# 2006 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships

The 17th Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships were held in the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain, Trinidad, between 14–16 July 2006, and organized by the National Amateur Athletic Association of Trinidad & Tobago (NAAATT). The event was open for athletes from the invited countries, that are members of the Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation (CACAC), in two categories: Junior A Category: 17 to 19 years as of 31 December 2004 (Born between 1987 and 1989), and Junior B Category: 14 to 16 years as of 31 December 2006 (Born between 1990 and 1992). A preview and detailed discussions of the results on a day-by-day basis are given.

## Records

A total of 18 new championship records were set.
| Event | Record | Athlete | Country | Type |
| Boys Under 20 (Junior) |||||
| 5000 m | 14:21.58 | Diego Alberto Borrego | Mexico | CR |
| 110 m hurdles | 13.69 (1.6 m/s) | Ryan Brathwaite | Barbados | CR |
| Shot put | 17.06m | Tyron Benjamin | Dominica | CR |
| Discus throw | 52.79m | Sharif Small | Jamaica | CR |
| Hammer throw (junior implement, 6 kg) | 60.25m$^{1)}$ | Cristian Vargas | Puerto Rico | CR |
| Girls Under 20 (Junior) |||||
| 200 m | 23.20 (2.0 m/s) | Schillonie Calvert | Jamaica | CR |
| 400 m | 51.57 | Sonita Sutherland | Jamaica | CR |
| 400 m hurdles | 57.09 | Sherene Pinnock | Jamaica | CR |
| 2000 m steeplechase | 8:09.76 | Adriana Rosado | Puerto Rico | CR |
| Pole vault | 4.05m | Alexandra González | Puerto Rico | CR |
| Long jump | 6.56m (0.0 m/s) | Rhonda Watkins | Trinidad and Tobago | CR |
| Hammer throw | 54.51m | Aline Huerta | Mexico | CR |
| Boys Under 17 (Youth) |||||
| 400 m hurdles | 52.62 | Nathan Arnette | Bahamas | CR |
| 4×100 m relay | 40.83 | Jerome Myers Ramone McKenzie Nickel Ashmeade Dexter Lee | Jamaica | CR |
| Pole vault | 4.50m | David A. Díaz | Puerto Rico | CR |
| Discus throw | 52.77m | Omar Bryan | Jamaica | CR |
| Girls Under 17 (Youth) |||||
| 100 m hurdles | 13.72 (1.3 m/s) | Kierre Beckles | Barbados | CR |
| Javelin throw | 39.92m | Deandra Dottin | Barbados | CR |
| 4000 m race walk | 20:24.68 | Jamy Franco | Guatemala | CR |

### Key

* AR — Area record  • CR — Championship record  • NR — National record
Notes:
$^{1)}$: This was a new championship record using the (junior implement) hammer of 6 kg.
However, Yosmel Montes from Cuba threw the hammer 65.88m using the (senior implement) 7.257 kg hammer during the 1996 championships.

## Medal summary

The results are published.

