Source: www.guardian.co.tt
Story by: Clayton Clarke
Marc Burns ran another personal best in the men’s 60m in his second straight meet. The four-time World and Olympic 4x100m relay silver medallist clocked 6.56seconds, finishing second in the men’s 60m dash at the IAAF Permit Meeting in Karlsruhe, Germany, on Sunday. Burns’ time was an improvement on his previous personal record of 6.57 he set in, finishing third at the PSD Bank Meeting in Dusseldorf, Germany, on Friday. In Karlsruhe he was beaten to the line by 2010 Common Games 100m sprint champion Lerone Clarke, of Jamaica, who won in 6.52 seconds.
Italy’s Emanuele Di Gregorio was third in 6.63 seconds just ahead the 2003 World 100m gold medallist Kim Collins of St Kitts and Nevis 6.64 seconds.In the heats, Burns was third with 6.58 seconds behind Collins, who clocked a world leading 6.50 seconds. Burns now lies sixth on the 2011 world indoor men’s 60m ranking. World championships 4x100m relay finalist Reyare Thomas grabbed her first victory on the US Collegiate circuit when she sped to gold in the women’s indoor 200m win at Iowa State Classic in Ames, Iowa on the weekend. Thomas (Iowa Central Community College) was first to the line in 23.73 seconds. She then returned to help her school’s 4x400m team to 15th place (3 minutes 50:46 seconds) in the 1600m relay event.
Tonya Nero was also in winners’ row running as part of Wichita “A” quartet which took the distance medley relay event in 11:27:35. In 15th place (12:11:73) was the Wichita “B” team, which included Nero’s younger sister, Scarla, and Samantha Shukla. Tonya was also third in the women’s 5000m (16:01:69) with Scarla 20th (17:22:23). Shukla was 15th in the women’s one mile (5:09:97). Brooks finished third in the women’s 400m (54.55) while Giles was ninth in the women’s 60m finals (7.64) after running 7.69 in the heats. Isis Wilson (Southern Baptiste) was 20th/7.71.
NACAC U-23 bronze medallist, Caleigh Bacchus was third in the women’s high jump (1.67m) while Durrel Busby (Wisconsin-Milwaukee) was 18th in the men’s 60m hurdles heats in 8.23 seconds. At the Tyson Invitational at the Ryan Tyson Track Centre in Arkansas on February 11-12, Sparkle Mc Knight (South Plain) was eighth overall in the women’s 400m, with a new personal best of 53.72 seconds. Mc Knight won Heat Eight while compatriot and schoolmate Janiel Bellille came in 42nd (56.32). Mc Knight’s time was the second fastest in the school’s history. The 2010 double Carifta silver medallist then ran the lead off leg for South Plain’s 4x400m team which finished second in a school record of 3:34:78. Kyron Blaise (LSU) was 13th in the men’s long jump (7.50m) and Jovon Toppin (Florida) was 38th overall in the men’s 400m.
Other Results
Adonis Jones (Campbell), 21st-men’s 60m hurdles semis (8.17sec) finishing seventh in heat 3. In the preliminaries Jones was 20th (8.18)/ 5th heat five. Semoy Hackett (LSU), 17th -women’s 60m preliminaries (7.39)/ 1s/heat 12. Hackett did not complete in the semis. Kai Selvon (Auburn), 41st –women’s 200m (24.49)4th /heat 7 \.Ashlee smith (McNeese State) 13th-women’s shot putt (13.24m).
(Tiger Paw Invitational at Clemson University on 11Feb).
Robert Collingwoood (Univ of Southern Missouri), 3rd men’s shot put (15.59m).