media_artricles :: 2015

Solomon stars in New Mexico

Jarrin Solomon topped the men’s 400 metres field at the Tailwind Open, in New Mexico, USA, on Saturday. The Trinidad and Tobago quarter-miler stopped the clock at 45.62 seconds.

In the men’s 100m dash, Adams State University student, Micah Ballantyne finished sixth in a wind-assisted 10.65 seconds.

At the Stanford Invitational, in California, Texas A&M University senior, Deon Lendore struck gold in the men’s 200m in 21.04 seconds. In the 200m “B” race, College of the Sequoias freshman, Holland Cabara was third in 21.52.

Sparkle McKnight captured fourth spot in the women’s 400m hurdles in one minute, 00.22 seconds. The University of Arkansas student clocked 55.17 seconds for eighth spot in the 400m. And in the 200m “B” race, McKnight was sixth in 24.79.

College of the Sequoias freshman, Ohdel James got home in 49.40 seconds to finish seventh in the men’s 400m “B” race.

In Texas, South Plains College student, Domonique Williams grabbed Texas Tech Open women’s 800m gold in 2:10.78. Western Texas College sprinter, John Mark Constantine bagged men’s 100m bronze in a windy 10.41 seconds. His teammate, Marissa Gale was eighth overall in the women’s 200m in a windy 24.45. And in the men’s 400m, Abilene Christian University’s Osei Alleyne-Forte finished 18th overall in 48.69 seconds.

At the Savannah State Twilight meet, in Georgia, Deandra Daniel won the women’s high jump, the Coppin State University athlete clearing the bar at 1.77 metres. Daniel also competed in the long jump, finishing sixth with a 5.19m leap.

Coppin State’s Mark London was fifth in the men’s 400m in 49.72 seconds. And his teammate, Haysean Cowie-Clarke finished second in the 200m “C” race in 23.01.

At the Florida Relays, Ayanna Alexander was second in the women’s triple jump with a 13.34m effort. And in the women’s high jump, Daniel cleared 1.78m to finish tenth.

At the ACCAC #1 meet, in Arizona, Ruebin Walters won the men’s 110m hurdles and 400m hurdles events, clocking 13.85 seconds and 52.85. His Central Arizona College teammate, Hezekiel Romeo finished second in the men’s shot put, throwing the iron ball 17.02m.

Another T&T/Central Arizona athlete, Akila McShine was third in both the women’s 100m hurdles and 400m hurdles, clocking 15.88 seconds and 1:13.17. In the 100m dash, McShine finished eighth in 13.67.

At the Bob Kahn Invite, in Ohio, Kevin Roberts won the men’s triple jump with a 14.15m effort. The Tiffin University freshman also competed in the 400m event, finishing eighth overall in 57.40 seconds.

In Texas, Wiley College’s Quinn-Lee Ralph grabbed Carl Kight Invitational men’s 100m gold in a wind-aided 10.54 seconds. In the 200m, T&T/Wiley College athletes finished one-two, Dan-Neil Telesford clocking 21 seconds flat to get the better of Ralph (21.25).

At another meet in Texas, Texas State University’s Aaron George secured bronze in the Baylor Invitational men’s long jump with a windy 7.46m leap. His best legal jump in the competition was 7.28m.

Baylor University’s Dannielle Davis finished ninth in the women’s 100m hurdles (14.26 seconds) and 11th in the long jump (wind-assisted 5.38m). Her only legal leap was 4.58m. University of Texas at Arlington student, Aaron Leung Woo-Gabriel was 17th in the men’s 100m (11.18) and 22nd in the 200m (23.04).

At the Colonial Relays, in Virginia, Kiersten LaRoche finished 17th in the women’s javelin with a 32.73m throw. And in the 100m hurdles, the Temple University senior was 20th overall in a windy 14.75 seconds.

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