Top-ranked men’s 400 metres runners including Jarrin Solomon and Lalonde Gordon eased their way into the next round of competition last night as action began in the NGC/Sagicor Open Track and Field Championships at the Hasely Crawford Stadium. Renny Quow, representing Zenith, showed his prowess in the first heat winning in a time of 47.16 seconds. Quow ran the first 100m easily, but at the 200m mark increased the tempo and never looked back to win comfortably, as no other athlete in the heat qualified for the semifinals. The first athlete in each of the six heats qualified for the semifinals, plus the next ten best times.
Memphis Pioneers’ Solomon qualified with the fastest time, winning heat four by 20 metres in 46.13. Ohdel James of Abilene Wildcats finished second to qualify in 48.68. Gordon, representing Nike, won heat five in 47.48 seconds in the most competitive race of the preliminaries as less than one second seperated the top five. Also winning their respective heats was Jereem Richards (48.00), Carlyle Roudette (46.93) and Ericson Hurtault (47.24). Some of the notable athletes that were carded to compete in the men’s 400m, but did not start were Deon Lendore and Machel Cedenio. Up to press time, no details were given why they did not start. In the men’s and women’s 100m preliminaries, all the top athletes advanced comfortably. Among the men, Keston Bledman, Darrel Brown, Richard Thompson and Rondell Sorillo all won their respective heats. Michelle-Lee Ahye and Kai Selvon also cruised in the women’s preliminaries, with Ahye looking strong, qualifying with the fastest time in 11.13.
Before the men’s 400m, Janeil Bellille stormed her way into the Women’s 400m A final with a time of 52.63. The top eight made it to the A final, while the other six fastest times qualified for the B final. Toco Track and Field Athletic Club duo Tamara Louis and Gabriel Guerra won the first two gold medals of the meet, winning the men’s and women’s hammer throw events in 29.89m and 20.09m respectively. The women’s 10,000m final was scheduled to take place after the hammer events, but only two people showed up for the race and the organisers decided to cancel the event. Action continues today from 2 pm and tomorrow from 2.30 pm.
Results
Women’s 400m Qualifiers
Heat 1
1 Romona Modeste (Neon Trackers) - 54.39Q
2 Marissa Gale (Air Bon Sonics) - 55.04Q
3 Kafi Ottley (Memphis Pioneers) - 57.32q
4 Sade Andrews (Utt Fast Track) - 58.01q
5 Kellee Spicer (Concorde) - 58.36q
Heat 2
1 Allison Peter (Elite Performance) - 53.22QU23
2 Domonique Williams (Neon Trackers) - 53.70Q
3 Brooks, Alena (Memphis Pioneers) - 53.90q
4 Ayoka Cummings (Neon Trackers) - 56.05q
5 Vanessa Andrews (Neon Trackers) - 57.86q
Heat 3
1 Janeil Bellille (Neon Trackers) - 52.63QCAC
2 Shawna Fermin (Memphis Pioneers) - 53.59Q
3 Renee Stoddard (Neon Trackers) - 57.58q
4 Shirnell Ettienne (Utt Fast Track) - 59.23q
Men’s 400m Qualifiers
Heat 1
1 Renny Quow (Zenith) - 47.16Q
Heat 2
1 Jereem Richards (Abilene Wildcats) - 48.00Q
2 Tyler Francis (Abilene Wildcats) - 48.33q
3 Anika Prince (D/Force) - 48.49q
Heat 3
1 Carlyle Roudette (Abilene Wildcats) - 46.93Q
2 Breon Mullings (Memphis Pioneers) - 47.90q
3 Akil Franklyn (Mustangs) - 48.77q
Heat 4
1 Jarrin Solomon (Memphis Pioneers) - 46.13QU23
2 Ohdel James (Abilene Wildcats) - 48.68q
Heat 5
1 Lalonde Gordon (Nike) - 47.48Q
2 Odou Hazel (Memphis Pioneers) - 47.91q
3 Deverne Charles (D/Force) - 48.00q
4 Asa Guevara (Abilene Wildcats) - 48.06q
5 Tacuma Sterling (Alpha Athletics) - 48.32q
Heat 6
1 Ericson Hurtault (Dominica) - 47.24Q
2 Zwede Hewitt (Rebirth) - 47.48q
100m qualifiers
Men
Heat 1
1 Keston Bledman (Simplex) - 10.46Q
2 Holland Cabara (Abilene Wildcats) - 10.47q
Heat 2
1 Ayodele Taffe (Abilene Wildcats) - 10.63Q
2 Courtney Bascombe (Memphis Pioneers) - 10.71q
Heat 3
1 Darrel Brown (Rebirth) - 10.42Q
2 Micah Ballantyne (Alpha Athletics) - 10.61q
3 Akanni Hislop (Zenith) - 10.70q
Heat 4
1 Rondell Sorrillo (LA Brea Athletics) - 10.40Q
2 Quinn-Lee Ralph (Concorde) - 10.69q
3 Andre Marcano (Rebirth) - 10.76q
Heat 5
1 Emmanuel Callender (Memphis Pioneers) - 10.54Q
2 Ashron Sobers (Zenith) - 10.73q
Heat 6
1 Marc Burns (Rebirth) - 10.48Q
2 Joel Dillon (UTT Fast Track) - 10.61q
Heat 7
1 Mikel Thomas (Rebirth) - 10.62Q
2 Reberto Boyde (ST Vin&Grenadine) - 10.70q
Heat 8
1 Ifrish Alberg (Suriname) - 10.62Q
2 Dan-Eil Telesford (Neon Trackers) - 10.73q
Heat 9
1 Jonathan Farinha (Abilene Wildcats) - 10.60Q
2 LE Sean Noel (Utt Fast Track) - 10.61q
Heat 10
1 Moriba Morain (Simplex) - 10.50Q
2 Ian Thomas (Memphis Pioneers) - 10.68q
Heat 11
1 Richard Thompson (Rebirth) - 10.44Q
2 Kyle Greaux (Abilene Wildcats) - 10.49q
Women
1 Michelle-Lee Ahye (Rebirth) - 11.13QCAC
2 Taheisia Harrigan-Scott (Bvi) - 11.59Q
3 Kai Selvon (Air Bon Sonics) - 11.87Q
4 Kamaria Durant (Simplex) - 11.60Q
5 Reyare Thomas (Neon Trackers) - 11.64Q
6 Kayelle Clarke (Pet. P.A.P) - 12.01Q
7 Aaliyah Telesford (Point Fortin) - 11.77q
8 Lisa Wickham (Concorde) - 11.78q
9 Zakiya Denoon (Zenith) - 11.85q
10 Onika Murray (Simplex) - 12.06q
11 Mauricia Prieto (Point Fortin) - 12.11q
12 Alisha Fortune (Guyana) - 12.17q
13 Trishelle Leacock (Zenith) - 12.29q
14 Janae Alexander (Memphis Pioneers) - 12.34q
15 Orika Murray (Simplex) - 12.59q
16 Donelle Stafford (Concorde) - 12.83q