18th Pan American Junior Champs 2015: 31st Jul ~ 2nd Aug (Foote Field, Edmonton)

[Socapro]

Official Saturday session Pan Am Junior Champs results featuring TTO athletes!

http://results.deltatiming.com/tf/2015-panam-junior-championships#/2015-08-01

 Delta Timing Group - Contractor License             8/2/2015 - 21:22 PM
2015 Panamerican Junior Track & Field Championships - 7/31/2015 to 8/2/2
                       Foote Field, Edmonton, AB                       

Aaron Lewis qualified for the final of 110m Hurdles as one of the two fastest losers and placed 5th in the Final.

Event 16  Men 110 Metre Hurdles Junior
8 Advance:  Top 3 Each Heat plus Next 2 Best Times
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  WJR Leader: ^ 13.21  6/26/2015   Theophile VILTZ, USA                 
JR World Rec: $ 12.99  7/24/2014   Wilhem BELOCIAN, FRA                 
 Meet Record: # 13.08  2009        Wayne DAVIS, USA                     
    Name                    Year Team                   Prelims  Wind H#
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Preliminaries Heat 1                                                           
  1 Seanie Selvin             96 Jamaica                  13.71Q  0.6  1
  2 Marquis Morris            96 United States            13.76Q  0.6  1
  3 Ricardo Torres            96 Puerto Rico              13.83Q  0.6  1
  4 Aaron Lewis               96 Trinidad & Tobago        13.92q  0.6  1
  5 DELMONACO DIEGO           97 Chile                    13.97   0.6  1
  6 Matthew Coolen            96 Canada                   14.21   0.6  1
  7 RODRIGO SILVA             97 Peru                     14.85   0.6  1
 -- Joshuan Javier Berrios M  97 Colombia                    FS   0.6  1
Preliminaries Heat 2                                                           
  1 Roger Valentin Iribarne   96 Cuba                     13.54Q -0.2  2
  2 Misana Viltz              96 United States            13.55Q -0.2  2
  3 Xavier Coakley            96 Bahamas                  13.86Q -0.2  2
  4 Roje Jackson-Chin         96 Jamaica                  13.87q -0.2  2
  5 Jackson Cheung            96 Canada                   14.15  -0.2  2
  6 Gaston Sayago             96 Argentina Republic       14.30  -0.2  2
  7 Fanor Andres Escobar Sin  97 Colombia                 14.64  -0.2  2
  8 MAURICIO GARRIDO          96 Peru                     14.69  -0.2  2
Preliminaries Summary                                                           
  1 Roger Valentin Iribarne   96 Cuba                     13.54Q -0.2  2
  2 Seanie Selvin             96 Jamaica                  13.71Q  0.6  1
  3 Misana Viltz              96 United States            13.55Q -0.2  2
  4 Marquis Morris            96 United States            13.76Q  0.6  1
  5 Ricardo Torres            96 Puerto Rico              13.83Q  0.6  1
  6 Xavier Coakley            96 Bahamas                  13.86Q -0.2  2
  7 Roje Jackson-Chin         96 Jamaica                  13.87q -0.2  2
  8 Aaron Lewis               96 Trinidad & Tobago        13.92q  0.6  1
  9 DELMONACO DIEGO           97 Chile                    13.97   0.6  1
 10 Jackson Cheung            96 Canada                   14.15  -0.2  2
 11 Matthew Coolen            96 Canada                   14.21   0.6  1
 12 Gaston Sayago             96 Argentina Republic       14.30  -0.2  2
 13 Fanor Andres Escobar Sin  97 Colombia                 14.64  -0.2  2
 14 MAURICIO GARRIDO          96 Peru                     14.69  -0.2  2
 15 RODRIGO SILVA             97 Peru                     14.85   0.6  1
 -- Joshuan Javier Berrios M  97 Colombia                    FS   0.6  1

Event 16  Men 110 Metre Hurdles Junior
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  WJR Leader: ^ 13.21  6/26/2015   Theophile VILTZ, USA             
JR World Rec: $ 12.99  7/24/2014   Wilhem BELOCIAN, FRA             
 Meet Record: # 13.08  2009        Wayne DAVIS, USA                 
    Name                    Year Team                    Finals  Wind
=====================================================================
Finals                                                               
  1 Misana Viltz              96 United States            13.30   1.2
  2 Roger Valentin Iribarne   96 Cuba                     13.32   1.2
  3 Ricardo Torres            96 Puerto Rico              13.49   1.2
  4 Roje Jackson-Chin         96 Jamaica                  13.51   1.2
  5 Aaron Lewis               96 Trinidad & Tobago        13.69   1.2
  6 Marquis Morris            96 United States            13.70   1.2
  7 Seanie Selvin             96 Jamaica                  14.28   1.2
 -- Xavier Coakley            96 Bahamas                    DNF   1.2


Kayelle Clarke did not finish her race in the 200m Heats and so did not progress to the final.
Lets hope she is not injured.
 
