1999 Meets - Pan Am Juniors
Results - Women
commentary by Doug Speck
Doug Speck
Thanks to Cleon Fowler for assistance with the following results.
After some bizarre Florida politics in the Miami area which
threatened to affect any activity involving Cubans by a witholding of
public services, the 1999 Junior Pan American Championships were moved
to the University of South Florida at Tampa. A great competition for
the America's was saved by this action, with TECO Energy and Florida
2012, the group attempting to bring that year's Summer Olympics to the
area, and the local officials and USA Track & Field office and coaching
staff doing yeoman duty to pull it off for the kids. The activity was
weaved into the Sunshine State Games, one of those well-attended
Statewide competitions to keep kids busy in the summer, with weather
affecting some of the action Friday as the entire affair ended up being
moved a couple of hours into the evening. Threats of rain kept weather
cooler and with less humidity on Saturday and Sunday. In maybe a "tit
for a tat" the Cuban squad did not show up for the meet, a serious loss
in level of competition in many events, with Fidel Castro and crew
maybe hoping to strike back with a black mark for the U.S. when it
comes to holding international competitions based upon the snub his
athletes were initially presented with.
Action on the track was headlined by a World Junior Record, with
standards set by groups of female athletes with batons from the East
German program of the 1980's nothing to yawn at. The U.S. should be
very, very proud of the job done by the athletes and coaches involved
in the Women's 400 meter baton event described below. Jamaican
athletes starred, with Dwight Thomas, Aleen Bailey, and Sanjay Ayre
showing great sprint strength, and Sheree Francis, Elva Goulbourne, and
Shelly-Ann Gallimore showed great abilities in the jumps. Hurdlers
Lashinda Demus and Ricardo Moody particularly starred for the U.S.
team, with many other fine efforts summarized below.
Tampa, Florida - Friday 07/09/99 to Sunday 07/11/99
Women's 100 Meter Dash
Heat 1 Wind Reading: -3.3
1 Lisa Sharpe JAM Jamaica 11.83
2 Amaris Buchanan USA United States of Amer 11.96
3 Tahesia Harrigan BVI British Virgin Island 12.18
4 Digna Murillo COL Colombia 12.30
5 Krysha Bayley CAN Canada 12.33
6 Shakira Pinto BAH Bahamas 12.50
7 Sandra Reategui PER Peru 12.58
--Jamaica's Sharp (who had run 11.53 in winning the Jamaican Junior
title this spring) looked very strong in winning over Long Beach
State's 11.46 star Amaris Buchanan. NCAA and US Junior Champ Angela
Williams was off at the World University Games this weekend after her
NCAA success.
Heat 2 Wind Reading: -2.7
1 Aleen Bailey JAM Jamaica 11.61
2 Alexis Joyce USA United States of Amer 11.75
3 Tamika Clarke BAH Bahamas 12.00
4 Karlyn Serby CAN Canada 12.52
5 Rranesha Pitts ISV US Virgin Islands 12.54
6 Roxana Mercado PUR Puerto Rico 12.60
--Aleen Bailey, 6th in the overall Jamaican National Championships this
year, looked very sharp in handling quick- starting US 16 year old
Alexis Joyce 11.61-11.75, with the race into a wind of -2.7 mps.
Bailey, who lifts strongly over the final 25 meters looked like the
favorite after the two trials runs
Finals Results - Friday 07/09/99
Wind Reading: 0.0
1 Aleen Bailey JAM Jamaica 11.49
2 Lisa Sharpe JAM Jamaica 11.61
3 Alexis Joyce USA United States of Amer 11.64
4 Amaris Buchanan USA United States of Amer 11.70
5 Tamika Clarke BAH Bahamas 11.74
6 Tahesia Harrigan BVI British Virgin Island 11.96
7 Krysha Bayley CAN Canada 12.01
8 Digna Murillo COL Colombia 12.21
--Quick-starting Alexis Joyce of the U.S. was run down by the two
Jamaican stars, Aleen Bailey and Lisa Sharpe, with Bailey a definite
medal possibility off the strength shown here had this been a World
Junior Championship year.
