# 2019 NACAC U18 and U23 Championships in Athletics

The 10th NACAC U18 and U23 Championships in Athletics were held in Queretaro, Mexico from July 5–7, 2019. It was the first time that an U18 competition was added to the event alongside the U23 category.
The championship primarily revolved around track and field, and featured competitions across multiple events including sprint races, hurdles, steeplechase, relays, high jump, pole vault, shot put, javelin throws, and more.

## Medal summary

Across events, the top three nations were Mexico, Jamaica, and Canada.
* Mexico claimed 46 total medals, of which 15 gold
* Jamaica claimed 23 total medals, of which 13 gold
* Canada claimed 17 total medals, of which 5 gold
For medal more detailed information on medal winners and complete results, see footnotes

### U23 men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: +1.1 m/s) | Waseem Williams (JAM) | 10.01 (10.002) CR | Samson Colebrooke (BAH) | 10.01 (10.004) CR | Mario Burke (BAR) | 10.01 (10.010) CR |
| 200 metres (wind: +0.8 m/s) | Samson Colebrooke (BAH) | 20.58 | Jereod Elcock (TTO) | 20.65 | Miciah Harris (USA) | 20.74 |
| 400 metres | Trevor Stewart (USA) | 45.01 | Wilbert London (USA) | 45.41 | Austin Cole (CAN) | 45.90 |
| 800 metres | Devin Dixon (USA) | 1:47.69 | Isaiah Jewett (USA) | 1:49.43 | Jauavney James (JAM) | 1:49.52 |
| 1500 metres | Cade Bethmann (USA) | 4:02.84 | Víctor Ortiz (PUR) | 4:03.39 | Cristian García (MEX) | 4:03.71 |
| 5000 metres | Erick Cayetano (MEX) | 15:19.84 | Jonathan del Razo (MEX) | 15:22.39 | Only two finishers | |
| 10,000 metres | Matt Young (USA) | 32:46.84 | Jesús Nava (MEX) | 32:48.75 | Francisco Sánchez (MEX) | 33:25.80 |
| 110 metres hurdles (wind: +2.7 m/s) | Phillip Lemonious (JAM) | 13.47 | Rohan Cole (JAM) | 13.55 | Dashuan Jackson (USA) | 13.58 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Quincy Hall (USA) | 49.77 | Norman Grimes (USA) | 50.07 | Pablo Andrés Ibáñez (ESA) | 50.96 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Alex Rogers (USA) | 9:10.55 | John Rice (USA) | 9:16.29 | Víctor Ortiz (PUR) | 9:18.92 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | United States Justin Hall Holland Martin Darrell Singleton Ja'Mari Ward | 40.03 | Bahamas Tamar Greene Samson Colebrooke Holland Martin Shakeem Hall-Smith | 40.33 | Only two finishing teams | |
| 10,000 metres walk | Gustavo Israel Solís (MEX) | 42:09.49 | José Oswaldo Calel (GUA) | 42:55.27 | Saul Mena (MEX) | 44:03.54 |
| High jump | Keenon Laine (USA) | 2.25 m (7 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | Earnest Sears (USA) | 2.25 m (7 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | Erick Portillo (MEX) | 2.22 m (7 ft 3+1⁄4 in) |
| Pole vault | Clayton Fritsch (USA) | 5.60 m (18 ft 4+1⁄4 in) CR | Zach Bradford (USA) | 5.60 m (18 ft 4+1⁄4 in) CR | Natán Rivera (ESA) | 4.90 m (16 ft 3⁄4 in) |
| Long jump | Andwuelle Wright (TTO) | 8.25 m (27 ft 3⁄4 in) +0.7 CR, NR | Shawn-D Thompson (JAM) | 8.05 m (26 ft 4+3⁄4 in) +2.1 | Wayne Pinnock (JAM) | 7.97 m (26 ft 1+3⁄4 in) +1.0 |
| Triple jump | Isaiah Griffith (USA) | 16.79 m (55 ft 1 in) +3.0 | Armani Wallace (USA) | 16.72 m (54 ft 10+1⁄4 in) +3.3 | O'Brien Wasome (JAM) | 16.66 m (54 ft 7+3⁄4 in) +5.0 |
| Shot put | Jordan Geist (USA) | 20.81 m (68 ft 3 in) CR | Kyle Mitchell (JAM) | 18.70 m (61 ft 4 in) | Zackery Short (HON) | 18.34 m (60 ft 2 in) |
| Discus throw | Roje Stona (JAM) | 56.97 m (186 ft 10 in) | Iffy Joyner (USA) | 54.92 m (180 ft 2 in) | Mark Bujnowski (CAN) | 50.77 m (166 ft 6 in) |
| Hammer throw | Robert Colantonio (USA) | 66.78 m (219 ft 1 in) | Kieran McKeag (USA) | 66.37 m (217 ft 8 in) | Andreas Troschke (CAN) | 60.61 m (198 ft 10 in) |
| Javelin throw | Anderson Peters (GRN) | 81.89 m (268 ft 8 in) CR | Markim Felix (GRN) | 78.10 m (256 ft 2 in) | Félix Torres (PUR) | 68.72 m (225 ft 5 in) |

