The Tribune

By RENALDO DORSETT

Tribune Sports Reporter

rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

THE BAAAs Senior Athletics Championships, presented by Kalik, featured many of the Bahamas' top competitors in the sport, one of whom shifted disciplines for the two-day meet.

Reigning Olympic 400m gold medallist Shaunae Miller-Uibo opted not to compete in her signature race or the 200m, but took to the field instead for a pair of events at the Thomas A Robinson Stadium.

Miller-Uibo won the high jump with a mark of 1.70m and was also the lone competitor in the shot put, recording a mark of 11.48m.

Big 10 Track Athlete of the Year, Devynne Charlton, was unchallenged in the 100m hurdles and finished in 13.27s. Xavier Coakley won the men's 110mH in 14.27s followed by Sakeem Smith in 14.41s.

Alonzo Russell won the 400m in 45.52s, followed by Stephen Newbold in 46.17s, Michael Mathieu was third in 46.40s and Ramon Miller was fourth in 46.60s.

In the men's triple jump, Latarrio Collie-Minns fended off a challenge from Kaiwan Culmer to retain his national title.

Collie-Minns took first place in 16.53m followed by Culmer at 16.52m.

Leevan Sands was third at 15.95m and Lathone Collie-Minns was fourth at 15.73m.

Donald Thomas won the high jump at 2.23 ahead of Jamal Wilson who recorded the same clearance.

Trevor Barry was third at 2.15m and Ryan Ingraham fourth at 2.10m. Alexis Gray took the women's 100m in 11.85s ahead of V'Alonee Robinson in 11.86s and Tayla Carter in 11.88s.

Jaida Knowles finished fourth in 11.92s. Gray went on to also finish second in the 200m in 23.72s behind Tynia Gaither, who won the event in 23.17s.

Warren Fraser won the men's century in 10.36s. Shavez Hart was second and Cliff Resias third - both in in 10.45s, while CARIFTA gold medallist Joel Johnson was fourth in 10.46s.

Hart took the men's 200m in 20.90s, followed by Anthony Adderley in 20.98s and Ian Kerr third in 20.99s.

Tamara Myers took the women's triple jump at 13.67m and Charisma Taylor was second at 12.85m.

Johnie Jean-Jacques' throw of 13.69m won the men's shot put.Katrina Seymour won the 400mH in 59.23s. Andre Colebrook took the men's race in 50.74s followed by Matthew Thompson (53.91) and Shakeem Smith (54.02). Colebrook also won the 800m in 1:55.83. Shiloh Seymour was second in 1:56.04 and Lhvine Joseph was third in 1:59.98. Quanisha Marshall took the women's 800m in 2:18.36.

Drexel Maycock won the discus with his throw of 50.65m.

The championships served as the qualifier for the Central American and Caribbean Games, set for Barranquilla, Colombia, July 20 to August 3 and the NACAC Senior Championships in Toronto, Canada, August 10-12.

For the first time, NACAC will be offering prize money for the top finishers in the championships, which is expected to boost the participation of the top athletes in the region.