Women's 200 Meter Dash
Heat 1 Wind Reading: -0.9
1 Melaine Walker JAM Jamaica 23.75
2 Amber Robinson USA United States of Amer 23.75
3 Adia McKinnon TRI Trinidad & Tobago 24.16
4 Norma Gonzalez COL Colombia 24.39
5 Tahesia Harrigan BVI British Virgin Island 25.08
6 Dewanna Wright BAH Bahamas 25.14
7 Krysha Bayley CAN Canada 25.17
--Walker edged American Robinson, as both had the same time in this
prelim contest.
Heat 2 Wind Reading: 0.4
1 Aleen Bailey JAM Jamaica 23.81
2 Aleah Williams USA United States of Amer 24.06
3 Tamika Clarke BAH Bahamas 24.52
4 Digna Murillo COL Colombia 24.62
5 Sandra Reategui PER Peru 25.23
6 Vernee Samuel CAN Canada 25.29
-Powerful Bailey pulled away near the end from American Aleah Williams.
Wind Reading: 1.7
1 Aleen Bailey JAM Jamaica 23.48
2 Amber Robinson USA United States of Amer 23.51
3 Aleah Williams USA United States of Amer 23.84
4 Adia McKinnon TRI Trinidad & Tobago 23.94
5 Melaine Walker JAM Jamaica 24.04
6 Norma Gonzalez COL Colombia 24.11
7 Tamika Clarke BAH Bahamas 24.51 8 Digna Murillo COL Colombia 24.62
--University of Texas-bound Aleah Williams (lane 5) was out hard, but
it was Aleen Bailey and Amber Robinson who led off the turn. Bailey
turned out once again too strong for her American rivals, winning by a
narrow .03 margin.
Women's 400 Meter Dash
Heat 1
1 Michele Davis USA United States of Amer 53.59
2 Naleya Downer JAM Jamaica 54.24
3 Amy Barnett CAN Canada 57.49
4 Judy Delancy TKS Turks & Caicos Island 1:05.94
--Michele Davis, who attends the University of Nevada at Las Vegas,
went out hard and won this heat.
Heat 2
1 Nakiya Johnson USA United States of Amer 53.76
2 Norma Gonzalez COL Colombia 54.32
3 Hazel Ann Regis GRN Grenada 55.00
4 Althea Johnson JAM Jamaica 55.48
5 Marie Tatlot CAN Canada 57.17
6 Jewel Selver TKS Turks & Caicos Island 1:12.01
--Nakiya Johnson, World Junior Championship silver medalist last year
at 52.09, looked strong in her prelim win here.
Finals Results - Saturday 07/10/99
1 Norma Gonzalez COL Colombia 52.43
2 Naleya Downer JAM Jamaica 52.82
3 Nakiya Johnson USA United States of Amer 52.85
4 Michele Davis USA United States of Amer 52.95
5 Hazel Ann Regis GRN Grenada 53.77
6 Althea Johnson JAM Jamaica 55.42
7 Marie Tatlot CAN Canada 56.03
8 Amy Barnett CAN Canada 56.67
--Michele Davis took the race out from lane five, with the homestretch
run a dilly! Gonzalez started her charge out of lane seven, with
Jamaica's Downer over in lane 4 closing well, and Nakiya Johnson taking
the silver medal with her best time for the season.
Women's 800 Meter Run
Heat 1
1 Lindsay Hyatt USA United States of Amer 2:11.80
2 Tanya Wright CAN Canada 2:12.13
3 Nicola Maye JAM Jamaica 2:12.99
4 Valentina Medina VEN Venezuela 2:13.29
5 Christiane DosSantos BRA Brazil 2:16.21
6 Monica Amboya ECU Ecuador 2:17.57
--Medina of Venezula led through a 30.4 200, 66.1 400, and 1:38.4 600,
with Lindsay Hyatt and Tanya Wright up on her shoulder at the 600.
