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2008 Leeward Islands Junior Championships in Athletics

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VI Leeward Islands Junior/Youth Championships
DatesJune 28–29
Host cityRoad Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands
LevelJunior and Youth
Events47 (14 junior boys, 13 junior girls, 10 youth boys, 10 youth girls)
Participation102 athletes from
7 nations

The 2008 Leeward Islands Junior Championships in Athletics took place on June 28–29, 2008. The event was held in Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands. Reports[1][2] and photos[3] were published.

A total of 47 events were contested, 24 by boys and 23 by girls.

Medal summary

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Complete results can be found on the Nevis Amateur Athletic Association webpage.[4][5]

Boys (U-20)

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres (wind: +0.4 m/s) Jason Rogers
 Saint Kitts
10.67 Miles Walters
 Nevis
11.09 Ramo Pemberton
 British Virgin Islands
11.14
200 metres (wind: +0.0 m/s) Jevon Claxton
 Nevis
21.89 Jason Rogers
 Saint Kitts
22.33 Ramo Pemberton
 British Virgin Islands
22.78
400 metres Jevon Claxton
 Nevis
48.48 Maverick Weathered
 Antigua and Barbuda
49.99 Chetal Evans
 Saint Kitts
50.71
800 metres Maverick Weathered
 Antigua and Barbuda
2:00.08 Seymour Walters
 U.S. Virgin Islands
2:00.41 Ricky Gumbs
 U.S. Virgin Islands
2:05.33
1500 metres Juan Robles
 U.S. Virgin Islands
4:17.10 Seymour Walters
 U.S. Virgin Islands
4:20.50 Triscan Hendrickson
 Saint Kitts
4:25.60
5000 metres Juan Robles
 U.S. Virgin Islands
16:50.51 Kyron Corea
 U.S. Virgin Islands
17:57.99 Kashka Forbes
 Nevis
18:10.53
High Jump Rashawn Shabaaz
 Antigua and Barbuda
1.95m Kelvin Sameul
 British Virgin Islands
1.92m Decastro Walbrook
 Antigua and Barbuda
1.88m
Long Jump Joseph Pemberton
 Saint Kitts
7.30m Miguel Browne
 Saint Kitts
6.84m Decastro Walbrook
 Antigua and Barbuda
6.83m
Triple Jump Vincent Walters
 Antigua and Barbuda
14.29m Arthur Ward
 Anguilla
14.19m Kareem Edwards
 Antigua and Barbuda
13.73m
Shot Put Dion Samuel
 Saint Kitts
13.86m Allan Farara
 Montserrat
13.16m Rohan Jeffers
 Nevis
12.01m
Discus Throw Dion Samuel
 Saint Kitts
33.68m Rohan Jeffers
 Nevis
30.46m Jonathan Dutil
 Nevis
30.32m
Javelin Throw Kelvin Sameul
 British Virgin Islands
45.12m Chetal Evans
 Saint Kitts
45.04m Joseph Pemberton
 Saint Kitts
38.69m
4 x 100 metres relay  British Virgin Islands
Norvin Smith
Ramo Pemberton
Micheal Buttler
Keron Stoute
43.04  Saint Kitts
Vernelle Hodge
Jason Rogers
Chetal Evans
Miguel Browne
43.62  United States Virgin Islands
Virgil Campbell
Julio Hodge
Christopher Wilson
Ricky Gumbs
43.82
4 x 400 metres relay  British Virgin Islands
Ramo Pemberton
Keron Stoute
Alliston Blyden
Micheal Buttler
3:28.77  Nevis
Trevorne Nisbett
Javid Stapelton
Jevon Claxton
Miles Walters
3:28.78

: Open event for both U20 and U17 athletes.

