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UPDATE: Lacey closes out VI showing @ Pan Am Jrs with 7th place finish
She qualified for the 400m Hurdles final with a 3rd place finish in her heat, running 61.57, whilst Lakeisha Warner narrowly missed out on a final berth having finished 5th in her heat and running 61.90.
In the final itself, Lacey had a tricky Lane 8 draw meaning she had to run the race without seeing what the others were doing. She held her own until the final curve and then lost ground to end up 7th in a time of 66.73.
The [British] Virgin Islands has never won a Pan Am Jr Championships medal.
Eldred Henry was fourth in the Shot Put and fifth in the Discus Throw in 2013. Samantha John was also fifth in the 800m in 2009.
Officials accompanying the team are: Cliff Williams, Adriana Herbert, Anthony Dougherty, Doug Arter and Winston Potter.
See previous article published August 2, 2015
Kyron McMaster ‘crash’ dashes VI Pan Am medal hopes
- fails to finish in final after winning heat with new National 400m Hurdles record
Day two of the Pan Am Junior Championships unfolded on Saturday August 1, 2015 with both Kyron McMaster and Nelda Huggins reaching the final of the 400m Hurdles and 200m respectively, but then unable to end the Virgin Islands’ Pan Am Games medal drought.
In the 200m, Huggins reached the final after running 24.13 in Heat 3. Team mate Taylor Hill was scratched from the event. Then in the final Huggins came home 6th in a time of 24.08.
In the 400m, McMaster, in lane 4 in the 400m Hurdles heat, ran the fastest time of all competitors, 50.16, to record a Personal Best and romp into the final. His run was described as a “great performance and showing great form” by the commentators.
However, even though he was looking like the best bet for the territory’s first ever Pan Am Games medal, disaster struck on the last bend of the final and McMaster crashed out after hitting a hurdle.
In Field Events, both Trevia and Tynelle Gumbs took part in the Discus, with just Tynelle progressing into the second round after Trevia fouled all three of her throws.
According to the commentators, "if she moves quicker across the circle, Tynelle Gumbs could become a good thrower and the pride of the Virgin Islands." Tynelle finished 6th with a 43.88 throw.
Action today, August 2, 2015 focuses on Jonel Lacey and Lakeisha ‘Mimi’ Warner in the 400m Hurdles.
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