# 2004 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics

The 16th Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships were held in the Estadio Rafael Hernández Ochoa in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico, between 25–27 June 2004. The games were originally planned to be held in San Salvador, El Salvador. However, they were relocated to the state of Veracruz in Mexico in early 2004. Both cities of Xalapa and Coatzacoalcos were applicants. A discussion of the results is given.

## Records

A couple of new championship records were set.
| Event | Record | Athlete | Country | Type |
| Boys Under 20 (Junior) |||||
| 200 m | 20.67s (1.2 m/s) | Marcus Duncan | Trinidad and Tobago | CR |
| Hammer throw (junior implement, 6 kg) | 59.03m$^{1)}$ | Santiago Loera | Mexico | CR |
| Girls Under 20 (Junior) |||||
| Shot put | 15.74m | Annie Alexander | Trinidad and Tobago | CR |
| Boys Under 17 (Youth) |||||
| Octathlon | 4832 pts$^{2)}$ | Ramón Garibay | Mexico | CR |

### Key

* AR — Area record  • CR — Championship record  • NR — National record
Notes:
$^{1)}$: A new (junior implement) hammer of 6 kg was used for the first time at the championships. Therefore, the mark of 59.03m is naturally a new championship record. However, Yosmel Montes from Cuba threw the hammer 65.88m using the (senior implement) 7.257 kg hammer during the 1996 championships.
$^{2)}$: The result of 14.91s in 110m hurdles was reported as wind-assisted (2.7 m/s).
Moreover, there were a couple of further results marked as championship records. However, they might be disputable as discussed below:
| Event | Record | Athlete | Country | Type |
| Girls Under 20 (Junior) |||||
| Pole vault | 3.35m$^{3)}$ | Nidza Torres | Puerto Rico | CR |
| Pole vault | 3.35m$^{3)}$ | Carmen Castillo | Mexico | CR |
| Pole vault | 3.35m$^{3)}$ | Isadora García | Mexico | CR |
| Hammer throw | 48.01m$^{4)}$ | Mónica Coronado | Mexico | CR |
| Boys Under 17 (Youth) |||||
| Pole vault | 3.95m$^{5)}$ | Yeisel Cintrón | Puerto Rico | CR |

### Key

* AR — Area record  • CR — Championship record  • NR — National record
Notes:
$^{3)}$: Citlalli Huerta from Mexico jumped 3.70m during the 2002 championships (marked as "Exhibition").
$^{4)}$: Violeta Guzmán of Mexico threw the hammer (4 kg as in this competition) 51.46m during the 1996 championships. The event was not held during the last championships in 2002, which might explain the mismatch.
$^{5)}$: Erik Corral of Mexico jumped 4.20m during the 1998 championships. Again, the event was not held during the last championships in 2002, which might explain the mismatch.

## Medal summary

The results are published.

