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An objective rundown of the historical performance
of Jamaica's 2 most succesful track clubs.
The Stats:
To the best of my knowledge the data is correct.
This is meant to be a matter-of-fact stare into the cold hard facts of historical improvement results. There are of course more nuances involved and extenuating circumstances, but this will serve to guide thought and discussion around the matter. Hopefully both camps can use this analysis to make necessary modifications to their operations, as we need MORE not lesser number of successful coaching setups.
Racers
1. Racers have had success with 10 out of the 38 listed.
2. The biggest successes have come with teenage males aged 19 years old. Mario Forsythe is the only exception to date.
3. Racers is the much younger club.
Best results
1. Kemar Bailey Cole. Ran 10.48. At Racers since 2010 Full time. Part time 2009. Ran 9.98, Improved by 0.5 over two years.
2. Jason Young. Ran 10.55 and 21.6. Joined 2007-2008. Has run 10.06 and 19.86
3. Warren Weir. Came from Calabar. Ran 10.46 and 20.81. Joined in 2009. Ran 19.85. rate of improvement is 0.3 per year for 200m
4. Yohan Blake. Joined 2008. Ran 10.11 (at 17) and 20.61 in high school. New times 9.69 and 19.26. Improved 0.1 per year for 100m and 0.34 per year for 200m.
5. Kenroy Anderson. Obscure performer in high school. At Racers a long time before 2007. Has run 10.17 and 20.30
Medium results
1. Usain Bolt. Joined 2004. Ran 1993 at 17 years. Did not run 100m, but approximate expectation 10.1 for 100m. Ran 9.58 and 19.19 in 2009. Rate of improvement is 0.1 per year for 100m and 0.16 per over 200m.
2. Kavean Smith. Came from JC. Had run 10.61 for 100m, not sure about 200m. Started 2010. Best since 10.51 in 2013 and 20.98. Approx. improvement is 0.05 per year for 100m and about 0.2 per year for 200m
3. Mario Forsythe. Left MVP in January 2007. Had run 10.26 and 20.7 at MVP. Ran 9.95 and 20.2 in 2010. Improved 0.1 per year for 100m and 0.16 per year for 200m. Same as Bolt. Has not run as well since 2010.
4. Nicholas Maitland. Improved from 48.+ to 46.09 after 2 years at Utech. Been at Racers 1.5 seasons. Improved to 45.8
5. Daniel BAILEY. Ran10.15 as a junior athlete. Joined Racers in 2003. Improved to 9.91 in 2009. Rate of improvement about 0.04 per year.
Poor or negative Results
1. Rosemarie Whyte. Joined 2009. Ran 50.05 in 2008. Never ran 400m in high school. Ran 49.89 in 2011. Coached by Mills entire time at Racers except 2011 (PB year). Improved by 0.05 per year average over 400m.
2. Ricardo Chambers. Ran 44.62 while in Florida. Joined Racers in 2008. Improved to 44.54 in 2010.
3. Remaldo Rose. Ran 10.29 in high school. Joined Racers in 2006. Best time 10.15?? One time in 2010.
4. Schillonie Calvert. Ran 11.21 in high school. 2nd fastest ever. Ran 11.15 after 1 year at GC Foster. Joined racers 2009. Improved to 11.05. 0.03 per year on average.
5. Edinho Steele. Joined Racers 2009. Ran 45.7 going in. Has made next to no improvement over 3 plus years.
6. Answert Whyte. Ran 46.92 in high school (Clan Carthy). Been at Racers at least 5 years. Ran 46.19. Switched to 400m hurdles.
7. Allodin Fothergill. Ran 45.9 at GC Foster and 45.24 while in college in the USA. Has not run any faster. Been at Racers 3 years.
8. Celia Walters. Ran 23.3 while at Vere. Been at Racers 3 years. Has not run a PB at Racers despite going there as a teenager.
9. Deandra Whitehorne. Ran 11.53 just before leaving Vere. After 1.5 seasons has run only 11.58 last year.
10. Kimari Roache. At Racers since 2011. After only 2 seasons at MVP improved from 10.79 to 10.13. Has not run a PB since. In his 3rd season at Racers.
11. Markino Buckley. Had run 48.5 over 400m hurdles while at MVP. Left MVP in 2010. Could not break 50 seconds.
12. Josef Robertson. Ran 49.2 before going to Racers. Still at the same level or worse. Been at Racers 2 years
13. Brandon Tomlinson. Ran 10.54 in High School. From Manchester High. Ran a very doubtful 10.30 in Montego Bay this year. Is basically at the same level after 3 seasons at Racers.
