Track Ledger

18 June 2010

James, Sorrillo, Evans Headline Caribbean Success at NCAAs

COMPETITION

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

College

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.

09 October 2010

South Plains Add Jamaican Stamina to its Line-up

COMPETITION

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....