### Male Junior A (under 20)

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (1.6 m/s) | Daniel Bailey (ATG) | 10.33 | Marcus Duncan (TRI) | 10.43 | Yavid Zackey (PUR) | 10.45 |
| 200 metres (1.2 m/s) | Marcus Duncan (TRI) | 20.67 CR | Daniel Bailey (ATG) | 20.81 | Jamil James (TRI) | 21.05 |
| 400 metres | Renny Quow (TRI) | 47.62 | Andretti Bain (BAH) | 47.95 | Nery Brenes (CRC) | 48.05 |
| 800 metres | Simeon Bovell (TRI) | 1:53.14 | Davian Parker (JAM) | 1:55.31 | Jorge Zamora (MEX) | 1:56.12 |
| 1500 metres | Isaías Haro (MEX) | 3:49.04 | Mario Vera (MEX) | 3:57.98 | Francis Jiménez (ESA) | 3:59.49 |
| 5000 metres | Denides Vélez (PUR) | 15:21.39 | Alejandro Caltenco (MEX) | 15:27.57 | Juan Morales (PUR) | 15:31.66 |
| 10,000 metres | César Méndez (MEX) | 32:41.03 | Elfego Sedano (MEX) | 32:41.24 | Bartolomé Sequén (GUA) | 33:21.46 |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Josafath González (MEX) | 9:25.02 | Aarón Arias (MEX) | 9:48.77 | Marlon Monterrosa (ESA) | 10:11.44 |
| 110 metres hurdles (3.9 m/s) | Patrick Lee (JAM) | 14.37 w | Norhiher Marín (MEX) | 14.53 w | Jesse King (BAR) | 14.76 w |
| 400 metres hurdles | Manuel García (PUR) | 53.25 | Markino Buckley (JAM) | 53.30 | Ronald Forbes (CAY) | 53.80 |
| High jump | Darvin Edwards (LCA) | 2.09 | Omar Wright (CAY) | 2.09 | Pedro Piñera (MEX) | 2.06 |
| Pole vault | José Montano (MEX) | 5.00 | Moisés Gómez (MEX) | 4.50 | Noel Feliciano (PUR) | 4.00 |
| Long jump | Lovintz Tota (BER) | 7.23 (-2.4 m/s) | Jermaine Alphous Jackson (JAM) | 7.06 (-0.2 m/s) | Henry Linton (CRC) | 6.70 (0.6 m/s) |
| Triple jump | Ayata Joseph (ATG) | 15.80 (-0.7 m/s) | Maxwell Álvarez (GUA) | 15.01 (-1.3 m/s) | Luis Rivera (MEX) | 14.56 (-1.6 m/s) |
| Shot put | Hickel Woolery (JAM) | 16.66 | Adonson Shallow (VIN) | 16.55 | Camoi Hood (JAM) | 16.54 |
| Discus throw | Hickel Woolery (JAM) | 47.22 | Camoi Hood (JAM) | 45.74 | Adonson Shallow (VIN) | 45.10 |
| Hammer throw | Santiago Loera (MEX) | 59.03 CR | Roberto Sawyers (CRC) | 57.56 | Javier Villarreal (MEX) | 56.55 |
| Javelin throw | Kenley Olivas (NCA) | 59.20 | José Lagunes (MEX) | 59.11 | Carlos Morgan (CAY) | 56.13 |
| Decathlon | Marcos Sánchez (PUR) | 6293 | José Hernández (MEX) | 6032 | Miguel Juárez (MEX) | 5923 |
| 10,000 metres track walk | Éder Sánchez (MEX) | 43:21.99 | Alejandro Rojas (MEX) | 44:06.05 | Hugo Céspedes (CRC) | 61:44.56 |
| 4 × 100 metre relay | Jamaica Kawayne Fisher Kevin Stewart Nesta Carter Andre Wellington | 40.63 | Trinidad and Tobago | 41.04 | Bahamas Don Wood Michael Sands Derek Carey Tyrone Sawyer | 41.04 |
| 4 × 400 metre relay | Trinidad and Tobago | 3:10.97 | Puerto Rico Yavid Zackey Marcos Sánchez Manuel García Félix Martínez | 3:12.10 | Jamaica Leford Green Michael Gardener Andre Wellington Markino Buckley | 3:12.92 |

