Throwers made full use of competing at home to shine in front of their supporters at the 15th annual Tobago Falcons Games at the Dwight Yorke Stadium, Bacolet, on the weekend.
Leading the way was double Para-Pan American Games champion and World Parathlete record holder Akeem Stewart of the host club Tobago Falcons. Stewart followed up his impressive victory in the men’s shot put (19.26m) on first day of action on Saturday by taking the men’s discus with a mark of 55.84 metres, less than two metres off his personal best 57.57m set earlier this year.
Stewart was not the only Tobago Falcons thrower to achieve the throws double as three-time Carifta champion Chelsea James claimed the women’s shot put with a best attempt of 13.43 and discus event with 43.47, Clarence Hannibal in the boys Under-18 shot put (15.47) and discus (46.84) and Christopher Crawford in the boys U-16 shot put (12.61) and discus (42.59) all mounted the top of the podium twice. James and Hannibal will be hoping for similar success at the Carifta Games in St Georges, Grenada on the weekend.
Zenith athletes showed their strength in the javelin as last year’s Carifta girls U-18 silver medallist Asha James led a Zenith sweep of the girls U-18 event on the second day, with a distance of 46.69 to a finish ahead of clubmates Kymoi Noray (39.38) and Talena Murray (35.68) as she did at the Carifta trials on March 5-6. James (Asha) will also be going for gold in Grenada.
On Saturday, reigning Carifta boys U-18 champion and record holder Tyriq Horsford took the boys U-18 title (67.91) for Zenith ahead of team-mate Kareem Peters (45.39). Another Zenith athlete, Vandel Joseph, secured the men’s top prize with 60.93 with Jeffrey Williams (Kaizen Panthers) of Tobago in second (58.03).
Zenith also had success in the girls U-18 shot put (Tonya Chapman-12.15) and discus (Chloe Roberts-23.10). Toco Titans’ Josoynia Fifi upset the Tobago trend by winning the girls U-16 shot put (11.73) and discus (21.13).
On the track 2014 World Relay 4x100m bronze medallist Kamaria Durant (Simplex) sped to her second sprint double in as many meets. Durant took the women’s 100m (11.95/-1.7) and 200m (23.93/-1.6) running into head winds. At the Southern Games on March 13 she also won the 100 and 200m titles.
The 2015 World Championships campaigner was one of seven athletes to record double victories on the track. Janae De Gannes (Zenith) was most impressive of them all as she ran away with the girls U-12 60m and 150m titles and narrowly missed on medalling in the girls U-16 long jump.
The younger sister of national junior table-tennis player Jasher De Gannes finished fourth in the long jump.
Other double winners were: Imanni Matthews of Toco Titans (girls U-10 60m, 150m), Tyrese James of Silver Bullets (boys U-12 60m, 150m), Cougars’ Shaniqua Bascombe (girls U-14 100m, 200m), Shakeem Mc Kay of Memphis Pioneers (boys U-14 100m, 200m) and Katie Chehowy of Caltaf-CAN (Women 1500m, 3000m).
In the 4x100m and 4x400m relays, Abilene Wildcats took three victories (boys U-18 4x100m, 4x400m and men’s 4x100m) while Cougars secured the mixed U-12 4x100m and mixed U-16 4x400m gold medals. Memphis Pioneers (mixed under 14 4x100m), Point Fortin New Jets (boys U-16 4x100m), Defence Force (men’s 4x400m) and the Carifta Girls U-18 (women’s 4x100m) all secured relay titles.
Over the two days of action athletes from athletic clubs in T&T matched strides against competitors from St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), Canada, Suriname. Among the sponsors of the Games were the Division of Education, Youth Affairs and Sport of the Tobago House of Assembly, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sport, TSTT, Office Authority, Rena’s Roti Shop, Star Excavation and Transport, Viola’s Place, The Mangrove Shop, John Plumbing and Brantal’s Grill House.
