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Cougars take 2013 NAAA juvenile crown

Cougars Track and Field Club landed their third NAAA Juvenile Track & Field Championships at Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port-of-Spain over the weekend. The five-year-old club amassed 360 points to be well clear of nearest pursuers Zenith (285), Point Fortin New Jets (268), Memphis Pioneers (264) and D’Abadie Progressive (205).

The team in green, black and white started the meeting with a bang when Elijah John and Kianna Llewlyn winning the first two sprint events before Shaniqua Bascombe made it three for three by winning the Girls under-11 80m, 150m and Long Junp events.

Cougars came back to win four of the eight relays and ended the final day with superb wins in the sprint medley.

The other standouts at the games were Aquilla St Louis who won the under-15 girls 300m hurdles, Janae Spinks, Devin Augustine and Adell Colthrust as they completed easy doubles.

In the under-15 boys 200m final Colthrust looked in a different league to his rivals and is set to take his ranks in the sprinting world. Colthrust, of Southern Athletics, blazed the half track event in 22.73, leaving everyone else in his wake. Daniel Hernandez of D’Abadie was second in 23.50, while Ako Hislop of Zenith was further behind in 24.27.

Shaniece Francois and Shawnika Barclay ensured a one-two finish for Neon Trackers in the under-13 Girls 200m event, when they were timed in 26.83 and 27.23 respectively. Joanna Rogers of Cougars gained bronze in 27.31.

In the boys edition, Timothy Frederick of Point Fortin New Jets (25.54) got the better of Concorde’s Shakeel John (25.74), while Frederick’s teammate Jabari Fox was third in 26.01.

Champion club Cougars came back in the under-15 girls 800m run when Kershel Mc Intyre and her teammate Shirley Stapleton were separated at the line (2:32.33 to 2:32.50) with Abilene Wildcat’s Jodiah Mc Sween winning bronze in 2:36.31.

Couagrs struck again when Jaden St Louis outclassed his rivals in the under-15 800m event in 2:10.15, comfortably ahead of D’Abadie’s Hernandez in 2:15.02 and Valencia’s Kriston Charles (2:15.02).

Shaniqua Bascombe of Cougars (20.41) made all the running to beat Claudine Antoine of Neon Trackers (20.49) and Kernell Waldron of Burnley (20.84) in the under-11 girls 150m dash. Devin Augustine of Point Fortin New Jets (19.42) was an easy winner in the under-11 boys from the Memphis Pioneers, pair of Shakeem Mc Kay (20.03) and Dominic John (20.13).

At the end the Cougars girls team of Blossom Swift, Joanna Rogers, Shirley Stapleton and Kershel Mc Intyre took gold in the under-15 girls 1,000m sprint medley in 2:24.29, ahead of Neon Trackers (2:25.79) and D’Abadie Progressive (2:26.39).

Cougars repeated the trick in the under-15 boys 1,000m sprint medley. The foursome of Joshua Osouna, Deron Frank, Jonah Gordon and Jaden St Louis completed a Cougars double, clocking a combined 2:12.27, to easily beat Zenith (2:13.50) and Neon Trackers (2:15.95).

Cougars ended the meet with 11 gold, 8 silver and seven bronze medals.

Final Standings:

• 1) COUGARS 360
• 2) ZENITH 85
• 3) POINT FORTIN NEW JETS 268
• 4) MEMPHIS PIONEERS 264
• 5) D'ABADIE PROGRESSIVE 205
• 6) NEON TRACKERS 144
• 7) TOCO TITANS 115
• 8) TOBAGO FALCON 84
• 9) TOBAGO JAGUARS 66
• 10) ABILENE WILDCATS 58
• 11) MORVANT JETS 51
• 12) BURNLEY 47.50
• 13) TOCO TAFAC 42
• 14) HEALTH OLYMPIANS 40
• 15) SIMPLEX 37
• 16) CONCORDE 34
• 17) DOVERS 32.50
• 18) ST MARY'S CHILDRENS'HOMES 31
• 19) VALENCIA 28
• 20) OASICS 26
• 21) EASTONIANS 25
• 22) PET. PALO SECO 24
• 23) SOUTHERN ATHLETICS 20
• 24) PET. P.A.P 18
• 24) HAMPTON 18
• 26) WARRIORS 15
• 27) REBIRTH 13
• 28) SILVER BULLET 12
• 29) BISHOP ANSTEY HIGH 8
• 30) STRIDERS 7
• 30) CARONI HINDU SCHOOL 7
• 32) SPARTANS 3
• 32) VOS GOV'T PRIMARY 3
• 34) PENAL ATHLETICS 2
• 34) AIR BON SONICS 2
• 34) MUSTANGS 2
• 34) FIT JETS ATHLETIC CLUB 2

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