### Female Junior A (under 20)

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (0.6 m/s) | Wanda Hutson (TRI) | 11.46 | Kelly Ann Baptiste (TRI) | 11.50 | Carol Rodríguez (PUR) | 11.73 |
| 200 metres (2.7 m/s) | Kelly Ann Baptiste (TRI) | 23.37 w | Nickesha Anderson (JAM) | 23.50 w | Anastasia Le-Roy (JAM) | 23.71 w |
| 400 metres | Kineke Alexander (VIN) | 53.93 | Abigail David (TRI) | 54.36 | Nyoka Cole (JAM) | 54.81 |
| 800 metres | Cristina Guevara (MEX) | 2:12.92 | Maresia Pencil (JAM) | 2:15.93 | Raquel Barquero (CRC) | 2:22.48 |
| 1500 metres | Pilar McShine (TRI) | 4:42.93 | Liliani Méndez (PUR) | 4:43.27 | María Estrada (MEX) | 4:44.05 |
| 3000 metres | María Estrada (MEX) | 10:07.85 | Liliani Méndez (PUR) | 10:13.28 | Anayeli Navarro (MEX) | 10:16.63 |
| 5000 metres | Ana Rosa Fuentes (MEX) | 18:43.28 | Monserrat Zúñiga (MEX) | 18:52.76 | Xiomara Barrera (ESA) | 20:25.41 |
| 100 metres hurdles (1.6 m/s) | Keisha Brown (JAM) | 13.76 | Diana Pérez (MEX) | 15.05 | Jéssica González (MEX) | 15.08 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Jennifer Velázquez (PUR) | 62.46 | Trishana McGowan (JAM) | 63.64 | Nayeli Leyva (MEX) | 64.75 |
| High jump | Rhonda Watkins (TRI) | 1.76 | Zindzi Swan (BER) | 1.76 | Fabiola Ayala (MEX) | 1.70 |
| Pole vault | Nidza Torres (PUR) | 3.35 | Carmen Castillo (MEX) | 3.35 | Isadora García (MEX) | 3.35 |
| Long jump | Rhonda Watkins (TRI) | 5.85 (-1.7 m/s) | Zindzi Swan (BER) | 5.81 (-1.2 m/s) | Rosemarie White (JAM) | 5.67 (-2.2 m/s) |
| Triple jump | Seidre Forde (BAR) | 12.23 (-0.8 m/s) | Estela Díaz (MEX) | 11.95 (-1.4 m/s) | Sharon Ruiz (CRC) | 11.44 (-2.3 m/s) |
| Shot put | Annie Alexander (TRI) | 15.74 CR | Tressa-Anne Charles (LCA) | 14.67 | Brittney Marshall (BER) | 13.18 |
| Discus throw | Keisha Walkes (BAR) | 41.87 | Sasha Ferguson (BAH) | 41.59 | María Padilla (MEX) | 39.53 |
| Hammer throw | Mónica Coronado (MEX) | 48.01 | Rita Nieves (PUR) | 41.87 | Gilmarie Ortíz (PUR) | 39.53 |
| Javelin throw | Coralys Ortíz (PUR) | 48.45 | Elizabeth Orozco (MEX) | 41.59 | Ana Encinas (MEX) | 41.29 |
| Heptathlon | Nadina Marsh (JAM) | 5161 | Yaritza Rivera (PUR) | 4632 | Cuquie Melville (TRI) | 4465 |
| 5000 metres track walk | Rosa María Orozco (MEX) | 25:00.74 | Verónica Colindres (ESA) | 25:35.12 | Marandeliz Arroyo (PUR) | 25:42.23 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Jamaica Jody-Ann Powell Tracy-Ann Rowe Nickesha Anderson Anastasia Le-Roy | 44.85 | Trinidad and Tobago Jurlene Francis Monique Cabral Wanda Hutson Kelly-Ann Baptiste | 45.10 | Mexico Ana Martha Coutiño Deneb Cervantes Nayra Denisse Tienda Zudikey Rodríguez | 47.86 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Jamaica Sharneter Stewart Nickesha Anderson Nyoka Cole Trishana McGowan | 3:40.40 | Puerto Rico Jennifer Velázquez Zuliana Fontánez Gilmarie Ortíz Carol Rodríguez | 3:44.87 | Mexico Ana Martha Coutiño Nallely Vela Nayeli Leyva Viridiana Nájera | 3:47.73 |