Hyatt won with Wright a very controlled second place qualifying run.
Heat 2
1 Ysanne Williams USA United States of Amer 2:11.15
2 Kereen Gayle JAM Jamaica 2:11.77
3 Nicole Topic CAN Canada 2:12.30
4 Lysaira DelValle PUR Puerto Rico 2:13.70
5 Sheena Gooding BAR Barbados 2:15.04
6 Stacy Quashie ANT Antigua 2:23.10
--Kereen Gayle took this race out at under 30 seconds through the 200,
with 63.8 at the 400 and 1:38 through 600 meters. Ysanne Williams took
the lead with a half lap to go with the UCLA frosh star, who has run
2:05, cruising in comfortably.
Finals Results - Saturday 07/10/99
1 Ysanne Williams USA United States of Amer 2:05.41
2 Tanya Wright CAN Canada 2:06.37
3 Lindsay Hyatt USA United States of Amer 2:06.49
4 Kereen Gayle JAM Jamaica 2:10.21
5 Nicole Topic CAN Canada 2:10.87
6 Nicola Maye JAM Jamaica 2:11.36
7 Valentina Medina VEN Venezuela 2:11.76
8 Lysaira DelValle PUR Puerto Rico 2:13.00
--A good field had Kareen Gayle of Jamaica lead at the 100 meter cut,
with Puerto Rico's DelValle ahead at 28.8 for the 200, with Gayle,
Tanya Wright (Canada), and the US competitors, Lindsay Hyatt and Ysanne
Williams in close tow. DelValle continued to lead at 61.8 for the 400,
with Lindsay Hyatt moving by at the 500 meter mark, and Gayle and
Williams 2-3 at that point. Through 600 meters (1:34.4) Williams burst
by those ahead of her, moving clear around the turn, with Wright edging
rival Hyatt in the run down the homestretch. The two had built up a
bit of a rivalry at the Simplot Indoor and Arcadia Invitationals over
the last few years.
Women's 1,500 Meter Run
1 Bethany Brewster USA United States of Amer 4:24.98
2 Alejandra Barrientos USA United States of Amer 4:25.65
3 Stephanie Bennett CAN Canada 4:30.14 4 Valentina Medina VEN
Venezuela 4:30.92
5 Hilary Edmonson CAN Canada 4:36.87
6 Monica Amboya ECU Ecuador 4:41.76
7 Gabriela Trana Trigueros CRC Costa Rica 4:42.13
8 Stacy Quashie ANT Antigua 4:55.91
--Brewster and Barrientos came into the event with times ahead of the
rest. The California sophomore Barrientos, had eventually reined in
Brewster, the Wisconsin frosh, in the US Junior Meet, then decisively
kicked her down, with interest shown in the tactics used by both in
this "finals only" event. Brewster was out in the lead 33.0 (200) 68.6
(400), with Barrientos some ten meters back through the 800 at 2:21.8.
One sensed that Alejandra had orders to not give up too much, with
about eight meters between the two at 1000 meters (2:58.2). With one
lap to go at 3:16.5 contact had still not been established, with
Brewster holding two seconds through the 1200 at 3:33.5 to 3:35.6.
Barrientos finished well under 70 for the last lap, but could not catch
the collegian. Barrientos, with a 2:30 best for 800 meters last year
as a frosh, finished an amazing soph season that had her take the
California 1600m title at 4:45.02, the USA Junior Championship, and
compete well here, showing an explosiveness near the end in all of her
big races that bodes great things for the future. She was just under
19:00 this past fall for 5000 meters in Cross-Country, with Brewster
probably a couple of minutes better for the strong University of
Wisconsin Women's squad.
