Track Ledger

Category : College


10 June 2010	Alabama’s Kim Laing Eyes All-American Status at NCAAs 265 By “I am very excited about going to Eugene,” said Kim Laing, the University of Alabama (Alabama) graduate student. “I have never been to Oregon and I have a good chance of being an All-American if I can only finish in the top eight.” Eugene, Oregon is the site for the 2010 NCAA Championships that began yesterday and end June 12. Now in her final year of eligibility, Kim has saved the best for last by capturing the SEC Conference 60m hurdles indoor title (8.23 secs) and the 100m hurdles outdoor title (13.32 secs). The Jamaican native punched her ticket to Oregon by running a lifetime best 12.92 secs for 5th place in the 100m hurdles, at the May 29 NCAA East Regional, dipping below 13 seconds for the first time in her career. Commenting on her 12.92 secs run, the former Immaculate Conception High School (Jamaica) star said, “to go below 13 seconds is amazing, I set my goals coming into the season and this [performance] s....
18 June 2010	James, Sorrillo, Evans Headline Caribbean Success at NCAAs 265 By Led by outstanding performances by Grenada’s Kirani James, Trinidad & Tobago’s (T&T) Rondel Sorrillo and Bermuda’s Aaron Evans, Caribbean athletes sparkled at the NCAAs in Eugene, Oregon last weekend. James, the University of Alabama freshman, captured the men’s 400m in 45.05 secs. Days before the NCAAs, James expressed his desire to perform well but was not concern about times. The Texas A&M pair of Demetrius Pinder 45.56 (Bahamas) and Tabarie Henry 45.92 (US Virgin Islands) placed 6th and 8th, respectively. Rondel Sorrillo, the University of Kentucky (Kentucky) senior capped a superb college career by capturing the men’s 200m in 20.36 secs to become Kentucky’s first 200m NCAA champion. Sorrillo also ran 10.09 secs. (2.5 w/s) to get silver in the 100m behind University of Florida’s Jeff Demps (9.96). The University of Georgia and Bermuda native,....
09 October 2010	South Plains Add Jamaican Stamina to its Line-up 265 By Jamaica’s middle-distance runners Kemoy Campbell and Natoya Goule are settling down at their new address: South Plains College in Texas. Campbell and Goule, both 19 years old, are established runners in the Caribbean region, at the junior level, and both have amassed numerous medals at the CARIFTAGames Campbell with a personal best 3:42.57 (1500m) and 8:44.72 (3,000m) was heavily recruited by numerous colleges in the US before he selected South Plains. Goule has a personal best 54.03 in the 400m and 2:03.52 in the 800m. Both Campbell and Goule join the Texan, a team that is loaded with talent, and they should feel right at home as the Texan roster has several Caribbean athletes. Caribbean Tracklife Magazine (CTL) caught up with Blaine Wiley, the associate head coach for the Texan.
05 February 2011	James, Goule, Henry Sparkles at US Meets 265 By University of Alabama (UAB) and Grenada native Kirani James ran the fastest 400m in the world at the Meyo Invitational Meet in Indiana yesterday, stopping the clock in a brisk 45.47 secs. The Gouyave native in only his second year at UAB has been in fine form recently running 20.58 secs in the 200m two weeks ago. James with a lifetime best 45.03 secs (outdoors) has now qualified for the NCCA Indoor Championship to be held in March 2011 and has positioned himself as one of the early favorites for the 200m and 400m titles. Grenada’s Collen Felix, a junior at the University of ....
26 February 2011	Jamaica's Trisha-Ann Hawthorne 265 By courtesy of UConnUniversity of Connecticut (Uconn) senior Trisha-Ann Hawthorne continues her sprinting dominance in the Big East Conference by capturing the 60m (7.26) and 200m (23.86) titles at the Big East Indoor Championships at Akron Ohio over the weekend. She led her team to a second place finish (108.5 points) behind winner University of Louisville (110 points). Trisha’s time of 7.26 established a new Conference record and has qualified her for the NCAA Indoor Championship next month. “I am very excited about winning the sprint doubles....