Trinidad and Tobago athletes, Reyare Thomas and Janeil Bellille secured gold at the Michael Johnson/Dr Pepper Classic, in Texas, USA, on Saturday.
Thomas emerged victorious in a women’s 100 metres event in 11.61 seconds, while Bellille captured a women’s 400m hurdles title in 59.42.
Western Texas College freshman, Kernesha Spann returned a time of one minute, 01.29 seconds for fourth spot in another women’s 400m hurdles event.
Baylor University’s Gavyn Nero finished seventh in a men’s 800m race in 1:53.36. Abilene Christian University (ACU) sophomore, Osei Alleyne-Forte was 10th overall in a men’s 400m event in 49.78 seconds. In another men’s one-lap event, Zwede Hewitt clocked 47.81 for 18th spot overall. And Baylor’s Dannielle Davis finished 16th in the women’s long jump with a 5.40 metres leap.
At the Vanderbilt Invitational, in Tennessee, Arkansas State University’s Kashef Daniel cleared the bar at 2.12m to capture the men’s high jump title.
Middle Tennessee State University’s Kendall Bacchus finished eighth overall in the men’s 100m in 11.01 seconds, and 11th in the 200m in a wind-assisted 22.13.
In Louisiana, Robert Collingwood struck gold in the Southeastern Lion Invitational men’s shot put event with a 17.28m throw. His twin brother, Richard Collingwood threw the iron ball 16.08m to pick up silver.
At the Mt SAC Relays, in California, North Dakota State University’s Deborah John seized silver in the women’s 100m hurdles “B” race in a wind-aided 13.53 seconds.
Ayanna Alexander bagged bronze in the women’s invitational triple jump with a 13.66m effort.
Shawna Fermin clocked 52.88 seconds for fourth spot in the women’s invitational 400m. In the women’s 400m “A” race, Magnolia Howell was fifth in 55.21.
Chris Hercules produced a 15.77m effort to finish sixth in the men’s invitational triple jump. Portland State University’s Geronne Black clocked 11.58, for sixth spot in the Olympic Development women’s 100m dash.
Durell Busby got to the line in a windy 14.04 seconds to finish sixth in the Olympic Development men’s 110m hurdles. And in the men’s 100m “A” race, Marcus Duncan was sixth in 10.59.
At the Kansas Relays, Aleesha Barber copped fourth spot in the women’s 100m hurdles in 13.34 seconds. And in the women’s 200m, Michelle-Lee Ahye was fifth in 24.35.
In Alabama, Darrel Brown finished sixth in the Auburn War Eagle Invitational men’s 100m final in 10.71 seconds. He had clocked 10.69 in the preliminaries.
Auburn University senior, Kai Selvon was ninth in the women’s 100m final in 12.16 seconds—more than half a second slower than the 11.62 run she had produced in the qualifying round. And in the women’s 400m, another T&T/Auburn athlete, Gabriela Cumberbatch finished 14th overall in 57.01 seconds.