### Male Junior A (under 20)

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (1.5 m/s) | Yohan Blake (JAM) | 10.33 | Keston Bledman (TRI) | 10.39 | Ramon Gittens (BAR) | 10.56 |
| 200 metres (1.4 m/s) | Yohan Blake (JAM) | 21.02 | Ramon Gittens (BAR) | 21.12 | Kervin Morgan (TRI) | 21.22 |
| 400 metres | Renny Quow (TRI) | 46.14 | Allodin Fothergill (JAM) | 46.17 | Edino Steele (JAM) | 46.29 |
| 800 metres | Jamaal James (TRI) | 1:51.73 | Andre Thomas (JAM) | 1:52.28 | Melvin Weller (JAM) Osbaldo Chávez (MEX) | 1:52.93 1:52.93 |
| 1500 metres | Diego Alberto Borrego (MEX) | 3:52.04 | Josué Ramírez (MEX) | 3:55.18 | Adrián Rodríguez (PUR) | 3:56.79 |
| 5000 metres | Diego Alberto Borrego (MEX) | 14:21.58 CR | Juan Carlos Carera (MEX) | 14:51.22 | Adrián Rodríguez (PUR) | 15:45.88 |
| 110 metres hurdles (1.6 m/s) | Ryan Brathwaite (BAR) | 13.69 CR | Keiron Stewart (JAM) | 14.04 | Ronnie Griffith (BAR) | 14.21 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Terry Marshall (BAR) | 53.21 | Keston Toney (TRI) | 53.29 | David López (PUR) | 53.56 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Aarón Arias (MEX) | 9:05.99 | Omar Alejandro Chávez (MEX) | 9:23.43 | Douglas Omar Aguilar (ESA) | 9:52.77 |
| High jump | Jorge Rouco (MEX) | 2.11m | Jamal Wilson (BAH) | 2.11m | Therrold Murray (BAR) | 2.08m |
| Pole vault | Edwin Barrientos (GUA) | 4.10m | Yeisel Cintrón (PUR) | 4.00m | Lorenzo Johnson (JAM) | 4.00m |
| Long jump | Alain Bailey (JAM) | 7.68m | Rudon Bastian (BAH) | 7.55m | Nicholas Gordon (Long Jump) (JAM) | 7.30m w (2.2 m/s) |
| Triple jump | Sean Powell (JAM) | 15.25m (0.7 m/s) | Kessel Campbell (HON) | 15.09m (0.9 m/s) | Lamar Delaney (BAH) | 14.97m (0.6 m/s) |
| Shot put | Tyron Benjamin (DMA) | 17.06m CR | Raymond Brown (JAM) | 16.87m | Guilbert Villarreal (MEX) | 15.36m |
| Discus throw | Sharif Small (JAM) | 52.79m CR | Kellon Marshall (TRI) | 51.74m | Tyron Benjamin (DMA) | 51.55m |
| Hammer throw | Cristian Vargas (PUR) | 60.25m CR | Wilfredo de Jesús (PUR) | 58.77m | Luis Alfonso Torres (MEX) | 56.99m |
| Javelin throw | Juan José Méndez (MEX) | 62.09m | Jeffrey Williams (TRI) | 57.86m | Omar Jones (IVB) | 56.19m |
| Decathlon | Ramón Garibay (MEX) | 6583 | Darwin Colón (HON) | 6178 | Sean Pickstock (BAH) | 5750 |
| 10,000m race walk | Gerardo de Jesús Chávez (MEX) | 46:21.34 | Fernando Armando Martínez (MEX) | 46:21.39 | Víctor Mendoza (ESA) | 47:20.82 |
| 4×100 metres relay | Jamaica Cawayne Jervis Oshane Bailey Tristan Taylor Yohan Blake | 40.49 | Barbados Andre Harper Dario Alleyne Jamal Marshall Ramon Gittens | 40.68 | Cayman Islands Kemar Hyman Tyrell Cuffy Maxwell Hyman Rhymiech Adolphus | 40.79 |
| 4×400 metres relay | Jamaica Tarik Edwards Allodin Fothergill Gawain Gray Edino Steele | 3:06.99 | Trinidad and Tobago Jovon Toppin Renny Quow Ade Alleyne-Forte Kervin Morgan | 3:07.51 | Bahamas Jamaal Butler Ramon Miller Juan Lewis Jameson Strachan | 3:09.09 |