Event 3  Women 200 Metre Junior
8 Advance:  Top 2 Each Heat plus Next 2 Best Times
========================================================================           
  WJR Leader: ^ 22.43  7/19/2015   Candace HILL, USA                               
JR World Rec: $ 22.18  8/25/2004   Allyson FELIX, USA                               
 Meet Record: # 22.70  2011        Anthonique STRACHAN, BAH                         
    Name                    Year Team                   Prelims  Wind H#           
========================================================================           
Preliminaries Heat 1                                                                       
  1 Deanna Hill               96 United States            23.83Q -1.5  1           
  2 Tristan Evelyn            98 Barbados                 23.89Q -1.5  1           
  3 Cecilia TAMAYO GARZA      97 Mexico                   24.23  -1.5  1           
  4 Jenae Ambrose             97 Bahamas                  24.43  -1.5  1           
  5 Romina Michelle Cifuente  99 Ecuador                  24.57  -1.5  1           
  6 Astrid Carolina Balanta   97 Colombia                 24.76  -1.5  1           
  7 Ariel Strunkey            87 Antigua and Barbuda      24.87  -1.5  1           
Preliminaries Heat 2
  1 Kimone Hines              97 Jamaica                  23.97Q +0.0  2           
  2 Keianna Albury            96 Bahamas                  24.06Q +0.0  2           
  3 Leya Buchanan             96 Canada                   24.15q +0.0  2           
  4 Caitland Smith            96 United States            24.21  +0.0  2           
  5 Brenessa Thompson         96 Guyana                   24.31  +0.0  2           
  6 Evelyn Rivera Banquett    97 Colombia                 24.61  +0.0  2           
 -- Taylor Hill               96 British VI                  DQ  +0.0  2 Rule 142.4a
Preliminaries Heat 3
  1 Sada Williams             97 Barbados                 23.46Q  1.1  3           
  2 Vitoria Cristina Rosa     96 Brazil                   23.50Q  1.1  3           
  3 Nelda Huggins             97 British VI               24.13q  1.1  3           
  4 Dania Amaris Aguillon Ra  96 Mexico                   24.55   1.1  3           
  5 Noelia Martinez           96 Argentina Republic       24.65   1.1  3           
 -- Sashalee Forbes           96 Jamaica                     FS   1.1  3           
 -- Kayelle Clarke            96 Trinidad & Tobago          DNF   1.1  3           
 -- Kendra Clarke             96 Canada                  X24.10   1.1  3           
Preliminaries Summary                                                                       
  1 Sada Williams             97 Barbados                 23.46Q  1.1  3           
  2 Deanna Hill               96 United States            23.83Q -1.5  1           
  3 Kimone Hines              97 Jamaica                  23.97Q +0.0  2           
  4 Vitoria Cristina Rosa     96 Brazil                   23.50Q  1.1  3           
  5 Tristan Evelyn            98 Barbados                 23.89Q -1.5  1           
  6 Keianna Albury            96 Bahamas                  24.06Q +0.0  2           
  7 Nelda Huggins             97 British VI               24.13q  1.1  3           
  8 Leya Buchanan             96 Canada                   24.15q +0.0  2           
  9 Caitland Smith            96 United States            24.21  +0.0  2           
 10 Cecilia TAMAYO GARZA      97 Mexico                   24.23  -1.5  1           
 11 Brenessa Thompson         96 Guyana                   24.31  +0.0  2           
 12 Jenae Ambrose             97 Bahamas                  24.43  -1.5  1           
 13 Dania Amaris Aguillon Ra  96 Mexico                   24.55   1.1  3           
 14 Romina Michelle Cifuente  99 Ecuador                  24.57  -1.5  1           
 15 Evelyn Rivera Banquett    97 Colombia                 24.61  +0.0  2           
 16 Noelia Martinez           96 Argentina Republic       24.65   1.1  3           
 17 Astrid Carolina Balanta   97 Colombia                 24.76  -1.5  1           
 18 Ariel Strunkey            87 Antigua and Barbuda      24.87  -1.5  1           
 -- Sashalee Forbes           96 Jamaica                     FS   1.1  3           
 -- Kayelle Clarke            96 Trinidad & Tobago          DNF   1.1  3           
 -- Taylor Hill               96 British VI                  DQ  +0.0  2 Rule 142.4a
 -- Kendra Clarke             96 Canada                  X24.10   1.1  3           

[Socapro]

Official Sunday session Pan Am Junior Champs results featuring TTO athletes!

http://results.deltatiming.com/tf/2015-panam-junior-championships#/2015-08-02

 Delta Timing Group - Contractor License    8/2/2015 - 21:22 PM
2015 Panamerican Junior Track & Field Championships - 7/31/2015
                   Foote Field, Edmonton, AB                   
 
Kenejah Williams placed 10th in the Men Shot put with a throw of 16.45m.

