Source: www.guardian.co.tt

By: Clayton Clarke

Elton Walcott and Michelle Lee Ahye are this country’s highest ranked athletes in the latest International Association of Athletic Federation (IAAF) World Junior (Under 20) Rankings. Walcott is at fourth in the men’s triple jump standing after his 16.43 metres leap in the finals at the Pan American Junior Championships in Florida, USA on July 23. He went on to take the gold in a wind assisted distance of 16.51m (+2.3). The Toco’s athlete’s 16.43 mark is a new national record bettering the previous best of 16.28 he set at the Tobago Falcons Games on April 16. The Four time Carifta champion is behind the world leader Ernesto Reve of Cuba (17.40), Indian Arpinder Singh (16.62) and Bahamas’ Latario Collie-Minns (16.55).

Lee-Ahye is at number sixth in the junior women’s 100m dash after she clocked 11.22 at the NAAA Twilight meet on July 10 at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. The Concorde sprinter sped to victory at the Pan Am Junior event in 11.25 seconds. Lee-Ahye’s time bettered the World Championships qualifying standard of 11.29. Kai Selvon in the number seven spot in the women’s 200m following her second place finish at the Pan Am Junior in 22.97 seconds. The 19-year-old Auburn University second year student also qualified for the World championships (standard-23.00).

Elton’s younger brother Keshorn is at 19th in the javelin with his 72.50 metres national record achieved at the Carifta Games in April where he won this third gold in the event. The tall Toco Secondary sixth former has further two throws:72.52 on June 12 and 72.89 on June 26 achieved at the warm up track at the Hasely Crawford Stadium but the performances have not been ratified because the area not an IAAF certified facility. Moriba Morain is at 14th in the 200m with 20.85 and 19th in the 100m (10.36) with Jamol James in 20th in the 100m (10.38).

rankings

T&T’s IAAF World

Junior (Under 20) rankings:

100m: 19th Moriba Morain-10.36; 20th Jamol James-10.38

200m: 14th Moriba Morain- 20.85

Triple Jump: 4th Elton Walcott-16.43

Javelin: 19th Keshorn Walcott- 72.50

4x100m: 7th Trinidad and Tobago- 39.91

4x400m: 8th Trinidad and Tobago-3:08:96

WOMEN

100m: 6th Michelle Lee –Ahye-11.22

200m: 7th Kai Selvon-22.97