2012 NACAC U23 Championships in Athletics

The 2012 NACAC Under-23 Championships in Athletics were held at the Centro Paralímpico Nacional in Irapuato, Mexico from 6 to 8 July. It was the seventh edition of the biennial athletics competition for NACAC area athletes under 23 years of age. A total of 44 track and field events were contested, divided evenly between the sexes. It was the third time that Mexico had hosted the event, having done so in 2000 and 2008.

VII NACAC Under-23 Championships
Dates6 – 8 July
Host cityIrapuato, Mexico Mexico
VenueCentro Paralímpico Nacional
LevelUnder-23
Events44
Participation303 athletes from
23 nations
Records set11 Championship records

Over 400 athletes from 23 nations competed at the championships. Eleven championship records were broken at the competition, with particularly strong performances in the sprint events. Jason Rogers equalled the 100 metres record while Auriyall Scott improved the women's time. Kimberlyn Duncan and Rebecca Alexander made it an American sweep of the women's sprints with two more records.

Shane Brathwaite won the men's 110 metres hurdles with a record run of 13.31 seconds. Jamaica's Traves Smikle gave a strong performance in the discus throw, becoming the first athlete to clear sixty metres in the history of the meet. Amanda Bingson added more than four metres to the women's hammer throw record, while Mexico's Abigail Gomez claimed the javelin throw record for the host nation.

The United States was dominant at the competition, winning all but five of the women's titles. Mexico managed five gold medals and Canada had the third most wins with four golds. Sixteen nations reached the medal table

Medal summary

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres
(Wind: 0.9 m/s)
  Jason Rogers (SKN) 10.06 =CR   Keenan Brock (USA) 10.15   Charles Silmon (USA) 10.17
200 metres
(Wind: -0.5 m/s)
  Tremaine Harris (CAN) 20.22   Prezel Hardy (USA) 20.40   Keith Ricks (USA) 20.50
400 metres   David Verburg (USA) 45.14   Philip Osei (CAN) 45.51   Jeffery Gibson (BAH) 46.30
800 metres   Michael Preble (USA) 1:48.69   Tayron Reyes (DOM) 1:49.09   Casimir Loxsom (USA) 1:49.35
1500 metres   Kyle Merber (USA) 3:51.61   Charles Philibert-Thiboutot (CAN) 3:52.00   Riley Masters (USA) 3:52.15
5000 metres   Andrew Bayer (USA) 15:13.01   George Alex (USA) 15:28.27   Ezau Arias (MEX) 15:33.29
10,000 metres   Gabe Proctor (USA) 30:46.85   Elliott Krause (USA) 30:57.88   Alejandro Arroyo (MEX) 31:39.99
110 metres hurdles
(Wind: 1.8 m/s)
  Shane Brathwaite (BAR) 13.31 CR   Barrett Nugent (USA) 13.32   Greggmar Swift (BAR) 13.54
400 metres hurdles   Jeffery Gibson (BAH) 50.27   Michael Stigler (USA) 50.48   Leslie Murray (ISV) 50.48
3000 metres steeplechase   Luis Gallegos (MEX) 9:22.75   Jared Bassett (USA) 9:23.39   Javier Quintana (MEX) 9:23.44
4×100 metres relay   United States (USA)
Darrell Wesh
Charles Silmon
Marcus Rowland
Keenan Brock
38.94   Bahamas (BAH)
Trevorvano Mackey
Warren Fraser
Marcus Thompson
Alfred Higgs
39.65   Jamaica (JAM)
Paul McPearson
Ramone McKenzie
Akheem Gauntlett
Akino Ming
39.67
4×400 metres relay   United States (USA)
James Harris
Chris Vaughn
Michael Preble
David Verburg
3:03.81   Bahamas (BAH)
Alfred Higgs
Danzell Forston
Jeffery Gibson
Alonzo Russell
3:04.33   Dominican Republic (DOM)
Junior Acosta
Tayron Reyes
Jonathan Santana
Joel Mejia
3:07.88
20,000 metres walk   Evan Dunfee (CAN) 1:26:15.32 CR   Adrian Ochoa (MEX) 1:27:56.18   Mauricio Calvo (CRC) 1:31:58.42
High jump   Edgar Rivera (MEX) 2.23 m   Luis Joel Castro (PUR) 2.21 m   Domanique Missick (TCA) 2.19 m
Pole vault   Michael Woepse (USA) 5.40 m   K'Don Samuels (JAM) 5.35 m NR   Logan Cunningham (USA) 5.30 m
Long jump   Marquis Dendy (USA) 7.68 m
(Wind: -1.2 m/s)
  Kendall Spencer (USA) 7.67 m
(Wind: -0.4 m/s)
  Taylor Stewart (CAN) 7.50 m
(Wind: -0.9 m/s)
Triple jump   Chris Phipps (USA) 16.19 m
(Wind: 1.2 m/s)
  Chris Benard (USA) 15.90 m
(Wind: 0.8 m/s)
  J'Vente Deveaux (BAH) 15.90 m
(Wind: 0.9 m/s)
Shot put   Jacob Thormaehlen (USA) 19.86 m   Stephen Saenz (MEX) 19.31 m   Hayden Baillio (USA) 19.21 m
Discus throw   Traves Smikle (JAM) 62.11 m CR   Mason Finley (USA) 59.00 m   Quincy Wilson (TRI) 57.98 m
Hammer throw   Jeremy Postin (USA) 68.32 m   Alex Faldermeyer (USA) 65.41 m   Ricardo Castilleja (MEX) 58.09 m
Javelin throw   Tim Glover (USA) 78.28 m   Sam Humphreys (USA) 77.04 m   David Ocampo (MEX) 70.17 m
Decathlon   Jack Szmanda (USA) 7061 pts   Brent Vogel (USA) 6927 pts   Gustavo Morua (MEX) 6448 pts