Day Two Results
U-10
Girls - 150m: 1 Azalea Quashie (Zenith) 23.76, 2 Odika Simmonds (Fyzabad Athletics Stars) 24.36, 3 Taylor Bernard (Mason Hall) 24.61
Boys - 150m: 1 Immani Matthews (Toco Titans) 21.33, 2 Kelvin Cudjoe (Memphis Pioneers) 22.58, 3 Makaelon Woods (Cougars) 22.77
U-12
Girls - 150m:1 Janae De Gannes (Zenith) 20.93, 2 Kadija Pickering (Abilene Wildcats) 21.41, 3 Janika Jordan (Cougars) 22.11
Boys - 150m: 1 Tyreese James (Silver Bullets) 20.52, 2 Keone Job (Memphis Pioneers) 20.82, 3 Reyshawn Andrews (Memphis Pioneers) 20.84
U-14
Girls - 200m: 1 Shaniquq Bascombe (Cougars) 26.57, 2 Xea Bruce (Toco Titans) 27.45, 3 Arianne Lucio (Memphis Pioneers) 27.58
Boys - 200m: 1 Shakeem Mc Kay (Memphis Pioneers) 24.63, 2 Jordan Pope (Cougars) 24.75, 3 Kern Cedeno (Fyzabad Athletic Stars) 25.12
U-16
Girls - 200m: 1 Caliyah Wallace (Cougars) 25.48, 2 Joanna Rogers (Cougars) 25.98, 3 Patrice Richards (Neon Wolves) 26.06
Long jump: 1 Nanyamka Baptiste (La Brea) 4.73, 2 Cassandar Joseph (Toco Titans) 4.57, 3 Jada James (Toco Titans) 4.25, 4 (11 year old) Janae De Gannes (Zenith) 4.15
Shot put: 1 Jusoynia Fifi (Toco Titans) 11.73, 2 Shenelle Licorish (Striders) 10.89, 3 Tehealia Kennedy (Zenith) 8.74
Boys
200m: 1 Timothy Frederick (Pt. Fortin New Jets) 22.32, 2 Avindale Smith (Abilene Wildcats) 22.92, 3 Shakeel John (Concorde) 23.17
800m: 1 Jordan Cooper (Paso Sec) 2:22.42, 2 Xavier Horsley (D’Abadie Progressive) 2:32.79
High jump: 1 Jevonnie Lavia (St Vincent Grammar School-SVG) 1.75, 2 Gian Luca Da Silva (St Vincent Grammar School-SVG) 1.65, 3 Justin Guy (Kaizen Panthers) 1.60
Discus: 1 Christopher Crawford (Tobago Falcons) 42.59, 2 Xavier Horsley (D’Abadie Progressive) 35.73, 3 Tarik Ramey (Scarborough Sec) 28.74
Mixed 4x400m relay: 1 Cougars (3:46.09), 2 Scarborough Sec (4:19.39), 3 La Brea (4:20.61)
U-18
Girls
200m (-1.0): 1 Ayla Stanislaus (Zenith) 25.23, 2 Jodiah McSween (Abilene Wildcats) 25.59, 3 Anika Wolfe (P-a-Pierre) 25.89
800m: 1 Kershel McIntyre (Cougars) 2:17.47, 2 Savanna Jordan (Caltaf-CAN) 2:17.88, 2 Emma Hubbard (Caltaf-CAN) 2:19.38
Shot put: 1 Tonya Chapman (Zenith) 12.15, 2 Peaches Stewart (Tobago Falcons) 12.01, 3 Shanel Licorish (EFA) 11.21
Long jump: 1 Safiya John (Kaizen Panthers) 5.25, 2 Anya Akili (Kaizen Panthers) 4.91, 3 Aquilla St Louis (D’Abadie Progressive) 4.89
Javelin: Asha James (Zenith) 46.69, 2 Kymoi Noray (Zenith) 39.38, 3 Talena Murray (Zenith) 35.68
Boys
200m (1.1): 1 Jahi Hernandez (Abilene Wildcats) - 22.08, 2 David Pierce (Memphis Pioneers) - 22.48, 3 Joshua Brown (Alpha) - 22.70
800m: 1 Recardo Prescott (Cougars) - 1:59.35, 2 Daniel Hernandez (D’Abadie Progressive) - 1:59.40, 3 Liam Murray (Caltaf-CAN) 1:59.77
400m hurdles: 1 Anderson Subero (Cheetahs) 1:01.20, 2 Justin Guy (Kaizen Panthers) 1:02.94, 3 Shadell Baynes (Kaizen Panthers) 1:16.71