14. Demar Murray. Ran 46.6 in High school while at Vere. Has basically not improved. In his 3rd season at Racers.
15. Sonita Sutherland. Big Big Disaster. Left GC Foster Having run 51.30 in a comeback season. Ran 51.13 in high school. World Junior Championship silver. Has given up after several years of poor results. No longer on listed Racers roster.
16. Andre Wellington. One of the poorer results from MVP having only improved from 10.55 to 10.38 over 4 years. Has failed to get near his PB. Has been at Racers 3 seasons.
17. Peter Matthews. A High profile Racers recruit. Unbelievable progress while at MVP, moving from 49+ to 45.62 over a two year period. In his second season at Racers. Has run only 46.29
18. Darrion Bent. Another High profile MVP recruit. Ran 45.89 at MVP at 21 years. Has run 47.96 since. Reportedly injured.
19. Jahzeel Murphy. A high School legend. It is alleged that his career has been guided by Racers ever since he ran 10.42 at age 14. Full time racers since 2012. Too early for full time assessment. But has improved only 0.15 over 4 years under Racers’ guidance. Rate of 0.035 per year over 100m.
20. Jermaine Gayle. Another big high school recruit. In his 3rd year at Racers. Ran 45.70 in one race at the Jamaica Invitational, but has remained at his high school level of 46.5 for the most part during his time at Racers. Has improved 0.3 per year over 400m
21. Dwight Mullings. Has declined badly since being at Racers. Ran 44.9+ while at college at Mississippi State. Has not been near that level since.
22. Bernardo Brady. Ran 10.47 while at Camperdown. Second season at Racers. Has seen no improvement.
23. Bryan Steele. Another high quality quartermiler who came to Racers (from college?) as an adult. Ran 45+ in college. Been at Racers at least 2 years. Has made no progress.
24. Ristananna Tracey. Another recruit from under the noses of MVP/Utech. Ran 55.9/51.7 while at high school at being coached by Michael Dyke. Improved hurdles to 54.5 in under 3 months while training with MVP. In second season at Racers. Has made no improvement.
25. Kim Collins. One of the earliest Racers’ athletes. Ran 10.02 at college while being coached by Monte Stratton. Won world gold under Stratton in 2003. Won world bronze under Racers in 2005.
26. Marvin Anderson. Made no progress while being coached by Mills at Racers. Has been in and out of the Cameron and Mills camps while at Racers.
27. Davita Prendergast. Made some progress while being coached by Cameron in 2011. Was taken over by Mills in 2011 and has declined badly since. Another college athlete.
28. Jermaine Gonzales. Went to Mills after having run 44.9 under Coleman. The next year he ran 46.+. The following year his career was rescued by Cameron. When he ran 44.40
MVP/Utech
• MVP is much older and has had success with 56 athletes, of the 69 listed
• MVP/Utech has not had a male athlete from high school running faster than 10.43.
• MVP/Utech has never had an incoming 20.+ athlete
• MVP/Utech has never had an incoming 46.+ athlete.
• The fastest incoming female sprinter was Sherone Simpson who ran 11.37. No other female has run faster than 11.7
• The fastest incoming 400m runner (teenager) was Shericka Williams at 53.9+.
Best Results
1. Brigitte Foster. Joined in 1999. Ran 13.18 for 100m hurdles. Placed 3rd at NCAA. Improved to 12.49 by 2002. Rate of improvement 0.69 over 3 years. 0.22 per year
2. Nicholas Maitland. Steths. Ran 48.9. Improved . to 46.09. Rate of improvement 1.41 secs per year
3. Julian Forte. Ran 10.46 and 21.09. Wolmer’s. In second year. Improved by 0.27 (ran only 2 races) and 0.7 over 200m in first year.
4. Nesta Carter. Manchester. In at 21.18 and 10.58. Never won at Champs. Improved to 9.78 in 4th year. Improvement of 0.2 per year 100m and 0.2 per year for 200m
5. Markino Buckley from St. Jago. Ran 52.7 in high school. Ran 48.5 after 2 years. Improvement of 2 secs per year.
6. Shericka Williams. From Steths. Ran 23.8 and 53.96. Improved to 49.32 and 22.50 after 4 years. Improved 1.16 secs per year over 400m and 0.34 per year over 200m
7. ShellyAnn Fraser. Wolmer’s . Joined in 2006. Pb of 11.71 and 24.6. Improved to 10.78 and 22.15 by year 2. Average improvement 0.5 per year for 100m and 1.2 secs per year 200m.
8. Elaine Thompson. Manchester. Joined in 2011. PB 12.25. Ran 11.71 in 2012 (only one race) and
11.41 (so far) in 2013. Rate of improvement is 0.41 per year.