Event 36  Men Shot Put Junior
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 Top 8 to Final                                               
  WJR Leader: ^ 22.62m  7/16/2015   Konrad BUKOWIECKI, POL     
JR World Rec: $ 23.00m  8/18/2013   Jacko GILL, NZL           
 Meet Record: # 20.36m  2009        Mason FINLEY, USA         
    Name                    Year Team                    Finals
===============================================================
Finals                                                         
  1 John Maurins              96 United States           19.49m
      19.33m  FOUL  FOUL  19.49m  19.36m  19.31m               
  2 Ayomidotun Ogundeji       96 United States           19.20m
      19.20m  FOUL  FOUL  FOUL  FOUL  FOUL                     
  3 Demar Gayle               96 Jamaica                 18.56m
      18.11m  18.38m  18.56m  17.90m  18.32m  17.38m           
  4 Eduardo Santiago Espin S  96 Ecuador                 18.26m
      17.20m  18.16m  16.81m  18.26m  FOUL  17.53m             
  5 Warren Barrett            97 Jamaica                 18.11m
      17.35m  17.31m  16.78m  17.95m  17.66m  18.11m           
  6 LAZEN SEBASTIÁN           96 Chile                   17.95m
      17.26m  17.90m  17.95m  17.59m  FOUL  17.67m             
  7 Wellington Morais         96 Brazil                  17.85m
      17.58m  FOUL  17.01m  16.93m  16.96m  17.85m             
  8 Dequan Lovell             96 Barbados                17.59m
      17.05m  16.27m  17.59m  16.93m  FOUL  FOUL               
  9 Andrew Martin             96 Canada                  16.94m
      16.83m  FOUL  16.94m                                     
 10 Kenejah Williams          96 Trinidad & Tobago       16.45m
      16.45m  16.38m  16.29m                                   
 -- BALLIVIAN JOSE MIGUEL     97 Chile                      DNS


Omari Benoit placed 10th in the Men High Jump with a jump of 1.90m.

Event 28  Men High Jump Junior
===============================================================
 Prog: 1.85-1.90-1.95-2.00-2.05-2.10-2.13-2.16 +3cm           
  WJR Leader: ^ 2.28m  5/16/2015   Yuji HIRAMATSU, JPN         
JR World Rec: $ 2.37m  9/20/1992   SMITH/TOPIC, GBR/YUG       
 Meet Record: # 2.27m  1986        Javier SOTOMAYOR, CUB       
    Name                    Year Team                    Finals
===============================================================
Finals                                                         
  1 Randall Cunningham        96 United States            2.16m
     1.85 1.90 1.95 2.00 2.05 2.10 2.13 2.16 2.19             
      PPP  PPP  PPP  PPP  PPP    O   XO    O  XXX             
  2 Luis Enrique Zayas Ferna  97 Cuba                     2.16m
     1.85 1.90 1.95 2.00 2.05 2.10 2.13 2.16 2.19             
      PPP  PPP  PPP  PPP    O  XXO    O  XXO  XXX             
  3 Clayton Brown             96 Jamaica                  2.13m
     1.85 1.90 1.95 2.00 2.05 2.10 2.13 2.16                   
      PPP  PPP  PPP    O    O   XO   XO  XXX                   
  4 Christoff Bryan           96 Jamaica                  2.13m
     1.85 1.90 1.95 2.00 2.05 2.10 2.13 2.16                   
      PPP  PPP  PPP    O  XXO   XO   XO  XXX                   
  5 Steve Nkusi               96 Canada                   2.10m
     1.85 1.90 1.95 2.00 2.05 2.10 2.13                       
      PPP    O    O    O    O    O  XXX                       
  5 Landon Bartel             96 United States            2.10m
     1.85 1.90 1.95 2.00 2.05 2.10 2.13                       
      PPP  PPP  PPP    O    O    O  XXX                       
  7 Laquan Nairn              96 Bahamas                  2.10m
     1.85 1.90 1.95 2.00 2.05 2.10 2.13                       
      PPP  PPP  PPP    O    O   XO  XXX                       
  8 Jaime Enrique Escobar Va  97 Panama                   2.00m
     1.85 1.90 1.95 2.00 2.05 2.10                             
      PPP  PPP  PPP   XO  PPP  XXX                             
  8 Hans Lafleur              96 Canada                   2.00m
     1.85 1.90 1.95 2.00 2.05                                 
      PPP  PPP  PPP   XO  XXX                                 
 10 Omari Benoit              97 Trinidad & Tobago        1.90m
     1.85 1.90 1.95                                           
        O    O  XXX                                           
 11 Jacob Scott               96 Cayman Islands           1.90m
     1.85 1.90 1.95                                           
      PPP   XO  XXX                                           
 -- JAN WESTREICHER           96 Peru                        NH
     1.85 1.90 1.95 2.00                                       
      PPP  PPP  PPP  XXX                                       
 -- JEAVIER MORENO            97 Venezuela                   NH
     1.85 1.90 1.95 2.00                                       
      PPP  PPP  PPP  XXX                                       
 -- Ace Louis                 96 St Lucia                   DNS
     1.85                                                     
      DNS                                                     


