BVI athletes heading to Antigua after celebrating World Athletics Day

BY DEAN GREENAWAY

After helping the BVI Amateur Athletic Association celebrate the International Athletics Federation’s World Athletics Day on Saturday at the A. O. Shirley Recreation Grounds, just over 20 athletes will compete in the weekend Leeward Islands Jr. track and field championships in Antigua.

The World Athletics Day competition was also used to select athletes for the Central American and Caribbean Age Group Championships in the Dominican Republic at the end of June.

Ileta Potter, World Athletics Day event coordinator said the objectives were met in the 10-11 and 12-13 age groups who were trying out for selection to represent the BVI at next month’s Central American and Caribbean Age Group Championships.

She said things in the Under 20 and Under 17 divisions also went smoothly.

Association president Ephraim Penn said the event was to showcase athletes between 16-17 years and younger, as the IAAF focused on specific age groups trying to encourage young athletes to get involved in the sport of track and field. “The performances were pretty good overall, especially in the boy’s under 17, 100 meters, where Akeel Borrows beat Michael Butler in a photo finish,” Penn said. “They ran some decent times. We saw improvements in most of the athletes. Overall, it was a good experience for them.”

Penn said there were some unusual events targeting 10-11 and 12-13 groups. “Some of them had to do unfamiliar distances and we have seen them rising to the occasion running in events they don’t compete in and doing well,” he said. “It shows that overall, even that team is going to be a very good team.”

While there weren’t surprises Potter said Donte Blair who competed in a Primary School soccer match before the meet made an impression. “He made a good showing in the 12-13 boys age group,” she noted. “He wasn’t practicing with us, but I guess with some practices, he might improve within the events he competed in.”

Potter said the area of focus now will be on the distances which she described as ‘weak.’ She said the team is very good in the jumps and the ball throwing events are alright. During Saturday’s competition, hurdles were also introduced for the first time. Potter said most of the students they were looking at attacked the hurdles quite reasonably. “We have some work to do on how they run the hurdles, because you can see some of them jumping the hurdles instead of running,” she explained. “But, with time and practice, if they stick with it, those that we have to work with, they will improve.”

World Athletics Day Results: 800 Meters, 10-11 Girls:1. Jheane Niles, 2 minutes 59.7 seconds. 2. Niahla Smith, 2:59.8. 3. Kelisha Huggins, 3:04.4. 4. Michelle Smith, 3:08.4. 5. Tashara King, 3:22.8. 6. Jonel Lacey, 3:23.2. 7. Natasha McGlore, 3:48.7. 8. Ayoka Greenaway, 3:50.6. 9. Rebecca Cruz, 3:55.6.

1000 Meters, 10-11 Boys: 1. Joseph Smith, 3:43.41. 2. Naje Smith, 3:46.29. 3. Yohance Smith, 3:49.02. 4. Jariel Harrigan, 3:50.37. 5. Tyler Lewis, 3:52.19. 6. Kesron Agard, 3:57.64. 7. Cravern Andrew, 3:58.21. 8. Kevon Brewley, 4:09.77. 9. Nnkosane Stapleton, 4:14.82. 10. Kavon Solomon, 4:19.73.

1000 Meters 12-13 Girls: 1. Kanishque Todman, 3:34.10 seconds. 2. Brittney Wattley, 3:34.11. 3. Kalisha Todman, 3:43.80. 4. Shenella Samuel, 3:57.31. 5. Tarikah Warner, 4:00.33. 6. Shance Hazel, 4:26.98. 7. Samona Phipps, 4;27.02. Kaynesha Stoutt, 5:11.71.

1200 Meters 12-13 Boys: 1. Dion Blyden, 4:17.36. 2. Donte Blair, 4:26.70. 3. Jevonte Croal, 4:38.42. 4. Clinton Walters, 4:39.64. 5. Donald Lettsome, 4:40.10. 6. Shaun Mssicote, 4:45.57. 7. Quemelle Hodge, 4:45.99. 8. Jeremey Telemaque, 5:00.35. 9. Chevorn Hanley, 5:17.27. 10. Jasper Thompson, 5:17.73.

100 Meters Under 17 Girls: 1. Shamora Penn, 13.22. 2. Bianca Dougan, 13.26. 3. Saungie Liburd, 14.40. Boys: 1. Akeel Burrows, 11.63. 2. Michael Butler, 11.64. 3. Ramo Pemberton, 11.67. 4. Akemo Williams, 12.45. 5. Jamiel St. Rose, 12.53. 6. Khiry Creque, 13.58. U-20 Boys: 1. Keone Maduro, 11.37. 2. Dwight Brookes, 11.40. 3. Kelvin Thomas, 11.89. 4. Yorell Ferrol, 11.98.

Long Jump 10-11 Girls: 1. Natasha McGlore, 3.81 meters (12’6”). 2. Marisa Malone, 3.61. (11’10”). 3.Ayoka Greenaway, 3.26 (10’8½”). 4. Shakeema Lloyd, 3.25 (10’8”). 5. Jheanne Niles, 3.06 )10’1”). 6. Tashara King, 3.00 (9’10”). 7. Niayala Smith, 2.96 (9’8”). Boys:1. Kaleem Scatliffe, 4.10 (13’6½”). 2. Kayvon Solomon, 4.06 (13’4”). 3. Nnkosane Stapleton, 3.91. (12’10”). 4. Jariel Harrigan, 3.89 (12’10”).5. Yohance Smith, 3.77 (12’4½”). 6. Joseph Smith, 3.69 (12’1½”).

