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Country over self - Todd to do it for Ja at World Youth
Country over self - Todd to do it for Ja at World Youth
BY PAUL A REID Observer West Writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com
Thursday, June 16, 2011
GREEN ISLAND, Hanover — It will be country before self for Green Island High's Odail Todd — winner of the boys Under 18 sprint double at last weekend's JAAA/Supreme Ventures National Junior Championships — when he represents Jamaica at next month's IAAF World Youth Championship in Lille, France.
With World Youth Leading Jazeel Murphy of Bridgeport High sitting out the championships while nursing an injury, Todd's victories over Wolmers Boys' Odean Skeen in the 100m/200m has prompted discussions as to whether Todd would do the double in France.
Odail Todd of Green Island High (left) comes off the curve behind Wolmers’ Boys’ Odean Skeen but passed him in the home stretch to win the Under-18 boys’ 200m on Sunday at last weekend's JAAA/SVL National Junior Trials at the National Stadium. Todd took the Under-18 sprint double after beating Skeen in the 100m final on Saturday. (Photo: Bryan Cummings)
Odail Todd of Green Island High (left) comes off the curve behind Wolmers’ Boys’ Odean Skeen but passed him in the home stretch to win the Under-18 boys’ 200m on Sunday at last weekend's JAAA/SVL National Junior Trials at the National Stadium. Todd took the Under-18 sprint double after beating Skeen in the 100m final on Saturday. (Photo: Bryan Cummings)
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Michael McIntosh who has conditioned the 17 year-old told Observer West yesterday, that he would leave that decision up to the Jamaican coaches and managers in France.
"Odail has been doubling all season and his (training) programme will allow him to do that," McIntosh said.
The coach who has also conditioned the likes of Damion Young, Denard Coote and Roxroy Cato to national junior teams said Todd is "prepared to win two individual medals for Jamaica" but said that when the team gets to France those in charge there "would be able to properly address the situation first hand, they will make the decision as to who runs what."
The schedule for the championships sees the 100m starting on the first day, July 6, with the first round heats, the semi-finals and finals are set for the second session on Thursday, while the first round heats of the 200m will start the next day.
Todd who won the silver medal in the Under 20 boys 200m at the CARIFTA Games held in Montego Bay in April, after taking the gold medals at Boys Champs earlier, secured his spot on the team after his sparkling double last weekend.
Nickel Ashmeade won two silver medals in the 100m and 200m events at the 2007 renewal held in Ostrava, Czech Republic.
After upsetting Youth Olympics Games 100m champion Odean Skeen in the 100m on Saturday, he returned Sunday to beat Skeen again in the 200m, running both times into a strong negative wind.
He won the 100m in 10.81 seconds (-4.5 m/s wind) and the 200m in 21.26 seconds (-2.5 m/s) but said he was only about 80 per cent ready and told reporters on Sunday he would be using the time leading up to the Championships to get to his peak.
The championships that was held to select teams to represent Jamaica at the IAAF WYC in France July 6-10 and the Pan-American junior track and field championships to be held in Miramar, Florida July 22-24, also saw four other winners from western Jamaica.
Herbert Morrison Technical's Everton Clarke was a surprise winner of the Under 20 boys 100m, while the St Elizabeth Technical pair of Peter-gay Reid and Kimone Green and Montego Bay Community College's Oshane Green were also winners.
Clarke who is hoping to be selected for the team to the Pan-Am championships, took the 100m title in 10.99 seconds (14.2 m/s wind), after running 10.87 seconds in the preliminary heats.
STETHS Chadic Hinds was second in both the 100m and 200m, while Clarke was third in the 200m.
Peter-gay Reid the CARIFTA Games Under 20 gold medalist, cleared a season high 1.85m to upset National Junior Record holder Kimberly Williamson in the high jump.
Oshane Green cleared 1.90m to beat Kingston College David Hall, while Kimone Geen won the Under 18 girls 400m hurdles.
US-based former STETHS athlete Rochelle Farquharson was second in the Under 20 girls long jump with 5.89m, while Munro College's Adam Cummings was third in the boys Under 20 event.
STETHS Opal James was second in both girls Under 18 long and triple jump events, while Jaime Demms took second in the Under 20 boys 400m hurdles.
