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T&T youth show off in Classics

Deon Lendore (Texas A&M) captured his second 400m title by claiming the LSU Alumni Gold Classic one lap race in Louisiana, USA on Saturday in 46.22 secs. This was 0.66 off his personal best 45.56 which he set in winning the UM Hurricane meet in Florida one week earlier.

Another T&T athlete Ade Alleyne-Forte (LSU) was sixth in 47.26 after taking the runner up spot behind Lendore in heat one. Alleyne-Forte returned to claim gold with his LSU colleagues in the men's 4X400m relay in 3:07.45. His school mate, Shermund Allsop, sped to the sprint double taking the 100 in 10.37 sec (+2.6) and the 200m in 20.92(+3.0).

Reyare Thomas claimed the Kansas Relays women's 100m dash in 11.45 (+1.5) and helped her Iowa Central University to victory in the 1600 sprint medley in 3:59.65. The 2009 CAC Champs 200m bronze medallist also pushed Iowa Central to second in the 4X100 (45.58). Durell Busby (Wisconsin-Milwaukee) landed the men's 110m hurdles gold in his fastest time ever of 13.90 seconds but the clocking will not stand as a legal personal best because the wind reading of +3.6 m/s was over the limit of +2.0.

Mc Knight continued her winning ways, securing the women's 400m hurdles at the Michael Johnson/Dr Pepper Classic in Waco, Texas getting to the line in 57.53 sec, just missing her pb of 57.42 secs set last month. Her South Plains team-mate and training partner was a close second in 57.66 secs. Mc Knight then led South Plains to victory in the 4X400m relay in 3:36.47.

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