02 April 2010

Grenada’s Rondell Bartholomew Sees Track As The Answer

Grenadian native Rondell Bartholomew went to South Plains College in Texas on a mission. Clocking a personal best 21.09 secs in the 200m and 45.58 secs in the 400m outdoor, the 20-year-old freshman is ready for a rewarding outdoor season. Carifta & High School Bartholomew became the 2008 CARIFTA Games 400m champion, when he ran 46.86 secs to win in the Under 20 category. He was, however, dethroned in 2009 by his countryman Kirani James. Bartholomew finished second in 45.58 secs behind James, who won in 45.24 secs and erased Usain Bolt’s record of 46.35 secs. Bartholomew is a talented and versatile competitor. As a senior he led his high school (McDonald College) to the 2009 Grenadian Inter-Secondary Schools Athletics Championships. He won the 100m (10.50), was 2nd in the 200m (21.50) and 400m (46.00) and ran a leg on his team’s winning 4x1 and 4x4 relays. At the 2009 PanAm Junior Games in Port of Spain Trinidad, Bartholomew took 3rd place in the 400m i....

14 May 2010

Texas A&M’s Tabarie Henry Ready For His Call to Duty

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“I like the hard work, I like the pain, and I like to go fast,” says Tabarie Henry, the US Virgin Islands-born Texas A&M University junior, in describing his love for running track. With a personal best of 44.77 secs in the 400m and 20.71 in the 200m, Henry has proven over the last two years that his name should be mentioned as one of the world best quarter-milers. With much support from his country, Henry competed for his island nation at the 2008 Beijing Olympics where he made it through to the semi-finals in the 400 (45.19). The 22-year-old Capricorn then followed up that run with a 45.42-secs performance for 4th place at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin. Having run a 2010 season best just over two weeks ago, the former Barton Community College star has his mind on the Big 12 Conference and the NCAAs. Hot off the trac....

14 May 2010

Texas A&M’s Tabarie Henry Ready For His Call to Duty

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14 May 2010

Aggie Demetrius Pinder on Track and on Stage

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In his spare time, Texas A&M University’s junior Demetrius Pinder watches television and read books, including Shakespeare. The 21-year-old athlete and liberal arts/theater major is sharpening his craft not only in the classroom and on stage but also on the track. This Freeport, Bahamas native and aspiring actor has a season best 200m (21.18 secs.) and 400m (45.89) and is ready to write another chapter by helping his team win another Big 12 Conference title this weekend. Big Ten Championship Commenting on the conference championship at hand, the positive Demetrius Pinder said, “I am just coming off a minor injury but I am still mentally strong. I haven’t lost a lot. I kept up my cardio workout and now I am ready to compete. If I stay injury-free, then I am ok, because good things will happen.” At last month Penn Relays, Demetrius and his Aggie teammates (Tran Howell, Gerald Phiri and....

14 May 2010

Aggie Demetrius Pinder on Track and on Stage

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04 June 2010

UConn Star Sprinter Is All About Winning

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Another Big East Conference Championship, another sprint-double title. This has been the recurring theme for Trisha-Ann Hawthorne, the University of Connecticut (UConn) junior who said she simply doesn’t like to lose. After finishing second in the 60m and 200m indoors in her first conference championships as a freshman, Hawthorne vowed never to lose another individual title. So far, she has lived by that script and has claimed over 10 such titles. Last weekend at the NCAA East Regional, Hawthorne booked her ticket to Eugene, Oregon, for the NCAA Championships June 9 to 12. She will compete for the 100m title. The Jamaican-born Hawthorne, who has a lifetime best of 11.40 secs in the 100m and 23.33 in the 200m, has inscribed her name on all of UConn’s indoor and outdoor sprint records; from the 55m to the 200m. In addition to re-writing UConn’s record books, the 20-year-old represent....

04 June 2010

UConn Star Sprinter Is All About Winning

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06 June 2010

Grenada’s Kirani James Leads The Crimson Tide into Oregon

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For many 17-year-olds, the month of June is synonymous with high school proms and graduations, but for Kirani James, June 9 to 12 means NCAA Outdoor Championships and the opportunity for more glory. Kirani, the Gouyave, Grenada native is not your regular 17-year-old; he’s the reigning 2010 SEC Conference Outdoor Freshman of the Year. His prior major accomplishments include the World Youth Championships 200m and 400m titles. Now, with a lifetime best 45.01 secs in the 400m, Kirani heads to the championships in Eugene, Oregon not only as a University of Alabama (Alabama) Crimson Tide but also as a favorite in the quarter mile. How does the young 'Spice Islander' feel going into his first NCAA Outdoor Championships, at the end of his first semester at Alabama, and what keeps him motivated? Caribbean....

06 June 2010

Grenada’s Kirani James Leads The Crimson Tide into Oregon

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10 June 2010

Alabama’s Kim Laing Eyes All-American Status at NCAAs

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“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....