9. Latoya Greaves. Oklahoma. PB 13.10. Joined 2011. Improved by 0.39 to 12.71 in 2012
10. Stephanie McPherson. Mannings. Joined in 2008. PB 57.7. Improved to 51.91 by year 2. Improvement of 3 secs per year
11. Christine Day. Tacky. Joined 2005. PB 56.+ Ran 51.50 in 2009. Improvement of 1.25 secs per year.
12. Rusheen McDonald. Garvey Maceo. PB 47.3. Joined 2011. Improvement of 2 secs to 45.10
13. Miguel Barton. Army. Joined 2010. PB 48.5. Ran 46.2 in 2012. Improvement of 0.8 secs per year.
14. Asafa Powell. Charlemont. Joined april 2001 (after champs). Pb 10.83. ran 10.50 by trials 2001, Ran 10.12 year1, ran 10.02 year 2, 9.87 year 3, and 9.77 year 4. Improvement was 0.26 per year.
15. Ainsley Waugh. Spanish Town. Never ran at champs. Had times of app 11.2 and 22.7. Ran 10.30 aand 20.8 by 3rd year. Rate of improvement 0.3 and 0.65 per year.
16. Melaine Walker. Texas. Ncaa medalist in 100m hurdles. 54.95. joined January 2007. Ran 52.42 in 2009. Improved by 1.2 secs per year.
17. Kaliese Spencer. Mannings. Ran 56.+ for 400m. Ran 55.11 and 51.71 in first year. Improvement of 8 secs in the 400m hurdles and 4 secs for the 400m
18. Peter Matthews. Decarteret. 800m winner at champs. Joined in 2009. Pb 49.5. improved to 45.62 in 2 years. Average improvement is 2.0 secs per year.
19. Darrion Bent. Mannings. Ran 47.02 snd 21.56 in 1st year class 1. After . years at Utech, improved to 45.76 and 20.56. 0.62 seconds per year for thee 400m and 0.5 seconds per year for the 200m.
20. Denard Coote . Ran 47.80 and 21.80 while at Green Island. After three years improved to 45.80 for 400m and 20.70 for 200m. Rate is 0.7 secs for 400m and 0.38 secs per year for 200m.
21. Sherone Simpson. Manchester. Started at utech in 2003. Pbs of 11.37 and 24.3. by 2006 had run 10.82 and 22.00. Improvement of 0.18 secs per year and 0.8 secs per year for the 100m and 200m respectively.
22. Jonia McDonald. Bellfield, GC Foster. Came to Utech in 2011. Ran 49.+ close to 50 secs at GC Foster. Has so far run 46.58 in 2013. An improvement of 1.5 secs per year
23. Germaine Mason. Coached by S. Francis from high school. Improved to 2.34m by 2003.
24. Francine Simpson. Edwin Allen. Spent 1.5 years at Utech. Moved from 5.86 to 6.48m in one year. Went to college abroad.
25. Wilbert Walker. Morant Bay. Came to utech after breaking Champs record in triple jump, 15.62m. improved to 16.37m at end of first year. Abruptly left for Lincoln U.
26. Kenneth Sylvester. Camperdown. Was a 13.40m jumper in high school. Could not make the final at champs. Improved to 16.20m after 3 years. Average of 0.9m per year. Left for Racers
27. Kimari Roach. JC. Came to Utech in 2008. Had run 10.79 while at school. After his 2nd year at utech he ran 10.13. average improvement of 0.33 per year.
28. Roxroy Cato. Green Island. PB 55.5. After one year improved to 51.2. Sent to Lincoln U.
29. Ravel Gray. Cornwall. PB 10.98. After one year was down to 10.44, an improvement of 0.55 seconds.
30. Ramone Nichols. Mannings. 11.+ runner in high school. Walk on to utech track program. Improved to 10.36 on graduation. 0.2 secs per year
31. Jacques HARVEY. Ruseas. 10.97 runner in high school. Improved to 10.09 after 4 years. Average improvement of 0.22 per year.
32. Mario Forsythe. Muschette. Ran 11.10 and 21.80 in high school. After two years at utech, ran 10.26 and 20.75. Rate of improvement is 0.22 per year for the 100m and 0.25 secs for the 200m.
33. Nicholas Watson. St. Jago. PB 10.8+. After 3 years at Utech, ran 10.17 in 2012. Average Improvement of 0.22 per year.
34. Andrew Hinds. Barbados. Came to MVP after running 10.6 in New York at high school. Inside 3 years, improved to 10.03. Average improvement is 0.2 per year.
