Brown cruises in Caracas
By Kwame Laurence kwame.laurence@trinidadexpress.com
Story Created: May 8, 2011 at 12:37 AM ECT
Story Updated: May 8, 2011 at 12:37 AM ECT
Darrel Brown struck gold in the men's 100 metres dash, at the Brigido Iriarte Memorial track and field meet, in Caracas, Venezuela, on Friday.
The Trinidad and Tobago sprint star got home in 10.34 seconds, finishing well ahead of Venezuela's Diego Rivas, the runner-up in 10.49. Ecuador's Franklin Nazareno copped third spot in 10.58.
In the preliminaries, Brown clocked 10.47 seconds.
T&T's Jessica James bagged bronze in the women's 400m in 55.76 seconds. Venezuelan Nancy Garces topped the field in 55.16, beating her compatriot, Wilmary Alvarez (55.55) into second spot.
James clocked 56.41 in the qualifying round.
Another T&T athlete, Denzel Ramirez finished third in yesterday's men's 5,000m event, in a personal best 14 minutes, 52.48 seconds. Venezuela's Nolbert GutiƩrrez won in 14:47.89, from Alexis Pena in 14:51.82.
At the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Outdoor Championships, in North Carolina, USA, Emmanuel Stewart earned gold in the men's discus and javelin events. The Morgan State University freshman threw 50.51 metres in the discus and 53.39m in the javelin. Stewart was ninth in the shot put with a 13.62m effort.
Another T&T/Morgan State athlete, Jeanelle Ovid cleared the bar at 1.65m to secure bronze in the women's high jump.
In Iowa, Caleigh Bacchus triumphed in the Mark Messersmith Invite women's high jump with a 1.76m clearance.
At the Jim Kehoe Twilight Meet, in Maryland, University of Maryland senior Heidi Paul topped the women's 100m field in 12.36 seconds. She finished third in the 200m in 25.37. University of Maryland sophomore, Shawn David clocked 50.11 seconds for fourth spot in the men's 400m.
Jacksonville University field athlete, Akeela Bravo won the women's discus, at the University of Central Florida (UCF) Twilight Invite. Her winning throw, 45.98m, is a new school record. Kieron Anthony finished ninth in the men's 200m in 22.07 seconds and 12th in the 100m in 10.93.
And North Dakota State University (NDSU) student, Deborah John snapped up silver in the women's 100m hurdles, at the NDSU/University of North Dakota dual meet, in North Dakota. The timing system malfunctioned.