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Two women's performances of note from over the weekend: Amber Purvis helped the United States to a pair of relay victories at the NACAC U23 Championships in Miramar, Fla., while Anne Kesselring set a PR in the 1,500 meters in a meet in Germany.
This past weekend, track and field athlete Afiya Walker represented both her home country of Trinidad and Tobago and the University of Wyoming in style at the NACAC (North America, Central America and Caribbean) Under 23 Championships in Miramar, Fla.
Kiani Profit added an international victory to her list of accomplishments Sunday when she won the heptathlon at the NACAC Under-23 Championships.
MIRAMAR, Fla. - The Ansin Sports Complex played host to the North American, Central American and Caribbean Under-23 Championships this past weekend, and the LSU track and field program was on display as athletes representing three countries took home 10 medals in three days of competition.
Competing for Team USA in Miramar Florida, senior-to-be Cory Primm finished fifth in the 800m at the Under-23 NACAC Championships. The meet, which features athletes from North America, Central America and the Caribbean, took place over the weekend.
Ole Miss rising sophomore Ricky Robertson continued his outstanding track and field season by finishing second in the high jump at the 2010 NACAC Under-23 Championships on Sunday.
Aaron Studt joined teammates Ben Blankenship as silver medalists at the NACAC U23 Championships.
Texas A&M sprinters Curtis Mitchell and Demetrius Pinder added a second medal to their collection from the NACAC U-23 Championships. Four Aggie athletes totaled seven medals from the meet.
Brittany Borman finished fourth in the javelin for Team USA Sunday at the U-23 NACAC Championships in Miramar, Fla., as the American side finished first in the competition with 74 medals including two gold medals from OU's Karen Shump (shot put) and Ronnie Ash (110-meter hurdles) on Friday.
Rising senior Antillio Bastian of the USF track and field team placed fourth overall with a leap of 48-11.5 in the triple jump at the NACAC Under-23 Track and Field Championships Sunday...
Kansas rising junior Rebeka Stowe was crowned the 3000-meter steeplechase champ Sunday at the NACAC Track and Field Championships in Miramar, Fla.
UConn track and field standout Trisha-Ann Hawthorne anchored the Jamaica U23 4x100 meter relay to a silver medal finish on Sunday afternoon at the NACAC Under 23 Championships in Miramar, Fla.
UC Irvine All-American Charles Jock won the 800 meters in record fashion Sunday at the North American, Central American and Caribbean Championships.
Ben Blankenship placed second in the 1,500-meter run at the NACAC U23 Championships in Florida.
Anna Jelmini, a member of the Arizona State University track and field program, represented the United States in a pair of events on the first of three days of competition at the NACAC Under-23 Track & Field Championships in Miramar, Fla., on Friday and posted a pair of Top 2 finishes, including the gold medal in the discus.
Texas A&M junior Curtis Mitchell sped to a career best 19.99 seconds during the prelims of the 200m at the NACAC Championships in his home state of Florida on Saturday.
UC Irvine All-American Charles Jock won his heat in the 800 meters Saturday morning to advance to Sunday's final at the NACAC U-23 Championships.
Kansas track and field had a strong showing Friday afternoon in the NACAC Under-23 Track and Field Championships with rising sophomore thrower Mason Finley and rising senior Jordan Scott taking the first place finishes in the discus and the pole vault.
Texas A&M sprinter Jeneba Tarmoh runs a windy 11.00 to win 100-meter gold at NACAC under-23 Championships. Ashika Charan earns silver in triple jump while Demetrius Pinder gets bronze in 400.
Karen Shump and Ronnie Ash each claimed gold for Team USA Friday at the U-23 NACAC Championships in Miramar, Fla. Shump easily won gold in the shot put with a personal best as Team USA claimed the top two spots in the final standings while Ash ran away with the 110-meter hurdles title defeating competitors from five countries in the process.
Three athletes from the Oklahoma Track and Field program open up competition as members of Team USA Friday at the NACAC Under-23 Championships in Miramar, Fla. Ronnie Ash (110-meter hurdles), Brittany Borman (javelin) and Karen Shump (shot put) will all don the red, white and blue uniforms of the American team in the quest for gold.
Texas A&M will have four athletes in the NACAC U-23 Championships. Three Aggies - Ashika Charan, Curtis Mitchell and Jenebar Tarmoh - are part of the U.S. team while Demetrius Pinder represents the Bahamas.
Junior All-American distance runner Cory Primm has been named to Team USA's roster for the 2010 NACAC Under-23 Championships, held July 9-11 in Miramar, FL. The meet (North American, Central American and Caribbean) features 32 member nations.