35. Orlando Morgan. Jonathan Grant. Had a pb of 11.4 prior to MVP. In three years down to 10.30. Improvement of 0.38 per year.
36. Gregory Little. Wolmer’s. Coached since high School by S. Francis, ran 48.93 while at Utech.
37. Joseph Ramie. ??. Pb 6.45m. After 1 ½ seasons has jumped 7.60 so far this year. Improvement of 0.55m per year.
38. Oliver Smith. Steths. Was a 50.4 secs runner in high school. Improved to 47.2 after one year. Went to college abroad
39. Andre Drummond. Moved from 1:53 to 1:48 after one year.
40. Raymond Campbell. Marcus Garvey. Moved from 11.3 to 10.50 over 3 years.
41. Khan Marr. New York. Moved from 11+ to 10.40 over 3-4 years.
42. Richardo Brown. Moved from 11.4+ to 10.35 over 4 years. Average improvement is 0.23
43. Steve Banton. Steths. Ran 53.+ for 400m hurdles in high school. Spent one year at Utech then left for Lincoln U
44. Judith Riley. Manchester. Was a 400m hurdler in high school. Ran 11.61 before leaving for Lincoln U.
45. Ramon Cooper. JC. Ran 400m hurdles in 54+ in high school. Jumped 6.85. While at Utech, he improved to 50.78 after his second year and 7.55m in the long jump after his 3rd year. Went to school in the USA
46. Evon Allen. Found in the Club Championships. Never went to high school. Went from 1:57 to 1:48 in his only season with MVP. Left for Racers.
47. Omar Douglas. Old Harbour. Found in the club champs. Did not break 11 secs. Ran 10.26 over 4 years. Rate of improvement is 0.19 per year on average.
Medium Results
1. Carrie Russell. Ran 11.33 winning bronze at world junior in 2006. Was 15 years old. Did not improve again while at high school. Improved to 11.05 by second year at Utech. Average improvement of 0.14 per year.
2. Natasha Morrison. Glengoffe. Ran 11.80 legal at high school. Started Utech in 2010. Ran 11.47 in 2011, and has run 11.43 in 2013 after one race. Average improvement is 0.15 per year.
3. Andrew Fisher. Steths. Ran 10.43 in 2011. Second at champs to Murphy. Only ran 10.38 last year. Has improved to 10.30 (w-0.8) so far this year. Average improvement 0.08 per year.
4. Donovan Housen. Norfolk State. Ran 10.46. Improved to 10.37 while at MVP. Spent 2 years at MVP before migrating.
5. Toni-Ann D’oyley. First high school recruit to MVP. Trained at MVP while at UWI. Ran 13.92 while in high school in 2000. Began training with coach Francis shortly after and ran 13.35 at World Juniors that year. Improved to 12.92 by her second year at UWI. Left for Racers on graduation. Average improvement to PB is 0.2 secs per year.
6. Michael Frater. TCU. 2nd to Tyson Gay at NCAA. 10.06 PB. Came to MVP in 2004. Improved to 9.97 in in 2008 and 9.88 in 2011. Average: 0.03 per year.
7. Winston Barnes. JC. Started at MVP after champs 2008. PB 10.43. Improved to 10.17 after one season. Has stagnated since. Average improvement over 4 yrs. Is 0.07
8. Anneisha McLaughlin. Training. Ran 22.92 in 2002 at age 16. Did not PB again while in high school. Was running 23.6 when she came to MVP. Within two years she had improved to 22.55 and 5th place at the world Champs in 2009. Progress has been slower since. Improvement average is 0.18 secs over first 2 years.
9. Jermaine Jackson. Came to MVP as a 6.60 long jumper in 2004. Has since jumped 7.71m
Poor/Negative results
1. Janelle Gordon. Wolmers. PB 13.9+. improved to 13.58 after 3 years. But progress was slow.
2. Alicia Cutenar. Ran 11.71 before coming to UTech. Improved to 11.56. Graduated and retired. Very slow progress.
3. Darrell Brown. Auburn training group. PB 9.98. Ran 10.20 the season before coming to MVP. Ran 10.02 for 2 of the three years at MVP. No PB improvement.
4. Neil Gardner. Michigan. Ran 48.50 for the 400m hurdles in 1996 at the Atlanta Olympics. Came to MVP in 1999 as a charter member. Had not run under 50 secs for two years prior. Ran 49.3 in 2000 and 48.7 in 2001. No PB improvement.
5. Andre Wellington. Was a champs winner at class 2 and 3. Never really improved much at class 1. Came to utech with a pb of 10.56. Improved to 10.37
of Jamaica's 2 most succesful track clubs.
The Stats:
To the best of my knowledge the data is correct.
