ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Devonte Howell of the Cayman Islands left little question he’s the quickest teenager within the Caribbean now when he received the Carifta Video games under-20 boys’ 100 meters gold medal for the second yr in a row on Saturday in Grenada.
The 19-year-old College of Tennessee freshman clocked a season’s finest time of 10.15 seconds to make sure there was not the standard Jamaican dominance of the marquee occasion throughout the night session on the primary day of this yr’s Video games on the Kirani James Stadium within the Spice Isle capital of St George’s.
Howell was out of the blocks shortly, had the remainder of the sphere collared on the midway mark, and sprinted via to complete with a time that was solely four-hundredths of a second off the meet report set by former world 100 champion Yohan Blake of Jamaica.
The fast-finishing Jaiden Reid of Caymans grabbed the silver medal from Javorne Dunkley of Jamaica – whose 10.23 secs was the quickest time within the heats – however they had been each credited with a time of 10.34 within the ultimate.
Jamaica completed 1-2 within the under-20 women’ 100, the place Sabrina Dockery clocked a private better of 11.26 and beat her compatriot Theianna Lee Terrelonge.
Dockery had been soundly overwhelmed within the Class 2 ultimate of the 100 on the Jamaica Boys and Ladies Championships a fortnight in the past. Nonetheless, she completed six-hundredths of a second forward of Terrelonge to take the gold, with Geolyna Dowdye of Antigua & Barbuda ending her watch for a Carifta medal with a time of 11.64 for bronze.
Athaleyha Hinckson justified her tag of favourite and proved that Guyana is perhaps an rising drive within the Caribbean, sprinting with a time of 11.44 to win the under-17 women’ 100—eighth hundredths sooner than Adora Campbell of Jamaica. Aniya Nurse gave Barbados its first medal with a time of 11.76 for bronze.
Nyron Wade of Jamaica ran 10.43 to take the under-17 boys’ gold, Kadeem Chinapoo of Trinidad & Tobago clocked 10.59 for silver, and Malike Nugent of Jamaica was third in 10.74.
Elsewhere, two information fell by the wayside: Jamaica swept the one 500s, and one other Guyanese runner broke their maintain on the 400s.
Jackie Hyman of Guadeloupe received the under-20 women’ discus with a toss within the fourth spherical of 55.06 meters – 87 centimeters higher than the earlier better of 54.19 set by Fiona Richards of Jamaica on the 2017 Video games in Curaçao.
Jamaica took the opposite two medals with Dionjah Shaw tossing 50.26, the one different mark over 50 meters, and compatriot Najhada Seymoure logging 48.82.
Nickecoy Bramwell of Jamaica clocked 47.27 seconds to win the under-17 boys’ 400 meters in report time, shaving six-hundredths of a second off the earlier mark set by dash icon and compatriot Usain Bolt on the 2002 Video games within the Bahamas.
Kemron Mathlyn introduced pleasure to dwelling followers after they ran 47.96 to take the silver, and Eagan Neely of the Bahamas copped the bronze with a time of 48.16.
Aside from the efficiency from Bramwell, a win for Tianna Springer of Guyana within the under-20 women’ 400 was the opposite speaking level.
She clocked 52.31 to complete forward of the Jamaican duo of Abigail Campbell, who had a time of 52.85, and Shanique Williams, who had a time of 53.03.
Jamaican Nastassia Fletcher received the under-17 women’ race in 54.32, and compatriot Osmond Holt received the under-20 boys’ race in 48.93.
Jamaican athletes Dallia Fairweather, Shemar Inexperienced, Rickeisha Simms, and Kemarrio Bygrave copped the gold medals within the 500s.
Joshua Williams of the Bahamas received a aggressive under-17 boys’ lengthy soar, leaping 7.03 meters, solely three centimeters higher than Tyrique Vincent of Trinidad & Tobago, whose sister Tenique had received a bronze within the morning session within the under-17 women’ excessive soar.
Brenden Vanterpool of the Bahamas additionally captured gold when he cleared 5.30 meters within the boys’ pole vault open.
Shaiquan Dunn of Jamaica was the category of the sphere within the under-20 boys’ discus with a toss of 61.47 meters. On the identical time, no different competitor cleared the 60m mark, and compatriot Richelle Stanley lined 12.58 meters and was 9 centimeters higher than Keneisha Shelbourne of T&T in successful the under-20 women’ triple soar.
The video games proceed on Sundays, with the 200s, excessive hurdles, and 4 x 100 relays prominently featured.
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