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Re: Rising Star Michelle-Lee Ahye Thread
« Reply #60 on: April 04, 2015, 03:33:35 AM »
Still waiting on a TNT 100m sprinter to take the 200m seriously. Will it ever happen? :-\
I think Kai Selvonn might be or do you class her more as a 200m sprinter so she may not count?

Kai is running the 200m in Auburn today at the Tiger Classic.

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I suspect that MLA will also be taking the 200m seriously as well this season and might be hoping to make finals and contest for a medal in both the 100 and 200m at World Champs in Beijing China in August. She did look very good in the 200m last season just before she pulled up injured at the end of her race.

Hopefully KAB and Hackett will also be taking the 200m seriously this season to add some speed endurance to their 100m races and so give themselves an edge.
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Re: Rising Star Michelle-Lee Ahye Thread
« Reply #61 on: April 04, 2015, 03:49:38 PM »
I mean on the men's side, mostly.

Machel Cedenio running the 200 doesn't count, as he isn't a 100m sprinter. Our 400m men have actually run it more, and with better results, than any TnT Sprinter in the last 5 years.

The race by MLA this weekend is very significant. It converts to 10.77 with 0 wind  :o  :o which is faster than the current NR.

Put a hypothetical 1.8 behind it, and you are talking about a performance that could have won any championship in the last 20 years - and this is still only her 2nd race of the year. If she stays healthy, Beijing could be her arrival on the world championship stage.

Maybe overlooked this weekend at FL Relays was this result, 2nd for Sorrillo in his heat in a very respectable early season time:

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Event 62  Men 100 Meter Dash University
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Re: Rising Star Michelle-Lee Ahye Thread
« Reply #62 on: April 04, 2015, 04:05:20 PM »
Yeah, very respectable 100m run there from Sorrillo for a 200m sprinter.

Regards the men please note that both Richard Thompson and Shermund Allsop ran the 200m today in Bayou.

You can check this link for more details. http://www.socawarriors.net/forum/index.php?topic=61616.msg923628#msg923628
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Ahye leads the world
« Reply #63 on: April 12, 2015, 06:22:38 PM »
Ahye leads the world
T&T sprint star clocks 10.97 into headwind

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Story Created: Apr 4, 2015 at 9:04 PM ECT


Michelle-Lee Ahye shaping up for a good 2015 Outdoor Season

Trinidad and Tobago’s Michelle-Lee Ahye shot to the top of the 2015 world performance list in the women’s 100 metres dash when she stopped the clock at 10.97 seconds at the Florida Relays, in the United States, on Friday.

Ahye produced the impressive clocking, running into a 2.5 metres per second headwind. Jamaica’s Remona Burchell finished second in 11.04.

In another women’s 100m race, T&T/Western Kentucky University sprinter Peli Alzola finished ninth in 12.02 seconds.

Rondel Sorrillo finished in a dead heat for first in the men’s 200m “B” race. Both the T&T sprinter and his American rival, Just’N Thymes clocked 20.46 seconds. In the 100m “A” race, Sorrillo was second in 10.17.

Another T&T sprinter, Keston Bledman clocked 21.05 seconds for second spot in the men’s 200m “D” race.

Emanuel Mayers got home in 50.63 seconds to secure fourth spot in the men’s 400m hurdles. In the women’s 400m hurdles, Janeil Bellille clocked 58.41 to finish fifth.

Mikel Thomas was fifth in the men’s 110m hurdles in 13.47 seconds. Another T&T hurdler, Wayne Davis II finished ninth in 13.86.

Alena Brooks returned a time of two minutes, 08.42 seconds for fifth spot in the women’s 800m. In the men’s 800m “F” race, Coppin State University’s Mark London was fifth in 1:52.02.

And in the women’s 400m “D” race, Romona Modeste completed her lap of the track in 54.30 seconds to secure seventh spot.
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Rising Star Michelle-Lee Ahye loses her 10.97 World Lead to ET
« Reply #64 on: April 12, 2015, 06:28:54 PM »
This weekend MLA lost her 10.97 World Lead to ET (Elaine Thompson) of Jamaica.

I am patiently waiting to see what times both KAB and Hackett open their outdoor seasons with.

Elaine Thompson runs WL 10.92 at UTech Classic
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Elaine Thompson (UTech) won the women's 100m in a world leading 10.92 seconds at the 2015 UTech Classic at the National Stadium. Natasha Morrison 11.17 and Christania Williams 11.18 were second and third respectively.
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Just got news that MLA ran 22.01 yesterday in Texas at the 2015 Bobcat Classic but she had the help of a 2.9 tailwind.

I reckon that MLA would still have ran a 200m world lead even if the wind conditions were legal (+2.0 or less) based upon the current legal 200m world lead being 22.42 by the American white hope Jenna Prandini.
See link: http://www.iaaf.org/records/toplists/sprints/200-metres/outdoor/women/senior/2015
By my calculations MLA would have ran a 22.18 in still wind conditions which is still faster than the current legal world lead. Also only 4 female athetes equalled or bettered 22.18 over 200m last year so that is a good sign that MLA can be a serious contender in both the 100m and 200m at the upcoming World Champs in August barring injury.

I think that based upon this MLA 200m time and KAB's 22.91 200m in her outdoor season opener last weekend that T&T could have fielded a serious women's 4x200m relay team with medal potential at World Relays in Bahamas next weekend.
If only Kayelle Clarke and Semoy Hackett were available I think T&T would have had the personnel to take on the workload in the 4x200m relay on day 1 without it negatively affecting our chances in the 4x100m relay on Day 2 and we could have been in a strong position to win a medal both in the 4x2 and 4x1 on days 1 and 2 respectively at the 2015 World Relays in the Bahamas.
But as things are its likely to be between USA, JA, Bahamas and possibly Nigeria pressing for medals in the women's 4x200m relay in the Bahamas on day 1 without a T&T women's 4x200m relay team in the mix.

Also note in section 2 of the 200m Finals at the 2015 Bobcat Classic in Texas that Reyare Thomas placed 2nd in a time of 23.41 in a just legal 2.0 tailwind which was 4th overall for the Finals.

What do you guys thinks?