This is meant to be a matter-of-fact stare into the cold hard facts of historical improvement results. There are of course more nuances involved and extenuating circumstances, but this will serve to guide thought and discussion around the matter. Hopefully both camps can use this analysis to make necessary modifications to their operations, as we need MORE not lesser number of successful coaching setups.
Racers
1. Racers have had success with 10 out of the 38 listed.
2. The biggest successes have come with teenage males aged 19 years old. Mario Forsythe is the only exception to date.
3. Racers is the much younger club.
Best results
1. Kemar Bailey Cole. Ran 10.48. At Racers since 2010 Full time. Part time 2009. Ran 9.98, Improved by 0.5 over two years.
2. Jason Young. Ran 10.55 and 21.6. Joined 2007-2008. Has run 10.06 and 19.86
3. Warren Weir. Came from Calabar. Ran 10.46 and 20.81. Joined in 2009. Ran 19.85. rate of improvement is 0.3 per year for 200m
4. Yohan Blake. Joined 2008. Ran 10.11 (at 17) and 20.61 in high school. New times 9.69 and 19.26. Improved 0.1 per year for 100m and 0.34 per year for 200m.
5. Kenroy Anderson. Obscure performer in high school. At Racers a long time before 2007. Has run 10.17 and 20.30
Medium results
1. Usain Bolt. Joined 2004. Ran 1993 at 17 years. Did not run 100m, but approximate expectation 10.1 for 100m. Ran 9.58 and 19.19 in 2009. Rate of improvement is 0.1 per year for 100m and 0.16 per over 200m.
2. Kavean Smith. Came from JC. Had run 10.61 for 100m, not sure about 200m. Started 2010. Best since 10.51 in 2013 and 20.98. Approx. improvement is 0.05 per year for 100m and about 0.2 per year for 200m
3. Mario Forsythe. Left MVP in January 2007. Had run 10.26 and 20.7 at MVP. Ran 9.95 and 20.2 in 2010. Improved 0.1 per year for 100m and 0.16 per year for 200m. Same as Bolt. Has not run as well since 2010.
4. Nicholas Maitland. Improved from 48.+ to 46.09 after 2 years at Utech. Been at Racers 1.5 seasons. Improved to 45.8
5. Daniel BAILEY. Ran10.15 as a junior athlete. Joined Racers in 2003. Improved to 9.91 in 2009. Rate of improvement about 0.04 per year.
Poor or negative Results
1. Rosemarie Whyte. Joined 2009. Ran 50.05 in 2008. Never ran 400m in high school. Ran 49.89 in 2011. Coached by Mills entire time at Racers except 2011 (PB year). Improved by 0.05 per year average over 400m.
2. Ricardo Chambers. Ran 44.62 while in Florida. Joined Racers in 2008. Improved to 44.54 in 2010.
3. Remaldo Rose. Ran 10.29 in high school. Joined Racers in 2006. Best time 10.15?? One time in 2010.
4. Schillonie Calvert. Ran 11.21 in high school. 2nd fastest ever. Ran 11.15 after 1 year at GC Foster. Joined racers 2009. Improved to 11.05. 0.03 per year on average.
5. Edinho Steele. Joined Racers 2009. Ran 45.7 going in. Has made next to no improvement over 3 plus years.
6. Answert Whyte. Ran 46.92 in high school (Clan Carthy). Been at Racers at least 5 years. Ran 46.19. Switched to 400m hurdles.
7. Allodin Fothergill. Ran 45.9 at GC Foster and 45.24 while in college in the USA. Has not run any faster. Been at Racers 3 years.
8. Celia Walters. Ran 23.3 while at Vere. Been at Racers 3 years. Has not run a PB at Racers despite going there as a teenager.
9. Deandra Whitehorne. Ran 11.53 just before leaving Vere. After 1.5 seasons has run only 11.58 last year.
10. Kimari Roache. At Racers since 2011. After only 2 seasons at MVP improved from 10.79 to 10.13. Has not run a PB since. In his 3rd season at Racers.
11. Markino Buckley. Had run 48.5 over 400m hurdles while at MVP. Left MVP in 2010. Could not break 50 seconds.
12. Josef Robertson. Ran 49.2 before going to Racers. Still at the same level or worse. Been at Racers 2 years
13. Brandon Tomlinson. Ran 10.54 in High School. From Manchester High. Ran a very doubtful 10.30 in Montego Bay this year. Is basically at the same level after 3 seasons at Racers.