T&T placed 4th just missing out on bronze in the Women 4x100 Metre Relay with a time of 47.11.

Event 23  Women 4x100 Metre Relay Junior
================================================================         
 Final Only                                                               
  WJR Leader: ^ 43.70  6/6/2015    GERMANY, GER                           
JR World Rec: $ 43.29  8/8/2006    United States, USA                     
                       KNIGHT, TARMOH, OLEAR, MAYO                       
 Meet Record: # 43.38  1999        United States, USA                     
    Team                                                 Finals           
================================================================         
Finals                                                                   
  1 United States                                         43.79           
     1) Teahna Daniels 97               2) Aleia Hobbs 96                 
     3) Mikiah Brisco 96                4) Deanna Hill 96                 
  2 Jamaica                                               44.31           
     1) Kimone Hines 97                 2) Jonielle Smith 96             
     3) Ashley Williams 96              4) Sashalee Forbes 96             
  3 Bahamas                                               45.96           
     1) Blayre Catalyn 99               2) Jenae Ambrose 97               
     3) Jerinique Brooks 96             4) Keianna Albury 96             
  4 Trinidad & Tobago                                     47.11           
     1) Jael Fergusson 97               2) Jeminise Parris 97             
     3) Jendayi Noel 99                 4) Khalifa St. Fort 98           
  5 Canada                                                47.32           
     1) Jaymie O'connor 97              2) Leya Buchanan 96               
     3) Maya Stephens 96                4) Magali Roche                   
  6 Colombia                                              53.94           
     1) Eliana Chavez Valencia 97       2) Astrid Carolina Balanta Colorad
     3) Yury Benitez Murillo 96         4) Evelyn Rivera Banquett 97     


T&T placed 3rd to win the bronze medal in the Men 4x100 Metre Relay with a time of 40.50.

Event 24  Men 4x100 Metre Relay Junior
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 Final Only                                                                       
  WJR Leader: ^ 39.68  6/27/2015   GREAT BRITAIN & N.I., GBR                     
JR World Rec: $ 38.66  7/18/2004   United States, USA                             
                       KIMMONS, OMOLE, WILLIAMS, MERRITT                         
 Meet Record: # 39.06  2009        United States, USA                             
                       TALLEY, CHERRY, RHODES, ROWLAND                           
    Team                                                 Finals                   
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Finals                                                                           
  1 Jamaica                                               40.15                   
     1) Seanie Selvin 96                2) Shivnarine Smalling 96                 
     3) Hujaye Cornwall 97              4) Xandre Blake 96                       
  2 Bahamas                                               40.32                   
     1) Javan Martin 98                 2) Janeko Cartwright 96                   
     3) Ian Kerr 96                     4) Kendrick Thompson 97                   
  3 Trinidad & Tobago                                     40.50                   
     1) Francis Louis 96                2) Joash Huggins 97                       
     3) Corey Stewart 97                4) Nathan Farinha 96                     
  4 Colombia                                              41.14                   
     1) Yilmar Andres Herrera Madrea 96 2) Joshuan Javier Berrios Mora 97         
     3) Stanley Chipper Arias Mitchell  4) Jhonny Alexander Renteria Jimen       
 -- United States                                           DNF                   
     1) Christian Coleman 96            2) Ryan Clark 96                         
     3) Demek Kemp 96                   4) Cravon Gillespie 96                   
 -- Canada                                                   DQ  Rule 170.7 - Ex 1
     1) Matthew Coolen 96               2) Evan Ratzlaff 96                       
     3) Ramzi Abdullahi 97              4) Duan Asemota 96                       

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St Fort speeds to gold in Pan Am Jrs
Sunday, August 2 2015 (T&T Newsday)

KHALIFA ST FORT with her Pan Am Junior Championships gold medal.
Photo courtesy ATO BOLDON

KHALIFA ST FORT collected Trinidad and Tobago’s first gold medal in the 2015 Pan American Track and Field Championships at Foote Field, Edmonton, Canada on Friday evening.