Women's 3,000 Meter Run
1 Sara Gorton USA United States of Amer 9:33.98
2 Madai Perez MEX Mexico 9:38.44
3 Victoria Chang USA United States of Amer 9:41.58
4 Kary Tripp MEX Mexico 9:55.05
5 Lucelia Peres BRA Brazil 9:55.62
6 Tara Struyk CAN Canada 9:59.28
7 Gabriela Cevallos ECU Ecuador 10:15.62
8 Megan Metcalfe CAN Canada 10:21.97
9 Daniella Abraham GRN Grenada 11:17.04
10 Aritha Williams TKS Turks & Caicos Island 14:29.53
--Mexico's Perez attempted the same strategy as the night before in the
5000 meter run, going tough from the start, but the field was stronger,
and the previous night's race obviously left a bit of fatigue behind.
Perez tried to leave the pack, led by the U.S.'s Sara Gorton and
Victoria Chang behind, with Gorton moving up after a few laps (70.4-
2:25.9-3:42.3) to lead through the 1500 (4:41), with a 5:00.4 first
1600 a quick pace for the American prep from Arizona. Gorton held
together, though tired at the finish, finishing in the best American
prep time of the season, impressive in holding her form through a long
season of racing that started back with her participation in the World
Junior Championships in Cross-Country for the U.S. Junior team.
Women's 5,000 Meter Run
1 Madai Perez MEX Mexico 16:50.77
2 Janill Williams ANT Antigua 17:00.51
3 Lucelia Peres BRA Brazil 17:03.56
4 Marina Kruppa USA United States of Amer 17:22.30
5 Tara Struyk CAN Canada 17:28.51
6 Jackie Morgan ISV US Virgin Islands 17:31.37
7 Amanda Pape USA United States of Amer 17:33.36
8 Karine Lefebyre CAN Canada 17:44.16
9 Gabriela Cevallos ECU Ecuador 18:01.23
10 Gabriela Trana Trigueros CRC Costa Rica 18:35.75
--In this Friday evening event, Mexico's Madai Perez put the group away
early mentally and physically, racing 5:05.9 for the first four laps,
relentlessly slogging away with a determined cross-body arm action and
intent stare that focused on the ground some two feet ahead of herself.
Barefoot 13 year old Antiguan Janill Williams bounded along in second,
with the lass worth watching in the future.
Women's 100 Meter High Hurdles
Heat 1 Wind Reading: -0.7
1 Nichole Denby USA United States of Amer 13.78
2 Toni-Ann D'oyley JAM Jamaica 13.92
3 Angela Whyte CAN Canada 13.97
4 Keitha Mosley BAR Barbados 14.51
5 Astrid Stoopen MEX Mexico 14.60
6 Schwannah McCarthy CAY Cayman Islands 15.05
7 Velveth Moreno PAN Panama 15.99
--Nichole Denby showed up with an ankle heavily taped that one could
perceive was slightly bothering her in weight-bearing. Nichole emerged
late here to win over the seasonal bests of those close behind her.
Heat 2 Wind Reading: -0.2
1 Ashlee Williams USA United States of Amer 13.96
2 Maila Paula Machado BRA Brazil 14.14
3 Tiane Burke JAM Jamaica 14.17
4 Sira Cordoba COL Colombia 14.38
5 Francisca Guzman CHI Chile 14.48
6 Stephanie Wenner CAN Canada 14.73
7 Monique Peters TRI Trinidad & Tobago 15.17
--Bishop Dunne HS of Dallas frosh Ashlee Williams continued her fine
season with domination of this second prelim race.
Finals Results - Friday 07/09/99
Wind Reading: 0.1
1 Ashlee Williams USA United States of Amer 13.78
2 Nichole Denby USA United States of Amer 13.82
3 Maila Paula Machado BRA Brazil 13.92
4 Tiane Burke JAM Jamaica 14.03
5 Angela Whyte CAN Canada 14.05 6 Toni-Ann D'oyley JAM Jamaica 14.23
7 Sira Cordoba COL Colombia 14.32
8 Francisca Guzman CHI Chile 14.70
--Williams edged Denby in what was a U.S. National frosh class record,
with the fine sprinter showing great potential for the future with a
stunning first year at the high school level. Denby appeared to stumble
a bit right at the start.