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Event 17 Women 200 Meter Dash 5:55 PM

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Name Year School Finals Wind H# Points
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Finals Section 1
1 Ahye, Michelle-Lee Elite Performance 22.01 2.9 1
2 Peter, Allison Elite Performance 23.28 2.9 1
3 Wesley, Macahla Texas State 23.78 2.9 1
4 Brown, Marika Texas State 23.89 2.9 1
5 Hurt, Chartia Unattached 23.96 2.9 1

Finals Section 2
1 Mayungbe, Ibukun Elite Performance 23.41 2.0 2
2 Thomas, Reyare Unattached 23.47 2.0 2
3 Akoi, Phobay Kutu Unattached 23.82 2.0 2
4 Hill, Taylor Elite Performance 23.84 2.0 2
5 Williams, Mikayla Texas-Arlington 24.54 2.0 2

Finals Section 3
1 Nelson, Katara New Mexico St. 24.15 2.7 3
2 Hebert, Alexus Texas State 24.25 2.7 3
3 Francis, Chamique Texas 24.33 2.7 3
4 Stalbert, Marcquita Texas A&M 24.45 2.7 3
5 Stewart, Antonisha Texas State 24.98 2.7 3
6 Polite, Prasanna Angelo State 25.50 2.7 3

Finals Section 4
1 Hardy, Tramesha Unattached 23.54 2.9 4
2 Gray, Jordan Angelo State 24.62 2.9 4
3 Williams, Rhenique North Texas 24.90 2.9 4
4 Adams, Briana Texas State 24.98 2.9 4
5 Daniels, India Texas A&M 25.77 2.9 4
6 Powell, Jalyn Unattached 26.09 2.9 4

Finals Section 5
1 Simmons, LaShawnda Incarnate Word 24.23 1.9 5
2 Thompson, Megan Texas-Arlington 24.69 1.9 5
3 Muhammad, Na'Imah Texas State 24.78 1.9 5
4 Jonier, Dominique New Mexico St. 24.92 1.9 5
5 Carter, Katyiah North Texas 25.37 1.9 5

Finals Section 6
1 Jackson, Dominique New Mexico St. 24.97 1.8 6
2 Zamzow, Ashtin Texas A&M 25.42 1.8 6
3 Rolfe, Dasia Texas-Arlington 25.47 1.8 6
4 Osondu, Elizabeth North Texas 25.66 1.8 6
5 Ward, Tare' Angelo State 25.75 1.8 6
6 Cole, La'Shya New Mexico St. 26.75 1.8 6

Finals Section 7
1 Davis, Taylor Texas-Arlington 25.00 1.0 7
2 Moore, Ebony Incarnate Word 25.51 1.0 7
3 Montgomery, Taylor Texas State 25.60 1.0 7
4 Scott, Tanisha New Mexico St. 25.62 1.0 7

Finals Section 8
1 Christopher, Aleyh North Texas 26.23 2.2 8
2 Moore, Jayla North Texas 26.25 2.2 8
3 Wilson, Jacie North Texas 26.45 2.2 8
4 Oyelami, Oluwaponmile Angelo State 26.98 2.2 8
5 Wright, Kristin Angelo State 27.23 2.2 8

Finals Summary
1 Ahye, Michelle-Lee Elite Performance 22.01 2.9 1
2 Peter, Allison Elite Performance 23.28 2.9 1
3 Mayungbe, Ibukun Elite Performance 23.41 2.0 2
4 Thomas, Reyare Unattached 23.47 2.0 2
5 Hardy, Tramesha Unattached 23.54 2.9 4
6 Wesley, Macahla Texas State 23.78 2.9 1
7 Akoi, Phobay Kutu Unattached 23.82 2.0 2
8 Hill, Taylor Elite Performance 23.84 2.0 2
9 Brown, Marika Texas State 23.89 2.9 1
10 Hurt, Chartia Unattached 23.96 2.9 1
11 Nelson, Katara New Mexico St. 24.15 2.7 3
12 Simmons, LaShawnda Incarnate Word 24.23 1.9 5
13 Hebert, Alexus Texas State 24.25 2.7 3
14 Francis, Chamique Texas 24.33 2.7 3
15 Stalbert, Marcquita Texas A&M 24.45 2.7 3
16 Williams, Mikayla Texas-Arlington 24.54 2.0 2
17 Gray, Jordan Angelo State 24.62 2.9 4
18 Thompson, Megan Texas-Arlington 24.69 1.9 5
19 Muhammad, Na'Imah Texas State 24.78 1.9 5
20 Williams, Rhenique North Texas 24.90 2.9 4
21 Jonier, Dominique New Mexico St. 24.92 1.9 5
22 Jackson, Dominique New Mexico St. 24.97 1.8 6
23 Stewart, Antonisha Texas State 24.98 2.7 3
24 Adams, Briana Texas State 24.98 2.9 4
25 Davis, Taylor Texas-Arlington 25.00 1.0 7
26 Carter, Katyiah North Texas 25.37 1.9 5
27 Zamzow, Ashtin Texas A&M 25.42 1.8 6
28 Rolfe, Dasia Texas-Arlington 25.47 1.8 6
29 Polite, Prasanna Angelo State 25.50 2.7 3
30 Moore, Ebony Incarnate Word 25.51 1.0 7
31 Montgomery, Taylor Texas State 25.60 1.0 7
32 Scott, Tanisha New Mexico St. 25.62 1.0 7
33 Osondu, Elizabeth North Texas 25.66 1.8 6
34 Ward, Tare' Angelo State 25.75 1.8 6
35 Daniels, India Texas A&M 25.77 2.9 4
36 Powell, Jalyn Unattached 26.09 2.9 4
37 Christopher, Aleyh North Texas 26.23 2.2 8
38 Moore, Jayla North Texas 26.25 2.2 8
39 Wilson, Jacie North Texas 26.45 2.2 8
40 Cole, La'Shya New Mexico St. 26.75 1.8 6
41 Oyelami, Oluwaponmile Angelo State 26.98 2.2 8
42 Wright, Kristin Angelo State 27.23 2.2 8
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Ahye flies in windy 200
« Reply #66 on: April 27, 2015, 07:03:19 AM »
Ahye flies in windy 200
Victory too for Bellille

By Kwame Laurence kwame.laurence@trinidadexpress.com
Story Created: Apr 26, 2015 at 8:48 PM ECT (T&T Express)


Michelle-Lee Ahye

Michelle-Lee Ahye blazed the track in a wind-aided 22.01 seconds for a huge victory in the Bobcat Classic women’s 200 metres, in Texas, USA, on Saturday.

The clocking is the fastest time in the world this year and the fastest ever recorded by a female athlete from Trinidad and Tobago. However, it will not be recognised as a national record since the following wind was 2.9 metres per second—above the 2.0 legal limit.

Allison Peter finished a distant second, the United States Virgin Islands athlete getting to the line in 23.28.

Another T&T sprinter, Reyare Thomas was second in section two and fourth overall in 23.47 seconds.

Janeil Bellille struck gold in the women’s 400m, the T&T athlete completing her lap of the track in 52.95 seconds. Jessica James clocked 55.44 to secure ninth spot overall.

Texas State University student, Aaron George produced a wind-assisted 7.40 metres effort for fourth spot in the men’s long jump. His best legal leap in the competition was 7.38m.