The 17-year-old American-born sprinter, who is coached by quadruple Olympic medallist Ato Boldon, sped to victory in the women’s 100-metre finals in a time of 11.31 seconds.

The United States pair of Aleia Hobbs and Teahna Daniels were the other medallists in the women’s 100m, in 11.50 and 11.54 respectively.

Rounding off the field were Jonielle Smith of Jamaica (11.56), Vitoria Rosa of Brazil (11.58), Tristan Evelyn of Barbados (11.65), Sashalee Forbes of Jamaica (11.73) and Leya Buchanan of Canada (11.92).


PORTIOUS WARREN with her Pan Am Junior Championships silver medal.

Portious Warren was another TT medallist on Friday, as she got silver in the women’s shot put. Warren, with her second throw, had a distance of 15.57 metres, but she was no where close to Raven Saunders of the United States who, also with her second throw, had a title- winning distance of 18.27m.

Sophia Rivera, another American, got bronze with 15.34m, followed by Sarah Mitton of Canada (14.57m) and TT’s Chelsea James (14.24m).


JEMINISE PARRIS 4th in 100m hurdles women junior final in 13:98 at Pan Am Jnrs 2015

Also on Friday, Jeminise Parris failed in her bid to earn a podium finish, having placed fourth in the women’s 100m hurdles final.

Parris crossed the finish line in 13.98 seconds, trailing Dior Hall of the United States (13.20), Maribel Caicedo of Ecuador (13.45) and Daeshon Gordon of Jamaica (13.70).

Other entrants in the final were Alexandra Aitkin of Canada (13.99), Jacklyn Howell of the United States (14.04), Marin Clara of Chile (14.10) and Yanique Thompson of Jamaica (14.11).


ANDWUELLE WRIGHT 5th with leap of 7.51m in Men's long jump at Pan Am Jnrs.

Trinidad and Tobago had two participants in the men’s long jump - Andwuelle Wright and Che Richards, but neither earned a medal in the event. Wright was fifth with a best effort of 7.51 metres, while Richards was 11th with a best of 7.08m.

Claiming gold was Juan Miguel Echevarria of Cuba with 7.76 metres, followed by Laquan Nairn of the Bahamas (7.65m), and the United States duo of Keandre Bates (7.54m) and Nathaniel Moore (7.53m).

Yesterday, Aaron Lewis was seeking Trinidad and Tobago’s third medal, in the men’s 110m hurdles.

Lewis finished fourth in heat one of the preliminary round with a time of 13.92, trailing Seanie Selvin of Jamaica (13.71), Marquis Morris of the United States (13.76) and Ricardo Torres of Puerto Rico (13.83).

The top three finishers, in the two preliminary round heats, progressed to the final, as well as the next two fastest times. Lewis’ time was the eighth fastest overall.

The Pan Am Junior Championships will conclude today.

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Golden Girl
St Fort wins at Pan Am Juniors
By Kwame Laurence (T&T Express)
Published on Aug 1, 2015, 9:33 pm AST

NATIONAL PRIDE: Khalifa St Fort was on fire in Edmonton, Canada on Friday night, clocking 11.31 seconds to capture the Pan American Junior Track and Field Championship women's 100 metres title for Trinidad and Tobago. --Photo: © Getty Images for IAAF

Khalifa St Fort bolted to gold in the women's 100 metres dash at the Pan American Junior Track and Field Championships in Edmonton, Canada, on Friday night.

St Fort seized early control of the race, and was never threatened. The 17-year-old Trinidad and Tobago sprinter crossed the line in 11.31 seconds, well ahead of Aleia Hobbs, the silver medallist in 11.50. Hobbs' United States teammate, Teahna Daniels clocked 11.54 to pick up bronze.

Watch from TV6 Sports "Khalifa Gets Gold"

Thanks to her superb front-running effort, St Fort became only the second T&T athlete to capture Pan American Junior Championship women's 100m gold, following in the strides of 2011 champion Michelle-Lee Ahye.

Rhonda Watkins is the only other female athlete from T&T to strike gold at the hemispheric under-20 meet. Watkins won the high jump title back in 2005.

