Over the weekend of Saturday November 1st 2014 the St. Maarten Amateur Athletic Association hosted the Annual National Track & Field Championship.
This event was a great success, we are looking to give this event a great boost for the coming year 2015.
Whereby we will only be catering to the best of the best coming from all schools. One day will be dedicated to the elementary schools and one day to the Secondary schools extended to the sporting clubs.
This event had a participation of 40 plus children coming from 8 different schools. These schools were Sister Borgia, Mac, Vocational school, Asha Stevens, Milton Peters Collage, St. Maarten Academy, Sundial, and PSVE.
Athletes competed in 10 different events. Which were 50 meters, 80, 100, 150, 200, 400,- 800, javelin throw, Long jump, and Shot put. Participants were devided in three categories. Under 10 – Under 13 – Under 17 and the Open class male and females.
In the next Championship we will be competing in approximately 20 different events.
Results of the winners and best performances are as followed:
· 50 Meters: U10
1. Girls Esjanee Shillingford with a time of 8.9 Seconds.
2. Channel Richardson time 9.9 sec.
· 1. Boys Amadeus Aventurin with a time of 8.04 Sec
· 2. Jeremy Peters time 8.36
· 80 meters U13.
1. Boys Daniel 13.9 2. Benoit 14.5
2. Girls Kiara Tobias 13.5.
· 100 Meters: U15
1. Girls Shana Thomas 14.3 2. Reshandra James 14.6
2. Boys Leshawn Brown 12.08 2. Thomas Carty 12:32 3. Meshack James 12.59.
· 150 Meters U10
1. GIRLS: Ejannee Shillingford 23.96 – 2. Mikayla Thomas 24.35 – 3. Channel R’dson 24.76:
1. Boys Amadeus Aventurin 22.47 – 2. Benoit 22.82 – 3. Jeremy Pieters 23.88.
200Meters U 17.
Boys : 1. Leshawn Brown 24.89 – 2. Julius Milton 25.29 – 3. Thomas Carty 26.31.
Girls: 1. Shana Pink 31:03 – Teshandra James 31:33Sec.
400 Meters.
Boys U13
1. Levar Pieters 1Min 20 sec 0.6 2. Shamar Pink 1min 31sec 00.
Girls U17. Shakeba Pink 1Min 05sec .7
Boys U17
1. Julius Milton 57.7 Sec 2. Leshawn Brown 58. 4 Sec – 3. Joseph 1 Min 01 sec. 4. Esmael 1 min 03 Sec .8
800 Meters Open.
1. Boys U17 Julius Milton 2min 23 Sec – 2. Tyrise Van Hejningen 2Min 24 Sec – 3. Joseph 2Min 28 Sec.
Girls 800 Meters:
1. Shakeba Pink 2Min 30Sec.
Boys 800 Meters U13;
1. Levar Lieters 3 Min 09 sec.
2. Shamar Pink 3 min 14 Sec.
Jong Jump: Boys U13.
1. Benoit 3meters 85 centimeters – 2. Amadeus Aventurin 3.60. 3. Jeremy Peters 3:36.
Girls U13.
Kiara Tobias 4:00 meters.
Girls U10;
1. Ejannee Shillingford 2: 74 meters
2. Amieka York 2:57.
JAVELIN THROW:
Boys U17
1. Leshawn Brown 65meters :27 Centimeters
2. Meshack James 56.34.
3. Ishmael 52.70.
Girls javelin U15
KATIANA PIERE 20meters 91 centimeters.
SHOT PUT:
Girls U 15 1. Katiana Piere 7 Meters 91 centimeters.
Boys U15 SHOT PUT:
1. ROCHESHamer 7Meters 34 centimeters.
The board of the Track & Field Association would like to thank all persons who have assisted with the this event becoming a great success.
All athletes are hereby invited to take part in the upcoming RIGHTS OF THE CHILD celebrations. This will take place on November 22nd on the Frenchside of St. Martin. Countries participating are French side – Anguilla – Saba – and Dutch St. Maarten.
All Athletes Under 20 who have taken part and given their intention to take part in the upcoming Carifta Games their progression will be carefully monitored and assistance granted where is needed.
The second qualification meet for the Carifta Games will be in February 2015.
The board of the St. Maarte Amateur Athletic Association would like to thank all participants for their support and looking forward to a fruitful 2015 season.