Courtesy NACAC Facebook page

Deija Reid (Zenith) and Jafari Edwards (Mercury) were the top performers for T&T at the 2023 North American, Central American and Caribbean (NACAC) Age-Group Championships at the Barranquita Stadium in Santiago de Caballeros, Dominican Republic over the weekend (July 15-16).

Reid was 13th in the girls’ Under-13 pentathlon with 2,406 points. T&T’s other competitor Ryanna Reid (Mercury) was 24th (2,023).

Edwards also finished in 13th spot in the boys’ U-13 pentathlon (2,860) with Rss Phoenix’s Kerlon Henry in 14th place with 2,760.

Michal Paul (Concorde) also ended in 14th position in the boys’ U-15 heptathlon (4,411). Aaron Ragman (Zenith) did not finish as he did not contest the final event (1,200m).

In the girls’ U-15 heptathlon Makayla Cupid (Zenith) finished in 18th place, tallying 3,329 points. Her club-mate La’ Shiya Biggart bowed out of the competition after the fifth event, the 60m hurdles.

T&T’s mixed U-15 4x100m team of Paul, Biggart, Cupid and Radgman finished in second spot with a time of 47.50 seconds behind Jamaica (45.83). Curacao was third (47.60).

In the mixed U-13 4x100m, T&T’s Edwards, Reid, Regis and Henry placed seventh with a 52.97-clocking.

Results

Girls U-13 pentathlon

1 Symiah Strachan (BAH) 2,733, 2 Danelia Clarke (JAM) 2,691, 3 Trinity Rolle (BAH) 2,678,

13 Daija Reid (T&T): 2,406 (60m – 2nd 8.21 sec/845; Long jump – 23rd 3.92m/402; Cricket ball throw – 4th 39.03m/441; high jump -14th 1.30m/462; 800m – 27th 3:04.57/288)

24 Ryanna Regis (TTO) 2,023: (60m – 29th 9.03 sec/643; long jump – 31st 3.54m/326; Cricket ball throw -13th 33.82m/383; high jump – 19th 1.25m/426; 800m – 27th 3:11.66/245)

Girls U 15 Heptathlon

1 Patricia Sine (DOM REP) 4,386, 2 Keyerra Thomas (BAH) 4,355, 3 Sharifa Fernandes (CUR) 3,940

18 Makayla Cupid (TTO) 3,329 (80m – 8th 10.38 sec/727; high jump – 31st 1.20m/389; shot put – 6th 9.10m/478; 60m hurdles -19th 10.85/499; long jump – 8th 4.66m/552; Cricket ball throw – 21st 32.16m/367; 1,000m – 20th 3:59.50/317)

DNF: La’ Shiya Biggart (T&T): (80m – 6th 10.33 sec/736; high jump – 10th 1.45m/582; shot put -15th 7.82m/411; 60m hurdles 33rd 12.91; long jump – no mark); Cricket ball throw -no mark; 1,000m-no mark)

Boys U-13 Pentathlon

1 Bryson Walters (BVI) 3,080, 2 Dominique Oslandys (CUB) 3,040, 3 Marcardo Williams (JAM) 3,003

13 Jafari Edwards (T&T) 2,860 (60m – 24th 8.86 sec/676; long jump -19th 4.13m/444; Cricket ball throw-12th 45.88m/504; high jump -1st 1.56m/671; 1,000m)-9th 4:29.16/485)

14 Kerlon Henry (T&T) 2,760 (60m – 9th 8.23 sec/808; long jump -8th 4.46m/510; CBT-19th 41.32m/461; high jump -25th 1.25m/426; 1,000m-4th 3:18.63/555)

Boys U-15 heptathlon

1 Jahcario Wilson (BAH) 4,798, 2 Othniel Gillings (BVI) 4,756, 3 Tarique Jackson (ANG) 4,766

14 Michal Paul (T&T) 4,411: (80m – 25th 10.30 sec/742; high jump – 2nd 1.70m/779; 9th Shot put -11.69m/600; long jump – 8th 5.59m/708; Cricket ball throw – 28th 47.24m/518; 1,200m – 6th 3:49.53/369)

DNF: Aaron Radgman (T&T): 80m-15th 9.95 sec/810 pts; high jump – 11th 1.60m/702 pts; Shot put -20th 10.42m/542; long jump – 20th 5.03m/627; Cricket ball throw -23rd 51.98m/558; 1,200m-no mark)

Mixed U13 4x100m Relay

1 Bahamas 50.57; 2 Barbados 51.08; 3 Jamaica 51.46; 7 T&T (Edwards, Reid, Regis, Henry) 52.97

1 Jamaica 45.80; 2 T&T (Paul, Biggart, Cupid, Edwards) 47.50; 3 Curacao 47.60

Teams

U-13 pentathlon

Girls 1st Bahamas 5,411, 2nd Jamaica 5,065; 3rd Dom Republic 5,044

Boys: 1st Cuba 5,940, 2nd Bahamas 5,927, 3rd Barbados 5,559

U-15 heptathlon

Girls: 1 Dom Rep 7,813, 2 Curacao 7,620, 3 Bahamas 7,619

Boys: 1 British Virgin Islands 9,478, 2 Jamaica 9,126, 3 Bahamas 9,029

Overall:

1 Bahamas 27,984, 2 Jamaica 27,043, 3 Cuba 26,641