Annie Alexander, Jarrin Solomon and Kai Selvon all registered victories in their respective events at meets across the USA over the Easter weekend. Alexander of University of Tennessee won the women’s shot put at the Tennesse Challengein Knoxville meeting with a throw of 16.61m with Chinwe Okoro of Louisville in second with a throw of 15.94. Alexander was going for her third straight double but had to settle for second with a season’s best of 55.27m in the discus behind Okoro who won in 55.90m. Alexander’s school mate Jamol James was third in the men’s 100m in 10.40 in a close finish with Albert Huntley who won in 10.37 ahead of Kyle Stevenson (10.39).
James returned to help Tennessee take third in the men’s 4 x 100 in 41.36. Solomon copped the New Mexico Tailwind Invitational men’s 400m title in 45.92 while Selvon was first in the ladies one lap race in 54.00 seconds at the Tiger Classic. Marc Burns and Robert Collingwood grabbed runner up spots. Burns was second in the men’s 100m clocking 10.35 while Robert was second in the men’s shot put in 17.10. His twin brother Richard was fourth in 16.62. Michelle Lee-Ahye was also second in the women’s 200m at the Texas Start Invitational clocking a wind assisted 23.58.
Results
Tennessee Challenge, Knoxville
Women
Shot put
1 Annie Alexander - Tennessee 16.61
Discus
2 Alexander 55.27
Men
100m (+1.7)
3 Jamol James - Tennessee (10.40)
4X100
3 Tennessee (Jamol James) 41.36
New Mexico Tailwind Invitational, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Men
100m
17 Aaron Leung Woo-Gabriel - Wichita State (11.01)
200m
24 Woo-Gabriel 22.52
400m
1 Jarrin Solomon - T&T (45.92)
4X100
7 Wichita State (Woo-Gabriel) 42.11
Texas Star Invitational, San Marcos,Texas, April 6-7
Men
400m
9 Osei Alleyne Forte - Abilene Christian (48.67)
4X400m
2 Abilene Wildcats (Alleyne-Forte) 3:10:77
Women
200m (+2.3)
2 Michelle-Lee Ahye - Unattached (23.58)
4X400m
2 Abilene Wildcats Karla Hope (3:43:95)
Standford Invitational, University of California, April 6-7
Women’s 400m
3 Shawna Fermin - Washington State (54.18)
Tigers Track Classic, Auburn
Men
100m
2 Mark Burns - Adidas/T&T (10.35)
Shot put
2 Robert Collingwood - Southern Mississippi (17.10)
4 Richard Collingwood - Southern Mississippi (16.62)
Women
200m
12 Aleesha Barber Doyle TC/T&T (24.29)
400m
1 Kai Selvon - Auburn (54.00)
100m hurdles (+0.4)
3 Josanne Lucas - Adidas/T&T (13.57)
4 Aleesha Barber - Doyle TC/T&T (13.64)
4X100m
2 Auburn (Kai Selvon) 44.82.
-Clayton Clarke
Source: www.guardian.co.tt