Tyriq Horsford and Franklyn Stanislaus teamed up for gold in the boys’ 13-14 category at the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Age-Group Track and Field Championships, in Curacao, late last month.
The Trinidad and Tobago athletes combined for 9,947 points in the heptathlon, while second-placed Curacao totaled 9,694. Bahamas (9,613) finished third.
Horsford’s contribution to the T&T total was 5,214 points, which earned him individual bronze, behind Puerto Rico’s Sebastian Romero (5,302) and Guadeloupe’s Enzo Hodebar (5,226).
Horsford produced a personal best 94.59 metres effort for second spot in the ball throw. He was also second in the shot put (14.61m), and finished third in the 80 metres hurdles (11.42 seconds).
Stanislaus finished eighth in the heptathlon with 4,733 points. His best showing came in the high jump, the T&T athlete clearing the bar at a personal best 1.79m.
Safiyah John finished just outside the medals in the girls’ 11-12 pentathlon. The T&T athlete copped fourth spot with 2,727 points. John was second in the high jump with a personal best 1.45m clearance.
Aquilla St Louis accumulated 3,686 points to finish 12th in the girls’ 13-14 heptathlon. She had the satisfaction, though, of topping the 80m flat field in a personal best 10.26 seconds.
T&T finished second overall at the Championships, earning a total of 27, 816 points. Bahamas (28,545) emerged victorious, while third spot went to Barbados (27, 756).
T&T finished third in the boys’ category and fourth among the girls. In the 13-14 age-group, the T&T boys and girls combined for third spot. And in the 11-12 age-group, T&T finished fifth.
In the mixed gender 13-14 4x100m relay, an exhibition event, St Louis, Horsford, Anya Akili and Stanislaus—running in that order—seized silver in 47.95 seconds. Bahamas (47.27) and St Kitts & Nevis (48.33) earned gold and bronze, respectively.