USA’s Kaylin Whitney Set to Dominate at WJs

The US city of Eugene, Oregon will host a deluge of athletes from all over the world for the 2014 IAAF World Juniors Championships July 22 – 27. As these athletes descend on Hayward Field, venue of the event, track and field fans can brace themselves to witness some spectacular and at times downright breath-taking…

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2014 Edwin Allen Girls Team: One of History’s Best

At the April 2014 Penn Relays in the US city Philadelphia, Edwin Allen High School from Clarendon, Jamaica demonstrated why they are one of history’s best. The blue-and-white-uniformed girls entered the Championship of America 4x800m relay as favorites after running an impressive 9mins, 09.23secs in their heat. With that time, they seem certain of a…

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Courtney Gibson: Miami Southridge’s Young Phenomenon

One dictionary defines the phenomenon as “a person with phenomenal ability or promise” and phenomenal as “unusual in a way that is very impressive.” Using those words to describe Courtney Gibson, a freshman or 9th grader at Miami Southridge High School in Florida would not be a stretch of the imagination by any means. Hardly…

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Stealthy Cougars Strike Twice in New York City PSAL

New York – The drought has ended for Brooklyn’s Medgar Evers College Preparatory High School, also known as the Cougars, when both their girls and boys track and field teams were crowned New York City Public School Athletic League (PSAL) champions at the recent 2013-2014 Indoor Track and Field City Championships. The win was even…

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Impressive College Debut for Kesha Medas-King

Kesha Medas-King a former Benjamin Cardozo High School (Queens, New York) middle distance athlete has made her name a household one on the campus of Coppin State University in only her first semester, with five first-place finishes and other stellar performances in the now concluded 2013 Athletic Cross Country (XC) season. As a freshman at…

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New York City High Schools Bring Heat to 2014 Indoor Season

On the New York sports calendar, indoor track and field is listed as a winter event. However, New York City and surrounding areas high schools are supplying much heat as this sport gets underway in the middle of winter. Fans attending meets at the New Balance Armory Track and Field Center in Manhattan are in…

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Blend of Flavor, Spice at 2013 Millrose Games

Several athletes of Caribbean descent, as well as others whose roots run deep in countries outside of the Caribbean region, all representing colleges and high schools in the US, added their blend of flavor and spice to the 106th annual running of the Millrose Games, held at the Armory in New York City, February 16,…

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How Panisse Struck Double CAC Juniors Gold for the DR

Alexis ‘AP’ Panisse made her debut in international track and field competition and proved that she is a “Golden Child”, when she participated in the 2012 Junior Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games in El Salvador June 29-July 1, 2012. She represented the Dominican Republic, the country of her roots, in four events (800m, 1500m,…

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Jamaica’s Long Tradition of Claiming Olympic Top Spots

Unlike the World Championships where the champion in each event gets an automatic pass (a bye as it is better known) in the Olympics, each person has to qualify for his or her spot. With the exception of the relays, only three persons per event on a team are allowed. Jamaica, at this time, has…

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Is Climate a Factor in Jamaica’s HS Dominance at Penns?

Some athletes are considered good, some great and others simply incredible. These athletes make up teams that are considered on the same level. But what is the contributing factor to high-level performances? Is it genetics or God-given abilities? Is it diet or environment/climate or training or just plain discipline and desire on the part of…

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