Girls (U-20)

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres (wind: -1.8 m/s) Meritzer Williams
 Saint Kitts
11.75 Tameka Williams
 Saint Kitts
12.01 Ashley Kelly
 British Virgin Islands
12.51
200 metres (wind: -2.6 m/s) Meritzer Williams
 Saint Kitts
23.90 Tameka Williams
 Saint Kitts
24.67 Ashley Kelly
 British Virgin Islands
25.02
400 metres Chantel Malone
 British Virgin Islands
54.58 Ashley Kelly
 British Virgin Islands
54.69 Davanna Claxton
 Saint Kitts
1:02.06
800 metres Samantha John
 British Virgin Islands
2:16.14 Ninfa Bernard
 U.S. Virgin Islands
2:20.16 Bianca Dougan
 British Virgin Islands
2:24.81
1500 metres Ninfa Bernard
 U.S. Virgin Islands
5:06.73 Bianca Dougan
 British Virgin Islands
5:38.39
3000 metres Kenryca Francis
 Antigua and Barbuda
10:34.47 Jonicia Richardson
 Anguilla
11:38.21 Rosalie Pringle
 Saint Kitts
11:49.09
High Jump Chantel Malone
 British Virgin Islands
1.65m Seanna Jack
 British Virgin Islands
1.57m Shsandor Wilkinson
 Saint Kitts
1.52m
Long Jump Chantel Malone
 British Virgin Islands
6.09m (wind: +1.8 m/s) Sheriffa Whyte
 Saint Kitts
5.94m w (wind: +2.9 m/s) Tameka Williams
 Saint Kitts
5.53m (wind: +0.0 m/s)
Triple Jump Chantel Malone
 British Virgin Islands
12.45m Kanishque Todman
 British Virgin Islands
10.46m
Shot Put Shearima Stanley
 Saint Kitts
9.53m Tesril Nisbett
 Nevis
9.42m Latoya Jones
 Nevis
8.37m
Discus Throw Shearima Stanley
 Saint Kitts
27.34m Tesril Nisbett
 Nevis
22.21m Seanna Jack
 British Virgin Islands
19.97m
Javelin Throw Tesril Nisbett
 Nevis
27.88m Andrea Wynter
 U.S. Virgin Islands
26.00m Shearima Stanley
 Saint Kitts
24.76m
4 x 100 metres relay  Saint Kitts
Meritzer Williams
Tameka Williams
Sheriffa Whyte
Marecia Pemberton
44.68

: Open event for both U20 and U17 athletes.

Boys (U-17)

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres (wind: -1.2 m/s) Lestrod Roland
 Saint Kitts
11.27 Royston Queeley
 Nevis
Nital Chavez
 Saint Kitts
11.36
200 metres (wind: -1.5 m/s) Lester Ryan
 Montserrat
22.79 Lestrod Roland
 Saint Kitts
23.00 Jevonte Croal
 British Virgin Islands
23.11
400 metres Lestrod Roland
 Saint Kitts
51.51 Trevorne Nisbett
 Nevis
53.07 Shaquille Edwards
 U.S. Virgin Islands
55.10
800 metres Javid Stapelton
 Nevis
2:05.18 Kashka Forbes
 Nevis
2:08.20 Yanick Henderson
 Saint Kitts
2:11.39
1500 metres Kashka Forbes
 Nevis
4:27.27 Javid Stapelton
 Nevis
4:28.71 Yanick Henderson
 Saint Kitts
4:39.12
High Jump Givan Bass
 Saint Kitts
1.72m Brandon Fahie
 British Virgin Islands
1.72m Yaw-Micheal David
 Nevis
1.67m
Long Jump Givan Bass
 Saint Kitts
6.82m (wind: NWI) Emmette Thompson
 Anguilla
6.50m w (wind: +2.4 m/s) Jevonte Croal
 British Virgin Islands
6.47m (wind: +0.8 m/s)
Shot Put Givan Bass
 Saint Kitts
12.20m Royston Queeley
 Nevis
11.40m Lonzo Wilkinson
 Saint Kitts
11.33m
Discus Throw Stephan Ryan
 Anguilla
28.68m Givan Bass
 Saint Kitts
23.50m Lonzo Wilkinson
 Saint Kitts
22.33m
4 x 100 metres relay  Saint Kitts
Nital Chavez
Lestrod Roland
Givan Bass
Lonzo Wilkinson
44.68  British Virgin Islands
Jevonte Croal
Jamoi Penn
Teymaul Huggins
Norville Carey
46.25  Nevis
Royston Queeley
Trevorne Nisbett
Yaw-Micheal David
Javid Stapelton
1:05.76

