T&F Collegians Shine At NACAC U23 Championships

T&F Collegians Shine At NACAC U23 Championships

NEW ORLEANS — Dominant doesn’t begin to describe how collegians were at the NACAC U23 Championships this past weekend in San Salvador, El Salvador.

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Collegians from the 2015-16 academic year placed first in 27 different individual events and combined for victories in four relays (men’s and women’s 4×100 and 4×400).

Then how about this stat: Eight different collegians — all women — broke meet records. Those athletes that established new standards were Chelsea Blaase (10000 Meters), Quanesha Burks (Long Jump), Jasmine Camacho-Quinn (100 Hurdles), Megan Clark (Pole Vault), Chrisann Gordon (400 Meters), Akela Jones (High Jump), Raven Saunders (Shot Put) and Shelbi Vaughan (Discus Throw).

Several marks cracked the all-dates collegiate list from 2016, like Camacho-Quinn’s 12.78 in the 100 hurdles (No. 3), Jones’ high jump of 1.91m (No. 5) as well as Khallifah Rosser‘s time of 49.25 in the 400 hurdles (No. 7) and Curtis Thompson‘s javelin heave of 79.28m (No. 6).

Look below for a list of collegiate winners from the NACAC U23 Championships listed alphabetically and broken down by country, event and school.

Men’s Winners

Name School Country Event
William Barnes Kent State Puerto Rico 110 Hurdles
Michael Cherry LSU USA 4×400 Relay
Christian Coleman Tennessee USA 4×100 Relay
Patrick Corona Air Force USA 5000 Meters
Braheme Days UCLA USA Shot Put
Robert Grant Texas A&M USA 4×400 Relay
Isaiah Harris Penn State USA 800 Meters
Devin Jenkins Texas A&M USA 4×100 Relay
Avion Jones East Carolina USA High Jump
Fred Kerley Texas A&M USA 4×100 Relay
Devin King SE Louisiana USA Pole Vault
Erik Peterson Butler USA 10000 Meters
Khallifah Rosser Cal State USA 400 Hurdles
Khallifah Rosser Cal State USA 4×400 Relay
Eric Sloan Southern California USA Triple Jump
Curtis Thompson Mississippi State USA Javelin Throw
Brian Williams Iowa Central USA Discus Throw
Kendal Williams Georgia USA 100 Meters
Kendal Williams Georgia USA 4×100 Relay
Dontavius Wright Stillman USA 4×400 Relay
Henry Wynne Virginia USA 1500 Meters
       

Women’s Winners

Name School Country Event
Chelsea Blaase* Tennessee USA 10000 Meters
Taliyah Brooks Arkansas USA Heptathlon
Quanesha Burks* Alabama USA Long Jump
Jasmine Camacho-Quinn* Kentucky Puerto Rico 100 Hurdles
Megan Clark* Duke USA Pole Vault
Kali Davis-White Tennessee Jamaica 200 Meters
Rebecca Famurewa Kentucky USA Hammer Throw
Dannielle Gibson Penn State Bahamas Triple Jump
Chrisann Gordon* Texas Jamaica 400 Meters
Deanna Hill Southern California USA 4×100 Relay
Akela Jones* Kansas State Barbados High Jump
Lauren LaRocco Portland USA 5000 Meters
Ebony Morrison Miami (Fla.) USA 4×100 Relay
Carly Muscaro Merrimack USA 4×400 Relay
Robin Reynolds Florida USA 4×100 Relay
Shayla Sanders Florida USA 4×100 Relay
Raven Saunders* Mississippi USA Shot Put
Kiah Seymour Kentucky USA 400 Hurdles
Kiah Seymour Kentucky USA 4×400 Relay
Jaide Stepter Southern California USA 4×400 Relay
Shelbi Vaughan* Texas A&M USA Discus Throw
Shakima Wimbley Miami (Fla.) USA 4×400 Relay
       

* Denotes athlete set a meet record