2012 NACAC Under-23 Championships in Athletics

VII NACAC Under-23 Championships
Host city Irapuato, Mexico Mexico
Date(s) 6 – 8 July
Main stadium Centro Paralímpico Nacional
Level Under-23
Participation 303 athletes from
23 nations
Events 44
Records set 11 Championship records


The 2012 NACAC Under-23 Championships in Athletics were held at the Centro Paralímpico Nacional in Irapuato, Mexico from 6 to 8 July. It was the seven edition of the biennial athletics competition for NACAC area athletes under 23 years of age. A total of 44 track and field events were contested, divided evenly between the sexes. It was the third time that Mexico had hosted the event, having done so in 2000 and 2008.

Over 400 athletes from 23 nations competed at the championships. Eleven championship records were broken at the competition, with particularly strong performances in the sprint events. Jason Rogers equalled the 100 metres record while Auriyall Scott improved the women's time. Kimberlyn Duncan and Rebecca Alexander made it an American sweep of the women's sprints with two more records.

Shane Brathwaite won the men's 110 metres hurdles with a record run of 13.31 seconds. Jamaica's Traves Smikle gave a strong performance in the discus throw, becoming the first athlete to clear sixty metres in the history of the meet. Amanda Bingson added more than four metres to the women's hammer throw record, while Mexico's Abigail Gomez claimed the javelin throw record for the host nation.

The United States was dominant at the competition, winning all but five of the women's titles. Mexico managed to win five gold medals and Canada had the third most wins with four golds. Sixteen nations reached the medal table

Medal summary

For full event details see 2012 NACAC Under-23 Championships in Athletics – Results

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres
(Wind: 0.9 m/s)		  Jason Rogers (SKN) 10.06 =CR  Keenan Brock (USA) 10.15  Charles Silmon (USA) 10.17
200 metres
(Wind: -0.5 m/s)		  Tremaine Harris (CAN) 20.22  Prezel Hardy (USA) 20.40  Keith Ricks (USA) 20.50
400 metres  David Verburg (USA) 45.14  Philip Osei (CAN) 45.51  Jeffery Gibson (BAH) 46.30
800 metres  Michael Preble (USA) 1:48.69  Tayron Reyes (DOM) 1:49.09  Casimir Loxsom (USA) 1:49.35
1500 metres  Kyle Merber (USA) 3:51.61  Charles Philibert-Thiboutot (CAN) 3:52.00  Riley Masters (USA) 3:52.15
5000 metres  Andrew Bayer (USA) 15:13.01  George Alex (USA) 15:28.27  Ezau Arias (MEX) 15:33.29
10,000 metres  Gabe Proctor (USA) 30:46.85  Elliott Krause (USA) 30:57.88  Alejandro Arroyo (MEX) 31:39.99
110 metres hurdles
(Wind: 1.8 m/s)		  Shane Brathwaite (BAR) 13.31 CR  Barrett Nugent (USA) 13.32  Greggmar Swift (BAR) 13.54
400 metres hurdles  Jeffery Gibson (BAH) 50.27  Michael Stigler (USA) 50.48  Leslie Murray (ISV) 50.48
3000 metres steeplechase  Luis Gallegos (MEX) 9:22.75  Jared Bassett (USA) 9:23.39  Javier Quintana (MEX) 9:23.44
4×100 metres relay  United States (USA)
Darrell Wesh
Charles Silmon
Marcus Rowland
Keenan Brock		38.94  Bahamas (BAH)
Trevorvano Mackey
Warren Fraser
Marcus Thompson
Alfred Higgs		39.65  Jamaica (JAM)
Paul McPearson
Ramone McKenzie
Akheem Gauntlett
Akino Ming		39.67
4×400 metres relay  United States (USA)
James Harris
Chris Vaughn
Michael Preble
David Verburg		3:03.81  Bahamas (BAH)
Alfred Higgs
Danzell Forston
Jeffery Gibson
Alonzo Russell		3:04.33  Dominican Republic (DOM)
Junior Acosta
Tayron Reyes
Jonathan Santana
Joel Mejia		3:07.88
20,000 metres walk  Evan Dunfee (CAN) 1:26:15.32 CR  Adrian Ochoa (MEX) 1:27:56.18  Mauricio Calvo (CRC) 1:31:58.42
High jump  Edgar Rivera (MEX) 2.23 m  Luis Joel Castro (PUR) 2.21 m  Domanique Missick (TCA) 2.19 m
Pole vault  Michael Woepse (USA) 5.40 m  K'Don Samuels (JAM) 5.35 m NR  Logan Cunningham (USA) 5.30 m
Long jump  Marquis Dendy (USA) 7.68 m
(Wind: -1.2 m/s)		  Kendall Spencer (USA) 7.67 m
(Wind: -0.4 m/s)		  Taylor Stewart (CAN) 7.50 m
(Wind: -0.9 m/s)
Triple jump  Chris Phipps (USA) 16.19 m
(Wind: 1.2 m/s)		  Chris Bernard (USA) 15.90 m
(Wind: 0.8 m/s)		  J'Vente Deveaux (BAH) 15.90 m
(Wind: 0.9 m/s)
Shot put  Jacob Thormaehlen (USA) 19.86 m  Stephen Saenz (MEX) 19.31 m  Hayden Baillio (USA) 19.21 m
Discus throw  Traves Smikle (JAM) 62.11 m CR  Mason Finley (USA) 59.00 m  Quincy Wilson (TRI) 57.98 m
Hammer throw  Jeremy Postin (USA) 68.32 m  Alex Faldermeyer (USA) 65.41 m  Ricardo Castilleja (MEX) 58.09 m
Javelin throw  Tim Glover (USA) 78.28 m  Sam Humphreys (USA) 77.04 m  David Ocampo (MEX) 70.17 m
Decathlon  Jack Szmanda (USA) 7061 pts  Brent Vogel (USA) 6927 pts  Gustavo Morua (MEX) 6448 pts

