Source: trinidadexpress.com
By Kwame Laurence
Trinidad and Tobago's Reyare Thomas captured the women's sprint double at the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region XI Indoor Track and Field Championships, in Iowa, USA, on the weekend.
The Iowa Central Community College student clocked 7.59 seconds to grab 60 metres gold and 24.72 to secure the 200m crown. The clockings were meet records.
Thomas also competed in the 400m, returning a time of one minute, 00.65 seconds to finish fourth.
Thomas' fine efforts on the track steered her school to the women's team title, Iowa Central accumulating 264 points for a 44-point cushion on second-placed Iowa Western Community College.
The Region XI Championship meet was also part of the University of Northern Iowa (UNI) Invite.
Thomas' 200 win also counted as a UNI Invite victory, while her 7.59 seconds clocking in the 60m earned her a berth in the UNI Invite final, which she won in 7.58.
At the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Indoor Championships, in Maryland, Emanuel Stewart dominated his rivals in the men's weight throw, winning the event with a Championship record effort of 16.79 metres.
The Morgan State University freshman finished sixth in the shot put with a 15.32m throw.
Another T&T/Morgan State athlete, Jeanelle Ovid, cleared the bar at 1.70m to win the MEAC Championship women's high jump title.
And Caleigh Bacchus was the class of the women's high jump field at the Iowa Invitational, striking gold with a 1.73m clearance.