Domonique Williams topped the women’s 400m field, at the Western Texas A&M University Open Twilight meet. The South Plains College student clocked 53.08 seconds. Another T&T athlete, Western Texas College’s Marissa Gale finished second in 54.97. New Mexico Junior College athlete, Kayelle Clarke was fourth overall in 56.47.

John-Mark Constantine bagged men’s 100m bronze, the Western Texas College sprinter getting home in 10.52 seconds.

Jereem Richards was fourth overall in the men’s 400m in 47.85 seconds. And his South Plains teammate, Aaliyah Telesford clocked 12.04 for fifth spot overall in the women’s 100m.

At the Brigham Young University (BYU) Robison Invitational, in Utah, Marsha Mark-Baird won the women’s long jump with a 5.90m leap. She was third in the 100m hurdles in 14.52 seconds, and fifth in the javelin with a 41.10m throw.
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Lee Ahye 3rd in China
« Reply #67 on: May 21, 2015, 09:03:22 AM »
Lee Ahye 3rd in China
Published: Monday, May 18, 2015 (T&T Guardian)



T&T’s Michelle Lee Ahye finished a creditable third in the 100 metres sprint at the Shanghai Diamond League meet, in China, yesterday. The event was won by Nigeria’s Blessing Okagbare who may have signaled that she is the woman to beat in the women’s 100 metres at the world championships, later this year.

Okagbare got a strong start in the star studded field of eight finalists, and held off a fast-closing Tori Bowie of the United States to win in 10.98. Bowie was second in 11.07, just ahead of Ahye who finished in 11.13.

Two-time world and Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica was a disappointing fifth in 11.25, just behind her Jamaican teammate Veronica Campbell-Brown who clocked 11.22. American Muna Lee (11.48), China’s Wei Yongli (11.51), Jamaica’s Schillonie Calvert (11.53), and China’s Tao Yujia (11.68), completed the field.

It was the second bronze medal for T&T at the Diamond meeting in less than a week, after Keston Bledman was third in the series over 100 metres in the Qatari capital Doha, on Friday.

Also competing yesterday were shot putter Cleopatra Borel and 400 metres runner Renny Quow.

Borel enjoy a best throw of 18.32 metres, which could only earn her sixth place in the event which was won by China’s Gong Lijiao (20.23 metres).

Germany’s Christina Schwanitz threw 19.94 metres to finish second while Tia Brooks of the United States took the bronze medal with a throw of 18.66. Also finishing ahead of Borel were China’s Gua Tianqui (18.57) and Anita Marton (18.57).

China’s Gao Yang (18.29), Yuliya Leantsiuk of Belarus (18.00) and American Felisha Johnson (17.91), completed the field.

Olympic champion Kirani James of Grenada dominated the field in the men’s 400, winning in 44.66 — nearly a full second ahead of Tony McQuay of the United States in second. Defending world champion LaShawn Merritt was third. Quow finished in eighth place clocking a disappointing 46.65.

The women’s 100 metres was a perfectly run event for Okagbare. “I focused on my start and it went well,” Okagbare said. “Normally I haven’t the best start but now I was leading from the beginning.”

Fraser-Pryce faded over the last 50 metres and her fifth place in 11.25, was well off her personal best of 10.70.

Coming off a season of injuries and inconsistent results, the Jamaican is hoping to recapture her top sprinting form before the worlds, where she’s the defending champion in the 100 and 200. She said before the Shanghai meet that she may only run the 100 if the season takes a toll on her body.

“I always have my work cut out. Nobody hands anything to me,” Fraser-Pryce said after the race, still smiling despite the result. “I think it’s just one of those races—you go back, you have faith and you just move on from here. It’s not the first time I’m losing.

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Golden Ahye ...T&T track star wins Beijing 100
« Reply #68 on: May 21, 2015, 10:37:58 AM »
Golden Ahye
T&T track star wins Beijing 100

By Kwame Laurence kwame.laurence@trinidadexpress.com
Published on May 20, 2015, 11:33 pm AST (T&T Express)


4th win of year: Michelle-Lee Ahye

Michelle-Lee Ahye secured a comfortable victory in the IAAF World Challenge women's 100 metres dash at the Bird's Nest stadium, in Beijing, China, yesterday.

The Trinidad and Tobago track star stopped the clock at 11.05 seconds to finish well ahead of second-placed Charonda Williams, the American sprinter getting to the line in 11.28. Third spot went to Jamaican Schillonie Calvert (11.42).

Ahye's victory was her fourth this year in the 100m. In late March, at the Bobcat Invitational in Texas, the US-based sprinter won her 2015 100m opener in 11.36 seconds. She followed up with a wind-assisted 10.87 triumph at the Texas Relays.

In early April, Ahye produced a superb run at the Florida Relays. Running into a 2.5 metres per second headwind, she won the race in 10.97 seconds.

On Sunday, at the Shanghai Diamond League meet, in China, Ahye suffered her first 2015 defeat in the 100m event, the 23-year-old athlete finishing third in 11.13 seconds, behind Nigeria's Blessing Okagbare (10.98) and American Tori Bowie (11.07).

Ahye had the satisfaction, though, of beating a pair of Olympic champions to the line-Jamaicans Veronica Campbell-Brown and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce. Campbell-Brown finished fourth in 11.22 seconds, one spot ahead of Fraser-Pryce (11.25).

Ahye bounced back from Sunday's setback to win easily at the Bird's Nest, yesterday. She hopes to be victorious again at that stadium in late August, at the 2015 IAAF World Championships.
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AHYE TAKES 100M IN BEIJING
« Reply #69 on: May 21, 2015, 10:39:16 AM »
AHYE TAKES 100M IN BEIJING
Published: Thursday, May 21, 2015 (T&T Guardian)


Michelle-Lee Ahye of TTO (Center) wins 100m at IAAF World Challenge Beijing. Left is Schillonie Calvert (JAM) who place 3rd & right is LaKeisha Lawson (USA) who placed 4th respectively.

T&T’s Michelle-Lee Ahye clocked 11.05 seconds to win the women 100 metres yesterday at the World Challenge Beijing meet at the Bird’s Nest, which will also host the world championships in August.

The local sprinter finished ahead of ChaRonda Williams of the United States and Schillonie Calvert of Jamaica, who crossed in 11.28 and 11.42, respectively.

Ahye gave a much improved performance from the weekend, when she placed third in 11.13 in the same event at the Shanghai Diamond League. Winning was Nigeria’s Blessing Okagbare in 10.98 and she was followed by USA’s Tori Bowie in 11.07.

Veronica Campbell-Brown of Jamaica, who skipped the 100, expectedly won the 200 easily with a time of 22.60, leaving American Kaylin Whitney (23.06) and Jamaican Schillonie Calvert (23.12) to take the second and third places.