Women's 400 Meter Int Hurdles
Heat 1
1 Patricia Hall JAM Jamaica 1:00.28
2 Randi Smith USA United States of Amer 1:01.19
3 Sira Cordoba COL Colombia 1:02.93
4 Mary Baldwin CAN Canada 1:03.08
5 Velveth Moreno PAN Panama 1:04.29
Heat 2
1 Lashinda Demus USA United States of Amer 1:00.65
2 Andrea Bliss JAM Jamaica 1:00.99
3 Damaris Diana PUR Puerto Rico 1:01.94
4 Veronica Quijano ESA El Salvador 1:02.19
5 Natalie Jackson CAN Canada 1:02.28
6 Jaeli Najar MEX Mexico 1:03.84
--American champ Demus encountered some serious step problems in the
homestretch and still amazed with a time under 61 seconds to win here.
Finals Results - Sunday 07/11/99
1 Lashinda Demus USA United States of Amer 57.04
2 Patricia Hall JAM Jamaica 57.65
3 Andrea Bliss JAM Jamaica 57.94
4 Randi Smith USA United States of Amer 59.79
5 Sira Cordoba COL Colombia 1:00.63
6 Damaris Diana PUR Puerto Rico 1:00.84
7 Natalie Jackson CAN Canada 1:01.52
8 Veronica Quijano ESA El Salvador 1:02.62
--After some serious step problems over the final couple of hurdles in
the prelims and very little experience over this distance (prior to the
Junior Nationals a couple of weeks back her last race over the 400
hurdles was run as an eighth grader (of course she ran 61 seconds at
that time!). Anyway, Demus and Hall ran around the second turn
together and both had some step difficulties over the final couple of
hurdles. Demus showed best on the run-in, with a new National US Soph
Class record, Age 16, and #3 All-Time US Prep winning mark of 57.04.
Women's 4x100 Meter Relay
1 USA USA United States of Amer 43.38
2 JAM JAM Jamaica 43.69
3 BAH BAH Bahamas 46.06
4 COL COL Colombia 46.17
5 CAN CAN Canada 46.65
--A tremendously exciting start to the final evening's relay action
came here in the Women's 4x100 event. Alexis Joyce, Aleah Williams,
Amber Robinson, and Amaris Buchanan would run for the U.S. which drew
lane 5. The Jamaican squad was in Lane 3, with 20-08.25 LJ winner Elva
Goulbourne, double sprint winner Aleen Bailey, Veronica Campbell, and
silver medal sprinter Lisa Sharpe anchoring.
The short, quick starting tenth grader Joyce out of great sprint
coach Tony Wells' Colorado Flyers group, blasted the first leg, handing
off with a big lead in fine manner to Aleah Williams, who did not run
for her school team this spring, thus took few baton passes in 1999
before this meet. Double sprint winner Bailey did not gain much on
Williams, with a good US exchange from Williams to Amber Robinson.
Robinson held most of the 4-5 meters around the second turn, with
Buchanan off to the races after a good exchange there. Lisa Sharpe did
close down some, but the end result was a shocking 43.38, taking down
one of those relay world records set by the East German juggernaut of
the 1980's, a 43.48 that included some of their "out of this world"
teenage types later felt to be involved heavily in that nation's
athletically drugged program. The 43.52 U.S. national best was set by
the World Championship team last August, with Shakedia Jones and Angela
Williams on that team.
US Staff member Chandra Cheeseborough, one of Coach Ed Temple's
successful Tigerbelles at Tennessee State (where Cheeseborough now
coaches), was given much credit by those in attendance for the team's
success.
