status. But she is improving.
While the administration makes a lot of bad decisions our lack of depth plays a big part also Solomon is getting up there in age but there is nobody that is challenging him for a spot so his spot is pretty safe.
Quow is getting up there in age so he's going to become more injury prone and there is nobody to replace him Lalonde is getting up there in age and there is nobody to replace him he makes the same mistakes he's been making for the past couple of years he needs to go to another camp.
D Lendore and D Brown is like Siamese twins the man breaks down every year I'm glad he didn't take part in indoors this year hopefully he can last for the rest of the season he should take next year off to be fully fit for the WC and Olympics because he have not been fit for the past couple of years so you can forget about seeing any low 44s from D Lendore anytime soon.
J Richards has the potential but he is not ready yet if all 6 guys are not healthy we toast.