The men’s 100 was won by Marvin Bracy, a day after American teammate Justin Gatlin withdrew from the event. Bracy clocked 9.95 seconds to beat Mike Rodgers by four hundredths of a second, with Chinese sprinter Su Bingtian taking third in 10.06

Gatlin had arrived for the meet with an injury concern after running a world-leading 9.74 in Doha, Qatar, on Friday.

In other men’s results, Kenya’s Jonathan Muia Ndiku won the steeplechase in 8:11.64, Alexis Copello of Cuba recorded 16.70 meters to clinch the triple jump title and Petr Frydrych of the Czech Republic won the javelin with a throw of 83.10 metres.

World-record holder Anita Wlodarczyk of Poland won the women’s hammer with a throw of 77.73 meters.

The 29-year-old Wlodarczyk, world champion in 2009 and the reigning Olympic and world silver medalist, won comfortably with China’s Wang Zheng second with 73.99 and Martina Hrasnova of Slovakia third with 73.80.

Zhang Wenxiu, the 2008 Beijing Olympic bronze medalist, finished sixth.

In the women’s shot put, Christina Schwanitz of Germany recorded a world-leading 20.77 meters to avenge her loss to China’s Gong Lijiao at the Shanghai Diamond League meet on Sunday.
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Ahye claims gold in Beijing
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Ahye claims gold in Beijing
Thursday, May 21 2015 (T&T Newsday)


Michelle-Lee Ahye collects winner's flowers at IAAF World Challenge Beijing 2015

BEIJING: Caribbean athletes took centre stage as they swept both the women’s sprints at the IAAF World Challenge meet here yesterday.

In the marquee 100 metres, Trinidadian Michelle-Lee Ahye raced to 11.05 seconds to take victory, ahead of American Charonda Williams in 11.28, and Jamaican Schillonie Calvert, in 11.42.

Only last Sunday, Ahye finished third in the 100m in the Shanghai Diamond League, clocking 11.13 to finish behind winner Blessing Okagbare of Nigeria.

In the 200 metres yesterday, Jamaican Veronica Campbell-Brown returned to winning ways when she clinched the 200 metres in 22.68 seconds.

The former World champion, who turned 33 last Friday, finished ahead of American Kaylin Whitney in 23.06 and Calvert who returned for her second bronze of the day, in a time of 23.12.

Campbell-Brown finished fourth in the 100m in Shanghai.

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2015 IAAF World Challenge Beijing Results - 100 Metres Women
20 MAY 2015 Wind +0.2
POS ATHLETE COUNTRY MARK Reaction Time

1 Michelle-Lee AHYE TTO 11.05
2 ChaRonda WILLIAMS USA 11.28
3 Schillonie CALVERT JAM 11.42
4 LaKeisha LAWSON USA 11.44
5 Ekaterina SMIRNOVA RUS 11.55
6 Yongli WEI CHN 11.55
7 Kaylin WHITNEY USA 11.59
8 Yujia TAO CHN 11.63
9 Aleen BAILEY JAM 11.67
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Re: Rising Star Michelle-Lee Ahye Thread
« Reply #71 on: May 21, 2015, 04:07:30 PM »
Congrats Michelle!!!  Them is permanent tattoos or what?

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Re: Rising Star Michelle-Lee Ahye Thread
« Reply #72 on: May 21, 2015, 05:01:42 PM »
Congrats Michelle!!!  Them is permanent tattoos or what?

She's had those tattoos at least two years now! If they were not permanent I think they would have disappeared by now!
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« Reply #73 on: May 21, 2015, 07:56:26 PM »
Congrats Michelle!!!  Them is permanent tattoos or what?

She's had those tattoos at least two years now! If they were not permanent I think they would have disappeared by now!

Somehow it seems to be growing. But the most important thing is..... she winning.

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TT athletes have terrible Prefontaine Classic
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TT athletes have terrible Prefontaine Classic
Sunday, May 31 2015 (T&T Newsday)


Jehue Gordon (lane 7) hits hurdle just before falling in 2015 Pre 400m hurdles Final

Everything that could go wrong went wrong for Trinidad and Tobago’s athletes yesterday at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon, USA. There was an injury, a stumble and poor performances as no local athlete was close to securing a medal.

World champion Jehue Gordon got TT off on the wrong foot, falling in the Men’s 400m hurdles final which he did not finish. Gordon had a poor start to the race and had significant ground to make up after hitting the final straight in sixth position. But with around 70m to go, Gordon clipped the hurdle and fell flat out of the race. Further up the track, it was USA 1-2-3 with Johnny Dutch (48.20), Bershawn Jackson (48.22) and Michael Tinsley (48.79) occupying the podium places respectively.


Michelle-Lee Ahye (lane 6) clutches leg & just manages to finish race in Pre 100m Final;
Kelly-Ann Baptiste (lane 7) finished in 6th position in 11.08 just behind Carmelita Jeter


In the women’s 100m Diamond final, TT were well represented with Michelle Lee Ahye, lining up alongside compatriot Kelly-Ann Baptiste, in a high-powered field.

With Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica, American Carmelita Jeter and Blessing Okagbare-Ighoteguonor of Nigeria also competing, the TT athletes were pressed to produce their best. The TT women were both slow out of the blocks and Ahye, whose season was truncated in 2014 due to injury, again fell victim to the injury bug as she began clutching her hamstring with about 30m to go. The ace TT sprinter’s momentum carried her across the finish line in last spot in 11.90. Baptiste was in sixth place in a time of 11.08. Fraser-Pryce was in sensational form in snatching gold but was pushed to her limit by Ivory Coast’s Murielle Ahoure - both were timed at 10.81. American Tori Bowie (10.82) took bronze.

It was another disappointment for the red, white and black in the Men’s 100m race as national record holder Richard Thompson, running out of lane eight, placed seventh. Thompson was never in contention, stopping the clock at a slow 10.27.

USA’s Tyson Gay, who was recently stripped of his 2012 London Olympic silver medal for doping, brushed off the criticism he has been receiving with a slick 9.88 performance. Taking silver and bronze were USA’s Michael Rodgers and China’s Su Bingtian respectively.


