Kwame Laurence

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Luces strikes NAIA gold

1 week ago | trinidadexpress.com | Kwame Laurence

Lorenzo Luces was golden at the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Outdoor Championships in Indiana, USA, on Friday. Luces disturbed the sand at a wind-aided 15.49 metres to top the men’s triple jump field. The Lindsey Wilson College junior also produced a wind-legal 15.13 effort. Justin Guy captured bronze in the men’s 110 metres hurdles, the Wayland Baptist University student getting to the line in 14.02 seconds.
LeBron grabs NJCAA gold

2 weeks ago | trinidadexpress.com | Kwame Laurence

LeBron James crowned himself National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) men’s javelin champion in Kansas, USA, on Saturday. The New Mexico Junior College freshman landed the spear 69.27 metres. Barton Community College student Natasha Fox finished fourth in the women’s 400 metres hurdles in one minute, 00.70 seconds. Fox was part of the Barton team that finished seventh in the women’s 4x400m in 3:43.25. Elijah Joseph clocked 21.06 seconds for seventh spot in the men’s 200m final.
North/West top Republic Relays

2 weeks ago | trinidadexpress.com | Kwame Laurence

North/West emerged as Republic Bank-NAAATT Relay Festival champions at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, in Port of Spain, on Sunday. North/West won the opening event, Keiel Samuel, Aniqah Bailey, Omare Thompson and Shian Lewis teaming up for top spot in the mixed 4x800 metres relay in eight minutes, 38.33 seconds.
Moore among double winners at NAAATT #5 meet

2 weeks ago | trinidadexpress.com | Kwame Laurence

Chennai Moore struck double gold at the NAAATT Track and Field Series #5 meet, held at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain, on Saturday. Moore returned a time of two minutes, 36.64 seconds in the girls’ under-13 800 metres for a comfortable cushion on Melissa Davis, the runner-up in 2:46.34. Moore was even more dominant in the 1,000m, the Cheetahs athlete clocking 3:23.11 to finish well ahead of second-placed Aquilah Greene (3:44.69). There was a middle distance double too for Ayele James.
EKESA WINS EASY

2 weeks ago | trinidadexpress.com | Kwame Laurence

“My strategy was to go out conservatively and then try to push in the second half.”Alex Ekesa’s gameplan in yesterday’s Midnight Marathon worked to perfection, the Kenyan runner winning the men’s race easily to claim the $20,400 first prize. Ekesa crossed the finish line, near the Grand Stand at the Queen’s Park Savannah (QPS) in Port of Spain, in two hours, 28 minutes, 46 seconds.
ATLANTA SCORCHER

2 weeks ago | trinidadexpress.com | Kwame Laurence

Jereem “The Dream” Richards continued his fine run of form with a wind-aided 19.63 seconds 200 metres scorcher at the adidas Atlanta City Games in Georgia, USA, yesterday. Contested on a straight track in Piedmont Park, the men’s 200 was a high-speed duel between Richards and Great Britain’s Zharnel Hughes. Hughes emerged victorious in a windy 19.55 seconds, while Richards was second with his 19.63 sizzler.
Ahye strikes California gold

3 weeks ago | trinidadexpress.com | Kwame Laurence

Michelle-Lee Ahye bolted to victory in the women’s 100 metres final at the APU Franson Last Chance meet in California, USA, on Saturday. The Trinidad and Tobago track star got to the line in 11.32 seconds. Ahye cruised to victory in her first round heat in a wind-aided 11.34 seconds. And in the semis, she topped her heat in 11.32. Shaquille Singuineau finished fifth in the men’s shot put with a 16.73 metres throw.
Record-breaking Cumberbatch

4 weeks ago | trinidadexpress.com | Kwame Laurence

Nathan Cumberbatch broke a 27-year-old Trinidad and Tobago record at the University of Southern California (USC) vs University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Dual Meet in California, USA, on Sunday. Cumberbatch returned a time of three minutes, 43.55 seconds to win the men’s 1500 metres, the USC sophomore finishing just ahead of UCLA student Tristan Amell, the American runner crossing the line in 3:43.78. Cumberbatch also won the men’s 800m event.
Big jump from De Gannes

1 month ago | trinidadexpress.com | Kwame Laurence

Janae De Gannes produced a big 6.72 metres leap to claim silver in the Alumni Muster Invitational women’s long jump in Texas, USA, on Saturday. However, a following wind of 2.2 metres per second—just above the 2.0 legal limit—robbed De Gannes of the satisfaction of a new personal best. The Baylor University freshman had a superb series. She opened with a wind-aided 6.31m leap, and followed up with a wind-legal 6.36. A windy 6.43m third round jump preceded a wind-legal 6.34 in round four.
JACKPOT JEREEM!

1 month ago | trinidadexpress.com | Kwame Laurence

Jereem “The Dream” Richards hit the Grand Slam Track jackpot at the Ansin Sports Complex in Florida, USA, yesterday. Richards finished second in the 400 metres event in a season’s best 44.32 seconds to complete the Men’s long sprints programme in top spot, the 20 points accumulated earning him US$100,000. On Friday, the Trinidad and Tobago track star struck gold in the 200m in a world-leading 19.86 seconds, the victory giving him the maximum 12 points.