Girls (U-17)

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres (wind: -0.5 m/s) Darneita Robinson
 British Virgin Islands
12.23 Kaetia Maduro
 British Virgin Islands
12.66 Siana Douglas
 Saint Kitts
12.68
200 metres (wind: -1.7 m/s) Britney Wattley
 British Virgin Islands
24.92 Darneita Robinson
 British Virgin Islands
25.28 Siana Douglas
 Saint Kitts
26.05
400 metres Vanessa Benett
 Saint Kitts
1:01.53 Tarika Warner
 British Virgin Islands
1:02.20 Romisha Malone
 Nevis
1:05.54
800 metres Kenryca Francis
 Antigua and Barbuda
2:20.30 Rozel Liburd
 Nevis
2:27.95 Jonicia Richardson
 Anguilla
2:27.96
1500 metres Kenryca Francis
 Antigua and Barbuda
4:53.58 Jonicia Richardson
 Anguilla
5:17.16 Rosalie Pringle
 Saint Kitts
5:30.62
High Jump (tie) Israel Ramsey
 Nevis
1.65m Trefesanna White
 Saint Kitts
1.56m Marissa Malone
 British Virgin Islands
Queneala Bradshaw
 Saint Kitts
Kanishque Todman
 British Virgin Islands
1.47m
Long Jump Queneala Bradshaw
 Saint Kitts
5.58m Kanishque Todman
 British Virgin Islands
5.26m Israel Ramsey
 Nevis
5.23m
Shot Put Rochella Challenger
 Saint Kitts
10.33m Anisha Douglas
 British Virgin Islands
9.10m Andrea Wynter
 U.S. Virgin Islands
9.05m
Discus Throw Rochella Challenger
 Saint Kitts
31.48m Teresa Daniel
 Nevis
25.14m Anisha Douglas
 British Virgin Islands
24.94m
4 x 100 metres relay  British Virgin Islands
Darneita Robinson
Kaetia Maduro
Britney Wattley
Kanishque Todman
47.86  Saint Kitts
Trefesanna White
Vanessa Benett
Siana Douglas
Queneala Bradshaw
49.89  Nevis
Ariann Maynard
Israel Ramsey
Romisha Malone
Kereesha Powell
50.10

Medal table (unofficial)

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  *   Host nation (British Virgin Islands)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Saint Kitts19121647
2 British Virgin Islands*11121134
3 Nevis612927
4 Antigua and Barbuda61310
5 U.S. Virgin Islands35412
6 Anguilla1416
7 Montserrat1102
Totals (7 entries)474744138

Team trophies

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The scores for the team trophy were published.[4][5]

  The host country is highlighted in lavender blue
Rank Nation Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Saint Kitts 140.33
2  British Virgin Islands 89.67
3  Nevis 74
4  Antigua and Barbuda 36
5  U.S. Virgin Islands 29
6  Anguilla 18
7  Montserrat 8

Participation

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According to an unofficial count, 102 athletes from 7 countries participated.

References

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  1. ^ Greenaway, Dean (July 1, 2008), St. Kitts defends Leeward Islands Junior Track title, Virgin Islands Daily News, archived from the original on September 24, 2015, retrieved February 28, 2014
  2. ^ Anguilla Track & Field News (cached), Anguilla News, July 1, 2008, archived from the original on September 15, 2018, retrieved February 28, 2014
  3. ^ Leeward Islands Junior Champs, Tortola 2008, Anguilla Track & Field, archived from the original on February 28, 2014, retrieved February 28, 2014
  4. ^ a b LI Juniors '08 Day1 - LEEWARD ISLANDS TRACK & FIELD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP - TORTOLA - 28/29 JUNE 2008 - DAY 1 RESULTS - Saturday 28th June (Updated), Nevis Amateur Athletic Association, retrieved February 28, 2014
  5. ^ a b LI Juniors '08 Day2 - LEEWARD ISLANDS TRACK & FIELD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP - TORTOLA - 28/29 JUNE 2008 - DAY 2 RESULTS - SUNDAY 29-Jun-08 AM SESSION HEATS, Nevis Amateur Athletic Association, retrieved February 28, 2014