14. Demar Murray. Ran 46.6 in High school while at Vere. Has basically not improved. In his 3rd season at Racers.
15. Sonita Sutherland. Big Big Disaster. Left GC Foster Having run 51.30 in a comeback season. Ran 51.13 in high school. World Junior Championship silver. Has given up after several years of poor results. No longer on listed Racers roster.
16. Andre Wellington. One of the poorer results from MVP having only improved from 10.55 to 10.38 over 4 years. Has failed to get near his PB. Has been at Racers 3 seasons.
17. Peter Matthews. A High profile Racers recruit. Unbelievable progress while at MVP, moving from 49+ to 45.62 over a two year period. In his second season at Racers. Has run only 46.29
18. Darrion Bent. Another High profile MVP recruit. Ran 45.89 at MVP at 21 years. Has run 47.96 since. Reportedly injured.
19. Jahzeel Murphy. A high School legend. It is alleged that his career has been guided by Racers ever since he ran 10.42 at age 14. Full time racers since 2012. Too early for full time assessment. But has improved only 0.15 over 4 years under Racers’ guidance. Rate of 0.035 per year over 100m.
20. Jermaine Gayle. Another big high school recruit. In his 3rd year at Racers. Ran 45.70 in one race at the Jamaica Invitational, but has remained at his high school level of 46.5 for the most part during his time at Racers. Has improved 0.3 per year over 400m
21. Dwight Mullings. Has declined badly since being at Racers. Ran 44.9+ while at college at Mississippi State. Has not been near that level since.
22. Bernardo Brady. Ran 10.47 while at Camperdown. Second season at Racers. Has seen no improvement.
23. Bryan Steele. Another high quality quartermiler who came to Racers (from college?) as an adult. Ran 45+ in college. Been at Racers at least 2 years. Has made no progress.
24. Ristananna Tracey. Another recruit from under the noses of MVP/Utech. Ran 55.9/51.7 while at high school at being coached by Michael Dyke. Improved hurdles to 54.5 in under 3 months while training with MVP. In second season at Racers. Has made no improvement.
25. Kim Collins. One of the earliest Racers’ athletes. Ran 10.02 at college while being coached by Monte Stratton. Won world gold under Stratton in 2003. Won world bronze under Racers in 2005.
26. Marvin Anderson. Made no progress while being coached by Mills at Racers. Has been in and out of the Cameron and Mills camps while at Racers.
27. Davita Prendergast. Made some progress while being coached by Cameron in 2011. Was taken over by Mills in 2011 and has declined badly since. Another college athlete.
28. Jermaine Gonzales. Went to Mills after having run 44.9 under Coleman. The next year he ran 46.+. The following year his career was rescued by Cameron. When he ran 44.40
MVP/Utech
• MVP is much older and has had success with 56 athletes, of the 69 listed
• MVP/Utech has not had a male athlete from high school running faster than 10.43.
• MVP/Utech has never had an incoming 20.+ athlete
• MVP/Utech has never had an incoming 46.+ athlete.
• The fastest incoming female sprinter was Sherone Simpson who ran 11.37. No other female has run faster than 11.7
• The fastest incoming 400m runner (teenager) was Shericka Williams at 53.9+.
Best Results
1. Brigitte Foster. Joined in 1999. Ran 13.18 for 100m hurdles. Placed 3rd at NCAA. Improved to 12.49 by 2002. Rate of improvement 0.69 over 3 years. 0.22 per year
2. Nicholas Maitland. Steths. Ran 48.9. Improved . to 46.09. Rate of improvement 1.41 secs per year
3. Julian Forte. Ran 10.46 and 21.09. Wolmer’s. In second year. Improved by 0.27 (ran only 2 races) and 0.7 over 200m in first year.
4. Nesta Carter. Manchester. In at 21.18 and 10.58. Never won at Champs. Improved to 9.78 in 4th year. Improvement of 0.2 per year 100m and 0.2 per year for 200m
5. Markino Buckley from St. Jago. Ran 52.7 in high school. Ran 48.5 after 2 years. Improvement of 2 secs per year.
6. Shericka Williams. From Steths. Ran 23.8 and 53.96. Improved to 49.32 and 22.50 after 4 years. Improved 1.16 secs per year over 400m and 0.34 per year over 200m
7. ShellyAnn Fraser. Wolmer’s . Joined in 2006. Pb of 11.71 and 24.6. Improved to 10.78 and 22.15 by year 2. Average improvement 0.5 per year for 100m and 1.2 secs per year 200m.
8. Elaine Thompson. Manchester. Joined in 2011. PB 12.25. Ran 11.71 in 2012 (only one race) and
11.41 (so far) in 2013. Rate of improvement is 0.41 per year.