“The start was great,” said St Fort, following Friday's golden run. “Everyone told me that I resembled Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, which is wonderful.” The 2015 IAAF World Youth Championship 100m silver medallist was beaming with national pride. “I was happy I was able to make Trinidad and Tobago proud and bring home a gold for them.”

T&T also earned silver on Friday night, Portious Warren throwing the iron ball a personal best 15.57 metres for the runner-up spot in the women's shot put. American Raven Saunders was the class of the field, claiming gold with a massive championship record throw of 18.27m. Another American, Sophia Rivera produced a 15.34m effort to bag bronze.

The other T&T athlete in the field, Chelsea James threw 14.24m to finish fifth. Jeminise Parris was fourth in the women's 100m hurdles final, the T&T athlete getting home in 13.98 seconds. American Dior Hall won in 13.20, from Ecuador's Maribel Caicedo (13.45) and Jamaican Daeshon Gordon (13.70).

In the qualifying round, Parris clocked 13.84 seconds to finish fourth in heat two, progressing to the final as a “fastest loser”.

T&T's Andwuelle Wright fought hard in the men's long jump, disturbing the sand at 7.51m to secure fifth spot. Cuban Juan Miguel Echevarria emerged victorious with a 7.76m leap, forcing Bahamian Laquan Nairn to settle for silver at 7.65m. KeAndre Bates of the United States jumped 7.54m to secure bronze for his country.

Che Richards also represented T&T in the men's long jump. He finished 11th with a 7.08m jump.

After press time, last night, Aaron Lewis competed in the men's 110m hurdles final. Earlier yesterday, the T&T hurdler was fourth in heat one in 13.92 seconds, booking a lane in the final as a “fastest loser”.

Kayelle Clarke, however, was a non-finisher in her women's 200m qualifying heat. Today, Kenejah Williams throws in the men's shot put, Omari Benoit competes in the men's high jump, and the men's and women's 4x100m teams battle for precious metal.

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Lewis 5th at Pan Am Juniors
Published on Aug 2, 2015, 9:09 pm AST (T&T Express)

Congratulations to Aaron Lewis on making it into the finals of the Men's 110m Hurdles at the Pan American Junior Championships in Edmonton Canada, where he went on to run a Personal Best of 13.69 and finished 5th overall.

Aaron Lewis bettered his best at the Pan American Junior Track and Field Championships, in Edmonton, Canada, on Saturday night. Lewis got to the line in 13.69 seconds for fifth spot in the men’s 110 metres hurdles final. The clocking was 11-hundredths of a second faster than his previous PR (personal record), 13.80.

Misana Viltz was golden on Saturday, the American getting home in 13.30 seconds. Cuban Roger Iribarne clocked 13.32 to pick up silver, ahead of Puerto Rico’s Ricardo Torres (13.49).

Lewis was very pleased with his performance in the Pan Am Juniors championship race.

“All thanks and praise to the almighty father above,” Lewis posted on Facebook, “for blessing me with a great season. Despite a few minor setbacks throughout the 2015 season I’m most grateful and thankful. Finished my 2015 season on a high note, fifth fastest 110m hurdler in the Pan Am region, highest ever international finish to date. On to the next. 2016 is going to be even better.”

After press time, last night, Kenejah Williams, Omari Benoit and the T&T men’s and women’s sprint relay teams were in action. Williams competed in the men’s shot put. John Maurins of the United States was the favourite for gold.

Benoit was among the athletes in the men’s high jump. American Randall Cunningham was tipped for top honours. And newly-crowned 100m champion Khalifa St Fort was expected to anchor the women’s 4x100m team.

— Kwame Laurence

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Sprint gold for St Forte
...Warren bags shot put silver
Published: Sunday, August 2, 2015 (T&T Guardian)

YOUNG SPRINT QUEEN: Khalifa St Forte proudly displays the T&T flag after she won the Women’s 100m final at the Pan American Junior Games in Edmonton, Canada on Friday evening.
Photo courtesy ATO BOLDON.

Khalifa St Forte won the Women’s 100m final at the Pan American Junior Games in Edmonton, Canada on Friday evening. The American-born athlete, who is coached by Ato Boldon, clocked 11.31 to edge American Aleiba Hobbs (11.50) and Teahna Daniels (11.54) into second and third respectively.

The 17-year-old had set a new national Under 18 record (11.19) two weeks ago when she won silver at the IAAF World Youth Championships in Colombia. Her achievement came on the eve of the 19th anniversary of her coach’s 200m bronze medal run at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.

 In other events, Portious Warren won the silver in the Women’s Shot Put after throwing a personal best of 15.57m in her second attempt. The gold was won by Raven Saunders of the USA, who smashed the old meet record (17.55m) with 18.27m on her second throw. She also bettered the mark on her third (17.63m) and sixth (17.60m) attempts.