Kirani James, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce & Justin Gatlin ran World Leads at 2015 Pre Classic

Meanwhile, there was no stopping Olympic champion Kirani James of Grenada in the Men’s 400m event. James torched the field and American rival Lashawn Merritt in a world leading golden time of 43.95. Merritt had to settle for silver in 44.51 while Christopher Brown of Bahamas followed in 44.54.
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Rising Star Michelle-Lee Ahye injury update!
« Reply #75 on: June 02, 2015, 02:22:24 AM »
Some good news from Michelle-Lee's facebook page regards the extent of her injury.
https://www.facebook.com/msahye

Lee Stargirl Ahye
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Thanks for all the well wishes!!! Wasn't a strain or tear...THANK THE LORD!!! So please Just keep me In your prayers... And Imma come back faster and stronger ....See you at trials!!!
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« Reply #76 on: June 02, 2015, 11:16:29 AM »
Some good news from Michelle-Lee's facebook page regards the extent of her injury.
https://www.facebook.com/msahye

Lee Stargirl Ahye
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Thanks for all the well wishes!!! Wasn't a strain or tear...THANK THE LORD!!! So please Just keep me In your prayers... And Imma come back faster and stronger ....See you at trials!!!

That is good news.

I gather that she is not racing until trials? If so, that is a good decision.

I predicted her to run 10.7x this year. I hope she come through..

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Ahye 2nd in comeback race
« Reply #77 on: August 03, 2015, 01:44:19 PM »
Ahye 2nd in comeback race
By Kwame Laurence (T&T Express)
Published on Aug 2, 2015, 9:12 pm AST


PLEASING RETURN: Trinidad and Tobago’s Michelle-Lee Ahye (lane 5)

Michelle-Lee Ahye was the best of the Trinidad and Tobago athletes on show at the American Track League meet, in Atlanta, United States, on Saturday night. Ahye picked up silver in the women’s 100 metres dash in 11.29 seconds. Jamaica’s 2007 world champion Veronica Campbell-Brown clocked 11.22 to claim gold. Bronze, meanwhile, went to another Jamaican, Simone Facey (11.30). The other T&T sprinter in the race, Kai Selvon got to the line in 11.70 seconds to finish seventh.

Ahye and Selvon are coming back from injury, and used Saturday’s meet to prove their fitness ahead of the August 22-30 IAAF World Championships in Beijing, China.

Semoy Hackett secured bronze in the American Track League women’s 200m, the T&T athlete getting home in 23.37 seconds. Campbell-Brown was also the winner in the half-lap event, the two-time Olympic 200m champion stopping the clock at 22.82 for a comfortable cushion on second-placed Charonda Williams (23.25) of the United States.

Like Ahye and Selvon, Deon Lendore ran a comeback race at the American Track League meet. The T&T quartermiler was sixth in the men’s 400m, completing his lap of the track in 45.94 seconds. Nineteen-year-old Bahamian Steven Gardiner triumphed in 45.11, forcing decathlete Ashton Eaton to settle for the runner-up spot in 45.55. Eaton’s fellow-American, Kyle Clemons clocked 45.76 to finish third.

In a Twitter post, on Saturday night, Lendore said: “I’m thankful I’m not hurt no more but I’m disappointed I didn’t trust myself in this race. Brighter days ahead.”

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I believe MLA runs in lane 5 in this first come back from injury race. She had a slow start as per usual.
Not sure which lane Kai Selvon is running in but its either lane 1 or lane 8.
Welcome back to both ladies and lets hope they both remain injury free for the rest of the season and can both make the trip to Beijing.

Veronica Campbell-Brown wins Women 100 Meter Dash Atlanta Track Meet 2015
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Event 1  Women 100 Meter Dash
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    Name                    Year Team                    Finals  Wind
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Finals                                                               
  1 Campbell-Brown, Veronica     Jamaica                  11.22  -0.1
  2 Ahye, Michelle-Lee           Trinidad                 11.29  -0.1
  3 Facey, Simone                Jamaica                  11.30  -0.1
  4 Williams, Charonda           United States            11.31  -0.1
  5 Barber, Mikele               United States            11.47  -0.1
  6 White, Mandy                 United States            11.57  -0.1
  7 Selvon, Kai                  Trinidad                 11.70  -0.1
  8 Robinson, Moushami           United States            11.96  -0.1
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Michelle-Lee Ahye Backstage - Adidas: Only the Best for the Athlete
« Reply #78 on: September 03, 2015, 04:34:25 PM »
Michelle-Lee "Stargirl" Ahye Adidas athlete being given special shoe attention backstage!!  :)

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« Reply #79 on: September 06, 2015, 10:31:07 AM »
Damn. Michelle just pulled up. I hope she is okay.

I think that will be her last race of the season.

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Re: Rising Star Michelle-Lee Ahye Thread
« Reply #80 on: September 06, 2015, 10:55:48 AM »
Damn. Michelle just pulled up. I hope she is okay.

I think that will be her last race of the season.

Three harmstring pulls in one season is not a good sign at all.
She really needs looking at from a medical and management perspective as she may not fulfill her full potential if these regular hamstring pulls continue.
Don't want what happened to Darrell Brown to also happen to Michelle-Lee.
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« Reply #81 on: September 07, 2015, 04:45:31 PM »
TTO Athlete Results from ISTAF Berlin - IAAF World Challenge 2015 - Sunday, September 6

1 TTO athlete Michelle-Lee Ahye (100m) took part in this meet in Berlin at the Internationales Stadionfest on 6th September.

http://www.istaf.de/de/0/istaf2015.html

Results
100 Metres - Women

Wind: +0.6 m/s
Rank Name Nat Date of Birth Lane Result Reaction time

1 MCGRONE Candyce USA 24 MAR 1989 3 0.171 11.11
2 TA LOU Marie-Josee CIV 18 NOV 1988 5 0.170 11.21
3 PIERRE Barbara USA 28 APR 1986 7 0.136 11.31
4 TARMOH Jeneba USA 27 SEP 1989 8 0.145 11.35
5 SAILER Verena GER 16 OCT 1985 6 0.143 11.37
6 HENRY Desiree GBR 26 AUG 1995 9 0.145 11.39
7 LÜCKENKEMPER Gina GER 21 NOV 1996 1 0.222 11.48
8 KAMBUNDJI Mujinga SUI 17 JUN 1992 2 0.156 11.66
9 AHYE Michelle-Lee TTO 10 APR 1992 4 0.168 17.81

Unfortunately MLA pulled up in the race with what seems to be another hamstring pull. This might have signalled the end of her 2015 season. Lets hope MLA recovers fully and can have an injury free season next year so she will be at her very best for the Rio 2016 Olympics.
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Ahye pulls up at ISTAF Berlin
« Reply #82 on: September 14, 2015, 11:24:59 PM »
Ahye pulls up at ISTAF Berlin
Monday, September 7 2015 (T&T Newsday)


Michelle Lee Ahye at start of 100m at ISTAF Berlin 2015

Michelle Lee Ahye’s niggling injury shot back into the spotlight yesterday when she was forced to pull up halfway through the ISTAF Berlin — Internationales Stadionfest Berlin women’s 100m event in Germany.

Running out of lane four, Ahye produced an okay start among the eight other competing sprinters.

