2009 Central American and Caribbean Age Group Championships in Athletics

The 13th Central American and Caribbean Age Group Championships in Athletics was hosted by the Bahamas Association of Athletics Associations (BAAA) on June 18-19, 2009. It was originally to be held in Freeport

Freeport, Bahamas

Freeport is a city, district and free trade zone located on the island of Grand Bahama of the North-west Bahamas. In 1955, Wallace Groves, a Virginian financier with lumber interests in Grand Bahama, was granted 50,000 acres Freeport is a city, district and free trade zone located on the island of...

, Grand Bahama. However, it had to be relocated to Nassau

Nassau, Bahamas

Nassau is the capital, largest city, and commercial centre of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas. The city has a population of 248,948 , 70 percent of the entire population of The Bahamas...

, New Providence, because the reconstruction of the stadium in Freeport

Freeport, Bahamas

could not be completed in time.This is already the third time, that the event is hosted by the Bahamas, after 1987 in Nassau

Nassau, Bahamas

Nassau is the capital, largest city, and commercial centre of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas. The city has a population of 248,948 , 70 percent of the entire population of The Bahamas...

, New Providence and 2001 in Freeport, Grand Bahama.

Participation

The competition results are published.

Although 20 teams were announced to participate, only 19 appeared in the listed results. Athletes from Anguilla, Honduras, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Turks and Caicos Islands did not earn a medal.

Medal summary

Boys 13-14
80 metres		9.36		9.40		9.69
80 metres hurdles Hurdling Hurdling is a type of track and field race.- Distances :There are sprint hurdle races and long hurdle races. The standard sprint hurdle race is 110 meters for men and 100 meters for women. The standard long hurdle race is 400 meters for both men and women...		11.73		11.80		11.88
1200 metres		3:22.11		3:37.12		3:41.08
Long Jump Long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...		6.56m		6.18m		6.03m
High Jump High jump The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....		1.78m		1.75m 1.75m
Baseball Throw		77.86m		77.73m		75.63m
Shot Put Shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....		14.18m		13.50m		13.49m
Heptathlon Heptathlon A heptathlon is a track and field athletics combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek hepta and athlon . A competitor in a heptathlon is referred to as a heptathlete.-Women's Heptathlon:...		5339		5155		4994
Girls 13-14
80 metres		10.21		10.42 10.42
60 metres hurdles Hurdling Hurdling is a type of track and field race.- Distances :There are sprint hurdle races and long hurdle races. The standard sprint hurdle race is 110 meters for men and 100 meters for women. The standard long hurdle race is 400 meters for both men and women...		9.71		9.77		9.78
1000 metres		3:09.84		3:10.28		3:10.58
Long Jump Long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...		5.37m		5.26m		4.97m
High Jump High jump The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....		1.58m		1.55m		1.51m
Baseball Throw		52.64m		46.25m		42.52m
Shot Put Shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....		10.91m		10.87m		10.41m
Heptathlon Heptathlon A heptathlon is a track and field athletics combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek hepta and athlon . A competitor in a heptathlon is referred to as a heptathlete.-Women's Heptathlon:...		4221		4130		4082
Mixed 13-14
4x100 metres relay	Desiree Joseph Jerrad Mason Dario Scantlebury Tanice Watson	47.26	Pedrya Seymour Gerrio Rahming Delano Davis Dannielle Gibson	47.70	Bruce Degrilla Maliha Weeks Esaiah Lister Dale Eve	48.95