Meanwhile, Jeminise Parris  was fourth in the Women’s 100m Hurdles  final, coming in at 13.98. American Dior Hall won the gold in 13.20 with Ecuador’s Maribel Caicedo (13.45) and Jamaican Daeshon Gordon (13.70) winning silver and bronze respectively.

Andwuelle Wright was fifth in the Men’s Long Jump with a 7.51m effort in his fourth attempt. His teammate Che Richards was 11th with 7.08m. Topping the field was Cuban Juan Miguel Echevarria with 7.76m, followed by Bahaman Laquan Nairn (7.65m) and American Keandre Bates (7.54m). Aaron Lewis just qualified for the Men’s 110m Hurdles final when he finished fourth in his heat in a time of 13.92. Ahead of him were Jamaica Seanie Selvin (13.71), American Marquis Morris (13.76) and Puerto Rican Richard Torres (13.83). The final was scheduled for last night.

Kayelle Clarke did not finish her Women’s 200m heat, which was won by Bajan Sada Williams in 23.46. The National Association of Athletics Administrations (NAAA) of T&T has extend its congratulations to both medallist winners St Fort and Warren.

Today's action will see Kenejah Williams in the Men's Shot Put and Omari Benoit in the Men's High Jump. The Women's 4x100m relay team of St Forte, Jendayi Noel, Kayelle Clarke and Jael Fergusson will enter the final while Joash Huggins, Corey Stewart, Francis Louis and Nathan Farinha will take part in the Men's 4x100m final.

[Deeks]

Congrats to this young lady, and her coach Ato. I swear, she seems so much like Ato, with that big smile. She ready for the track.

[A.B.]

Thanks to all, and special thanks to the Guardian, which continues to not be able to spell Khalifa's last name.

Also, "edge" to a win by .19 of a second happens in NO SPORT, ever. Very professional. 

Keep it up.

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Thanks to all, and special thanks to the Guardian, which continues to not be able to spell Khalifa's last name.

Also, "edge" to a win by .19 of a second happens in NO SPORT, ever. Very professional. 

Keep it up.

Good point Ato.
It's a pity the Guardian did not put the writer's name to the article so we can directly call them out.
These sports journalists in T&T generally need to take a little more time to research their articles and to get athletes names correct before publishing them as it only makes them look very unprofessional and totally lacking in knowledge of the sport they are writing about.

[Sando prince]

I think T&T finished third and won bronze in the boys 4x100 relay clocking (40.52). This means T&T end the Championships with One Gold, One Siler and One Bronze.  Average performance given the talent we send there this year.

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4x100 bronze
3rd medal for T&T at Pan Am Juniors
By Kwame Laurence (T&T Express)
Published on Aug 3, 2015, 8:51 pm AST

T&T ANCHOR: Nathan Farinha

Nathan Farinha anchored Trinidad and Tobago to bronze in the Pan American Junior Track and Field Championship men's 4x100 metres relay, in Edmonton, Canada, on Sunday night.

Francis Louis, Joash Huggins, Corey Stewart and Farinha combined for a 40.50 seconds clocking. Jamaica produced a 40.15 run to grab gold, while silver was seized by Bahamas in 40.32.


Corey Stewart & Nathan Farinha celebrate 4x100m relay bronze at Pan Am Jnrs 2015

The sprint relay bronze, on the third and final day of the hemispheric Under-20 meet, carried the country's medal tally to three--one gold, one silver, one bronze. Khalifa St Fort earned gold in the women's 100m, while Portious Warren picked up silver in the women's shot put.

On Sunday, Jael Fergusson, Jeminise Parris, Jendayi Noel and St Fort on anchor teamed up for fourth spot in the women's 4x100m relay. The T&T quartet got home in 47.11 seconds. United States won in 43.79, from Jamaica (44.31) and Bahamas (45.96).

T&T's Omari Benoit cleared the bar at 1.90 metres for 10th spot in the men's high jump. Both the gold medallist, American Randall Cunningham, and silver medallist, Cuban Luis Zayas went over at 2.16m. Jamaican Clayton Brown bagged bronze with a 2.13m clearance.

Another T&T athlete, Kenejah Williams finished 10th in the men's shot put. He threw the iron ball 16.45m. United States swept the top two spots, John Maurins getting gold with a 19.49m effort and Ayomidotun Ogundeji claiming silver at 19.20m. Bronze went to Jamaican Demar Gayle (18.56m).

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Someone needs to tell the writer Nicholas Clarke how to spell Khalifa's surname correctly. It is even written on the athlete ID she is wearing in the photo they used for the article. 

