Fast Lane Track Club’s Shaquoy Stephens dropped the fastest time ever recorded by a home-based athlete in his second century of the season, while Top Notch Track Club’s Akeem Bradshaw had the best home-based triple jump series ever, which were among the highlights of Saturday evening’s ninth BVI Athletics Association development series meet.

 While what was billed as the fastest man on island showdown with Stephens facing Top Notch Track Club’s duo of Mark Kendal and J’Maal Alexander who ran 10.83” and 10.85,” respectively in their last outing.

Mr. Stephens, a soon to be competing in the U-20 Division, ran 10.54 seconds with a plus-1.0 breeze. His time eclipsed Mr. Alexander’s 10.56 seconds from 2012 as the best by a home trained athlete and put him at third on the territory’s all-time list. Mr. Stephens improved his mark from 10.67 seconds last year.

Ebenezer Joseph ran 11.36 seconds for second place in the U-20 Boys Division as Mr. Stephens’ closest pursuer. Mr. Joseph ran 22.67 seconds behind Mr. Stephens’ 21.93,” to start the meet.  

Personal bests:

Mr. Bradshaw soared to the best series of triple jumps ever for a VI athlete behind national record holder Keita Cline, leaping over 14 metres three times and settling for a career best of 14.29 metres. His series also included jumps of 14.28 metres and 14.15 metres in the U-18 boys division.

Although he didn’t have the minimum number of competitors in the field, his mark would have moved him from 11th on the all-time list to second with his 14.29-metre effort displacing Leon Wheatley’s 14.08 metres from 1997. Guy “Toby” Hill is the fourth VI athlete to have jumped 14 metres or better with his 14-metre effort in 1983. Mr. Cline’s mark is 16.16 metres.

Mr. Bradshaw then went on to produce his fastest time of two minutes and 5.41 seconds in the 800 metres.

Fast Lane Track Club’s Kryon McMaster ran 22.19 seconds in the 200 metres for his best mark ever, then followed up with 51.62 seconds in the 400 metres. He ran 48.77” during the Scarlet and White Indoor Invitational in Boston last weekend.

Kala Penn reached 11.64 metres in the open triple jump, then ran 25.98 in the 200 metres.

Kadeon Potter, fifth in last year’s Carifta Games under-17 boys shot put, threw over 14 metres for the first time in his career, with a personal best of 14.13 metres sporting.

Raw Skillz’ Shaniyah Caul had the day’s notable performance. Ms. Caul ran her first 400 metres in two years, recording a personal best of one minute and .91 seconds. She also recorded a personal best of 26.66 in the 200 metres.

The LIME National Junior Championships is slated for March 21-22 and the 10th development series meet is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. on Friday.

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