Tevin Garraway returned to the track after a three month hiatus with an awesome sprint of 10.6 seconds to win the 100 metres boys under 20 Guyana Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) third development meet at the Guyana Defence Force ground (GDF), Camp Ayanganna.
The 16-year Garraway, who made the finals in the 100m and 200m at the CARIFTA Games last year in Jamaica, comfortably won his first race since the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) National Schools Championships. Garraway defeated 2012 GTU National U18 100m champion Kevin Abbensetts who placed second in 10.7s while Samuel Doris of Ruralites track club placed third in heat two of the final-by-time event.
Garraway had suffered a hamstring injury prior to GTU Nationals and told Stabroek Sport that he had not trained ever since.
The well-rested athlete said that even though he missed out CARIFTA this year he is hoping to make other regional competitions later this year. Garraway had qualified for the South American Youth Championships in Argentina, but was not sent by the AAG due to insufficient funding.
Chavez Ageday of Ruralities Athletics Club and Akeem Stewart of GDF ran in different heats for the Open 100m but both clocked 10.4s. The next fastest time was 10.7s clocked by GDF’s Davin Fraser who placed second to Ageday.
CARIFTA bound sprinter Alita Moore won the women’s open 100m registering the fastest female time for the day, 11.7s. Ebony Nelson (12.1s) of Mercury Fast Laners (MFL) and Leota Babb(12.4s) of PPYC were unable to break the 12 seconds barrier.
Another CARIFTA athlete Tirana Mitchell won the Girls’ U17 100m in 12.1s leaving Jevina Sampson (12.5s) in second place with and Merisha Carter (12.8s) third. Mitchell (24.1 seconds) returned in the girls U17 200m to capture her sprint double ahead of Samuels and N. Hooper who clocked 24.4 seconds and 24.9 seconds respectively.
Carlos Trinidad sprinted to victory in the boys’ U17 100m event in 10.8s ahead Ryan Bramble and Dequan Van Cooteen, who both clocked 11.1 in their respective final-by-time race.
Onasha Rogers (12.4) and Sherwayne Chichester (11.9) won the girls U15 and boys’ U15 100m respectively. Daniel Benjamin and Kenisha Chandler won the boys and girls’ U12 80m in 10.5 seconds and 11.4 seconds respectively. Moses Best came second to Benjamin in 10.9 seconds while Sean Daniels was third in 11.1s.
Shawn Semple (Open), Selwyn Foster (U20), Darryl Doblin (U15), Cassie Torrington (U15), Jamal Fortune (U17) and Avon Samuel (U17) were successful in the 400m races in their respective categories.
CARIFTA U17 sprinter Jason Yaw stepped up to compete in the Open/invitation but suffered first defeat to Semple. Semple passed Yaw at the beginning of the homestretch to clock 49.7 seconds. Yaw finished in 50.7 seconds while Elton Bollers of the University of Guyana Track and Field Club came third in 52.0 seconds. Foster (51.3s) won the boys’ U20 400m ahead Quacy Simpson’s 51.5 seconds and Calvin Belgrave’s 53.4 seconds.
Samuels of Running Brave won the girls U17 400m in 58.6s ahead of her club mate, Natrica Hooper who clocked 59s.
CARIFTA middle distance athlete Cassey George (4:52.1 seconds), won the women’s 1500m ahead of Alika Morgan (5:05.7s) and Andrea Foster (5:07.1s). Devon Barrington completed a middle distance double, winning the men’s 1500m and 800m in 4:13.5 seconds and 2:00.2 seconds respectively.
Straker won the Girls 800m after dropping out of the 1500m after 500m. George, who is 14 years old, was the eventual winner of that event. Straker clocked 2:19s and got her revenge against George (2:20.6 seconds) in the 800m while Cassie Kirton (2:33.2 seconds) placed third.
