# 2006 NACAC U23 Championships in Athletics

The 4th NACAC Under-23 Championships in Athletics were held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on July 7–9, 2006. A detailed report on the results was given.

## Medal summary

Medal winners are published. Complete results can be found on the Athletics Canada, the AtletismoCR, the CACAC and the USA Track & Field website.

### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Derrick Atkins (BAH) | 10.15 CR | Carlos Moore (USA) | 10.23 | Chris Hargrett (USA) | 10.26 |
| 200 metres | Otis McDaniel (USA) | 20.61 | Derrick Atkins (BAH) | 20.69 | Jared Connaughton (CAN) | 21.14 |
| 400 metres | Ricardo Chambers (JAM) | 45.09 CR | Lionel Larry (USA) | 45.38 | William Collazo (CUB) | 45.72 |
| 800 metres | Duane Solomon (USA) | 1:48.96 | Adam Currie (CAN) | 1:49.22 | Geoff Martinson (CAN) | 1:50.11 |
| 1500 metres | Maury Castillo (CUB) | 3:47.52 CR | Leonel Manzano (USA) | 3:47.64 | Raúl Neyra (CUB) | 3:48.10 |
| 5000 metres | Aaron Aguayo (USA) | 14:54.55 | Giliat Ghebray (USA) | 14:55.52 | Mark Steeds (CAN) | 15:02.68 |
| 10000 metres | John Moore (USA) | 30:16.03 | Jonathan Castañeda (MEX) | 30:37.08 | Joseph Campanelli (CAN) | 31:04.62 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | José Alberto Sánchez (CUB) | 9:06.42 | Corey Nowitzke (USA) | 9:08.63 | Ryan Warrenberg (USA) | 9:11.36 |
| 110 metres hurdles | Dominic Berger (USA) | 13.78 =CR | Jason Richardson (USA) | 13.87 | Adalberto Amador (PUR) | 14.37 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Kenneth Ferguson (USA) | 48.80 CR | Ruben McCoy (USA) | 49.56 | Isa Phillips (JAM) | 49.80 |
| High Jump | Keith Moffatt (USA) | 2.27m CR | Donald Thomas (BAH) | 2.21m | Michael Mason (CAN) | 2.19m |
| Pole Vault | Brad Gebauer (USA) | 5.51m CR | Lázaro Borges (CUB) | 5.25m | Jimmie Heath (USA) | 5.05m |
| Long Jump | Wilfredo Martínez (CUB) | 8.03m CR | Carlos Jorge (DOM) | 7.96m | Tyrone Smith (BER) | 7.90m |
| Triple Jump | Osniel Tosca (CUB) | 17.01m CR | Wilbert Walker (JAM) | 16.18m | Mike Whitehead (USA) | 15.85m |
| Shot Put | Garrett Johnson (USA) | 20.64m CR | Russell Winger (USA) | 19.35m | Reynaldo Proenza (CUB) | 18.41m |
| Discus Throw | Adam Kuehl (USA) | 59.04m CR | Rashaud Scott (USA) | 53.36m | Adonson Shallow (VIN) | 50.19m |
| Hammer Throw | Nick Owens (USA) | 67.87m | Jake Dunkleberger (USA) | 66.91m | Roberto Durruty (CUB) | 66.28m |
| Javelin Throw | Eric Brown (USA) | 68.79m | Andrew Vogelsberg (USA) | 66.69m | Roberto Blanco (MEX) | 64.57m |
| Decathlon | Chris Richardson (USA) | 7243 pts CR | Brandon Hoskins (USA) | 7086 pts | Marcos Sánchez (PUR) | 6756 pts |
| 20 Kilometres Road Walk | Salvador Mira (ESA) | 1:31:42 CR | Alejandro Rojas (MEX) | 1:32:01 | Juan Guerrero (MEX) | 1:33:27 |
| 4 x 100 metres relay | United States Garry Jones Greg Bolden Chris Hargrett Carlos Moore | 39.38 | Bahamas Adrian Griffith Ravanno Ferguson Derek Carey Derrick Atkins | 39.74 | Trinidad and Tobago Rondel Sorrillo Marcus Duncan Richard Thompson Emmanuel Callender | 39.98 |
| 4 x 400 metres relay | Jamaica Huntley Thomas Leford Green Bryan Steele Ricardo Chambers | 3:03.86 | United States Reggie Dardar Kenneth Ferguson Carey Lacour Lionel Larry | 3:05.10 | Bahamas Jamal Moss Michael Mathieu Oscar Greene Andretti Bain | 3:06.95 |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Cleo Tyson (USA) | 11.25 CR | Shalonda Solomon (USA) | 11.30 | Carol Rodríguez (PUR) | 11.40 |
| 200 metres | Shalonda Solomon (USA) | 22.90 CR | Antonette Carter (USA) | 23.05 | Carol Rodríguez (PUR) | 23.27 |
| 400 metres | Shana Cox (USA) | 51.15 CR | Natasha Hastings (USA) | 52.11 | Clora Williams (JAM) | 52.40 |
| 800 metres | Alysia Johnson (USA) | 2:03.87 CR | Gabriela Medina (MEX) | 2:05.02 | Yuneysi Santiusty (CUB) | 2:05.13 |
| 1500 metres | Shannon Rowbury (USA) | 4:20.57 CR | Yuneysi Santiusty (CUB) | 4:21.94 | Jacqueline Malette (CAN) | 4:24.33 |
| 5000 metres | Yanisleidis Castillo (CUB) | 16:22.39 CR | Desiraye Osburn (USA) | 16:22.61 | Jacqueline Malette (CAN) | 16:45.49 |
| 10000 metres | Stephanie Rothstein (USA) | 37:57.94 | Shannon Elmer (CAN) | 38:42.87 | Erika Méndez (PUR) | 39:21.60 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Anna Willard (USA) | 10:23.23 CR | Cassie King (USA) | 10:36.97 | Bevin Kennelly (CAN) | 10:43.74 |
| 100 metres hurdles | Dawn Harper (USA) | 13.06 | Josanne Lucas (TRI) | 13.26 | Ashley Lodree (USA) | 13.31 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Josanne Lucas (TRI) | 55.99 CR | Nickiesha Wilson (JAM) | 56.77 | Erin Crawford (USA) | 58.70 |
| High Jump | Levern Spencer (LCA) | 1.81m | Fabiola Ayala (MEX) | 1.78m | Natalie Sako (USA) | 1.78m |
| Pole Vault | Marjorie Sánchez (CUB) | 4.20m CR | Jodi Unger (USA) | 3.90m | Adrianne Vangool (CAN) | 3.80m |
| Long Jump | Yudelkis Fernández (CUB) | 6.60m CR | Kierra Foster (USA) | 6.48m | Brenda Faluade (USA) | 6.43m |
| Triple Jump | Yarianna Martínez (CUB) | 14.28m CR | Erica McLain (USA) | 13.92m | Tabia Charles (CAN) | 13.62m |
| Shot Put | Amarachi Ukabam (USA) | 16.82m | Michelle Carter (USA) | 16.74m | Sultana Frizell (CAN) | 15.18m |
| Discus Throw | Amarachi Ukabam (USA) | 53.45m CR | Novelle Murray (CAN) | 51.26m | Kate Hutchinson (USA) | 47.40m |
| Hammer Throw | Brittany Riley (USA) | 66.30m CR | Arasay Tondike (CUB) | 66.28m | Britney Henry (USA) | 65.41m |
| Javelin Throw | Dana Pounds (USA) | 55.24m CR | Krista Woodward (CAN) | 50.63m | Dayami Delgado (CUB) | 50.17m |
| Heptathlon | Gretchen Quintana (CUB) | 5810 pts CR | Juana Castillo (DOM) | 5766 pts | Yasmiani Pedroso (CUB) | 5570 pts |
| 10 Kilometres Road Walk | Verónica Colindres (ESA) | 50:29 CR | Leisy Rodríguez (CUB) | 50:51 | Tatiana González (MEX) | 51:06 |
| 4 x 100 metres relay | United States Brooklin Morris Cleo Tyson Shareese Woods Shalonda Solomon | 43.53 CR | Puerto Rico Éricka Navas Celiangeli Morales Jennifer Gutiérrez Érika Rivera | 46.60 | | |
| 4 x 400 metres relay | United States Ashlee Kidd Natasha Hastings Deonna Lawrence Shana Cox | 3:29.05 CR | Mexico Ana Martha Coutiño Nallely Vela Irma Gladys Durán Gabriela E. Medina | 3:41.66 | Trinidad and Tobago Kerry Barrow Josanne Lucas Abigail David Janelle Clarke | 3:44.23 |

