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Stewart, Fermin, Collingwoods win at US meets

Emmanuel Stewart was busy at the Seahawk Invitational outdoor track and field meet, last weekend, competing in four events.

The Morgan State University senior was most successful in the men’s discus, striking gold with a 52.25 metres throw. He also did well in the javelin, hurling the spear 59.02m to bag bronze.

Stewart finished fourth in the hammer throw with a 51.16m throw, and sixth in the shot put (13.74m).

Another T&T/Morgan State athlete, Jeanelle Ovid cleared the bar at 1.75m for fourth spot in the women’s high jump. She also competed in the 100m dash, finishing 21st with a 13.23 seconds run.

Shawna Fermin captured the women’s sprint double at the Ben Brown Invitational, in California. The T&T athlete won the 100m in 11.69 seconds, and the 200m in a wind-assisted 23.26.

Fermin was also in winners’ row two Saturdays ago, at the Cal State Invitational in California, winning the women’s 100m dash in a windy 11.59 seconds.

There was a throwing double for Robert Collingwood last Saturday, at the Southern Miss Invite, in Mississippi. He topped the men’s shot put field with a 17.76m throw, forcing his twin brother, Richard Collingwood to settle for silver with a 15.95m effort. In the hammer throw, Robert landed the implement 49.95m to strike gold. And in the discus, Richard won with a 51.61m throw.

At the McNeese State Cowboy Relays, in Louisiana, Ashlee Smith threw 43.92m to earn bronze in the women’s discus. In the hammer throw, the McNeese State University student was fourth with a 45.06m effort.

Florida International University (FIU) athlete, T’Keyah Dumoy clocked 59.51 seconds to finish 19th overall in the University of South Florida (USF) Invitational women’s 400m event.

On February 22, Pilar McShine-Bell ran her first 5K on the road since 2010, and celebrated the occasion with victory. The T&T athlete finished first among the women and second overall in the Chick-fil-A Connect 5K in Georgia, USA in 16 minutes, 21 seconds.

McShine-Bell’s husband, American Jared Bell emerged victorious in the men’s race with a 16:10 run.

“I was looking forward to see where I am strength-wise right now in my training,” McShine-Bell told the Express. “It was a very low key 5k and not very much competition, but I was happy with the results and of course having my husband run with me.”

McShine-Bell was more than six minutes faster than the runner-up in the women’s race.

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