Keshorn Walcott will lead the charge for Trinidad and Tobago at the 2012 Carifta Games.
The Toco thrower is among 45 athletes selected to represent the red, white and black, and will bid for a hat-trick of boys’ under-20 javelin titles at the April 7-9 meet, in Bermuda.
Walcott made light work of the 54.00 metres qualifying standard at last weekend’s Carifta trials, at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain. He opted to use a shortened run-up, but still produced a big 67.12 metres throw.
Walcott’s 72.04m Games record, established in Montego Bay, Jamaica last year, could be under threat in Bermuda, and perhaps his 75.77m Central American and Caribbean (CAC) junior record as well.
Also chosen for national duty in the boys’ under-20 category are 2011 under-17 double gold medallists, Machel Cedenio and Nicholas Landeau.
Cedenio and Jereem Richards are listed for the 400m event, while Landeau and Mark London will bid for honours in the 1500m. Richards has also been selected for the 200m, along with Asa Guevara.
Kernesha Spann will attempt a difficult double in the girls’ under-20 category. She has been chosen for national duty in the 400m event, as well as the 400m hurdles.
Sprinters Jonathan Farinha and Nicholas Douglas, jumpers Andwuelle Wright and Edson Moses, and throwers Kenejah Williams and Precious George are among the boys’ under-17 athletes on the T&T team.
And long jumper Alisha St Louis, high jumper Ayana Glasgow, thrower Britney Bedlow and hurdler Jeminise Parris are among those selected to compete in the girls’ under-17 category.
TEAM T&T
Boys’ under-20—Jereem Richards (200, 400, 4x100, 4x400), Asa Guevara (200, 4x400), Machel Cedenio (400, 4x400), Mark London (1500), Nicholas Landeau (1500), Ruebin Walters (110 hurdles, 400 hurdles, 4x100, 4x400), Kuniba Stewart (110 hurdles), Kern Alexis (400 hurdles, 4x400), Atiba Wright (long jump), Kevin Roberts (long jump, triple jump), Akeel Edwards (triple jump), Hezekiel Romeo (shot put), Keshorn Walcott (javelin), Akim Phillips (javelin), Jonathan Holder (4x100), Breon Mullings (4x100, 4x400), John Mark Constantine (4x100), Jesse Berkley (4x100)
Girls’ under-20—Kernesha Spann (400, 400 hurdles), Domonique Williams (800), Dawnell Collymore (800, 1500), Shaunna Downey (discus), Marielle Pierre (discus), Cherisse Murray (shot put)
Boys’ under-17—Nicholas Douglas (100, 200, 4x100), Ron Wright (100, 4x100), Jonathan Farinha (200, 4x100, 4x400), Andwuelle Wright (long jump, 4x100), Edson Moses (long jump, high jump, 4x400), Kenejah Williams (shot put, discus), Shaquille Singuineau (shot put), Precious George (javelin), Jamell Dacon (4x100), Nathan Farinha (4x400), Jamoul Pierre (4x400), Aaron Andrews (4x400)
Girls’ under-17—Jeminise Parris (100 hurdles, 300 hurdles), Alisha St Louis (long jump), Ayana Glasgow (high jump), Meriah Freeman (high jump), Britney Bedlow (discus), Shaiann Charles (discus), Portious Warren (shot put), Chelsea James (shot put), Akidah Briggs (javelin)
Officials—Dexter Voisin (manager), Allan Baboolal (assistant manager), Nadine Hamid (throws coach), Ismael Lopez (throws coach), Robin Brereton (jumps coach), Wendell Williams (jumps coach), Edwin Skinner (sprint & hurdles coach), Althea Busby (sprint & hurdles coach), Gerard Franklyn (sprint & hurdles coach), Juleus Smart (middle & long distance coach), Anyl Gopeesingh (team doctor), Zephyrinus Nicholas (massage therapist), Jason Pilgrim (massage therapist), Lucretia Burns (chaperone), Dawn Washington (chaperone)
-Kwame Laurence
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