### U23 women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: +3.3 m/s) | Teahna Daniels (USA) | 11.03 | Twanisha Terry (USA) | 11.08 | Halle Hazzard (GRN) | 11.20 |
| 200 metres (wind: +1.6 m/s) | Anglerne Annelus (USA) | 22.84 | Natassha McDonald (CAN) | 23.31 | Ashlan Best (CAN) | 23.75 |
| 400 metres | Kyra Constantine (CAN) | 51.51 | Roneisha McGregor (JAM) | 51.70 | Chloe Abbott (USA) | 51.87 |
| 800 metres | Avi'Tal Wilson-Perteete (USA) | 2:05.70 | Nia Akins (USA) | 2:07.11 | Erinn Stenman-Fahey (CAN) | 2:11.58 |
| 1500 metres | Alma Cortes (MEX) | 4:28.37 | Katie Rainsberger (USA) | 4:30.86 | Alexis Fuller (USA) | 4:36.60 |
| 5000 metres | Jaci Smith (USA) | 16:51.41 | Jessica Drop (USA) | 17:33.81 | Elizabeth Tuxpan (MEX) | 18:34.16 |
| 10,000 metres | Kathryn Munks (USA) | 37:03.63 | Elizabeth Funderburk (USA) | 38:06.83 | Paola Ramos (PUR) | 38:55.70 |
| 100 metres hurdles (wind: +1.7 m/s) | Tonea Marshall (USA) | 12.57 CR | Chanel Brissett (USA) | 12.73 | Mariam Abdul-Rashid (CAN) | 13.23 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Anna Cockrell (USA) | 56.54 | Shiann Salmon (JAM) | 56.83 | Brittley Humphrey (USA) | 57.36 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Hannah Steelman (USA) | 10:21.88 | Gabrielle Jennings (USA) | 10:47.35 | Nayelly Mendoza (MEX) | 11:18.66 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | United States Brianna Duncan Rebekah Smith Anglerne Annelus Twanisha Terry | 42.97 | Canada Shyvonne Roxborough Ashlan Best Natassha McDonald Audrey Leduc | 44.28 | Mexico Aurora Jurado Monica Ortiz Araceli Espinosa Alejandra Ortiz | 47.52 |
| 5000 metres walk | Valeria Ortuño (MEX) | 23:05.08 | Amberly Melendez (USA) | 23:25.50 | Diana Miranda (MEX) | 23:40.73 |
| High jump | Nicole Greene (USA) | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | Ximena Esquivel (MEX) | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | Erinn Beattie (USA) | 1.75 m (5 ft 8+3⁄4 in) |
| Pole vault | Alina McDonald (USA) | 4.30 m (14 ft 1+1⁄4 in) | Sophia Franklin (USA) | 3.90 m (12 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Silvia Guerrero (MEX) | 3.80 m (12 ft 5+1⁄2 in) |
| Long jump | Aliyah Whisby (USA) | 6.82 m (22 ft 4+1⁄2 in) +2.8 | Jasmyn Steels (USA) | 6.64 m (21 ft 9+1⁄4 in) +2.3 | Jessicca Noble (JAM) | 6.49 m (21 ft 3+1⁄2 in) +1.3 |
| Triple jump | Davisleydis Velazco (CUB) | 13.94 m (45 ft 8+3⁄4 in) +3.5 | Danielle Spence (JAM) | 13.24 m (43 ft 5+1⁄4 in) +2.0 | Charisma Taylor (BAH) | 13.22 m (43 ft 4+1⁄4 in) +2.5 |
| Shot put | Samantha Noennig (USA) | 17.23 m (56 ft 6 in) | Alyssa Wilson (USA) | 16.73 m (54 ft 10 in) | Gabrielle Bailey (JAM) | 16.51 m (54 ft 2 in) |
| Discus throw | Shanice Love (JAM) | 60.14 m (197 ft 3 in) CR | Laulauga Tausaga (USA) | 59.37 m (194 ft 9 in) | Melany Matheus (CUB) | 55.40 m (181 ft 9 in) |
| Hammer throw | Alyssa Wilson (USA) | 63.95 m (209 ft 9 in) | Liz Arleen Collía (CUB) | 60.94 m (199 ft 11 in) | Tasha Willing (CAN) | 59.50 m (195 ft 2 in) |
| Javelin throw | Kylee Carter (USA) | 54.48 m (178 ft 8 in) | Jenna Gray (USA) | 53.87 m (176 ft 8 in) | Luz Mariana Castro (MEX) | 53.56 m (175 ft 8 in) |