Discus: 1 Clarence Hannibal (Tobago Falcons) 46.84, 2 Teejay Ramcharan (Warriors) 43.67, 3 Malique Graham (Pt. Fortin New Jets) 33.28
High jump: 1 Javon Rawlins (St. Vincent Grammar School-SVG) 1.85, 2 Franklyn Stanislaus (Kaizen Panthers) 1.85, 3 Jaydon Antoine (Neon Wolves) 1.80
Triple jump: 1 Javon Rawlins (St. Vincent Grammar School-SVG) 13.41, 2 Josiah Edwards (Abilene Wildcats) 13.28, 3 Clement Campbell (Memphis Pioneers) 13.08
4x400m: 1 Abilene Wildcats 3:29.89, 2 Palo Seco 3:31.98, 3 St Vincent Grammar Sch (SVG) 3:34.83
U-20
Boys - 200m (-0.6): Jerod Elcock (Abilene Wildcats) 21.81, 2 Corey Stewart (Abilene Wildcats) 21.92, 3 Xavier Mulgata (Memphis Pioneers) 22.06
Discus: 1 Nkosi James (UWI) 40.10, 2 Akeel Edwrads (Neon Wolves) 35.17, 3 Kershon Procope (Zenith) 15.78
Open
Women
200m (-1.6): 1 Kamaria Durant (Simplex) 23.93, 2 Romona Modeste (Abilene Wildcats) 24.35, 3 Thyla-Marie Scot (Memphis Pioneers) 25.19
800m: 1 April Francis (Abilene Wildcats) 2:22.22, 2 Alena Clarke (UTT) 2:29.52, 3 Lauren Kryschuk (Caltaf-CAN) 2:34.72
400m hurdles: 1 Jeminise Parris (Memphis Pioneers) 1:02.50, 2 Sarah Choate (Caltaf-CAN) 1:11.32
3000m: 1 Katie Chehowy (Caltaf-CAN) 10:40.04, 2 Rebecca John (Caltaf-CAN) 10:48.32, 3 Camille Duquet (UWI) 12:33.42
Long jump: 1 Alisha St Louis (D’Abadie Progressive) 5.36, 2ne Rain Harper (UTT) 4.96, 3 Aiesha Colthrust (Neon Wolves) 4.96
Shot put: 1 Chelsea James (Tobago Falcons) 13.43, 2 Marielle Pierre (UWI) 12.77, 3 Akidah Briggs (Toco Titans) 12.65
Javelin: 1 Geraldine George (Pt Fortin New Jets) 40.55, 2 Chuntal Mohan (UTT) 47.47, 3 Akidah Briggs (Toco Titans) 37.15
Men
200m (-2.4): 1 Kyle Greaux (Abilene Wildcats) 20.94, 2 Akanni Hislop (Zenith) 21.45, 3 Kevin Haynes (TTDF) 21.85
800m: 1 Ashton Gill (Cougars) 1:53.56, 2 Rhys Kramer (Caltaf-CAN) 1:55.21, 3 Kerime Morris (TTDF) 1:56.43
5000m: 1 George Smith (TTDF) 16;34.72, 2 Elvis Turner (Tobago Falcons) 17:09.89, 3 Kriston Yahkarhim (Palo Seco) 18:04.72
400m hurdles: 1 Kern Alexis (Memphis Pioneers) 54.05, 2 Kadesh Roberts (Memphis Pioneers) 54.50, 3 Kobe John (Memphis Pioneers) 56.65
High jump: 1 Omari Benoit (Tobago Falcons) 2.01, 2 Kareem Memphis Pioneers 1.95, 3 Tarique Dan (Toco Titans) 1.90
Triple jump: 1 Dwaine Herbert (UTT) 14.08, 2 Dwight Herbert (Warriors) 13.78, 3 Kristopher La Touches (Memphis Pioneers) 12.79
Discus: 1 Akeem Stewart (Tobago Falcons) 55.84, 2 Micah McNish (Striders) 46.26, 3 Keon Francis (UWI) 45.93
4x400m: Unattachd 3:10.87, 1 Defence Force 3:16.46, 2 UTT 3:18.55, 3 Memphis 3:21.01
Masters
Women
200m: 1 Nicole Alleyne-Noreiga (Memphis Pioneers) 30.36, 2 Krista Francis-Raymah (ZC) 31.27, 3 Suzan Garcia (TT Masters) 33.04
Men
200m (-0.8): 1 (40-44) Norton St. Louis (TTDF) 22.85, 2 (45-49) Andy Montique (Protons) 24.86, 3 (50-54) Lester Herbert (ZC) 25.52, 4 (55-59) Raymond Smith (ZC) 26.27, 5 (50-54) Sherwin Marshall (TTDF) 27.16, 6 Learie Peters (Abilene Wildcats) 29.59