Four more track and field athletes potentially booked their tickets to compete at the 49th edition of the CARIFTA Games in Bermuda Easter weekend following the second trials on Saturday at the National Track and Field Centre.
Attoya Harvey (1500m Girls U-17), Sheama Tyrell (3000m Female open), Seon Booker (1500m Boys U-17) and Anisha Gibbons (Javelin Girls U-17) were the athletes who equaled or bettered the Athletic Association of Guyana (AAG) qualifying standards in their respective events.
Harvey and Booker clocked 4:54.79s and 4:09.03s in their 1500m events, Gibbons threw 43.20m and Tyrell completed her 3000m victory in 10:41.32s.
The four athletes now join the seven that qualified during the first trial on February 2 bringing the total number of qualifiers to 11.
Usual suspects, Adriel Austin, Princess Browne, Wesley Tyndall, Keliza Smith, Annalisa Barclay along with Trevon Hamer and Randy Hamilton were the first set of qualifiers.
With their heroics, the standout teen stars might have punched their tickets to the island to compete at the prestigious April 10-13 fixture which will be staged at the Bermuda Nationals Sports Centre.
President of the AAG, Aubrey Hutson told Stabroek Sport yesterday that the association is optimistic that more athletes will be added to the team following the third and final trials on March 14-15.
He singled out sprinters, Loneil Marks and Brianna Charles, athletes who are very close to achieving or surpassing their respective qualifying standards.
Below are the standards set by the AAG for the athletes to punch their tickets to Bermuda.
Events Male U – 17 Female U – 17 Male U – 20 Female U – 20 Female – Open
100 m 11.00 12.10 10.55 11.80
200 m 22.00 24.70 21.50 24.20
400 m 50.00 57.00 48.00 55.50
800 m 2:00.00 2:19.00 1:55.00 2:14.50
1500 m 4:15.00 4:59.00 4:05.00 4:50.00
3000 m 9:20.00 10:50.00
5000 m 16:00.00
Shot Put 13.60 m12.50 m17.00 m12.50 m
Javelin 55.00 m40.50 m59.00 m40.50 m
Discus 45.00 m35.00 m52.00 m40.00 m
Long Jump 6.70 m 5.50 m 7.10 m 5.70 m
Triple Jump 13.50 m11.60 m14.90 m12.60 m
High Jump 1.85 m 1.60 m 2.00 m 1.70 m
