Team Bahamas Shines At Nacac Age Group Championships – Bahamas Tribune

THE BAHAMAS team to the first NACAC Age Group Championships in Trinidad & Tobago with coaching staff members.

By BRENT STUBBS

Senior Sports Reporter

THE Bahamas team to the first NACAC Age Group Championships in Trinidad & Tobago will return home from some good performances at the Hasely Crawford Stadium over the weekend.

The team, managed by Doris Ramsey with Cedricka Rolle as the head coach, competed in the pentathlon or five events for the boys and girls 11-12 and the heptathlon or seven events for the boys and girls 13-14 divisions.

Girls 13-14 Heptathlon

The Bahamas best showing came from Anthaya Charlton in their seven events after she finished second out of a field of 32 competitors with a total of 3,876 points. Her team-mate Shaunece Miller was 13th with 3,520 points.

Shaniqua Bascombe of Trinidad & Tobago was the overall winner with 4,057.

Charlton did the 60m in 10.01 for 798 points, the long jump with 5.61m for 738 pts, the shot put with a heave of 7.88m for 415 pts, the 60m hurdles in 9.15 for 740 pts, the high jump with 1.35m for 499, the javelin throw with 24.32m for 271 pts and she ran the 1,000m in 3:40.84 for 415 pts.

Miller did the 60m in 10.87 for 640, the long jump with 4.89m for 599, the shot put with 6.83m for 356 pts, the 60m hurdles in 10.09 for 596 pts, the high jump with 1.45m for 582 pts, the javelin throw with 27.19m for 309 pts and the 1,000m in 3:36.87 for 438 pts.

Boys 13-14 Heptathlon

With a total of 31 competitors who started - only one failed to complete the seven-event package - Mateo Smith was seventh with 4,651 pts and a grieving Otto Laing was 10th with 4,541. Laings mother passed away just as he was preparing to travel and he said he wanted to go and compete for her.

Matthew Sophia of Curacao won the divisional title with 5,083 pts. Smith did the 80m in 9.58 for 887 pts, the long jump with a leap of 5.81m for 775 pts, the shot put with a toss of 9.87 for 516 pts, the 80m hurdles in 12.22 for 676 pts, the high jump with a leap of 1.70m for 779 pts, the javelin throw with 66.95m for 681 pts and he ran the 1,200m in 4:25.35 for 337 pts.

Laing ran the 80m in 9.83 for 834 pts, the long jump with a distance of 5.09m for 772 pts, the shot put with a toss of 10.83 for 562 pts, the 60m hurdles in 11.59 for 757 pts, the high jump with a height of 1.60m for 702 pts, the javelin throw with 53.26m for 571 pts and the 1,200m in 3:32.59.

Girls 11-12 Pentathlon

GShan Brown picked up a fifth place finish in their five events with 2,575 pts, while Lanique Thompson was 13th with 2,352 pts. A total of 28 competitors competed with Samiya Dell of Barbados winning with 2,894 pts. Brown did the 60m in 8.50 for 749 pts, the high jump with a leap of 1.25m for 426 pts, the javelin throw with 38.10m for 431 pts, the long jump with a distance of 4.21m for 460 pts and the 800m in 2:35.22 for 509 pts. Thompson, in her events, did the 60m in 8.60 for 688 pts, the high jump with 1.25m for 426 pts, the javelin throw with 30.78m for 350 pts, the long jump with 4.36m for 490 pts and the 800m in 2:54.25 for 358 pts.

Boys 11-12 Pentathlon

Only 14 competitors contested this division with Carlos Brown ending up fifth with 2,895 pts, followed by Daniel Ermilus 12th with 2,738 pts.

Lebron James of Trinidad & Tobago was the winner with 3,143 pts.

Brown led the Bahamas attack as he clocked 8.08 in the 60m for 843 pts, the high jump with a leap of 1.30m for 462 pts, the javelin throw with 44.67m for 495 pts, the long jump with a distance of 4.88m for 597 pts and the 1,000m in 3:13.91 for 588 pts.

And Ermilus ran 8.02 in the 60m for 857 pts, cleared 1.35m in the high jump for 499 pts, threw the javelin 20.51m for 224 pts, soared 4.73m in the long jump for 566 pts and ran 3:13.42 in the 1,000m for 524 pts.