Track Ledger

09 October 2012

Charonda Williams seeks more hardware in 2013

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[caption id="attachment_6202" align="alignleft" width="188" caption="Charonda Williams Berlin 2009 - www.chorandawilliams.com"][/caption] “I felt so blessed; I am happy to have claimed one of the biggest trophies out there. I was very pleased,” said Charonda Williams in response to winning the 2012 women’s 200m Diamond League crown. The 25-year-old Arizona State University graduate was visibly relieved and ecstatic to win the crown. Charonda, who had failed to make the American team to the Olympic Games in....

28 October 2012

Kemoy Campbell Earns SEC Cross Country Honors

College

Twenty-one year old Kemoy Campbell was named to the 2012 First-Team All SEC Men’s Cross Country team be virtue of his 4th place finished at the Southeastern Conference (SEC) Cross Country Championship held at the Percy Warner Park in Nashville Tennessee on Friday October 26. Campbell, a native of Jamaica completing for the University of Arkansas Razorbacks, completed the 8K course in 23 minutes, 55.38 seconds. Campbell’s 4th place performance along with fellow teammates Solomon Haile (23:47.27) and Eric Hernandez (23:52.16) for 2nd and 3rd place respectively, was instrumen....

28 October 2012

Kemoy Campbell Earns SEC Cross Country Honors

COMPETITION

13 December 2012

K’Don Samuels transfers from South Plains College

College

[caption id="attachment_7065" align="alignleft" width="144" caption="K'Don Samuels - South Plains College Website"][/caption] K’Don Samuels, the 22 year-old Jamaican pole vault record-holder has transferred from South Plains College (Texans), in Texas to an unnamed school in the Northeast. Samuels, the former Jamaica College standout has shown marked improvement in his first year at South Plains College highlighted by him setting the Jamaican national senior pole vault record mark of 5.31m. Samuels established the mark of 5.31m in April 2012 at the Texas Tech Invitational in Lubbock, erasing the old mark of 5.30m held by Jabari Ennis for over 10 years. “I am surprise....

13 December 2012

K’Don Samuels transfers from South Plains College

COMPETITION

15 December 2012

For Coach Davian Clarke, UTEP Offers the Perfect Environment to Excel

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[caption id="attachment_7044" align="alignleft" width="238" caption="Davian in the 400m at the 2004 World Indoor Champ - Photo from DavianClarke.com"][/caption] “My desire is to become a well-rounded coach, not only on the track, but also in the throw and jump events,” said Davian Clarke, the former Jamaican Olympian. He continued, “UTEP offers me a great opportunity to excel as a coach in the NCAA system.” Davian, who has represented Jamaica at the 1996, 2000 and 2004....

22 December 2012

Lalonde Gordon targets sub-44 seconds in the 400m in 2013

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[caption id="attachment_7151" align="alignleft" width="229" caption="Lalonde Gordon - Photo by SportingsEventsFotos.com"][/caption] “My mind is set on running sub-44 seconds in the 400m and I’m going for it this season,” said a confident Lalonde Gordon, the Trinidad and Tobago (Trinidad) 2012 national 400m....

03 January 2013

Bolt , Fraser-Pryce TrackLedger.com 2012 Top Winners

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[caption id="attachment_4547" align="alignright" width="170" caption="Fraser-Pryce - Photo by Ridley Ingram (SportingEventsFotos.com)"][/caption] The 2012 Track and Field season can be considered one for the ages. From the extraordinary performances by Usain Bolt and his Jamaican teammates to Grenada’s Kirani James sensational victory in the 400m gold in London to Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce’s national record performance in the 100m at the Jamaican Olympic Trials and the meteoric rise of Anthonique Strachan (Bahamas) and Keshorn Walcott (Trinidad), Caribbean stars shone brightly on the world stage. 201....

10 January 2013

Princeton University’s Damon McLean Gears up for the Upcoming Season

College

[caption id="attachment_7448" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Damon McLean at the Jadwin Gym, Princeton Campus Dec 2012, Photo by O'Neil Reid"][/caption] Princeton University triple jumper Damon McLean had a very successful 2012 season. The Jamaican-born McLean, who is in his third year at Princeton University, has just completed a successful sophomore season that saw him garnering All-American honors in the triple jump. During the 2012 season, McLean has established a lifetime best and school record 52’ 7.25”/ 16.03m in the triple jump and has a persona....