However, about 40m in, the 2014 Trinidad and Tobago sprint queen began to look in discomfort as she fell behind and was then forced to limp out the remaining distance to the finish line, placing ninth overall in a time of 17.81 seconds.

Winning gold was American Candyce McGrone in 11.11s while Ivorian sprinter, Marie-Josse Ta Lou (11.21s) grabbed silver and McGrone’s compatriot, Barbara Pierre (11.31s), settled for bronze.

Since July of last year, Ahye has been unable to maintain top form since sustaining a hamstring injury at a meet in Lucerne, Switzerland. The runner was forced to pull out of the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland and was unable to successfully defend her National women’s sprint title in June this year due to a slight injury even though she still competed.

Ahye has still produced several commendable showings over the past 12 months, with her most recent achievement of women’s 4x100m relay bronze at the World Championships.

Up to press time yesterday, it was still unclear if Ahye was seriously injured or just had a minor problem during the race.

Additionally, the only other TT athlete in IST AF action yesterday was National men’s 110m hurdles record holder, Mikel Thomas, who placed fifth overall in 13.72s.

Vying for honours out of lane four, Thomas had a good start but never seemed to capitalise as he tumbled over all ten hurdles.

Jamaican Andrew Riley (13.40s) captured the gold, followed by Bajan Shane Brathwaite (13.42s), Hungarian Balazs Baji (13.55s) and German Aleander John (13.68s) to complete the top four.
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Michelle-Lee breaks two Reveille Indoor meet records
« Reply #83 on: December 13, 2015, 08:45:38 AM »
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Michelle-Lee breaks two Reveille Indoor meet records


4th win of year: Michelle-Lee Ahye

COLLEGE STATION – Aggie frosh Jazmine Fray challenged the Texas A&M school record while winning the 1,000 meters in 2 minutes, 50.39 seconds during the eighth edition of the Reveille Invitational, which opened the indoor season in front of 1,327 fans inside the Gilliam Indoor Stadium on Saturday.
 
Another Aggie freshman, Donavan Brazier, set the meet record in the mile with a 4:07.86 clocking while A&M sophomore Audie Wyatt broke the pole vault meet record with a 17-5 clearance. Senior Daniel Martin improved his winning score in the pentathlon with a tally of 3,706 points.
 
"It's December and I talked to our team about being good in June," said Texas A&M head coach Pat Henry. "We're fortunate to be able to get on the track today and compete. We have this meet so athletes can figure out where they are as a result of the training they've done to this point. No matter how hard you train, though, we can see who is competitive. That's what we've seen today."
 
Meet records were also set by Michelle-Lee Ahye of Trinidad and Tobago in the women's 60 and 200 meters with times of 7.14 and 23.19, along with TCU's tandem of Ronnie Baker in the men's 60 (6.61) and Brianna McGhee in the 60 hurdles (8.26).
 
Winning the race in a meet record time of 2:50.39 left Fray trailing the school record mark of 2:49.01 set in 2003 by Angeles Pantoja during the Big 12 Championships.
 
Fray eclipsed the Reveille meet record of 2:52.66 set by Katie Willard last season. Willard claimed the women's mile in 5:00.34 this weekend ahead of teammates Laura Craig (5:02.62) and Katie Watson (5:03.23).
 
"I had a lot of confidence going into the race," noted Fray. "I definitely wanted to break the school record. That's what I was going for. I'm not disappointed that I missed it, I'm really happy with my performance. It was a really good race and I set a PR.
 
"This was my first meet for Texas A&M and my first time running in a Texas A&M uniform so I was so excited and I was ready to go."
 
Fray clipped off splits of 32.10, 35.23 (1:07.33), 35.36 (1:42.68), 35.02 (2:17.70) and 32.70 in achieving the victory over Houston's Ebony White (2:52.70). In the first lap, White led the field with a 31.87. Then Fray moved into the lead and held it for the remainder of the race.
 
"I wanted to go faster, so I took the lead and it felt really good," stated Fray, who is from Long Island, New York, holds career best times of 2:09.07 in the 800 and 4:37.85 in the 1,500 meters. "My 600m time was where I wanted it to be and in my last 400 I knew I really wanted to kick as much as I could.
 
"It's really good going forward for my 800. Even though it's only an extra 200m, it gives you the strength and endurance as well as confidence to know what you can go through in the 800."
 
Michigan native Brazier had a spirited race over the mile distance with his teammates as the top five Aggie finishers bettered the 4:14.22 standard set last season by Sam Houston's Jeffrey Moore.
 
Brazier edged Riba, who is from Illinois, at the line, 4:07.86 to 4:08.17, as Hector Hernandez finished third in 4:11.34. Nathan Ricketts (4:13.13) and Ian Cazares (4:13.85) battled for the fourth position. The time by Brazier ranks No. 14 on the A&M all-time list while Riba missed his indoor PR by just a tenth of a second.
 
Josh Hernandez served as rabbit in the race, covering the first two laps in 58.89 and going through the halfway point in 2:00.32. Then Brazier led the field the remainder of the race, posting 3:07.38 with two laps remaining. He ran the last two laps in 60.05 and final lap in 28.72.
 
"We had a rabbit for the mile and had set a time of 1:57, but it felt too fast," said Brazier, who has career bests of 4:07.15 in the mile and 1:47.55 in the 800. "I like to sit and kick. With the distance guys we had in the race I knew if I could stay with them through three-quarters of the race then I could outkick them. But I ended up leading the latter half of the race."
 
Brazier later ran a 47.46 leg on the Aggie 4x400 relay, repeating a double he did on a regular basis in high school.
 
"Usually during conference or regionals I would combine the two," explained Brazier. "Today I left it all out there for the mile, because I knew that was my individual race. My main goal in the 4x400 was to get out and beat Houston and TCU. I want to get my split down, though, 47.4 isn't going to cut it at Texas A&M."
 
A game of passing heights occurred in the pole vault as facility record holder Jason Colwick opted to skip 17-5 and 17-9 after he made 17-1. Wyatt had made first attempt clearances at 16-7 ¼, 17-1 and 17-5 before missing three attempts at 17-9. When Colwick missed his three attempts at 18-3, the victory went to Wyatt with Colwick runner-up.
 
Wyatt's 17-5 mark improved the meet record of 17-0 ¾ set by Taylor Reed of UTSA in 2012. Aggie Carl Johansson finished third (16-7 ¼) with Jacob Wooten fourth (16-1 ¼) while Chase Wolfle no heighted at 16-7 ¼.
 
"I'll take 17-5 any day for my first meet," said Wyatt, who has an indoor best of 17-6 ¼. "Today I felt really good and having Jason here really pushed me. I came into the meet hoping to beat him or keep up with him since he is a good competitor.
 