9. Latoya Greaves. Oklahoma. PB 13.10. Joined 2011. Improved by 0.39 to 12.71 in 2012
10. Stephanie McPherson. Mannings. Joined in 2008. PB 57.7. Improved to 51.91 by year 2. Improvement of 3 secs per year
11. Christine Day. Tacky. Joined 2005. PB 56.+ Ran 51.50 in 2009. Improvement of 1.25 secs per year.
12. Rusheen McDonald. Garvey Maceo. PB 47.3. Joined 2011. Improvement of 2 secs to 45.10
13. Miguel Barton. Army. Joined 2010. PB 48.5. Ran 46.2 in 2012. Improvement of 0.8 secs per year.
14. Asafa Powell. Charlemont. Joined april 2001 (after champs). Pb 10.83. ran 10.50 by trials 2001, Ran 10.12 year1, ran 10.02 year 2, 9.87 year 3, and 9.77 year 4. Improvement was 0.26 per year.
15. Ainsley Waugh. Spanish Town. Never ran at champs. Had times of app 11.2 and 22.7. Ran 10.30 aand 20.8 by 3rd year. Rate of improvement 0.3 and 0.65 per year.
16. Melaine Walker. Texas. Ncaa medalist in 100m hurdles. 54.95. joined January 2007. Ran 52.42 in 2009. Improved by 1.2 secs per year.
17. Kaliese Spencer. Mannings. Ran 56.+ for 400m. Ran 55.11 and 51.71 in first year. Improvement of 8 secs in the 400m hurdles and 4 secs for the 400m
18. Peter Matthews. Decarteret. 800m winner at champs. Joined in 2009. Pb 49.5. improved to 45.62 in 2 years. Average improvement is 2.0 secs per year.
19. Darrion Bent. Mannings. Ran 47.02 snd 21.56 in 1st year class 1. After . years at Utech, improved to 45.76 and 20.56. 0.62 seconds per year for thee 400m and 0.5 seconds per year for the 200m.
20. Denard Coote . Ran 47.80 and 21.80 while at Green Island. After three years improved to 45.80 for 400m and 20.70 for 200m. Rate is 0.7 secs for 400m and 0.38 secs per year for 200m.
21. Sherone Simpson. Manchester. Started at utech in 2003. Pbs of 11.37 and 24.3. by 2006 had run 10.82 and 22.00. Improvement of 0.18 secs per year and 0.8 secs per year for the 100m and 200m respectively.
22. Jonia McDonald. Bellfield, GC Foster. Came to Utech in 2011. Ran 49.+ close to 50 secs at GC Foster. Has so far run 46.58 in 2013. An improvement of 1.5 secs per year
23. Germaine Mason. Coached by S. Francis from high school. Improved to 2.34m by 2003.
24. Francine Simpson. Edwin Allen. Spent 1.5 years at Utech. Moved from 5.86 to 6.48m in one year. Went to college abroad.
25. Wilbert Walker. Morant Bay. Came to utech after breaking Champs record in triple jump, 15.62m. improved to 16.37m at end of first year. Abruptly left for Lincoln U.
26. Kenneth Sylvester. Camperdown. Was a 13.40m jumper in high school. Could not make the final at champs. Improved to 16.20m after 3 years. Average of 0.9m per year. Left for Racers
27. Kimari Roach. JC. Came to Utech in 2008. Had run 10.79 while at school. After his 2nd year at utech he ran 10.13. average improvement of 0.33 per year.
28. Roxroy Cato. Green Island. PB 55.5. After one year improved to 51.2. Sent to Lincoln U.
29. Ravel Gray. Cornwall. PB 10.98. After one year was down to 10.44, an improvement of 0.55 seconds.
30. Ramone Nichols. Mannings. 11.+ runner in high school. Walk on to utech track program. Improved to 10.36 on graduation. 0.2 secs per year
31. Jacques HARVEY. Ruseas. 10.97 runner in high school. Improved to 10.09 after 4 years. Average improvement of 0.22 per year.
32. Mario Forsythe. Muschette. Ran 11.10 and 21.80 in high school. After two years at utech, ran 10.26 and 20.75. Rate of improvement is 0.22 per year for the 100m and 0.25 secs for the 200m.
33. Nicholas Watson. St. Jago. PB 10.8+. After 3 years at Utech, ran 10.17 in 2012. Average Improvement of 0.22 per year.
34. Andrew Hinds. Barbados. Came to MVP after running 10.6 in New York at high school. Inside 3 years, improved to 10.03. Average improvement is 0.2 per year.
35. Orlando Morgan. Jonathan Grant. Had a pb of 11.4 prior to MVP. In three years down to 10.30. Improvement of 0.38 per year.