Boys 11-12
60 metres 60 metres 60 metres is a sprint event in track and field athletics. It is a championship event for indoor championships, normally dominated by the best outdoor 100 metres runners. At outdoor venues it is a rare distance, at least for senior athletes...		7.80		7.97		8.16
1000 metres		2:54.04		3:09.52		3:14.55
Long Jump Long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...		5.05m		4.99m		4.88m
High Jump High jump The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....		1.65m		1.50m		1.48m
Baseball Throw		77.48m		61.28m		56.40m
Pentathlon Pentathlon A pentathlon is a contest featuring five different events. The name is derived from Greek: combining the words pente and -athlon . The first pentathlon was documented in Ancient Greece and was part of the Ancient Olympic Games...		3331		3222		2988
Girls 11-12
60 metres 60 metres 60 metres is a sprint event in track and field athletics. It is a championship event for indoor championships, normally dominated by the best outdoor 100 metres runners. At outdoor venues it is a rare distance, at least for senior athletes...		8.33		8.36		8.38
800 metres 800 metres The 800 meter race is a common track running event. It is the shortest common middle distance track event. The 800 meter is run over two laps of the track and has always been an Olympic event. During indoor track season the event is usually run on a 200 meter track, therefore requiring four laps...		2:30.11		2:34.88		2:35.89
Long Jump Long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...		4.78m		4.68m		4.58m
High Jump High jump The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....		1.47m		1.44m		1.41m
Baseball Throw		48.55m		46.58m		41.12m
Pentathlon Pentathlon A pentathlon is a contest featuring five different events. The name is derived from Greek: combining the words pente and -athlon . The first pentathlon was documented in Ancient Greece and was part of the Ancient Olympic Games...		2680		2557		2555
Mixed 11-12
4x100 metres relay	Jalisa Burrowes Ramarco Thompson Mario Burke Tristan Evelyn	49.38	Voshon Lynch Jaheel Hyde Jerome Coombs Britney Hew	52.24	Julianne Dorothal Jonathan Croes Lixandra Geerman Reginald Koc	53.51

Medal table (unofficial)

1	Barbados	11	10	10	31
2	Netherlands Antilles	4	3	2	9
3	Bermuda	4	0	1	5
4	Dominica	3	3	0	6
5	The Bahamas	2	4	1	7
6	Dominican Republic	2	2	0	4
7	Jamaica	1	3	2	6
8	Aruba	1	2	5	8
9	Puerto Rico	1	2	0	3
10	Costa Rica	1	1	1	3
11	El Salvador	0	1	2	3
12	Trinidad and Tobago	0	1	0	1
12	United States Virgin Islands	0	1	0	1
14	British Virgin Islands	0	0	2	2
15	Cayman Islands	0	0	1	1

Team trophies

Boys and Girls Overall	Jerrad Mason Dario Scantlebury Tanice Watson Desiree Joseph Ramarco Thompson Mario Burke Jalisa Burrowes Tristan Evelyn	29,317	Delano Davis Gerrio Rahming Dannielle Gibson Pedrya Seymour Julius Nottage Timothy Wilson Ieisha Taylor Jeorjett Williams	26,954	Maulford Smith Jourdan Edwards Gleneve Grange Latavia Coombs Jerome Coombs Jaheel Hyde Britney Hew Voshon Lynch	26,410
Boys Team	Jerrad Mason Dario Scantlebury Ramarco Thompson Mario Burke	16,813	Delano Davis Gerrio Rahming Julius Nottage Timothy Wilson	14,895	Dale Eve Bruce Degrilla David Jones Jahmari Sutton	14,335
Boys 13-14	Jerrad Mason Dario Scantlebury	10,494	Delano Davis Gerrio Rahming	9,671	Dale Eve Bruce Degrilla	9,209
Boys 11-12	Ramarco Thompson Mario Burke	6,319	Ezequiel Suarez Dangel Cotto Serrano	5,712	Jerome Coombs Jaheel Hyde	5,703
Girls Team	Tanice Watson Desiree Joseph Jalisa Burrowes Tristan Evelyn	12,504	Gleneve Grange Latavia Coombs Britney Hew Voshon Lynch	12,195	Dannielle Gibson Pedrya Seymour Ieisha Taylor Jeorjett Williams	12,059
Girls 13-14	Chelsey Linton Luan Gabriel	8,101	Tanice Watson Desiree Joseph	7,868	Gleneve Grange Latavia Coombs	7,792
Girls 11-12	Lixandra Geerman Julianne Dorothal	5,081	Jordan Bascome Aaliyah Nolan	5,065	Naeemah Isidora Charlotte Rave	4,822

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