The Tribune

By BRENT STUBBS

Senior Sports Reporter

bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

DEVYNNE Charlton, making the adjustment from the collegiate to the professional track and field ranks, picked up a third place finish in her second meet on the international circuit yesterday at the 2018 Meeting International de Scotteville Les Roen.

At the meeting in France, Charlton competed in her speciality in the women’s 100 metre hurdles where she clocked 13.05 seconds to finish behind American Erica Boguard, the winner in 12.85 and Laura Valette of France, who was third in 13.04. France’s Fanny Quenot (13.34) and Awa Sene (13.41) rounded out the top five. Great Britain’s Jessica Hunter got sixth in 13.42, while France’s Coralie Comte was seventh in 13.44 and Hungary’s Klaudia Sorok got eighth in 13.48.

Charlton, competing for Puma, was running in her second international meet since she graduated from Purdue University where she had an impressive collegiate career. She had her first appearance in Barcelona, Spain a week ago where she was successful in securing a victory.

At both meets, Charlton had her parents Laura and David Charlton in the stands cheering for her.

Charlton, the 22-year-old national champion, will now prepare to represent the Bahamas at the 23rd Central American and Caribbean Games in Barranquilla, Colombia where she will be one of two females on the athletic team. The other is Katrina Seymour, who will compete in the 400m hurdles.

The male members of the team are Alonzo Russell (men’s 400m), Donald Thomas (men’s high jump), Jamaal Wilson (men’s high jump), Kaiwan Culmer (men’s triple jump), Ken Mullings (men’s decathlon) Andre Colebrooke (men’s 400m hurdles). Stephen Newbold, Michael Mathieu and Kendrick Thompson will be added for relay duties.

The games start on Thursday and are scheduled to run through August 3.

Team Bahamas will also be represented in men’s basketball, men’s softball, track and field, swimming, sailing, tennis, judo, fencing and boxing.