36. Gregory Little. Wolmer’s. Coached since high School by S. Francis, ran 48.93 while at Utech.
37. Joseph Ramie. ??. Pb 6.45m. After 1 ½ seasons has jumped 7.60 so far this year. Improvement of 0.55m per year.
38. Oliver Smith. Steths. Was a 50.4 secs runner in high school. Improved to 47.2 after one year. Went to college abroad
39. Andre Drummond. Moved from 1:53 to 1:48 after one year.
40. Raymond Campbell. Marcus Garvey. Moved from 11.3 to 10.50 over 3 years.
41. Khan Marr. New York. Moved from 11+ to 10.40 over 3-4 years.
42. Richardo Brown. Moved from 11.4+ to 10.35 over 4 years. Average improvement is 0.23
43. Steve Banton. Steths. Ran 53.+ for 400m hurdles in high school. Spent one year at Utech then left for Lincoln U
44. Judith Riley. Manchester. Was a 400m hurdler in high school. Ran 11.61 before leaving for Lincoln U.
45. Ramon Cooper. JC. Ran 400m hurdles in 54+ in high school. Jumped 6.85. While at Utech, he improved to 50.78 after his second year and 7.55m in the long jump after his 3rd year. Went to school in the USA
46. Evon Allen. Found in the Club Championships. Never went to high school. Went from 1:57 to 1:48 in his only season with MVP. Left for Racers.
47. Omar Douglas. Old Harbour. Found in the club champs. Did not break 11 secs. Ran 10.26 over 4 years. Rate of improvement is 0.19 per year on average.
Medium Results
1. Carrie Russell. Ran 11.33 winning bronze at world junior in 2006. Was 15 years old. Did not improve again while at high school. Improved to 11.05 by second year at Utech. Average improvement of 0.14 per year.
2. Natasha Morrison. Glengoffe. Ran 11.80 legal at high school. Started Utech in 2010. Ran 11.47 in 2011, and has run 11.43 in 2013 after one race. Average improvement is 0.15 per year.
3. Andrew Fisher. Steths. Ran 10.43 in 2011. Second at champs to Murphy. Only ran 10.38 last year. Has improved to 10.30 (w-0.8) so far this year. Average improvement 0.08 per year.
4. Donovan Housen. Norfolk State. Ran 10.46. Improved to 10.37 while at MVP. Spent 2 years at MVP before migrating.
5. Toni-Ann D’oyley. First high school recruit to MVP. Trained at MVP while at UWI. Ran 13.92 while in high school in 2000. Began training with coach Francis shortly after and ran 13.35 at World Juniors that year. Improved to 12.92 by her second year at UWI. Left for Racers on graduation. Average improvement to PB is 0.2 secs per year.
6. Michael Frater. TCU. 2nd to Tyson Gay at NCAA. 10.06 PB. Came to MVP in 2004. Improved to 9.97 in in 2008 and 9.88 in 2011. Average: 0.03 per year.
7. Winston Barnes. JC. Started at MVP after champs 2008. PB 10.43. Improved to 10.17 after one season. Has stagnated since. Average improvement over 4 yrs. Is 0.07
8. Anneisha McLaughlin. Training. Ran 22.92 in 2002 at age 16. Did not PB again while in high school. Was running 23.6 when she came to MVP. Within two years she had improved to 22.55 and 5th place at the world Champs in 2009. Progress has been slower since. Improvement average is 0.18 secs over first 2 years.
9. Jermaine Jackson. Came to MVP as a 6.60 long jumper in 2004. Has since jumped 7.71m
Poor/Negative results
1. Janelle Gordon. Wolmers. PB 13.9+. improved to 13.58 after 3 years. But progress was slow.
2. Alicia Cutenar. Ran 11.71 before coming to UTech. Improved to 11.56. Graduated and retired. Very slow progress.
3. Darrell Brown. Auburn training group. PB 9.98. Ran 10.20 the season before coming to MVP. Ran 10.02 for 2 of the three years at MVP. No PB improvement.
4. Neil Gardner. Michigan. Ran 48.50 for the 400m hurdles in 1996 at the Atlanta Olympics. Came to MVP in 1999 as a charter member. Had not run under 50 secs for two years prior. Ran 49.3 in 2000 and 48.7 in 2001. No PB improvement.
5. Andre Wellington. Was a champs winner at class 2 and 3. Never really improved much at class 1. Came to utech with a pb of 10.56. Improved to 10.37
Paul Marin -19 is one thing, 20 is a whole other matter. It gets even worse if they win the UCL. *groan*. 
05/18/2011.MU fans naah cough, but all a unuh a vomit?-Lazie 1/11/2015
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