The Tribune

By BRENT STUBBS

Senior Sports Reporter

bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

The tradition is expected to continue next weekend in Eugene, Oregon, as eight Bahamians will be representing their respective colleges at the NCAA Division One Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

The collegiate’s biggest event is scheduled to be held from June 8-11 at the Hayward Field.

At the east preliminary round at the Hodges Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida, over the weekend, sprinters Carmiesha Cox and Tadashi Pinder, along with triple jumper Dannielle Gibson, booked their tickets to the final.

Meanwhile at the westpreliminary at the Rock Chalk Park at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas, hurdler Pedrya Seymour, sprinter Tynia Gaither and a trio of triple jumpers, including twin brothers Latario and Lathone Collie in addition to Kaiwan Culmer, secured their berths.

Carmiesha Cox qualified in the women’s 200m and on Purdue University’s 4 x 100 and 4 x 400m relay teams. The junior ran 23.34 seconds in the opening round and a wind-aided 22.75 in the quarterfinals. She also ran on the Boilermakers’ 4 x 100m team that ran 44.72 for 12th place and their 4 x 400m team that did 3:32.97 for eighth place.

Cox, who turned 21 on May 16, has lifetime bests of 7.42 - 60m indoors, 11.63 - 100m outdoors, 23.68 – 200m indoors and 57.94 – 400m outdoors.

She is the daughter of Dwight and Carmin Cox. She is a graduate of St Anne’s High School.

Tadashi Pinder qualified in the men’s 100m. The senior at the University of Alabama posted a time of 10.38 for fifth in his heat and 10th overall.

Pinder, who turns 22 today, transferred from Virginia Tech in the summer of 2014 to Alabama, has PB of 10.28 – 100m and 21.60 – 200m (outdoors) and 6.83 – 60m and 21.83 – 200m (indoors).

He is the son of Horace and Natasha Brown. He attended Luella High School in Locust Grove, Georgia.

Danielle Gibson qualified in the women’s triple jump. The Penn State junior soared 13.63m (44-8 ¾) for third at the east preliminaries in Jacksonville, Florida.

Gibson, 20, has a PR of 7.95 in the 60m indoors, 12.27 in the 100m outdoors, 18-11 (indoors) and 20-1 (outdoors) in the long jump and 39-2 ¼ (indoors) and 42-2 (outdoors) in the triple jump.

She is the daughter of Dwight and Tami Gibson and a graduate of St Augustine’s College.

Pedrya Seymour qualified in the women’s 100m hurdles. The University of Illinois junior clocked 12.95, just shy of her new national record time of 12.92 she ran at the Big Ten Track and Field Championships two weeks ago. 

Seymour, who celebrated her 21st birthday on Sunday, has PB outdoors of 12.92 - 100m hurdles, 23.59 - 200m, 57.83 – 400m and 1:01.66 – 400m hurdles and indoors of 7.73m – 60m, 8.15 – 60m hurdles and 24.96 – 200m.

She is the daughter of Pedro and Cecily Seymour and is a graduate of St Anne’s High School.

Tynia Gaither qualified in both the 100 and 200 metres in times of 11.32 and 22.61 seconds respectively. The University of Georgia transfer, who is redshirting her senior year at the University of Southern California, was third in both events for the Trojans.

Gaither, 23, has PB of 11.27 in the 100m and 22.88 in the 200m. She attended Osceola High in Kissimmee, Florida.

Gaither is the daughter of Sabrina Johnson and Tony Gaither.

Twin brothers Latario and Lathone Collie advanced in the men’s triple jump. The seniors at Texas A&M cleared 16.37m (53-8 1/2) - Latario - and 15.90m (52-2) - Lathone - for second and 10th places respectively.

The 22-year-old duo transferred from Iowa Western Community College.

Kaiwan Culmer also qualified in the men’s triple jump. The sophomore at the University of Nebraska had the eighth best leap of 15.97m (52-4 ¾). Culmer, 19, has PBs of 22-6 ¼ (indoors) in the long jump and 51-8 (indoors) in the triple jump as well as 48-8 ¾ and 49-1 ½ wind-aided (outdoors) in the triple jump.

He is the son of Kirkland and Eleanor Culmer.