National cyclist Njisane Phillip showed his sprinting prowess on Friday night, breaking his own track record in the elite men’s flying 200-metre sprint on day five of the National Track Championships at the Arima Velodrome. Njisane, representing the Rigtech Sonics cycling club, previously held the record of 10.707 seconds. He crushed the mark, stopping the clock in 10.640 seconds to win gold. Team Drive Phase Sport cyclist Quincy Alexander had to settle for second place with a time of 10.820 seconds, while Arima Wheelers (AWCC) rider Kwesi Browne came third (11.050).
In the flying 200m junior men, Njisane’s young teammate Akil Campbell continued his stellar form to capture the event. Campbell finished ahead of Sei Daniel (AWCC) and Jerron Loubon (Southhampton) to cop the gold. On the opening night of the championships, Campbell won the junior men’s three km individual pursuit in a new track record. Yesterday, the team sprint, the scratch races (elite, juniors, masters) and keirin events (elite, juniors) were carded to take place from 1 pm.
Results
Flying 200m Elite Men
1 Njisane Phillip (Sonics—10.640 new track record); 2 Quincy Alexander (Team DPS—10.820); 3 Kwesi Browne (AWCC—11.050); 4 Azikiwe Kellar (Testi Cicli—11.180); 5 Justin Roberts (Team DPS—11.225)
Flying 200m Elite Women
1 Aziza Browne (AWCC—13.260); 2 Jodi Goodridge (AWCC—13.406); 3 Denese Francis (AWCC—13.786)
Flying 200m Junior Men
1 Akil Campbell (Sonics—12.139); 2 Sei Daniel (AWCC—12.583); 3 Jerron Loubon (Southampton—12.639)
Elite Men Sprint Overall
1 Njisane Phillip (Sonics); 2 Quincy Alexander (Team DPS); 3 Kwesi Browne (AWCC); 4 Azikiwe Kellar (Testi Cicli); 5 Jude Codrington (Team DPS)
Elite Women—Sprint
Overall Standings
1 Jodi Goodridge (AWCC); 2 Aziza Browne (AWCC); 3 Denese Francis (AWCC)
Junior Men—Sprint
1 Akil Campbell (Sonics); 2 Jerron Loubon (Southampton); 3 Sei Daniel (AWCC)
Junior Women—Sprint
1 Keiana Lester (Bike Smith); 2 Kollyn St George (Slipstream); 3 Joy-Abigail John (AWCC)