### U23 mixed

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Jamaica Terry Thomas Shiann Salmon Martin Manley Roneisha McGregor | 3:16.99 CR | United States Norman Grimes Chloe Abbott Hannah Waller Marcus Parker | 3:17.74 | Canada Natassha McDonald Khamal Stewart-Baynes Kyra Constantine Austin Cole | 3:22.43 |

### U18 boys

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: +3.8 m/s) | Conroy Jones (JAM) | 10.32 | Darian Clarke (BAR) | 10.38 | Ackeem Blake (JAM) | 10.41 |
| 200 metres (wind: +0.5 m/s) | Rajay Morris (JAM) | 20.82 | Darian Clarke (BAR) | 21.18 | Gerardo Lomeli (MEX) | 21.19 |
| 400 metres | Luis Antonio Avilés (MEX) | 46.36 | Kyle Gale (BAR) | 47.34 | Deandre Watkin (JAM) | 47.63 |
| 800 metres | Abdullahi Hassan (CAN) | 1:52.48 | Chevonne Hall (JAM) | 1:53.32 | Handal Roban (VIN) | 1:53.39 |
| 1500 metres | Matthew Larkin (CAN) | 4:12.63 | Isrrael Tinajero (MEX) | 4:12.90 | Yael Paniagua (MEX) | 4:14.96 |
| 3000 metres | Iker Sánchez (MEX) | 8:42.71 | Ian Sánchez (MEX) | 8:46.19 | Dakota Goguen (CAN) | 9:12.76 |
| 110 metres hurdles (91.4 cm) (wind: +2.3 m/s) | Vashaun Vascianna (JAM) | 13.09 | Jerome Campbell (JAM) | 13.59 | Justin Guy (TTO) | 13.79 |
| 400 metres hurdles (83.8 cm) | Sean Hewitt (JAM) | 53.17 | Devontie Archer (JAM) | 53.18 | Joshua Gorocica (MEX) | 54.27 |
| 2000 metres steeplechase | Roberto Ángel Marquez (MEX) | 6:14.67 | Eduardo Cortez (MEX) | 6:21.62 | Brandon Barrantes (CRC) | 6:21.70 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Jamaica Jerome Campbell Vashaun Vascianna Raheim Scott Conroy Jones | 41.17 | Trinidad and Tobago Justin Guy Devin Augustine Jaydon Moore Shakeem McKay | 41.82 | Mexico Diego Flores Victor Gabriel Galaviz Jesús Eduardo Salinas Diego Alberto Hernández | 42.42 |
| 10,000 metres walk | César Cordova (MEX) | 43:09.45 | Cristhian Juarez (MEX) | 44:43.75 | Eduard Arias (CRC) | 45:49.24 |
| High jump | Romaine Beckford (JAM) | 2.14 m (7 ft 1⁄4 in) | Aiden Grout (CAN) | 2.08 m (6 ft 9+3⁄4 in) | Xesus Jaime (MEX) | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
| Pole vault | Josué Daniel García (MEX) | 4.65 m (15 ft 3 in) | Luis Mendoza (MEX) | 4.20 m (13 ft 9+1⁄4 in) | Piero Braghieri (ESA) | 4.00 m (13 ft 1+1⁄4 in) |
| Long jump | Kavian Kerr (JAM) | 7.66 m (25 ft 1+1⁄2 in) +1.1 | Jordan Turner (JAM) | 7.46 m (24 ft 5+1⁄2 in) +2.3 | Christopher Juárez (MEX) | 6.88 m (22 ft 6+3⁄4 in) +3.0 |
| Triple jump | Jordan Turner (JAM) | 14.52 m (47 ft 7+1⁄2 in) +1.6 | Nathan Crawford-Wallis (BAR) | 14.45 m (47 ft 4+3⁄4 in) +2.2 | Alfredo Maldonado (MEX) | 13.86 m (45 ft 5+1⁄2 in) +0.9 |
| Shot put (5 kg) | Ralford Mullings (JAM) | 20.96 m (68 ft 9 in) | José Arturo Olmos (MEX) | 18.07 m (59 ft 3 in) | Jairo Espinosa (MEX) | 17.57 m (57 ft 7 in) |
| Discus throw (1.5 kg) | Ralford Mullings (JAM) | 62.34 m (204 ft 6 in) | Tarajh Hudson (BAH) | 56.74 m (186 ft 1 in) | Julio César Santos (MEX) | 54.40 m (178 ft 5 in) |
| Hammer throw (5 kg) | Aldo Zavala (MEX) | 69.89 m (229 ft 3 in) | Miguel Ángel Trevizo (MEX) | 58.30 m (191 ft 3 in) | Alexis Sánchez (ESA) | 45.37 m (148 ft 10 in) |
| Javelin throw (700 g) | Keyshawn Strachan (BAH) | 62.70 m (205 ft 8 in) | Luis Ángel Ortega (MEX) | 59.63 m (195 ft 7 in) | Alexis Rodríguez (MEX) | 58.50 m (191 ft 11 in) |