Women's 4x400 Meter Relay
1 USA USA United States of Amer 3:34.65
2 JAM JAM Jamaica 3:37.28
3 COL COL Colombia 3:44.79
4 CAN CAN Canada 3:47.02
5 TKS TKS Turks & Caicos Island 4:49.39
--A big rivalry had been built up during the meet between the U.S. and
Jamaica, with this another show-down. 800 Meter Champ, Ysanne
Williams, two years ago a part of this team when she competed in the
400 at the Junior Championships as a New York prep, now a UCLA Bruin,
led off in 54.1 to give the U.S. the lead. Lashinda Demus, the 400
meter hurdle winner, seemed very fatigued after that event, but came
back here to run 53.6, with Michele Davis a fine 52.4 to put things
away. Nakiya Johnson was 54.4 on the anchor for the U.S. win.
Women's High Jump
1 Sheree Francis JAM Jamaica 1.83m 6'00.00
2 Jorgelina Rodriguez ARG Argentina 1.77m 5'09.75
2 Whitney Evans CAN Canada 1.77m 5'09.75
4 Celly Martinez MEX Mexico 1.77m 5'09.75
5 Darnesha Griffith USA United States o 1.77m 5'09.75
6 Paola Hoffmann CHI Chile 1.74m 5'08.50
7 Desire Crichlow BAR Barbados 1.74m 5'08.50
8 Mireya Beltran MEX Mexico 1.71m 5'07.25
9 Shaunette Davidson JAM Jamaica 1.71m 5'07.25
10 Jodi Smith USA United States o 1.68m 5'06.00
11 Angela Anoliefoh CAN Canada 1.68m 5'06.00 12 Chanua Johnson TRI
Trinidad & Toba 1.60m 5'03.00
13 Onika James TRI Trinidad & Toba 1.50m 4'11.00
--After no misses through the 5-09.75 height that eliminated everyone
else in the field, Jamaica's Sheree Francis moved the bar to 1.80m (5-
11), which she cleared on her first effort to equal her seasonal best
in winning her nation's 17 and under title (she has a 1983 birthdate).
At 6-00 (1.83) she cleared on her second effort.
Women's Pole Vault
1 Tracy O'Hara USA United States o 3.93m 12'10.75
2 Fabiana Murer BRA Brazil 3.75m 12'03.50
3 Kathleen Donoghue USA United States o 3.65m 11'11.75
4 Joana DaCosta BRA Brazil 3.65m 11'11.75
5 Suzanne Fish CAN Canada 3.50m 11'05.75
6 Yoisimil Fuentes VEN Venezuela 3.20m 10'06.00
7 Alissa Chatterson CAN Canada 3.00m 9'10.00
8 Pamela Barnert CHI Chile 2.80m 9'02.25
- Agueda Jerez GUA Guatemala NH
- Pamela Pinto PER Peru NH
--UCLA NCAA runner-up and two-time U.S. Junior Champion Tracy O'Hara
continued her solid career here with a win that closed with her
"between poles" as she tried to go higher. Both O'Hara and third
placer Kathleen Donoghue (who is headed for Stanford) attended Rancho
Bernardo HS in San Diego.
Women's Long Jump
1 Elva Goulbourne JAM Jamaica 6.31m -0.8 20'08.50
2 Noelle Graham JAM Jamaica 5.88m 0.0 19'03.50
3 Gisele Lima DeOliveira BRA Brazil 5.84m 0.2 19'02.00
4 Adrienne Crenshaw USA United States o 5.75m -1.1 18'10.50
5 Onika James TRI Trinidad & Toba 5.75m -0.2 18'10.50
6 Monique Peters TRI Trinidad & Toba 5.69m -0.5 18'08.00
7 Bianca Rockett USA United States o 5.67m -0.2 18'07.25
8 Tahesia Harrigan BVI British Virgin 5.54m -0.6 18'02.25
9 Samantha Anderson CAN Canada 5.42m -0.5 17'09.50
10 Jill Brock CAN Canada 5.40m -0.8 17'08.75
11 Sabrina Asturias GUA Guatemala 5.38m -1.1 17'08.00
12 Amiel Ruiz MEX Mexico 5.30m -0.1 17'04.75
13 Juanita Ferguson BAH Bahamas 5.23m -0.6 17'02.00
--Elva Goulbourne was 6.20 and her winning 6.31 jump on her first two
efforts to dominate this competition by nearly a foot and a half. Her
seasonal best is 21-03.5 set in winning her nation's junior title.