### Male Junior B (under 17)

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (1.4 m/s) | Luis López (PUR) | 10.78 | Dario Alleyne (BAR) | 10.81 | Ramaldo Turner (JAM) | 10.82 |
| 200 metres (4.5 m/s) | Dario Alleyne (BAR) | 21.53 w | Withley Williams (SKN) | 21.80 w | Luis López (PUR) | 21.83 w |
| 400 metres | Christian Santiago (PUR) | 48.32 | Romel Lewis (JAM) | 49.01 | Keneil Lee (JAM) | 50.36 |
| 800 metres | Jamaal James (TRI) | 1:53.93 | Greivin González (CRC) | 1:54.78 | Lionel Omar Ayala (PUR) | 1:59.15 |
| 1500 metres | José Pérez (MEX) | 4:08.21 | Diego Borrego (MEX) | 4:08.26 | Yasamel Rodríguez (PUR) | 4:09.28 |
| 3000 metres | Diego Borrego (MEX) | 8:43.68 | Juan Carrera (MEX) | 8:44.77 | Luis Velázquez (PUR) | 9:36.29 |
| 2000 metres steeplechase | Juan Flores (MEX) | 6:04.73 | Luis Velázquez (PUR) | 6:12.63 | Francisco González (MEX) | 6:13.74 |
| 100 metres hurdles (2.5 m/s) | Ryan Brathwaite (BAR) | 13.20 w | Akeem Smith (JAM) | 13.52 w | Ronnie Griffith (BAR) | 13.60 w |
| 400 metres hurdles | Víctor Valentín (PUR) | 54.35 | Christopher Adderley (BAH) | 54.47 | Víctor García (MEX) | 56.09 |
| High jump | Jahmal Strachan (BAH) | 1.96 | Sheldon King (BAH) | 1.96 | Jade Darrell (BER) Alejandro Olmedo (ESA) | 1.85 1.85 |
| Pole vault | Yeisel Cintrón (PUR) | 3.95jo | Edwin Barrientos (GUA) | 3.90 | David Díaz (PUR) | 3.90 |
| Long jump | Nicholas Gordon (JAM) | 6.65 (-1.5 m/s) | Paul Espino (MEX) | 6.54 (-2.4 m/s) | Marcos Amalbert (PUR) | 6.49 (-1.6 m/s) |
| Triple jump | Nicholas Gordon (JAM) | 13.88 (-1.8 m/s) | Dwight Webley (JAM) | 13.61 (-1.5 m/s) | Marcos Amalbert (PUR) | 13.39 (-0.5 m/s) |
| Shot put | Guilbert Villarreal (MEX) | 15.68 | Carlos Flores (MEX) | 15.21 | Raymond Brown (JAM) | 14.95 |
| Discus throw | José Carlos de la Torre (MEX) | 48.35 | Kerron Brown (TRI) | 44.41 | Fidelfo Lozano (MEX) | 42.89 |
| Hammer throw | Luis Torres (MEX) | 57.57 | Antonio Torres (PUR) | 51.77 | Wilfredo de Jesús (PUR) | 49.51 |
| Javelin throw | Juan Méndez (MEX) | 60.48 | Omar Jones (IVB) | 51.66 | Juan Mora (MEX) | 51.03 |
| Octathlon | Ramón Garibay (MEX) | 4832 CR | Gabriel Arroyo (PUR) | 4541 | Gustavo Cantù (MEX) | 3629 |
| 5000 metres track walk | Rufino Ramírez (MEX) | 22:37.41 | Joe Bonilla (PUR) | 23:46.06 | Víctor Mendoza (ESA) | 23:56.44 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Jamaica Ramaldo Turner Teo Bennett Akeem Smith Cawayne Jervis | 42.33 | Puerto Rico | 42.65 | Bahamas Ashman Sweeting Jonathan Davis Deangelo Sands Larry Pinder | 42.77 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Jamaica Keneil Lee Cawayne Jervis Dwight Webley Romel Lewis | 3:21.15 | Puerto Rico Víctor G. Valentín Gustavo de Jesús Gabriel O. Acevedo Christian Santiago | 3:21.98 | Bahamas Keyon Minns Deangelo Sands Larry Pinder Christopher Adderley | 3:22.57 |

### Female Junior B (under 17)

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (0.4 m/s) | Kimberly Smith (JAM) | 11.64 | T'Shonda Webb (BAH) | 11.94 | Semoy Hackett (TRI) | 11.97 |
| 200 metres (2.7 m/s) | Sade St. Louis (TRI) | 23.83 w | Britney St. Louis (TRI) | 24.31 w | T'Shonda Webb (BAH) | 24.43 w |
| 400 metres | Britney St. Louis (TRI) | 54.61 | Sade St. Louis (TRI) | 54.68 | Shakeeri Cole (JAM) | 56.09 |
| 800 metres | Vanessa Boyd (JAM) | 2:16.13 | Deanne Lightbourne (BER) | 2:16.58 | Kenia Suárez (MEX) | 2:18.39 |
| 1200 metres | Karen Arce (CRC) | 3:41.72 | Sheila Alcántara (MEX) | 3:42.90 | Maritza Arenas (MEX) | 3:46.21 |
| 100 metres hurdles (1.6 m/s) | Natasha Ruddock (JAM) | 13.83 | Karla Dueñas (MEX) | 13.94 | Carla Rodríguez (MEX) | 14.24 |
| 300 metres hurdles | Michelle Cumberbatch (BAH) | 43.88 | Kierre Beckles (BAR) | 44.67 | Andrea Sutherland (JAM) | 44.75 |
| High jump | Latroya Darrell (BER) | 1.76 | Liliana Vázquez (MEX) | 1.66 | Andrea Moss (BAH) | 1.60 |
| Long jump | Shara Proctor (AIA) | 5.99 (0.0 m/s) | Arantxa King (BER) | 5.85 (0.0 m/s) | Bianca Stuart (BAH) | 5.71 (0.0 m/s) |
| Triple jump | Kimona Smith (JAM) | 11.87 (-1.5 m/s) | Latroya Darrell (BER) | 11.76 (-2.2 m/s) | Maricela Bustamante (MEX) | 11.37 (-1.7 m/s) |
| Shot put | Rosario Sánchez (MEX) | 12.30 | Gabrielle Nixon (BAH) | 12.00 | Claudia Aguilar (MEX) | 11.73 |
| Discus throw | Paulina Flores (MEX) | 36.78 | Georgina Luján (MEX) | 33.83 | Yahaira Ellington (GUA) | 32.47 |
| Javelin throw | Kyann Maynard (BAR) | 37.30 | Venice Fredericks (TRI) | 37.15 | Catalina Morales (MEX) | 33.79 |
| Pentathlon | Nahomi Rivera (PUR) | 3018 | Verónica Sánchez (MEX) | 2960 | Gladys Quijada (ESA) | 2498 |
| 4000 metres Track Walk | María Pérez (MEX) | 21:02.84 | María Guajardo (MEX) | 21:12.78 | Roxanne Rivera (PUR) | 22:03.45 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Trinidad and Tobago Jurnelle Francis Semoy Hackett Britney St. Louis Sade St. Louis | 46.08 | Jamaica Naffene Briscoe Kimberly Smith Natasha Ruddock Samantha Henry | 47.28 | Bahamas Eugenia Patton T'Shonda Webb Bianca Stuart Michelle Cumberbatch | 47.97 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Jamaica Judith Riley Shakeeri Cole Kimberly Smith Andrea Sutherland | 3:49.42 | Bermuda | 3:56.42 | Mexico Alejandra Cherizola Karina Herrera Beatriz Dolores Curiel Evelyn Kristell Mercado | 4:00.77 |