Women

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres
(Wind: 1.6 m/s)
  Aurieyall Scott (USA) 11.19 CR   Octavious Freeman (USA) 11.20   Crystal Emmanuel (CAN) 11.43
200 metres
(Wind: 0.9 m/s)
  Kimberlyn Duncan (USA) 22.72 CR   Allison Peter (ISV) 22.92   Cambrya Jones (USA) 23.00
400 metres   Rebecca Alexander (USA) 51.13 CR   Marlena Wesh (HAI) 51.23 NR   Jodi-Ann Muir (JAM) 52.44
800 metres   Chanelle Price (USA) 2:04.48   Annie LeBlanc (CAN) 2:05.61   Rachel Francois (CAN) 2:06.77
1500 metres   Jordan Hasay (USA) 4:22.16   Annie LeBlanc (CAN) 4:24.97   Karla Diaz (MEX) 4:27.66
5000 metres   Karla Diaz (MEX) 16:54.83   Jennifer Bergman (USA) 17:22.18   Dani Stack (USA) 18:07.87
10,000 metres   Sarah Callister (USA) 35:46.12 CR   Mayra Sanchez (MEX) 36:07.69   Katie Matthews (USA) 36:21.29
100 metres hurdles
(Wind: +4.5 m/s)
  Brianna Rollins (USA) 12.60   Kierre Beckles (BAR) 13.05   Ashlea Maddex (CAN) 13.21
400 metres hurdles   Cassandra Tate (USA) 55.62   Ellen Wortham (USA) 57.10   Danielle Dowie (JAM) 58.23
3000 metres steeplechase   Alyssa Kulik (USA) 10:21.04   Rebeka Stowe (USA) 10:45.14   Jessica Furlan (CAN) 10:51.26
4×100 metres relay   United States (USA)
Cambrya Jones
Octavious Freeman
Aurieyall Scott
Kimberlyn Duncan
43.58   Bahamas (BAH)
V'Alonee Robinson
Krystal Bodie
Ivanique Kemp
Amara Jones
45.71   Mexico (MEX)
Mayra Hermilloso
Citlally Parra
Perla Sanchez
Maria Zamora
47.85
4×400 metres relay   United States (USA)
Ellen Wortham
Rebecca Alexander
Cassandra Tate
Diamond Dixon
3:28.64   Trinidad and Tobago (TRI)
Shawna Fermin
Alena Brooks
Jessica James
Sparkle McKnight
3:33.03   Jamaica (JAM)
Yanique Haye
Danielle Dowie
Ladonna Richards
Jodi-Ann Muir
3:34.29
10,000 metres walk   Maria Irais Mena (MEX) 52:52.54   Rachael Tylock (USA) 53:16.59   Nichole Bonk (USA) 55:56.68
High jump   Tynita Butts (USA) 1.82 m   Michelle Theophille (CAN) 1.82 m   Allison Barwise (USA) 1.74 m
Pole vault   Melanie Blouin (CAN) 4.36 m CR   Logan Miller (USA) 4.25 m   Martha Villalobos (MEX) 3.60 m
Long jump   Christabel Nettey (CAN) 6.18 m
(Wind: 0.8 m/s)
  Sonnisha Williams (USA) 6.17 m
(Wind: -0.4 m/s)
  Elizabeth Lopez (MEX) 6.04 m
(Wind: -0.2 m/s)
Triple jump   Andrea Geubelle (USA) 13.14 m
(Wind: -0.9 m/s)
  Michelle Jenije (USA) 13.13 m
(Wind: -2.6 m/s)
  Jasmine Brunsun (BER) 12.62 m
(Wind: -1.2 m/s)
Shot put   Brittany Smith (USA) 17.03 m   Alyssa Hasslen (USA) 16.86 m   Taryn Suttie (CAN) 16.22 m
Discus throw   Anna Jelmini (USA) 53.93 m   Skylar White (USA) 50.60 m   Hilenn James (TRI) 48.90 m
Hammer throw   Amanda Bingson (USA) 71.39 m CR   Brittany Smith (USA) 67.10 m   Lauren Stuart (CAN) 56.35 m
Javelin throw   Abigail Gomez (MEX) 56.89 m CR, NR   Tiffany Perkins (CAN) 56.20 m   Alanna Kovacs (CAN) 51.70 m
Heptathlon   Kiani Profit (USA) 5653 pts   Jessica Flax (USA) 5544 pts   Makeba Alcide (LCA) 5522 pts

Medal table (unofficial)

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  *   Host nation (Mexico)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  United States31251167
2  Mexico*531018
3  Canada46818
4  Bahamas1326
5  Jamaica1146
6  Barbados1113
7  Saint Kitts and Nevis1001
Totals (7 entries)443936119

Participation

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According to an unofficial count, 303 athletes from 23 countries participated.

References

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