Women's Triple Jump
1 Shelly-Ann Gallimore JAM Jamaica 13.41m -0.1 44'00.00
2 Gisele Lima DeOliveira BRA Brazil 13.34m 0.1 43'09.25
3 Bianca Rockett USA United States o 12.77m -0.2 41'10.75
4 Dionte Campbell USA United States o 12.21m 0.0 40'00.75
5 Joana DaCosta BRA Brazil 12.17m 0.0 39'11.25
6 Karen Faundez CHI Chile 11.92m -1.0 39'01.25
7 Yolisa Lawrence CAN Canada 11.91m 0.0 39'01.00
8 Colleen Ramharak CAN Canada 11.54m -0.9 37'10.50
--Gallimore had four fouls during the competition, and came from behind
on her first effort in the Finals to edge de Oliveira, who had her best
on her second jump. The first two left the rest of the field far
behind.
Women's Shot Put
1 Jillian Camarena USA United States o 15.25m 50'00.50
2 Candace Scott TRI Trinidad & Toba 14.16m 46'05.50
3 Leomelina Blandon COL Colombia 14.08m 46'02.50
4 Melissa Gibbons JAM Jamaica 13.63m 44'08.75
5 Rebekah Green USA United States o 13.33m 43'09.00
6 Eva Morrison BAH Bahamas 12.72m 41'08.75
7 Lianne Coombe CAN Canada 12.61m 41'04.50
8 Nathalie Thenor CAN Canada 12.24m 40'02.00
--Jill Camarena, the California champ, and also an accomplished
volleyball and basketball player, dominated this field, with 50 foot
teammate Rebekah Green (Kansas State bound after a great Ohio prep
career) suffering from a severely sprained ankle in a practice accident
the week previous.
Women's Discus Throw
1 Deshaya Williams USA United States o 52.74m 173'00.00
2 Mandy Borschowa USA United States o 49.34m 161'10.00
3 Melissa Gibbons JAM Jamaica 47.27m 155'01.00 4 Julie Bourgon CAN
Canada 44.86m 147'02.00
5 Leomelina Blandon COL Colombia 44.19m 145'00.00
6 Renata Figueiredo BRA Brazil 42.52m 139'06.00
7 Lianne Coombe CAN Canada 41.90m 137'05.00
8 Shernelle Nichols BAR Barbados 37.07m 121'07.00
9 Bernadette Welds CAY Cayman Islands 33.55m 110'01.00
10 Eva Morrison BAH Bahamas 33.52m 110'00.00
--Penn State's Deshaya Williams, sixth in the NCAA Division I
Championships this spring (with a 178-08.25 best), handled teammate
Mandy Borschowa (Washington State), who has the World's #2 junior throw
this spring at 188-08.75.
Women's Hammer Throw
1 Maureen Griffin USA United States o 55.78m 183'00.00
2 Nathalie Thenor CAN Canada 54.54m 178'11.00
3 Melissa Houston USA United States o 52.78m 173'02.00
4 Mariana LaNasa ARG Argentina 46.75m 153'04.00
5 Andrea Stelter CAN Canada 44.03m 144'05.00
6 Nahomy Perez PUR Puerto Rico 43.82m 143'09.00
7 Belgica Ramos VEN Venezuela 41.77m 137'00.00
8 Johana Gualpa ECU Ecuador 39.53m 129'08.00
--Probably missing her Cuban buddies for competition Maureen Griffin,
now a frosh at the University of Arizona after getting this event off
the ground for preps while in Idaho, was the winner at 55.78on her
third throw, while Thenor was 54.54 on her second toss for the runner-
up medal. Cuban star Yipsi Moreno (80 b/d) has thrown 217-08 this
year, with Yunaika Crawford 199-11.75 for Fidel Castro's Junior squad.
