Fresh off their record medal haul, the CARIFTA Games athletes were expectedly the stars of Day 1 of the Youth and Junior Championships which ran off yesterday at the National Track and Field Centre.
The likes of Shaquka Tyrell, Princess Browne, Adriel Austin, Keliza Smith and others had standout performances.
Tyrell showed why she is a force to be reckoned with Regionally. The bronze medalist at the games which were staged during the Easter weekend in the Cayman Islands easily won the Girls U-17 1500m, cruising in ahead of Kissanna Glen (5m:10.92s) and Naomi Paddy (5m:40.86s). Tyrell stopped the clock at 5m:03.24s.
Another bronze medalist in the Cayman Islands, Browne hopped, skipped and jumped to 11.57m to win the Girls U-17 triple jump event yesterday.
Austin, who earned bronze in the 800m at the games, turned in a creditable performance in the 400m, finishing second to Smith who won the event in 57.27s.
Other winners yesterday included the usual suspects: Daniel Williams- U20 100m (10.68s), Daniel Melville- U-20 400m (49.81s), Kenisha Phillips- U20 100 (11.83s) and Deshanna Skeete- U-20 100m (11.84s).
Gold medalists at this year’s CARIFTA Games, Anisha Gibbons (U-17 javelin) and Matthew Gordon (U-17 3000m) along with bronze medalist Austin (U-17 800m), will take centre stage today in the second and final day of the fixture.
