Abilene Wildcats' Tyler Francis broke his personal 400 metres record on the second and final day of the 13th annual THA/Blink B Mobile Falcon Games at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Mucurapo, yesterday, taking gold in the event with a 47.80 seconds finish.
Francis, whose previous record stood at 47.88 dominated the event, leaving World 4m hurdles champion Jehue Gordon of Memphis Pioneers for a second placed finish. Gordon scraped into the final, finishing eighth overall. Behind Gordon (48.22) was Grenada's Kemoy Henry (48.49). A day prior, Gordon also finished runner-up, but in his specialised 400m hurdles event.
In the Men's 100m dash, Guyana's Adam Harris (+1.3) placed first ahead of 17-year-old local Jonathan Farinha of Abilene Wildcats. American Woodrow Randall took third in that event, while former 100m junior world record holder Darrel Brown finished fourth (10.39), despite these two athletes topping their heats.
Meanwhile, doing the double was T&T and Simplex athlete Kamaria Durant took a wind assisted gold in the 100m dash beating Alexis Love (11.82) of the USA and Point Fortin's Aaliyah Telesford (11.92). It was Durant's second win at the two-day event, following her 200m triumph on the first day.
Among the stand-out performers of the day was 14-year-old javelin thrower, Tyriq Horsford of Zenith, who dominated the Under-18 event, after throwing 62.21m in his best attempt, almost eight metres ahead of his nearest challenger and club mate, Vandel Joseph (54.47).
In the 1,500m event, Nichola Landeau or Air Bon Sonics, who finished runner-up in the 800m, took the more gruelling 1500m in 3:57.69, less than a second ahead of Cleveland Thomas from Guayana and T&T Defence Force's Kendis Bullard.
Selected results
Men
100m dash
1 Adam Harris (Cod Elite), 10.29; 2 Jonathan Farinha (Abilene Wildcats), 10.39; 3 Woodrow Randall (Cod Elite), 10.46
110m hurdles
1 Andrew Brunson (Cod Elite), 13.75; 2 Sabiel Anderson (Cod Elite), 14.37
400m dash
1 Tyler Francis (Abilene Wildcats), 47.80; 2 Jehue Gordon (Memphis Pioneers), 48.22; 3 Kemon Henry (Grenada), 48.49
1,500m run
1 Nicholas Landeau (Air Bon Sonics), 3:57.69; 2 Cleveland Thomas (Guyana), 3:58.40; 3 Kendis Bullard (TT Defence Force), 3:58.64
Long Jump
1 Nicholas Gordon (Cod. Elite), 7.93m; 2 Carl Morgan (Cod. Elite), 7.35m); 3 Dwight Herbert (Warriors), 6.91m
Shot Put
1 Akeem Stewart (Falcons), 17.11m; 2 Hezekiel Romeo (Rebirth), 16.96m; 3 Quincy Wilson (Rebirth), 16.23m
Javelin Throw
1 Aaron Enill (Mustangs), 57.26m; 2 Precious George (Warriors), 57.10m; 3 Darian Melville (Zenith), 50.84m
Men U-20
100m dash
1 Micah Ballantyne (Alpha), 10.68; 2 Nicholas Douglas (Zenith), 10.86; 3 Cordell Griffith (HSP Spartans), 11.97
Shot Put
1 Kenejah Williams (Falcons), 15.82m
400m dash
1 Brandon Parris (Memphis Pioneers), 48.04; 2 Ohdel James (Abilene Wildcats), 48.77; 3 Edwin Phillips (Abilene Wildcats), 49.48
Masters
1 Andy Montique (Protons), 11.65 (wind 1.5); 2 Lester Herbert (ZC Athletics), 12.13 (wind 1.5); 3 Junior Thomas (Memphis- Dma), 12.58 (wind 1.5)
Women
100m dash
1 Kamaria Durant (Simplex), 11.63 (wind-0.4); 2 Alexis Love (Cod. Elite), 11.82 (wind-0.4); 3 Aaliyah Telesford (Point Fortin), 11.92 (wind-0.4)
100m hurdles
1 Jade Boxill (Cougars), 16.76m (wind 3.0); 2 Jackie Quamina (Neon Trackers), 16.91 (wind 3.0)
400m dash
1 Ayoka Cummings (Neon Trackers), 55.86; 2 Najah Floyd (Cod. Elite), 56.00; 3 Chana Powell-Vinson (Cod. Elite), 56.17
1,500m run
1 Dawnell Collymore (Memphis Pioneers), 4:47.56; 2 Kenisha Pascal (Grenada), 4:48.01; 3 Anna-Lise Nanton (Rebirth), 5:39.44
Masters 100m
1 Joan Hospendales, (Masters), 13.96; 2 Suzan Garcia (Masters), 14.50; 3 Nicole Alleyne-Noreiga (Memphis Pioneers), 15.10
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