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Murphy leads boys squad to World Youth Champs
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer
Saturday, June 18, 2011
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Six World Youth leaders were yesterday included in a 17-member team to represent Jamaica at the IAAF World Youth Championships to be held in Lille, France July 6-10.
Jazeel Murphy and Christiania Williams in the boys' and girls' 100m events respectively; Shericka Jackson in the girls 200m; Chris Ann Gordon in the girls 400m, Chanice Porter in the long jump and Fedrick Dacres in the discus throw were included in the list that was released late yesterday after being named on Monday night.
MURPHY... leads the world list with his personal best 10.27 seconds
The team was compiled following last weekend's two-day JAAA/Supreme Ventures Limited National Junior Trials at the National Stadium.
Murphy, who missed the trial due to injury, leads the world list with his personal best 10.27 seconds that was accomplished, while winning the Under-20 100m at the CARIFTA Games held in Montego Bay in April.
Williams, who sat out Champs this year after transferring from Oracabessa High to Edwin Allen, has a 11.39 seconds clocking done in March.
With only five male track athletes named, it is a guessing game as to which of the trio of Jazeel Murphy, Odean Skeen and Odail Todd would double-up in the 100m/200mm if any.
Todd won both at the Trials, beating Skeen both times.
Nickel Ashmeade ran both events for Jamaica at the 2007 World Youth Champions in Ostrava, winning two silver medals.
While two female 800m runners were selected for the team, there were no places for three sprinter hurdlers who are all ranked in the top-four in their events on the IAAF list.
Megan Simmonds, a finalists in the Youth Olympics last year and number three-ranked on the IAAF Youth lists and a winner at the Trials along with Chrisdale McCarthy and Tyler Mason were all ignored.
Jevaughn Minzie, the silver medallist in the Under-17 200m at the CARIFTA Games and double relay gold medallist and who was third in the 200m last week was also left off.
Simoya Campbell, who ran a personal best 2:05.37 to win the Under-18 800m last weekend, is ranked at number six on the charts, while Marleena Eubanks was not listed.
Leacroft Bolt, who was the head coach for the team to the CARIFTA games, was again named in the position for the France meet, while he will have Michael McIntosh and David Riley as his assistants.
Trevor 'TC' Campbell will be the team manager with Tricia Gayle the assistant manager.
When contacted yesterday for a comment on the make-up of the team, Bolt said he was yet to be shown the list of athletes so he had no comment to make.
Read more: http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sport...#ixzz1PddsqTAw
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer
Saturday, June 18, 2011
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Six World Youth leaders were yesterday included in a 17-member team to represent Jamaica at the IAAF World Youth Championships to be held in Lille, France July 6-10.
Jazeel Murphy and Christiania Williams in the boys' and girls' 100m events respectively; Shericka Jackson in the girls 200m; Chris Ann Gordon in the girls 400m, Chanice Porter in the long jump and Fedrick Dacres in the discus throw were included in the list that was released late yesterday after being named on Monday night.
MURPHY... leads the world list with his personal best 10.27 seconds
The team was compiled following last weekend's two-day JAAA/Supreme Ventures Limited National Junior Trials at the National Stadium.
Murphy, who missed the trial due to injury, leads the world list with his personal best 10.27 seconds that was accomplished, while winning the Under-20 100m at the CARIFTA Games held in Montego Bay in April.
Williams, who sat out Champs this year after transferring from Oracabessa High to Edwin Allen, has a 11.39 seconds clocking done in March.
With only five male track athletes named, it is a guessing game as to which of the trio of Jazeel Murphy, Odean Skeen and Odail Todd would double-up in the 100m/200mm if any.
Todd won both at the Trials, beating Skeen both times.
Nickel Ashmeade ran both events for Jamaica at the 2007 World Youth Champions in Ostrava, winning two silver medals.
While two female 800m runners were selected for the team, there were no places for three sprinter hurdlers who are all ranked in the top-four in their events on the IAAF list.
Megan Simmonds, a finalists in the Youth Olympics last year and number three-ranked on the IAAF Youth lists and a winner at the Trials along with Chrisdale McCarthy and Tyler Mason were all ignored.
Jevaughn Minzie, the silver medallist in the Under-17 200m at the CARIFTA Games and double relay gold medallist and who was third in the 200m last week was also left off.
Simoya Campbell, who ran a personal best 2:05.37 to win the Under-18 800m last weekend, is ranked at number six on the charts, while Marleena Eubanks was not listed.
Leacroft Bolt, who was the head coach for the team to the CARIFTA games, was again named in the position for the France meet, while he will have Michael McIntosh and David Riley as his assistants.
Trevor 'TC' Campbell will be the team manager with Tricia Gayle the assistant manager.
When contacted yesterday for a comment on the make-up of the team, Bolt said he was yet to be shown the list of athletes so he had no comment to make.
Read more: http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sport...#ixzz1PddsqTAw
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