Athletes record personal bests

By Emmerson Campbell On In Sports |
After a blistering start and a perfect drive phase, Karese Lloyd (lane 5) who clocked a personal best 11.84s was surpassed by the surging Keliza Smith (11.82) in the latter third of the 100m event. (Emmerson Campbell photo)
After a blistering start and a perfect drive phase, Karese Lloyd (lane 5) who clocked a personal best 11.84s was surpassed by the surging Keliza Smith (11.82) in the latter third of the 100m event. (Emmerson Campbell photo)

Several standout athletes made hay in the brilliant sunshine yesterday at the National Track and Field Centre, some recording personal best performances but the number remained at nine qualifiers for this year’s CARIFTA Games in Jamaica.

Karese Lloyd sprinted to a personal best 11.84s in the blue riband 100m event placing second to Keliza Smith (11.82) who has already punched her ticket to the Easter weekend Games in the 100m and 200m events.

All eyes were on the diminutive Lloyd to reach or surpass the 11.80s qualifying mark after she cruised to 11.93 earlier in the prelims. But after a blistering start and a perfect drive phase, she was surpassed by the surging Smith in the latter third of the race.