Source: www.newsday.co.tt
ELTON WALCOTT captured gold in the men triple jump event on Saturday evening, as the Pan American Junior Track and Field Championships continued at the Ansin Sports Complex, Miramar, Florida, United States.
And Kai Selvon took silver in the women 200m, as Trinidad and Tobago ended the penultimate day of the three-day meet with four medals — two gold and two silver.
Walcott, who won the triple jump at this year’s CARIFTA Games in Montego Bay, Jamaica, took gold with his fourth effort of 16.51 metres, ahead of United States’ Phillip Young (16.01m) and Latario Minns-Collie of the Bahamas (15.93m).
In the women half-lap, the 19-year-old Selvon set a personal best time of 22.97 seconds but she was unable to get the better of CARIFTA champ Anthonique Strachan of the Bahamas.
Strachan smashed the previous meet time of 22.93 by American Shalonda Solomon eight years ago when she clocked 22.70.
Ironically, on Saturday, Selvon had the same clocking as another American Jessica Davis, but Selvon was adjudged as the runner-up after a photo finish.
Moriba Morain placed fourth in the men 200m, with a time of 21.15, behind highly-rated Grenadian Kirani James (20.53) and the American pair of Sean McLean (20.69) and Edward Hadnot (20.82).
Kernesha Spann booked a place in last evening’s final of the women 400m hurdles. The 17-year-old CARIFTA bronze medallist finished fourth in heat one (of two heats) yesterday morning with a time of one minute 0.56 seconds, trailing Deborah Rodriguez of Uruguay (1:00.08), Kelsey Balkwill of Canada (1:00.43) and Tia Gamble of the United States (1:00.54). But Spann would have had to work extra hard to earn a medal, as she registered the seventh fastest time among the finalists.
Trinidad and Tobago were also due to feature in the meet’s final event, the men 4x400m relay, last evening.