Category — CARIFTA 2011

Buoyed by the earlier record-breaking effort of his Calabar High schoolmate and friend, Traves Smikle – who broke the Under-20 discus record last Friday – Ashinia Miller decimated the boys’ Under-20 shot put record to set Jamaica on their way on yesterday’s final day of the LIME Carifta Games at the Montego Bay Sports Complex.

Interestingly, it was not only the previous Carifta record of 18.67 metres – which was set by Trinidad & Tobago’s Quincy Wilson in 2010 – that Miller smashed with his impressive throw of 19.47m, but he also established a new national junior record in the process. Read more

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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CATHERINE HALL, St James — The Bahamian flag was flying high and the large contingent from the multi-island state danced in the stands at the Montego Bay Sports Complex on Saturday night’s second session of the 40th Lime CARIFTA Games as they threatened to sweep all four sprint titles on offer.

After winning the first three events, both Under-17s and the girls’ Under-20, hosts Jamaica’s blushes were spared with the fit again Jazeel Murphy and Kemar Bailey-Cole won the gold and silver for Jamaica in the boys’ Under-20 finals.

After impressive displays in the semi-finals, it was expected to be a Jamaica vs the Bahamas showdown as either country qualified two runners in each of the four finals. Read more

Source: Jamaica Observer

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CATHERINE HALL, St James — After what he described as a “horrible start to the season”, Jamaica’s Ashinia Miller got it spot on yesterday as he smashed his own National Junior Record in the shot put when he won the boys’ Under-20 gold medal in the first session of the final day of the 40th Lime CARIFTA Games at the Montego Bay Sports Complex.

Miller, who will turn 18 years old in June, had thrown 19.19m in February to set the previous NJR but got his technique and power as he smashed the event record of 18.67m held by Trinidad’s Quincy Wilson set last year in Cayman when the Jamaican took the silver. Read more >>

Source: Jamaica Observer

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CATHERINE HALL, St James — Belize was unlikely to win a medal or even feature in any finals at the just-concluded 40th LIME CARIFTA Games here at the Montego Bay Sports Complex, but for its lone representative 17-year-old Tishele Solis, the championships will be a great memory for her over the disappointments of her performances.

Initially Belize, located geographically in Central America, would have been the only member of the 26-member CARIFTA group not to be represented at the three-day meet, but news came on Friday, the day before the start of the event, that one athlete had showed up. Read more >>

Source: Jamaica Observer

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Source: Jamaica Observer

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MONTEGO BAY, St James — Jamaica swept all four sprint relays last night to close the second day of the 40th LIME CARIFTA Games in a blaze of glory in front of a packed grandstand of cheering fans at the Montego Bay Sports Complex at Catherine Hall.

After watching the Bahamians win three of the four 100m titles the previous night, the Jamaicans came back with a vengeance and capped the 4x100m relay sweep with a record run in the girls Under-20 section, clocking 44.08 seconds with the team of Christania Williams, Deandra Whitehorne, Celia Walters and Shericka Jackson. Read more >>

Source: Jamaica Observer

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CATHERINE HALL, St James — After his implosion at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys Champs, new Under-17 shot put record holder Christopher Brown was nervous before the start of yesterday’s final at the 40th Lime CARIFTA Games at the Montego Bay Sports Complex.

Brown, who went into the Champs event as a medal favourite, had failed to medal in the shot put and he said anxiety almost got the better of him yesterday morning. Read more >>

Source: Jamaica Observer

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CATHERINE HALL, St James — Today’s start of the 200 metres can’t come early enough for Rohan Walker after a long lay-off from competitive track and field.

The Jamaica College (JC) sprinter was not entered for the recent ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys Champs due to his low grades and had to watch as his school won their first Mortimer Geddes Trophy in 21 years. Read more >>

Source: Jamaica Observer

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CATHERINE HALL, St James — Jamaica’s Jazeel Murphy continued his brilliant 2011 season last night when he strode majestically to a personal best 10.27 seconds to win the gold medal in the Under-20 boys 100m at the 40th LIME CARIFTA Games at the Montego Bay Sports Complex.

Murphy, who came back from two injury-plagued seasons to win the Boys Class 1 event at the recent ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys’ Champs, edged Trials winner Kemar Bailey-Cole to give Jamaica the one-two and deny The Bahamas a clean sweep of all sprint medals last night. Read more>>

Source: Jamaica Observer

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MONTEGO BAY, St James — When he lines up in the final of the Under-20 boys 5,000 metres final tomorrow afternoon at the Montego Bay Sports Complex, New Jersey-based Khari Bowen will be the first overseas-based athlete to represent Jamaica at the CARIFTA Games in decades.

Bowen, who attends Monroe High School in New Jersey, won the event at the CARIFTA Trials in 15 minutes 46.93 seconds to book his ticket to the Games which began yesterday morning. Read more >>

Source: Jamaica Observer

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