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres
(Wind: 1.6 m/s)		  Aurieyall Scott (USA) 11.19 CR  Octavious Freeman (USA) 11.20  Crystal Emmanuel (CAN) 11.43
200 metres
(Wind: 0.9 m/s)		  Kimberlyn Duncan (USA) 22.72 CR  Allison Peter (ISV) 22.92  Cambrya Jones (USA) 23.00
400 metres  Rebecca Alexander (USA) 51.13 CR  Marlena Wesh (HAI) 51.23 NR  Jodi-Ann Muir (JAM) 52.44
800 metres  Chanelle Price (USA) 2:04.48  Annie LeBlanc (CAN) 2:05.61  Rachel Francois (CAN) 2:06.77
1500 metres  Jordan Hasay (USA) 4:22.16  Annie LeBlanc (CAN) 4:24.97  Karla Diaz (MEX) 4:27.66
5000 metres  Karla Diaz (MEX) 16:54.83  Jennifer Bergman (USA) 17:22.18  Dani Stack (USA) 18:07.87
10,000 metres  Sarah Callister (USA) 35:46.12 CR  Mayra Sanchez (MEX) 36:07.69  Katie Matthews (USA) 36:21.29
100 metres hurdles
(Wind: +4.5 m/s)		  Brianna Rollins (USA) 12.60  Kierre Beckles (BAR) 13.05  Ashlea Maddex (CAN) 13.21
400 metres hurdles  Cassandra Tate (USA) 55.62  Ellen Wortham (USA) 57.10  Danielle Dowie (JAM) 58.23
3000 metres steeplechase  Alyssa Kulik (USA) 10:21.04  Rebeka Stowe (USA) 10:45.14  Jessica Furlan (CAN) 10:51.26
4×100 metres relay  United States (USA)
Cambrya Jones
Octavious Freeman
Aurieyall Scott
Kimberlyn Duncan		43.58  Bahamas (BAH)
V'Alonee Robinson
Krystal Bodie
Ivanique Kemp
Amara Jones		45.71  Mexico (MEX)
Mayra Hermilloso
Citlally Parra
Perla Sanchez
Maria Zamora		47.85
4×400 metres relay  United States (USA)
Ellen Wortham
Rebecca Alexander
Cassandra Tate
Diamond Dixon		3:28.64  Trinidad and Tobago (TRI)
Shawna Fermin
Alena Brooks
Jessica James
Sparkle McKnight		3:33.03  Jamaica (JAM)
Yanique Haye
Danielle Dowie
Ladonna Richards
Jodi-Ann Muir		3:34.29
10,000 metres walk  Maria Irais Mena (MEX) 52:52.54  Rachael Tylock (USA) 53:16.59  Nichole Bonk (USA) 55:56.68
High jump  Tynita Butts (USA) 1.82 m  Michelle Theophille (CAN) 1.82 m  Allison Barwise (USA) 1.74 m
Pole vault  Melanie Blouin (CAN) 4.36 m CR  Logan Miller (USA) 4.25 m  Martha Villalobos (MEX) 3.60 m
Long jump  Christabel Nettey (CAN) 6.18 m
(Wind: 0.8 m/s)		  Sonnisha Williams (USA) 6.17 m
(Wind: -0.4 m/s)		  Elizabeth Lopez (MEX) 6.04 m
(Wind: -0.2 m/s)
Triple jump  Andrea Geubelle (USA) 13.14 m
(Wind: -0.9 m/s)		  Michelle Jenije (USA) 13.13 m
(Wind: -2.6 m/s)		  Jasmine Brunsun (BER) 12.62 m
(Wind: -1.2 m/s)
Shot put  Brittany Smith (USA) 17.03 m  Alyssa Hasslen (USA) 16.86 m  Taryn Suttie (CAN) 16.22 m
Discus throw  Anna Jelmini (USA) 53.93 m  Skylar White (USA) 50.60 m  Hilenn James (TRI) 48.90 m
Hammer throw  Amanda Bingson (USA) 71.39 m CR  Brittany Smith (USA) 67.10 m  Lauren Stuart (CAN) 56.35 m
Javelin throw  Abigail Gomez (MEX) 56.89 m CR, NR  Tiffany Perkins (CAN) 56.20 m  Alanna Kovacs (CAN) 51.70 m
Heptathlon  Kiani Profit (USA) 5653 pts  Jessica Flax (USA) 5544 pts  Makeba Alcide (LCA) 5522 pts

Medal table (unofficial)

  The host country is highlighted in lavender blue
Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  United States 31 25 11 67
2  Mexico 5 3 10 18
3  Canada 4 6 8 18
4  Bahamas 1 3 2 6
5  Jamaica 1 1 4 6
6  Barbados 1 1 1 3
7  Saint Kitts and Nevis 1 0 0 1
8  Trinidad and Tobago 0 1 2 3
9  Dominican Republic 0 1 1 2
 U.S. Virgin Islands
11  Haiti 0 1 0 1
 Puerto Rico
13  Bermuda 0 0 1 1
 Costa Rica
 Saint Lucia
 Turks and Caicos Islands

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 303 athletes from 23 countries participated.

References

    Results