7 Tyler Lewis, 3.50 (11’9”).8. Naje Smith, 3.43 (11’3”). 9. Cravern Andrew, 3.41 (10’10½”). 10. Kesron Agard, 3.40 (11’2”). 11. Deshaun Bryan, 3.31 (10’10½”). 12. Kevon Brewley, 3.21 (10’8½”). 13. Joseph George, 3.17 (10’5”). Shavon Linton and Jaheel Castello, fouled. U17 Girls: 1. Chantel Malone, 5.02 (16’6”).

12-13 Girls:1. Shanice Hazel, 4.73 (15’6½”). 2. Kanishque Todman, 4.57 (15’0”). 3. Brittney Wattley, 4.34 (14’3”). 4. Kaynesha Stoutt, 4.21 (13’10”). 5. Khalisha Todman, 4.19 (13’9”). 6. Samonia Phipps, 3.83 (12’7”). 7. Tarikah Warner, 4.04 (11’7½”). U-17 Boys: 1. Akeel Burrows, 6.11 (21’6”). 2. Akemo Williams, 5.54 (18’2½”). 3. Khiry Creque, 5.02 (16’6”).

U-20 Boys: 1. McKenzie Baltimore, 6.47 (21’2½”). 2. Kimon Lewis, 6.41 (21’1”). 3. Kelvin Thomas, (19’7½”). 4. Omar Jones, 5.70 (18’8½”).

Shot Put U-20 Boys: 1. Kyle Francis, 11.00 Meters, (36’1¼”). 2. Omar Jones, 10.63 (34’10½”). 3. Jordan Luke, 10.45 (34’3½”).

High Jump U-17 Boys: 1. Akeem Burrows, 1.63. 2. Akemo Williams, 1.57 (5’1¾”). U-20 Boys: 1. Kimon Lewis, 1.90 (6’2¾”). 2. McKenzie Baltimore, 1.85 (6’0¾”). Girls: Saungie Liburd, 1.57 (5’1¾”).

80 Meters 12-13 Girls: 1. Shanice Hazel, 10.58. 2. Kanishque Todman, 11.06. 3. Khalisha Todman, 11.22. 4. Ketia Maduro, 11.24. 5. Kaynesha Stoutt, 11.72. 6. Ashaur Blaize, 11.74. 7. Yanique Smith, 12.19. Boys; 1. Jevonte Croal, 10.77. 2. Jeremey Telemaque, 11.15. 3. Donald Lettsome, 11.23. 4. J’Moi Penn, 11.31. 5. Donte Blair, 11.38. 6. Chevron Hanley, 11.47. 7. Clinton Walters, 11.51. 8. Novellie Carey, 11.61. 9. Dion Blyden, 11.88. 10. Quemelle Hodge, 12.10. 11. Nigel carey, 13.21.

60 Meters 10-11 Girls:1. Natasha McGlore, 8.95. 2. Shanarki Samuel, 9.13. 3. Niayla Smith, 9.23. 4. Kelisha Huggins, 9.25. 5. Michelle Smith, 9.30. 6. Ayoka Greenaway, 9.30. 7. Marisa Malone, 9.63. 8. Jonel Lacey, 9.68. 9. Tashara King, 10.13. 10. Rebecca Cruz, 11.34. 11. Shakeema Lloyd, 11.35. Boys: 1. Chevon Linton, 9.08. 2. Kavon Solomon, 9.10. 3. NnKosane Stapleton, 9.21. 4. Joseph George, 9.21. 5. Shaquo Stevens, 9.41. 6. Kavon Brewley, 9.41. 7. Tyler Lewis, 9.46. 8. Yohance Smith, 9.47. 9. Joseph Smith, 9.49. 10. Kaleem Scatliffe, 9.50. 11. Naje Smith, 9.57. 12. Kesron Agard, 9.60. 13. Jaheel Castello, 9.61. 14. Tahj Malone, 10.70.

60 Meters Hurdles, 12-13 Girls: 1. Chantel Malone, 9.94. 2. Khalisha Todman, 10.85. 3. Shanella Samuel, 10.86, 4. Kaynesha Stoutt, 11.19. 5. Kanishque Todman, 11.47. 6. Tarikah Warner, 11.59. 7. Britney Wattley, 11.97. 8. Shanice Hazel, 12.27. 9. Marisa Malone, 12.94.

Boys: 1. Jevonte Croal, 10.27. 2. Jimoi Penn, 10.44. 3. Donte Blair, 10.48. 4. Dion Blyden, 11.00. 5. Clinton Walters, 11.71. Open: 1. Akeel Burrows, 9.49. 2. Jameel St. Rose, 9.59. 3. Jeremy Telemaque, 10.88. 4. Chevon Henley, 10.96. 5. Kaleem Scatliffe, 11.03.

200 Meters Girls: (U-20) 1. Jackhel King, U-17. 1. Bianca Dougan, 27.10. 2. Ashley Kelly, 27.98. 3. Shamora Penn, 28.98. Boys: Michael Butler, 24.19. 2. Akeel Burrows, 24.82. 3. Ramo Pemberton, 25.20. 4. Jamiel St. Rose, 28.42.