Veteran sprinter Marc Burns is leading the way among Trinidad and Tobago athletes in the latest IAAF World Outdoor Track and Field Rankings. Burns is at number five in the men’s 100m standings on 10.08 seconds which he set in finishing second at the War Eagle Invite in Alabama, USA on April 21. Burns’ time is quicker than the London Olympic Games A standard of 10.18. Burns is one of four local athletes in the top ten in their events. Deon Lendore is next highest at seventh in the men’s 400m. The 19-year-old clocked a personal best of 45.56 in winning the one lap race at the UM Hurricane Alumni Invite in Florida on April 14. Lendore went under the Olympic B standard of 45.90. Michelle Lee Ahye and Janiel Bellille are both at number eight in the women’s 100m and 400m hurdles respectively. Lee Ahye sped to 11.19 in taking the runner up spot at the Mt Sac Relays in California, USA on April 21. The 2011 Pan American Junior champion attained a personal best and Olympic A qualifying time, getting past the 11.29 standard. Bellille raced to 55.91 in winning the one lap hurdles event at the Texas Relays in Texas, USA on March 31.

The South Plain student went past the Olympic standard of 56.65. The 2008 World Junior silver medallist was at fourth in the last rankings. Ayanna Alexander, Keston Bledman, Mikel Thomas, Emmanuel Mayers and Josanne Lucas are all listed in the top 20. Alexander is 11th in the women’s triple jump with 13.90m after taking the event in Virginia on April 14. The 2010 Commonwealth Games silver medallist was 20cm short of the 14.10m Olympic B standard. Keston Bledman is at 12th in the men’s 100m dash with 10.12. The 2005 World Youth bronze medallist also sped to 10.13 at the Mannie Ramjohn Games last Sunday. Mikel Thomas dropped from fourth to 11th in the men’s 110m hurdles. The Kentucky University graduate clocked 13.48 (pb) at the Texas Relays. His time beats the Olympic standard of 13.52. Former World Championships 400m hurdles medallist Josanne Lucas is at 19th in the women’s 100m hurdles with an Olympic B clocking of 13.10 (standard-13.15).

OUTDOOR RANKINGS
Women

100m
Rank Name Country Mark
1 Kimberlyn Duncan USA 11.05
2 Sheniqua Ferguson BAH 11.07
3 Octavious Freeman USA 11.10
8 Michelle Lee-Ahye T&T 11.19
40 Semoy Hackett T&T 11.39
47 Kai Selvon T&T 11.42
67 Reyare Thomas T&T 11.45
100m Hurdles
1 Sally Pearson AUS 12.49
2 Christina Manning USA 12.66
3 Michelle Perry USA 12.75
19 Josanne Lucas T&T 13.10

400m Hurdles
1 Ti'erra Brown USA 54.88
2 Georgeanne Moline USA 55.25
3 Lauren Boden AUS 55.45
8 Janiel Bellille T&T 55.91
28 Sparkle McKnight T&T 57.42
51 Josanne Lucas T&T 58.07

Triple Jump
1 Dailenys Alcantara CUB 14.41
2 Yargeris Savigne CUB 14.41
3 Josleidy Ribalta CUB 14.35
11 Ayanna Alexander T&T 13.90

Shot Put
1 Valarie Adams NZL 20.67
2 Nadzeya Ostapchuk BLR 20.29
3 Jillian Camerena-Williams US 19.80
31 Annie Alexander T&T 17.29

Discus
1 Nadine Muller GER 68.89
2 Yarelys Barrio CUB 68.03
3 Sandra Perkovic CRO 67.19
76 Annie Alexander T&T 55.45
MEN
100m
1 Yohan Blake JAM 9.90 +1.6
2 Rakieem Salaam USA 9.88 +1.0
3 Darvis Patton USA 10.04 +1.1
5 Marc Burns T&T 10.08 +1.0
12 Keston Bledman T&T 10.12 +0.1
24 Emannuel Callendar T&T 10.22 0.0

200m
1 Wallace Spearmon USA 19.95 +1.8
2 Harry Adams USA 20.10 -1.1
3 Justin Gatlin USA 20.11 +1.0
51 Lalonde Gordon T&T 20.75 -1.9
71 Richard Thompson T&T 20.80 +1.8
72 Moriba Morain T&T 20.81 0.0

400m
1 Martyn Rooney GBR 44.92
2 Jeremy Wariner USA 44.96
3 Bryshon Nelleum USA 45.18
7 Deon Lendore T&T 45.56
36 Jarrin Solomon T&T 45.92

800m
1 David Rudisha KEN 1:44.33
2 Jeffrey Riseley AUS 1:45.62
3 Mbulaeni Mulaudzi RSA 1:45.78
24 Jamaal James T&T 1:47.27

110m Hurdles
1 David Oliver USA 13.17 +1.5
2 Aries Merritt USA 13.25 +1.2
3 Andrew Riley JAM 13.28 +0.9
14 Mikel Thomas T&T 13.48 +1.9
45 Jehue Gordon T&T 13.81

400m Hurdles
1 Bershawn Jackson USA 48.20
2 Micheal Tinsley USA 48.83
3 Jeshua Anderson USA 48.88
19 Emmanuel Mayers T&T 50.32 +1.2

Javelin
1 Sergey Makarov RUS 83.39
2 Jarrod Banister AUS 82.97
3 Guillermo Martinez CUB 82.72
23 Keshorn Walcott T&T 77.59 +1.9

-Clayton Clarke

Source: www.guardian.co.tt