Guyanese youth and junior athletes gearing for upcoming 2012 CARIFTA Games trials

- last year four athletes represented Guyana in Jamaica

In two weeks, to be precise, March 4th, athletes from across the trails will be vying to be selected to

Nathaniel Giddings

represent Guyana at the 2012 CARIFTA Games in Hamilton, Bermuda from 6th-9th of April at the National Stadium.
Following the official results from the first Athletic Association of Guyana (AAG) developmental meet at the Police Sports Club ground, Eve Leary, Kingston last Sunday, some of the youth and juniors athletes would have already signaled their worth to the selectors; while some will be waiting to display theirs on the day of the trials.
Researching on the upcoming Games, AAG had a total of four athletes representing Guyana at the meet last year. Melissa Byass had the privilege of running the girls’ 400 meter dash under-17 (58.97 seconds), Nathaniel Giddings of Upper Demerara Club ran the boys under-20, 1500m (4:38.83 seconds) and 5000m (17:33.46 seconds), Jevina Straker ran the girls 800m U-20 (2:21.02 seconds) and the 1500m U-20 girls (4:55.49 seconds), Stephan James represented his country in the 200m (22.58 seconds) boys under-20 and the 400 boys (48.46 seconds).
This year a larger bulk of athletes should be qualifying for the games based on performance at the AAG developmental meet last Sunday.
Following are the result of first to third place in the youth and junior categories:
100m youth boys: Tevin Garraway- 11.1, Samuel Doris- 11.2, Jason Yaw- 11.5
100m youth girls: Jevina Sampson- 12.3, Shaquan Daniels- 12.9, Denisha Rogers- 13.2
100m junior boys: Chaves Ageday- 10.8, Stephan James- 11, Marlon Moshette-11.4
100m junior girls: Alita Moore- 12.7, Ebony Nelson- 12.9, Tandica Burgess- 13.6
200m youth boys: Samuel Doris- 22.8, Tevin Garraway- 23.1, Quincy Simpson- 23.5
200m youth girls: Shaquan Daniels- 26.2, Shomaine Daniels-26.8, Natricia Hooper- 27.5
200m junior boys: Chavez Ageday- 22.00, Davin Fraser- 22.4, Bevon Noble- 22.6
200m junior girls: Tiffany Carto- 26.2, Ebony Nelson- 26.9, Marcia Isaacs- 28.5

Jevina Straker

400m youth boys: Samuel Doris- 53.6, Shaquille Smartt- 53.9, Delon Willis- 54.1
400m youth girls: Shomaine Daniels- 1:01.6, Natricia Hooper- 1:02.6, Andre Foster- 1:08.7
400m junior boys: Bevon Noble- 51.8, Selwyn Foster- 52.8, Neil Barry- 53.3
400m junior girls: Jevina Sampson- 58.1, Natrena Hooper- 1:00.7, Alita Moore- 1:01.7
800m youth boys: Mark Jarvis- 2:08.8, Widal Greene- 2:16.3, James Ramprashad- 2:21.5
800m youth girls: Adama Roberts- 2:28.6, Casey George- 2:29.5
800m junior boys: Trevon George- 2:01.9, Devon Barrington- 2:03.7
800m junior girls: Jevina Straker- 2:24.9
1500m youth girls: Andrea Foster- 5:07.1, Adama Roberts- 5:21.9
1500m junior boys: Nathaniel Giddings- 4:17.6, Trevon George- 4:27.6