Women's Javelin Throw
1 Kathryn Polansky USA United States o 48.29m 158'05.00
2 Kathryn Doyle USA United States o 47.21m 154'11.00
3 Deanna Zelinka CAN Canada 43.59m 143'00.00
4 Luciana Valente BRA Brazil 41.82m 137'02.00
5 Kate Forbes CAN Canada 41.21m 135'02.00
--Oregon prep Polansky won the competition on her final throw, with
Doyle opening up with her 154-11.
Heptathlon Women Results
--American Junior Record Holder Elannee Richardson once again dominated
a competition at this level
1 5438 Elannee Richardson - USA United States of Amer
100LH 14.17 954 w:-1.0 LJ 5.67m 750 w:-0.3
HJ 1.61m 747 5'03.25 JT 38.94m 647127'09.00
SP 10.81m 583 35'05.75 800 2:23.61 775
200 23.99 982 w: 0.0
2 5177 Kendra Reimer - USA United States of Amer
100LH 15.09 830 w:-1.0 LJ 5.49m 697 w:-0.5
HJ 1.52m 644 4'11.75 JT 44.11m 746144'09.00
SP 12.67m 706 41'07.00 800 2:25.27 753
200 25.96 801 w: 0.0
3 4999 Valeria Schonstedt - CHI Chile
100LH 15.26 808 w:-1.0 LJ 5.64m 741 w: 0.9
HJ 1.67m 818 5'05.75 JT 29.29m 463 96'01.00
SP 9.70m 510 31'10.00 800 2:15.05 892
200 26.35 767 w: 0.0
4 4846 Cameal Rhule - JAM Jamaica
100LH 14.93 851 w:-1.0 LJ 5.49m 697 w:-0.8
HJ 1.73m 891 5'08.00 JT 27.34m 426 89'08.00
SP 9.62m 505 31'06.75 800 2:35.84 621
200 25.35 855 w: 0.0
5 4818 Valeria Steffens - CHI Chile
100LH 15.97 718 w:-1.0 LJ 5.18m 609 w: 1.1
HJ 1.64m 783 5'04.50 JT 36.40m 598119'05.00
SP 10.58m 567 34'08.50 800 2:24.58 762
200 26.19 781 w: 0.0
6 4537 Susan Coltman - CAN Canada
100LH 15.24 810 w:-1.0 LJ 5.14m 598 w: 0.0
HJ 1.70m 855 5'07.00 JT 28.23m 443 92'07.00
SP 9.42m 492 30'11.00 800 2:38.28 593
200 26.59 746 w: 0.0
7 4369 Adrienne Curtis - CAN Canada
100LH 15.48 779 w:-1.0 LJ 5.08m 581 w: 0.2
HJ 1.61m 747 5'03.25 JT 32.00m 515105'00.00
SP 9.31m 484 30'06.50 800 2:39.99 573
200 27.26 690 w: 0.0
Women's 5,000 Meter Race Walk
1 Robyn Stevens USA United States of Amer 24:42.96
2 Mabel Oncebay PER Peru 24:43.03
3 Zoila Reyes GUA Guatemala 25:13.97
4 Emma Carter USA United States of Amer 26:16.56
5 Esther Nicole CAN Canada 26:43.34
6 Johanna Barrera CHI Chile 26:43.53
7 Yediza Arroyo PUR Puerto Rico 27:05.70
8 Leydi Palomino PER Peru 27:12.67
- Catherine Sousa-Neves CAN Canada DNF
- Vianey Pedraza MEX Mexico DQ
--Top California distance runner Robyn Stevens from Vacaville HS, where
she has broken 11:00 for 3200 meters, narrowly edged peru's Mabel
Oncebay by .07 in an exciting finish.