"I think he got a little ahead of himself passing those heights. It kind of freaked me out when he skipped from 17-1 to 18-3. I got a little ahead of myself and I asked coach if I could skip too, but I'm glad I didn't. I stayed the course."
 
Martin closed out his pentathlon victory with a strong run in the 1,000 meters as he scored 984 points from a 2:30.32 clocking, which would have placed him third in the open 1,000m.
 
Scoring 3,706 points placed Martin ahead of teammates Nathan Hite (3,493) and Ben Zook (3,350). Martin ran 8.41 (881 points) in the 60 hurdles, had a 21-3 ¼ (693) in the long jump, 37-5 ¼ (571) in the shot put, and cleared 5-8 ½ (577) in the high jump.
 
Shamier Little ran second leg of the winning 4x400 relay for the A group of Aggies, splitting 53.06 in moving the squad into first place. The relay, which won in 3:39.65, included Krystal Sparling (55.30), Little, Jazmine Fray (55.17) and Aaliyah Brown (56.13).
 
The B group of Aggies, posting a 3:43.03, finished second with a crew of Jarra Owens (55.78), Briyahna Desrosiers (53.64), Diamond Spaulding (56.27) and Brenessa Thompson (57.35). TCU finished third in 3:43.27 with Houston fourth in 3:47.15.
 
Track Station, comprised of Aggie All-Americans, won the men's 4x400 relay in 3:07.11 with the foursome of Deon Lendore (46.52), Bralon Taplin (45.74), Demetrius Pinder (46.12) and Shavez Hart (48.73).

A second group of Track Station ran 3:10.93 to win another section of the 4x400 with squad that included former Houston Cougar Errol Nolan (47.54) along with A&M All-Americans Gregory Coleman (47.45), Carlyle Roudette (48.30) and Ricky Babineaux (47.66).
 
Texas A&M men posted a time of 3:08.38 to defeat Houston (3:12.91) and a second Aggie unit (3:13.20) while TCU ran the first three legs of the relay. The first Aggie crew consisted of Deon Hickey (47.40), Fred Kerley (46.72), Donavan Brazier (47.46) and Richard Rose (46.80).
 
The second A&M squad included Ilolo Izu (48.34), Hector Hernandez (48.25), Robert Grant (48.33), and Gaines Kinsey (48.28).
 
A pair of winning Aggies moved to No. 3 on the A&M women's all-time lists in the pole vault and weight throw.
 
Sara Kathryn Stevens set an indoor PR by clearing 13-4 ¼ (4.07) to become the No. 3 performer with the No. 8 performance at A&M. Stevens' series included first attempt clearances at 11-6 ¼ and 12-4, two attempts at 12-8 and a first make of 12-11 ½.
 
In the weight throw Carissa van Beek set a South African record with her effort of 62-4 (19.00) in defeating teammate Alison Ondrusek (60-8 ¾) and TCU's Paola Miranda (58-0 ¼). The previous best by van Beek was 60-0 ¼ (18.29) she set in the SEC Championships last season.
 
Shaina Burns won the shot put with a mark of 46-8 (14.22) that moved her to No. 10 on the A&M all-time list and would have scored her 809 points in a multi-event. She finished ahead of Aggie frosh Celine Markert (44-5 ½).
 
Burns and Annie Kunz competed in a few events that are in a pentathlon during the Reveille Invitational. In the 60 hurdles Kunz ran 8.78 with Burns posting a 9.36. Kunz cleared 5-5 ¾ in the high jump with Burns getting over 5 ¼. Kunz finished her day with a 56.15 carry on an Aggie 4x400 relay.
 
First and second place combos for A&M also included Samuel McSwain and Garrett Gragin as both cleared 6-10 ¼ in the high jump, Jennifer Madu (7.44) and Krystal Sparling (7.45) in the 60, Aaliyah Brown (23.66) and Diamond Spaulding (23.69) in the 200, Efrain Hernandez (2:28.49) and Gaines Kinsey (2:28.66) in the 1,000m, as well as Jeffrey Prothro (23-0) and Lindon Victor (22-8 ½) in the long jump.
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Re: Rising Star Michelle-Lee Ahye Thread
« Reply #84 on: December 13, 2015, 09:00:13 AM »
Good signs for MLA to run very fast once the 2016 Outdoor season starts in late March/early April.

Here are video links to MLA's 60m and 200m indoor races yesterday ran at the 2015 TEXAS A&M REVEILLE INVITATIONAL.

Video of Indoor 60m dash 7.14: https://www.facebook.com/msahye/posts/10205374219610962
Official Reveille Invitational Results link: https://www.tfrrs.org/results/42207_f.html

60 Meters Section 3
PL.   NAME   YEAR   TEAM   TIME
   
1.   Ahye, Michelle-Lee       adidas   7.14   
2.   Baybne, Cheetah       Unattached   7.44   
3.   Jones-Ferrette, Lavern       Unattached   7.46   
4.   Meadows, Tawanna       Unattached   7.50   
5.   Ambrister, Cache       Unattached   7.64   
6.   Onwumere, Ngozi       Unattached   7.70   
7.   Peter, Allison       Unattached   7.73   
8.   Atkins, Joanna       Unattached   7.73   

Video of Indoor 200m dash 23.19: https://www.facebook.com/msahye/posts/10205373996805392
Official Reveille Invitational Results link: https://www.tfrrs.org/results/42207_f.html

200 Meters Section 4
PL.   NAME   YEAR   TEAM   TIME
   
1.   Ahye, Michelle-Lee       adidas   23.19   
2.   Atkins, Joanna       Unattached   23.85   
3.   Onwumere, Ngozi       Unattached   24.37   
    Peter, Allison       Unattached   DNF   

Meet was held at the Gilliam Indoor Track Stadium at the McFerrin Athletic Center, Texas A&M University ~ College Station, TX.

Hopefully MLA can remain injury free this season and don't peak too soon or otherwise can peak twice (first for National Champs and second time also for Rio).

Hopefully MLA and her handlers manage her racing programme carefully so that she doesn't over run and so can avoid injuries for the 2016 season as we head into Rio.

MLA recently visited the MJP Centre in Texas and should have gotten some professional recommendations for working on her body weaknesses to help her avoid any serious injuries during the 2016 season.

Hopefully 2016 is going to be the season that we can finally get to see MLA at her very best while she avoids over-racing and injury as Rio gets closer.

In fact if all goes well I think MLA is capable of running 10.7x in 100m and 21.xx in the 200m but she will need to avoid injury for the whole season to get down to those times.
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Re: Rising Star Michelle-Lee Ahye Thread
« Reply #85 on: February 01, 2016, 05:00:46 PM »
MLA ran another 60m World Lead this weekend this time at the Houston Indoor Invitational & Multi's 2016.

