Alexander repeats
...Franklyn secures silver
Kwame Laurence klaurence@trinidadexpress.com
Monday, April 17th 2006
Annie Alexander
Annie Alexander retained her girls under-20 shot put title on day two of the Carifta Games, at the Rene Serge Nabajoth Stadium in Guadeloupe, yesterday.
The Trinidad and Tobago thrower produced a big 14.88 metres effort to beat Martinique's Myriam Lixfe (14.43m) and Guadeloupe's Stella Virolan (13.89m) into second and third, respectively. Another T&T athlete, Jodie Sutherland, put the shot 10.20m to cop 11th spot.
In the boys under-17 javelin, T&T's Jerren Franklyn earned silver. He hurled the spear 52.62m. Barbadian Ramon Burgess was the class of the field, with a 57.97m throw. Bahamian August Campbell (52.19m) bagged bronze.
Both Kervin Morgan and Ade Alleyne-Forte qualified for last night's boys under-20 200 metres semis. Morgan finished second in heat two in 21.82 seconds, while Alleyne-Forte was second in heat five in 22.11.
Sparkle McKnight booked her spot in last night's girls under-17 300m hurdles final with a 44.98 seconds clocking in the preliminary round. Ansil Nicholson, though, did not complete his heat in the boy's under-20 400m hurdles.
Jessica James and Naomi Reyes have both advanced to today's girls under-17 800m final. In the qualifying round, James returned a time of two minutes, 15.79 seconds and Reyes clocked 2:18.77.
T&T will also have two representatives in the boys under-17 800m final. Gavyn Nero, the newly-crowned 1,500m champion, won heat one in 2:01.44, while Christian Benn was third in heat two in 2:01.44.
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SELECTED DAY 2 RESULTS
Girls under-20 shot put
1 Annie Alexander (T&T) 14.88m
2 Myriam Lixfe (Martinique) 14.43m
3 Stella Virolan (Guadeloupe) 13.89m
11 Jodie Sutherland (T&T) 10.20m
Boys under-17 javelin
1 Ramon Burgess (Barbados) 57.97m
2 Jerren Franklyn (T&T) 52.62m
3 August Campbell (Bahamas) 52.19m
Nero wins again!
...breaks two more records
Kwame Laurence klaurence@trinidadexpress.com
Tuesday, April 18th 2006
Gavyn Nero ...won 3,000m gold at 2006 Carifta Games
Gavyn Nero continued to rewrite the Carifta Games record books on day two of the regional junior track and field championships, at the Rene Serge Nabajoth Stadium in Guadeloupe, on Sunday.
The 15-year-old Trinidad and Tobago athlete followed up on Saturday's record-breaking golden run in the boys under-17 1,500m event with 3,000m gold and a couple more records.
Nero topped the field in eight minutes, 53.42 seconds, chopping more than 17 seconds off the previous Games standard. The clocking is also a new national under-17 record.
Janeil Bellille seized silver in the girls under-20 400m hurdles. The T&T athlete got home in 59.76 seconds to finish behind Jamaica's Sherene Pinnock (57.50) and ahead of Bahamian Natayla Beneby (1:00.96). Bellille's teammate Kelly Ann Romeo was fifth in 1:05.93.
Kerron Browne added another silver to the T&T medals bag when he copped second spot in the boys open heptathlon. Browne accumulated 4,432 points in the seven-discipline event. The gold medal went to Grenadian Joel Phillip (5,074), while bronze was bagged by his compatriot Kurt Felix (4,311).
In the boys open pole vault, T&T's Kriston Caraballo snapped up silver with a 3.70 metres clearance.
Deandra Daniel, Akeela Bravo and Venice Frederick claimed individual bronze medals for T&T. Daniel cleared the bar at 1.68m for third spot in the girls under-17 high jump. In the girls under-17 discus, Bravo produced a 31.90m effort to finish behind Barbadian Akilah Martin (34.02m) and Alexandra Terry (32.69m) of the Cayman Islands. And in the five-discipline pentathlon, Frederick was third with 2,700 points.
T&T also bagged bronze in each of the four 4x100m events.
The boys under-20 quartet of Sadiki James, Keston Bledman, Kieron Anthony and Marlon Douglas got the baton round the track in 40.87 seconds. In the boys under-17 race, Joel Romain, Joel Dillon, Kendal Bacchus and Sherman Allsop produced a 42.22 seconds run. Jurnelle Francis, Semoy Hackett, Bellille and Reyare Thomas got home in 45.72 in the girls under-20 4x100m. And in the girls under-17 sprint relay, Michelle Lee Ahyee, Cadajah Spencer, Cassie Caprieta and Nyoka Giles combined for a 46.21 seconds clocking.
SELECTED DAY 2 RESULTS
Boys under-17 3,000m
1 Gavyn Nero (T&T) 8:53.42 (Carifta & T&T record)
2 Kemoy Campbell (Jamaica) 8:53.71
3 Matthew Spring (Bermuda) 9:18.74
Girls under-20 400m hurdles
1 Sherene Pinnock (Jamaica) 57.50
2 Janeil Bellille (T&T) 59.76
3 Natayla Beneby (Bahamas) 1:00.96
5 Kelly Ann Romeo (T&T) 1:05.93
Girls under-17 300m hurdles
1 Tracey Shana Kay (Jamaica) 41.64
2 Kierre Beckles (Barbados) 41.76
3 Krystal Bodie (Bahamas) 42.13
6 Sparkle McKnight (T&T) 45.76
Boys under-20 4x100m
1 Jamaica 39.81
2 Barbados 40.82
3 T&T 40.87
Girls under-20 4x100m
1 Jamaica 44.91
2 Bahamas 45.27
3 T&T 45.72
Boys under-17 4x100m
1 Jamaica 41.39
2 Bahamas 41.62
3 T&T 42.22
Girls under-17 4x100m
1 Jamaica 45.66
2 Bahamas 46.17
3 T&T 46.21
Girls under-17 high jump
1 Misha Gaye Da Costa (J'ca) 1.75m
2 Georgia Bordy (Guadeloupe) 1.68m
3 Deandra Daniel (T&T) 1.68m
4 Jeanelle Ovid (T&T) 1.68m
Boys open pole vault
1 Lorenzo Johnson (Jamaica) 3.80m
2 Kriston Caraballo (T&T) 3.70m
- Maxime Lecoq (Martinique) NH (No Height)
Girls under-17 discus
1 Akilah Martin (Barbados) 34.02m
2 Alexandra Terry (Cayman Islands) 32.69m
3 Akeela Bravo (T&T) 31.90m
Boys under-20 javelin
1 Jonathan Denis (Guadeloupe) 56.61m
2 Rohan Gill (Barbados) 55.31m
3 Kenton Olive (Grenada) 54.19m
4 Kerron Browne (T&T) 52.71m
Boys open heptathlon
1 Joel Phillip (Grenada) 5,074 points
2 Kerron Brown (T&T) 4,432
3 Kurt Felix (Grenada) 4,311
Girls open pentathlon
1 Shannise Wright (Bahamas) 3,326
2 Andrea Moss (Bahamas) 3,206
3 Venice Frederick (T&T) 2,700