### U18 girls

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: +1.5 m/s) | Briana Williams (JAM) (U18) | 11.11 | Joella Lloyd (ATG) (U18) | 11.43 | Brandy Hall (JAM) (U18) | 11.57 |
| 200 metres (wind: -0.6 m/s) | Shaniqua Bascombe (TTO) | 24.00 | Jillian Catton (CAN) | 24.37 | Caitlyn Bobb (BER) | 24.53 |
| 400 metres | Caitlyn Bobb (BER) | 53.92 | Krystalann Bechard (CAN) | 54.13 | Rae-Anne Serville (TTO) | 54.38 |
| 800 metres | Lorena Rangel (MEX) | 2:10.28 | Emma Pegg (CAN) | 2:10.49 | Cassandra Williamson (CAN) | 2:11.15 |
| 1500 metres | Kendra Lewis (CAN) | 4:44.89 | Fabianna Szorenyi (PUR) | 4:46.70 | Jardine Lam-Colling (CAN) | 4:47.25 |
| 3000 metres | Sabrina Salcedo (MEX) | 10:16.70 | Denisse Amaro (MEX) | 10:38.43 | Fabianna Szorenyi (PUR) | 10:45.98 |
| 100 metres hurdles (wind: +0.8 m/s) | Crystal Morrison (JAM) | 13.19 | Ackera Nugent (JAM) | 13.50 | Isabella Goudros (CAN) | 13.75 |
| 400 metres hurdles | María José Romero (MEX) | 1:04.57 | Silvia Duarte (MEX) | 1:04.66 | Daniela Aragón (ESA) | 1:07.95 |
| 2000 metres steeplechase | Katelyn Stewart-Barnett (CAN) | 7:15.31 | Cecilia Howes (CAN) | 7:34.40 | Andrea Avalos (MEX) | 7:40.30 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Jamaica Krystal Sloley Ackera Nugent Brandy Hall Crystal Morrison | 45.02 | Canada Brianna Gayle Isabella Goudros Hannah Heise Jillian Catton | 46.09 | Mexico Evelyn Escobar Monserrat Rodríguez Dana Ponce Barbara García | 48.40 |
| 5000 metres walk | Sofia Ramos (MEX) | 23:45.69 | Mariana Muñoz (CRC) | 24:18.64 | María Camila Mena A (MEX) | 26:03.07 |
| High jump | Ana Paula Pollorena (MEX) | 1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄4 in) | Claudia Millan (PUR) | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | Danna Rodríguez (MEX) | 1.60 m (5 ft 2+3⁄4 in) |
| Pole vault | Adriana Arellano (MEX) | 3.70 m (12 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | Escarlett García (MEX) | 3.40 m (11 ft 1+3⁄4 in) | Only two competitors | |
| Long jump | Anthaya Charlton (BAH) | 5.86 m (19 ft 2+1⁄2 in) +1.4 | Paula-Ann Chambers (JAM) | 5.76 m (18 ft 10+3⁄4 in) +2.0 | María Fernanda Marquez (MEX) | 5.69 m (18 ft 8 in) +2.4 |
| Triple jump | Mahalia Mitchell (CAN) | 13.13 m (43 ft 3⁄4 in) +1.4 | María Fernanda Marquez (MEX) | 11.91 m (39 ft 3⁄4 in) +4.7 | Natalia Jiménez (MEX) | 10.81 m (35 ft 5+1⁄2 in) +3.7 |
| Shot put (3 kg) | María Fernanda Flores (MEX) | 14.99 m (49 ft 2 in) | Treneese Hamilton (DMA) | 14.65 m (48 ft 0 in) | Mariana Almeyda (MEX) | 14.05 m (46 ft 1 in) |
| Discus throw | Shanice Hutson (BAR) | 42.02 m (137 ft 10 in) | Alejandra Rosales (ESA) | 41.91 m (137 ft 6 in) | Carolina Quiñonez (MEX) | 37.58 m (123 ft 3 in) |
| Hammer throw (3 kg) | Paola Bueno (MEX) | 59.43 m (194 ft 11 in) | Catherina Blouin (CAN) | 56.53 m (185 ft 5 in) | Yanielys Torres (PUR) | 50.90 m (166 ft 11 in) |
| Javelin throw | Xochitl Montoya (MEX) | 48.53 m (159 ft 2 in) | Rhema Otabor (BAH) | 47.68 m (156 ft 5 in) | Paulina Cazares (MEX) | 45.26 m (148 ft 5 in) |

