Trackledger

05 February 2011

James, Goule, Henry Sparkles at US Meets

College

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 ....

05 February 2011

James, Goule, Henry Sparkles at US Meets

COMPETITION

26 February 2011

Jamaica's Trisha-Ann Hawthorne

College

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....

26 February 2011

Jamaica's Trisha-Ann Hawthorne

COMPETITION

07 March 2011

Record-setting Day at NJCAA Champs for Levy, Goule

College

Levy The Jamaican duo of Jura Levy and Natoya Goule set national records in their respective events to lead the South Plains College Lady Texans to the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) indoor title at Texas Tech University on March 4 & 5. The Lady Texans easily won the title with 180.5 points, ahead of Central Arizona (88 points). Levy, the Vere Technical high school (Jamaica) graduate, captured the 200m title in a record time of 23.10secs, and clocked 6.81secs to defend her 55m title. Levy, who is in her final year at South Plains, is heavily recruite....

07 March 2011

Record-setting Day at NJCAA Champs for Levy, Goule

COMPETITION

20 March 2011

Cherry Hill East Building A Solid Track & Field Foundation

High School

[caption id="attachment_136" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Andrew Athias"][/caption] Matt Cieslik and Kurt Phillips, coaches at Cherry Hill East (CHE) high school in southern New Jersey, are on a mission to build the school’s track and field program. Coach Phillips, who hails from Trinidad and Tobago, believes the CHE has three fundamental pieces in place in the form of jumper Andrew Athias, quarter-miler Alex Reber, and hurdler Marcus Phillips. With a personal best (PB) 6’-9” in the high jump, senior Andrew is one of the best in the state of New Jersey. He also competes in the triple jump and the long jump. Alex, a junior, has a PB of 48.5secs and is among the top quarter-milers in the state. Marcu....

06 April 2011

Outstanding Performances at NCAA Weekend Meets

College

The reigning Jamaica 400m hurdles champion Leford Green, representing Johnson C. Smith University (JCSU) in the US, captured both the open 400m (46.43) and the 400m hurdles (50.17) at the 2011 Tiger Track Classic on the campus of the University of Auburn over the weekend (Apr. 2). Green also teamed up with fellow countrymen Winston Brown and Akino Ming along with Gabriel Franklin to anchor the JCSU 4x4 team to victory in 3:10.61. Green with a personal best 45.56 in the open 400m and 48.47 in the 400 hurdles is the 2011 Division II National Indoor Track Athlete of the Year. Shermaine Williams of JCSU won the 100m hurdles in 13.40secs ahead of Jamaican Kim Laing (13.53) of the University of Alabama. Meanwhile, the Bahamian duo of Sheniqua Ferguson and Nivea Smith joined Trinidad’s Kia Selvon and USA’s Joanna Atkins to win both the 4x1 (43.80) and 4x4 (3.38.82) relays.

06 April 2011

Outstanding Performances at NCAA Weekend Meets

COMPETITION

16 April 2011

A Stronger, Leaner Gavyn Nero Has London on His Mind

College

His accomplishments at the junior level are unmatched. With 11 individual medals at the Carifta Games, highlighted by a personal best 3 minutes, 46.57 seconds in the 1500m and numerous mid-distance duels with some of the Caribbean region’s best junior runners, Trinidad and Tobago’s Gavyn Nero is perhaps the most decorated athlete to compete in the Games. In the summer of 2009, Gavyn – just out of high school and prior to starting classes at Baylor University in the US – competed in the CAC Games where he placed 3rd in the 800m in a personal best 1:47.51. He then strode into Baylor as one of the best junior mid-distance athletes to have come out of the Caribbean. And expectations were high for track fans, especially Trinidadians. At the same time, one blogger in a Car....