Here is facebook video link to view MLA's 60m race in Houston: https://www.facebook.com/msahye/videos/10205646024445913

Here is official results: http://www.flashresultstexas.com/2016/uhindoorinv16/

Flash Results, Inc. - Contractor License 1/30/2016 - 3:20 PM
Houston Invitational & Multi's
University of Houston - 1/29/2016 to 1/30/2016
Yeoman Field House

Event 118 Women 60 m Dash Open
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 Name Year School Finals
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Finals
 1 Michelle - Lee Ahye Elite PerformanceTC 7.12
 2 Erica Alexander Unattached 7.28
 3 Tahesia Harrigan-Scott Tru Fit Athletics 7.30
 4 Natasha Hastings UnderArmour NYAC 7.32
 5 Bianca Knight Unattached 7.43
 6 Gloria Asumnu Adidas 7.47
 7 Cache Ambrister Elite PerformanceTC 7.51
 8 Phobay Kutu-Akoi Unattached 7.52


If all goes well and MLA remains injury free this season she should be in that Women's 100m Final in Rio once she doesn't get over-raced and doesn't peak too soon which is a possiblity when athletes run very fast early in the season.
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Michelle-Lee just misses out in Glasgow!
« Reply #86 on: February 21, 2016, 11:14:22 PM »
Gordon gets silver in Millrose 400m
...Michelle-Lee just misses out in Glasgow!

Published: Sunday, February 21, 2016 (T&T Guardian)


T&T quartermiler Lalonde Gordon, placed second in the 400 metres at the Millrose Games

T&T quartermiler Lalonde Gordon had to settle for second place in the men’s 400 metres event at the 109th NYRR Millrose Games in Manhattan, New York, yesterday while Michelle-Lee Ahye just missed out on finishing among the top three finishers in the 60m dash at the IAAF World Indoor Tour in Glasgow.

Gordon, a double bronze Olympic medallist, completed the race in 45.51 seconds behind Grenadian Bralon Taplin (45.35) in a tight finish. Taplin is the world leader in the men's 400m when he ran 45.20 seconds last month. Third was Adidas’ David Verburg in 46.27.

At the Glasgow Indoor Grand Prix, Ahye placed fourth in 7.16. Dutch sprinter Dafne Schippers won with a stadium record of 7.10. Second was Jamaican Elaine Thompson in 7.14 and Ewa Swoboda of Poland was third in 7.15. Ahye had placed second in the heats, clocking 7.14 to follow Schippers (7.11) to the line.

The local sprinter is coming off a second place finish in the women’s 200m at the Globen Galan, another IAAF World Indoor Tour meeting in Stockholm on Wednesday. Jeneba Tarmoh of the United States won, finishing in 23.38, a hundredth of a second ahead of Ahye, with 2013 world youth champion Irene Ekelund third in 24.05.


T&T sprinter Michelle-Lee Ahye gets ready for 60m Final at IAAF World Indoor Tour in Glasgow

Dafne Schippers wins 60m Heat, Michelle-Lee Ahye 2nd in 7.14 - Glasgow 2016
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Dafne Schippers wins 60m Final, Michelle-Lee Ahye 4th in 7.16 - Glasgow 2016
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60 METRES - Women - Final   OFFICIAL RESULTS
1      Dafne SCHIPPERS   NED   7.10      0.199      SR      
2      Elaine THOMPSON   JAM   7.14      0.217            
3      Ewa SWOBODA   POL   7.15      0.192            
4      Michelle-Lee AHYE   TTO   7.16      0.186            
5      Barbara PIERRE   USA   7.17      0.171            
6      Dina ASHER-SMITH   GBR   7.25      0.181            
7      Carina HORN   RSA   7.26      0.183            
8      Desiree HENRY   GBR   7.27      0.202            
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Re: Rising Star Michelle-Lee Ahye Thread
« Reply #87 on: February 25, 2016, 12:51:32 AM »
Positive is the start is better compared to last year. One of the most talented sprinters in terms of ability it just needs to be harnessed. I'm no expert but I think she could still be more efficient technique wise. Main thing is staying healthy though. If she can stay healthy whole season it will be promising.

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T&T’s Ahye burns Mardrid’s track
« Reply #88 on: February 28, 2016, 02:07:38 PM »
T&T’s Ahye burns Mardrid’s track
Published: Sunday, February 28, 2016 (T&T Guardian)


Michelle-Lee Ahye in 60m Dash in Glasgow last weekend vs top sprinters Thompson & Schippers

T&T sprinter Michelle-Lee Ahye stellar season continues as she topped the women’s 60 metres event at Friday’s Reunion Internacional Atletismo en Pista Cubierta event in Madrid, Spain.

Ahye sped to the line in 7.19 seconds to beat Maja Mihalinec of Slovenia into second in 7.27 and third was Spaniard Estella Garcia Villalta in 7.42. Her evening started off well with her easily winning the second semifinal heat in 7.24 ahead of Garcia Villalta (7.43) and Paloma Diez Canete also from Spain (7.66).

Ahye definitely made up for her fourth place finish at the Glasgow Indoor Grand Prix in Scotland, last weekend.

She clocked 7.16 to place behind Dutch sprinter Dafne Schippers, who won with a stadium record of 7.10, Jamaican Elaine Thompson (7.14) and Ewa Swoboda of Poland (7.15). Ahye had placed second in the heats, clocking 7.14 to follow Schippers (7.11) to the line.
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More success for Ahye, Thomas, Warren, Lalonde*
« Reply #89 on: February 29, 2016, 01:51:50 AM »
More success for Ahye, Thomas, Warren, Lalonde*
By Kwame Laurence, kwame.laurence@trinidadexpress.com
Published on Feb 28, 2016, 8:48 pm AST (T&T Express)


RICH VEIN OF FORM: Trinidad and Tobago’s Michelle-Lee Ahye.

Lalonde Gordon, Mikel Thomas, Portious Warren and Michelle-Lee Ahye continued to impress, all four Trinidad and Tobago athletes notching indoor victories on the weekend.

Gordon competed at the Fastrack Last Chance meet in New York, USA, on Saturday, the double Olympic bronze medallist clocking 20.76 seconds for victory in the men’s 200m.

Thomas was the class of the men’s 60m hurdles field. He struck gold in the final, stopping the clock at 7.69 to equal his personal best. And in the men’s 60m dash, Andre Marcano finished seventh in the championship race in 6.83 seconds, after clocking 6.81 in the qualifying round.

Warren threw 16.43 metres for women’s shot put gold at the Central Arizona College (CAC) Indoor Invitational. The mark improved on her personal best, as well as her National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) indoor record and her Central Arizona College standard.
In the weight throw event, Warren bagged bronze with a 16.80m effort.


Portious Warren, throws 16.43 breaking NJCAA Shotput record yet again.
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