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BY PAUL A REID Observer West Writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com
Thursday, June 16, 2011
GREEN ISLAND, Hanover — It will be country before self for Green Island High's Odail Todd — winner of the boys Under 18 sprint double at last weekend's JAAA/Supreme Ventures National Junior Championships — when he represents Jamaica at next month's IAAF World Youth Championship in Lille, France.
With World Youth Leading Jazeel Murphy of Bridgeport High sitting out the championships while nursing an injury, Todd's victories over Wolmers Boys' Odean Skeen in the 100m/200m has prompted discussions as to whether Todd would do the double in France.
Odail Todd of Green Island High (left) comes off the curve behind Wolmers’ Boys’ Odean Skeen but passed him in the home stretch to win the Under-18 boys’ 200m on Sunday at last weekend's JAAA/SVL National Junior Trials at the National Stadium. Todd took the Under-18 sprint double after beating Skeen in the 100m final on Saturday. (Photo: Bryan Cummings)
Odail Todd of Green Island High (left) comes off the curve behind Wolmers’ Boys’ Odean Skeen but passed him in the home stretch to win the Under-18 boys’ 200m on Sunday at last weekend's JAAA/SVL National Junior Trials at the National Stadium. Todd took the Under-18 sprint double after beating Skeen in the 100m final on Saturday. (Photo: Bryan Cummings)#slideshowtoggler, #slideshowtoggler a, #slideshowtoggler img {filter:none !important;zoom:normal !important}
1/1 Michael McIntosh who has conditioned the 17 year-old told Observer West yesterday, that he would leave that decision up to the Jamaican coaches and managers in France.
"Odail has been doubling all season and his (training) programme will allow him to do that," McIntosh said.
The coach who has also conditioned the likes of Damion Young, Denard Coote and Roxroy Cato to national junior teams said Todd is "prepared to win two individual medals for Jamaica" but said that when the team gets to France those in charge there "would be able to properly address the situation first hand, they will make the decision as to who runs what."
The schedule for the championships sees the 100m starting on the first day, July 6, with the first round heats, the semi-finals and finals are set for the second session on Thursday, while the first round heats of the 200m will start the next day.
Todd who won the silver medal in the Under 20 boys 200m at the CARIFTA Games held in Montego Bay in April, after taking the gold medals at Boys Champs earlier, secured his spot on the team after his sparkling double last weekend.
Nickel Ashmeade won two silver medals in the 100m and 200m events at the 2007 renewal held in Ostrava, Czech Republic.
After upsetting Youth Olympics Games 100m champion Odean Skeen in the 100m on Saturday, he returned Sunday to beat Skeen again in the 200m, running both times into a strong negative wind.
He won the 100m in 10.81 seconds (-4.5 m/s wind) and the 200m in 21.26 seconds (-2.5 m/s) but said he was only about 80 per cent ready and told reporters on Sunday he would be using the time leading up to the Championships to get to his peak.
The championships that was held to select teams to represent Jamaica at the IAAF WYC in France July 6-10 and the Pan-American junior track and field championships to be held in Miramar, Florida July 22-24, also saw four other winners from western Jamaica.
Herbert Morrison Technical's Everton Clarke was a surprise winner of the Under 20 boys 100m, while the St Elizabeth Technical pair of Peter-gay Reid and Kimone Green and Montego Bay Community College's Oshane Green were also winners.
Clarke who is hoping to be selected for the team to the Pan-Am championships, took the 100m title in 10.99 seconds (14.2 m/s wind), after running 10.87 seconds in the preliminary heats.
STETHS Chadic Hinds was second in both the 100m and 200m, while Clarke was third in the 200m.
Peter-gay Reid the CARIFTA Games Under 20 gold medalist, cleared a season high 1.85m to upset National Junior Record holder Kimberly Williamson in the high jump.
Oshane Green cleared 1.90m to beat Kingston College David Hall, while Kimone Geen won the Under 18 girls 400m hurdles.
US-based former STETHS athlete Rochelle Farquharson was second in the Under 20 girls long jump with 5.89m, while Munro College's Adam Cummings was third in the boys Under 20 event.
STETHS Opal James was second in both girls Under 18 long and triple jump events, while Jaime Demms took second in the Under 20 boys 400m hurdles.
Read more: http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/weste...#ixzz1PS3dE25h