## Medal table (unofficial)

* Host nation (Dominican Republic)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States | 28 | 22 | 10 | 60 |
| 2 | Cuba | 9 | 4 | 7 | 20 |
| 3 | Jamaica | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | El Salvador | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Bahamas | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Saint Lucia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Mexico | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 8 | Canada | 0 | 4 | 11 | 15 |
| 9 | Dominican Republic* | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Puerto Rico | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 11 | Bermuda | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (12 entries) | Totals (12 entries) | 43 | 43 | 41 | 127 |

## Participation

The participation of 373 athletes from all 32 NACAC member federations was reported.
* Anguilla (2)
* Antigua and Barbuda (3)
* Aruba (1)
* Bahamas (10)
* Barbados (8)
* Belize (3)
* Bermuda (2)
* British Virgin Islands (2)
* Canada (41)
* Cayman Islands (5)
* Costa Rica (5)
* Cuba (25)
* Dominica (1)
* Dominican Republic (58)
* El Salvador (5)
* Grenada (2)
* Guatemala (7)
* Haïti (2)
* Honduras (2)
* Jamaica (14)
* México (31)
* Montserrat (1)
* Netherlands Antilles (3)
* Nicaragua (2)
* Puerto Rico (27)
* Saint Kitts and Nevis (4)
* Saint Lucia (2)
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (5)
* Trinidad and Tobago (15)
* Turks and Caicos Islands (3)
* United States (80)
* U.S. Virgin Islands (2)