### U18 mixed

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Trinidad and Tobago Jessiah Jones Rae-Anne Serville Taejha Badal Saeed Pompey | 3:26.49 | Jamaica Deandre Watkin Daniella Deer Kenya Thompson Devontie Archer | 3:28.14 | Canada Angelina Shandro Gage Marshall Krystalann Bechard Abdullahi Hassan | 3:29.86 |

## Medal table (U23)

* Host nation (Mexico)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States (USA) | 27 | 23 | 6 | 56 |
| 2 | Jamaica (JAM) | 5 | 6 | 5 | 16 |
| 3 | Mexico (MEX)* | 4 | 3 | 10 | 17 |
| 4 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 |
| 5 | Barbados (BAR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Cuba (CUB) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Grenada (GRN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Puerto Rico (PUR) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | Bahamas (BAH) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Guatemala (GUA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | El Salvador (ESA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Honduras | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (13 entries) | Totals (13 entries) | 41 | 41 | 39 | 121 |

## Medal table (U18)

* Host nation (Mexico)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Mexico (MEX)* | 15 | 12 | 19 | 46 |
| 2 | Jamaica (JAM) | 13 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
| 3 | Canada (CAN) | 5 | 7 | 5 | 17 |
| 4 | Bahamas (BAH) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | Barbados (BAR) | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | Bermuda (BER) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Puerto Rico (PUR) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | El Salvador (ESA) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | Costa Rica (CRC) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | Antigua and Barbuda (ATG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Dominica (DMA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (VIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (13 entries) | Totals (13 entries) | 39 | 39 | 38 | 116 |

## Participation (U23)

* Antigua and Barbuda (2)
* Bahamas (10)
* Barbados (6)
* Belize (2)
* Bermuda (1)
* British Virgin Islands (5)
* Canada (25)
* Cayman Islands (4)
* Costa Rica (2)
* Cuba (4)
* Dominica (3)
* Dominican Republic (2)
* Grenada (3)
* Guadeloupe (2)
* Guatemala (8)
* Haiti (2)
* Honduras (1)
* Jamaica (26)
* Mexico (76)
* Puerto Rico (6)
* Saint Lucia (1)
* El Salvador (7)
* Trinidad and Tobago (3)
* Turks and Caicos Islands (3)
* United States (71)
* United States Virgin Islands (6)