The Tribune

By TENAJH SWEETING

Tribune Sports Reporter

tsweeting@tribunemedia.net    

JUNIOR athletes hit the qualifying mark on the track and field for the 2025 CARIFTA Games at the 19th Diana Lynn-Thompson Classic hosted by the Roadrunners Track and Field Club at the original Thomas A Robinson Stadium on Saturday.

A few athletes made the CARIFTA standards in the field events while the athletes on the track had to battle with windy conditions. 

ON THE FIELD

Keely Deveaux, representing Fast Forward, had a CARIFTA-qualifying performance in the under-17 girls’ long jump event. 

She soared to 5.63m, well over the qualifying mark of 5.45m and good enough for first place. 

Team Velocity’s Johnell Marshall came second at 5.16m. 

Rihanna Kellman, of Noble Prep, came third with a jump of 5.12m.

CH Reeves’ Kaiden Kemp cleared the CARIFTA standard of 41.64m in the under-17 boys’ discus throw event. 

He came first with a heave of 43.55m. Carmeljo Wooside, representing Triple Threat Throws, settled for second at 36.65m.

The third spot went to David Douglas, of CH Reeves, with a toss of 34.91m.

Carlin Archer, of PVS Sports, made the qualifying mark in the under-20 boys’ triple jump event. He leaped to 14.74m to eclipse the qualifying mark of 14.29m.

Landon Moxey, representing Red-Line Athletics, posted 13.88m for second place. Nicholas Knowles, of Jumpers Inc, settled for third at 13.43m.

ON THE 

TRACK 

Alexis Roberts, of Red-Line Athletics, dipped under the CARIFTA qualifying standard of 24.35 seconds in the under-20 girls’ 200m finals.

She stopped the clock at 24.34 seconds for first place. Her clubmate Darvinique Dean ran a time of 24.43 seconds for second place.

Makaiah Hitchman, representing Tazmanian Speed, got the third spot in 24.96 seconds.

Jasmine Thompson, of Roadrunners, clocked a wind-aided time of 14.48 seconds in the under-17 girls’ 100m hurdles event. Her time was lower than the CARIFTA standard of 14.65 seconds but the wind reading for the event was +4.8 (mps).

Red-Line Athletics’ Bayli Major suffered the same fate in the under-20 girls’ 100m hurdles event. She posted a wind-aided time of 14.55 seconds for first place.

The CARIFTA qualifying mark for the event is 14.68 seconds but the race had  +4.1 wind reading.

Jamiah Nabbie came close to the qualifying standard of 55.40 seconds in the under-20 girls’ 400m finals. She crossed the finish line in 55.62 seconds for first place.

Roberts trailed for second in 55.78 seconds and Dean dropped to third at 56.17 seconds.

Red-Line Athletics’ Brianna Bootle ran a wind-aided time of 12.00 seconds for first in the under-15 girls’ 100m finals. Her time was under the qualifying standard of 12.08 seconds but the event had a wind reading of +2.3 mps.

Brion Ward, of DTSP Wolfpack, came first in the under-17 girls’ 100m finals. She ran a time of 11.99 seconds well under the CARIFTA qualifying mark of 12.08 seconds but her time was wind aided.Additional results from the 19th Diana Lynn-Thompson Classic meet can be found at www.tekresults.net