06 April 2011

Outstanding Performances at NCAA Weekend Meets

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.

16 April 2011

A Stronger, Leaner Gavyn Nero Has London on His Mind

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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....

16 April 2011

A Stronger, Leaner Gavyn Nero Has London on His Mind

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14 May 2011

Crimson Tide's Dwayne Extol on Road to Recovery

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At the prestigious 2010 Jamaica Boys and Girls Athletics Championships or “Champs 100”, Dwayne Extol lead his high school team, Wolmer’s Boys, to victory. The versatile Extol was instrumental in giving his team valuable points by competing in the 200m, 400m, 400m hurdles and the 4x1 and 4x4 relays. He will be remembered as the team captain who could have won gold in the 200m but eased up close to the line to allow teammate Julian Forte, who had earlier won the 100m title, to claim the sprint double. Extol later explained his decision to the media: "Julian had a problem with his hamstring and I could see he really wanted to win and I saw him pushing and pushing and I decided that we would still get the 16 points if I won or he won."

14 May 2011

Crimson Tide's Dwayne Extol on Road to Recovery

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06 June 2011

7 Questions as the NCAA Championships Begin

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As the 2011 NCAA Track & Field Championship in Des Moines, Iowa starts today, June 8, there are several intriguing questions floating around that will be answered when the dust settles on Saturday evening, the 11th. In the meantime, we cannot resist sharing our thoughts and predictions. Here are seven questions we have considered. 1. Can the Caribbean sweep the Men’s 400m? The men’s 400m is loaded with future Caribbean quarter-milers including Kirani James (Uinversity of Alabama/Grenada), Demetrius Pinder (Texas A&M/Bahamas), Tabarie Henry (Texas A&M/US Virgin Islands), Riker Hylton (LSU/Jamaica), and Zwede Hewitt (Baylor/ Trinidad). James, in only his third semester at Alabama, stopped the ....

06 June 2011

7 Questions as the NCAA Championships Begin

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24 September 2011

Long season took toll on NCAA Participants in Daegu

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The collegiate track and field season begins in December with the indoor season and ends with the NCAA Outdoor Championships in June for Division I programs. During this long six-month period, athletes have to adjust from the indoor setting to outdoors while competing in Conference championships for their colleges. The Championships are important as colleges offer scholarships to athletes with the desire to win conferences titles. Top athletes are called upon to compete in several events, including the relays, which can obviously take a toll on their bodies. Exhausted after the end of the NCAA season in mid-June, the athletes had two weeks to prepare for their national trials in late June to earn a spot on their national team to the World Championships, and had to stay sharp and focused for the next two months to perform at their best in Daegu. So, should we be surprised that there were only two collegians atop the ....

24 September 2011

Long season took toll on NCAA Participants in Daegu

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13 November 2011

Kim Collins Relects on an "Unexpected 2011 Season"

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The 2011 season was more than Kim Collins expected. He went to Daegu just to have fun and to run fast. But the 35-year-old St. Kitts and Nevis native, a former Commonwealth Games (Manchester 2002) and World (Seville 2003) 100m champion was perhaps the most surprising performer in Daegu, capturing the 100m bronze medal in 10.09secs (-1.4ws) behind Yohan Blake (Jamaica/9.92) and Walter Dix (USA/10.08). He then followed up that pe....