Pan Am junior athletes disappoint Serrette
By Nicholas Clarke (T&T Guardian)
Published: Tuesday, August 4, 2015

Khalifa St Forte....Women's 100m champion

President of the National Association of Athletics Administration (NAAA) Ephraim Serrette said he was disappointed with T&T's showing at the Pan American Junior Athletics Championships in Edmonton, Canada over the weekend. The team won three medals at the meet, including gold for Khalifa St Forte in the Women's 100m, silver for Portious Warren in the Women’s Shot Put and bronze for the Men's 4x100m team of Francis Louis, Joash Huggins, Corey Stewart and Nathan Farinha.

The haul was less than the two golds and three silvers the country picked up during its last appearance at the championships in Miramar, Florida, USA in 2011. Speaking to the Guardian yesterday, Serrette felt the athletes were capable of better.

“The overall performance was mediocre. We had greater expectations from the team,” he said. “It was hindered by the absence of Akanni Hislop, Jonathan Farinha and Joshua St Clair, who were injured but you would hope for athletes to step up their performances when competing internationally. In some cases, they did worse than they did at the National Championships.”

Serrette did credit the medal winners for for their efforts. “The Men's 4x100m relay team did well to win bronze though I felt the female relay team should have medalled as well. Khalifa St Forte continues to prove she is one for future and I was very satisfied by Portious Warren throwing a personal best to win silver.”

T&T's 4x100m quartet of Louis, Huggins, Stewart and Farinha closed the meet on Sunday night with a bronze in its final. The foursome clocked 40.50 to finish behind Jamaica's Seanie Selvin, Shivnarine Smalling, Hujaye Cornwall and Xandre Blake, who took gold in 40.15, while Bahamas's Javan Martin, Janeko Cartwright, Ian Kerr and Kendrick Thompson were runners up in 40.32.

T&T's female 4x100m team narrowly missed out on a spot on the podium when it finished fourth in its final. Jael Fergusson, Jeminise Parris, Jendayi Noel and Khalifa St Forte put together a time of 47.11, which was behind USA (43.79), Jamaica (44.31) and Bahamas (45.96). In other events, Omari Benoit was tenth in the Men’s High Jump after being eliminated at the 1.95 mark. American Randall Cunningham won the event in 2.16m.

Keneja Williams also managed tenth in his event, the Men's Shot Put, with a throw of 16.45m on his first attempt. The field was topped by American John Maurins with a 19.49m effort.

At the 2011 edition in Miramar, Florida, Michelle Lee Ahye (Women’s 100m) and Elton Walcott (Men’s Triple Jump) won their events while Deon Lendore (Men’s 400m), Kai Selvon (Women’s 200m) and the Men’s 4x400m team (Lendore, Machel Cedenio, Jereem Richards and Moriba Morain) bagged silvers.

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23 medals from Pan Am Junior Championships
By Kimberly Allen, TrackAlerts.Com Writer 
August 4th, 2015 12:06am (TrackAlerts.com)

YOUNG SPRINT QUEEN: Khalifa St Fort proudly displays the T&T flag after she won the Women’s 100m final at the Pan American Junior Games in Edmonton, Canada on Friday evening.

A total of 23 medals came home to the English-speaking Caribbean after the 2015 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships held in Edmonton, Canada from July 31- August 2.
 
Jamaica, who was at the top of the medal table for the English Speaking Caribbean group, left with a total of 12 medals. This consisted of a gold which was collected by the males in the 4x100M, after the team ran a time of 40.15s. Also they collected 4 silver medals and 7 bronze medals. Five (5) out of this 12 was collected on the field.
 
Trinidad and Tobago with their golden girl collected three (3) medals. With a gold, which Khalife St. Fort collected in the female 100M in 11.31s, a silver that Portious Warren got in the women's shot put and a bronze medal in the men's 4x100M.
 
The Bahamian team also collected three (3) medals which consisted of two (2) silvers. One in the long jump and the other from male sprint relay team. Their third medal came from their female sprint relay team which was a bronze.
 
Sada Williams of Barbados collected the only silver medal they got in the female 400M. Their other two medals came from Tia-Adana Belle in the female 400H and Sada Williams in the 200M. Both ladies collected bronze medals giving Barbados a total of 3 medals.
 
The Cayman Islands who only collected one medal was also apart of the medal table. Jamal Walton won gold for his country in the 400M with a time of 46.09s. Spice Island Grenada also collected one medal. Their javelin sensation and national record holder, Anderson Peters collected a silver medal with a throw of 72.11m in the javelin, to place  his country a place on the medal table.