## Medal table

The placing table and medal count was published.

### Total

* Host nation (Mexico)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Mexico (MEX)* | 23 | 24 | 27 | 74 |
| 2 | Jamaica (JAM) | 17 | 11 | 10 | 38 |
| 3 | Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | 14 | 9 | 3 | 26 |
| 4 | Puerto Rico (PUR) | 11 | 12 | 15 | 38 |
| 5 | Barbados (BAR) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | Bahamas (BAH) | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 |
| 7 | Bermuda (BER) | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
| 8 | Antigua and Barbuda (ATG) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Costa Rica (CRC) | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 10 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (VIN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Saint Lucia (LCA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Nicaragua (NIC) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Guatemala (GUA) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 15 | El Salvador (ESA) | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 16 | Cayman Islands (CAY) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 17 | British Virgin Islands (IVB) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (18 entries) | Totals (18 entries) | 81 | 81 | 82 | 244 |

## Placing table

The placing table for team trophy distributed to the 1st place overall team (men and women categories) was published.

### Overall

| Rank | Nation | Points |
| | Mexico | 759 |
| 2 | Jamaica | 369 |
| 3 | Puerto Rico | 349 |
| 4 | Trinidad and Tobago | 234 |
| 5 | Bahamas | 157 |
| 6 | Costa Rica | 149 |
| 7 | Bermuda | 113.5 |
| 8 | Barbados | 82 |
| 9 | Guatemala | 82 |
| 10 | El Salvador | 72.5 |
| 11 | Cayman Islands | 38 |
| 12 | Antigua and Barbuda | 26 |
| 13 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 24 |
| 14 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 19 |
| 15 | Nicaragua | 17 |
| 16 | Honduras | 16 |
| 17 | Saint Lucia | 15 |
| 18 | British Virgin Islands | 14 |
| 19 | Anguilla | 8 |
| 20 | Aruba | 6 |
| 21 | Belize | 5 |

## Participation (unofficial)

Detailed result lists can be found on the World Junior Athletics History website. An unofficial count yields a number of about 411 athletes (223 junior (under-20) and 188 youth (under-17)) from about 21 countries:
* Anguilla (1)
* Antigua and Barbuda (3)
* Aruba (2)
* Bahamas (27)
* Barbados (10)
* Belize (2)
* Bermuda (18)
* British Virgin Islands (4)
* Cayman Islands (12)
* Costa Rica (27)
* El Salvador (13)
* Guatemala (18)
* Honduras (7)
* Jamaica (44)
* México (137)
* Nicaragua (3)
* Puerto Rico (48)
* Saint Kitts and Nevis (5)
* Saint Lucia (2)
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (3)
* Trinidad and Tobago (25)