### Female Junior A (under 20)

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (1.0 m/s) | Schillonie Calvert (JAM) | 11.39 | Sheniqua Ferguson (BAH) | 11.67 | Semoy Hackett (TRI) | 11.71 |
| 200 metres (2.0 m/s) | Schillonie Calvert (JAM) | 23.20 CR | Anastasia Le-Roy (JAM) | 23.25 | Semoy Hackett (TRI) | 23.62 |
| 400 metres | Sonita Sutherland (JAM) | 51.57 CR | Bobby-Gaye Wilkins (JAM) | 53.19 | Janeil Bellile (TRI) | 56.15 |
| 800 metres | Jodian Richards (JAM) | 2:12.23 | Vanessa Boyd (JAM) | 2:14.09 | Magaly Montserrat Murillo (MEX) | 2:16.63 |
| 1500 metres | Jodian Richards (JAM) | 4:33.77 | Pilar McShine (TRI) | 4:34.44 | Beverly Ramos (PUR) | 4:34.46 |
| 3000 metres | Pilar McShine (TRI) | 10:28.94 | Neisha Morgan (JAM) | 10:30.81 | Johana Freeman (PUR) | 11:59.07 |
| 5000 metres | Beverly Ramos (PUR) | 17:50.96 | Suheily Rivera (PUR) | 19:42.07 | | |
| 100 metres hurdles (-0.2 m/s) | Kettiany Clarke (JAM) | 13.60 | Kimberly Stanford (BAR) | 14.08 | Karla Guadalupe Dueñas (MEX) | 14.38 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Sherene Pinnock (JAM) | 57.09 CR | Janeil Bellille (TRI) | 1:00.03 | Andrea Reid (JAM) | 1:00.50 |
| 2000 m steeplechase | Adriana Rosado (PUR) | 8:09.76 CR | Johana Freeman (PUR) | 8:37.47 | | |
| High jump | Rhonda Watkins (TRI) | 1.83m | Latroya Darrell (BER) | 1.73m | Paola Fuentes (MEX) | 1.70m |
| Pole vault | Alexandra González (PUR) | 4.05m CR | Carmelita Correa (MEX) | 3.20m | | |
| Long jump | Rhonda Watkins (TRI) | 6.56m CR (0.0 m/s) | Bianca Stuart (BAH) | 6.09m (0.0 m/s) | Shara Proctor (AIA) | 6.08m (0.0 m/s) |
| Triple jump | Arantxa King (BER) | 12.84m (0.0 m/s) | Kimberly Williams (JAM) | 12.47m (0.0 m/s) | Latroya Darrell (BER) | 12.29m (0.0 m/s) |
| Shot put | Annie Alexander (TRI) | 14.91m | Tracy Morrison (BAH) | 13.02m | Paulina Flores (MEX) | 12.22m |
| Discus throw | Annie Alexander (TRI) | 45.62m | Paulina Flores (MEX) | 39.21m | Jodie Sutherland (TRI) | 39.03m |
| Hammer throw | Aline Huerta (MEX) | 54.51m CR | Roxana Goytortua (MEX) | 50.08m | Zuleika Figueroa (PUR) | 41.28m |
| Javelin throw | Taneisha Blair (JAM) | 44.89m | Tracy Morrison (BAH) | 44.69m | Sabina Christmas (DMA) | 40.14m |
| Heptathlon | Flor Adalguisa Morales (MEX) | 4282 | Ana Carolina Ruiz (MEX) | 4028 | Shanise Wright (BAH) | 3503 |
| 5000 m race walk | Marandeliz Arroyo (PUR) | 26:03.94 | María Guajardo (MEX) | 28:24.84 | | |
| 4×100 metres relay | Jamaica Kettiany Clarke Anastasia Le-Roy Naffene Briscoe Schillonie Calvert | 44.74 | Bahamas Tia Rolle T'Shonda Webb Lanece Clarke Sheniqua Ferguson | 45.71 | Trinidad and Tobago Jurnelle Francis Semoy Hackett Reyare Thomas Michelle de Landro | 45.75 |
| 4×400 metres relay | Jamaica Andrea Reid Sherene Pinnock Bobby-Gaye Wilkins Sonita Sutherland | 3:36.02 | Trinidad and Tobago Karla Hope Desiree John Kelly-Ann Romeo Janeil Bellille | 3:42.31 | Puerto Rico Zuleika Torres Arianex Rivera Arelys Caro Kathyenid Rivera | 3:49.09 |

### Male Junior B (under 17)

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (1.8 m/s) | Nickel Ashmeade (JAM) | 10.60 | Dexter Lee (JAM) | 10.68 | Kendall Bacchus (TRI) | 10.73 |
| 200 metres (1.6 m/s) | Ramone McKenzie (JAM) | 21.17 | Nickel Ashmeade (JAM) | 21.30 | Kendall Bacchus (TRI) | 21.74 |
| 400 metres | Ramone McKenzie (JAM) | 47.59 | Kadeem Smith (SKN) | 48.70 | Akino Ming (JAM) | 48.76 |
| 800 metres | Gavyn Nero (TRI) | 1:56.57 | Donahue Williams (JAM) | 1:57.22 | Kenneth Wallace-Whitfield (BAH) | 1:57.37 |
| 1500 metres | Gavyn Nero (TRI) | 4:02.95 | Matthew Spring (BER) | 4:04.23 | Omar Xicale (MEX) | 4:04.75 |
| 3000 metres | Gavyn Nero (TRI) | 9:00.21 | Omar Xicale (MEX) | 9:03.40 | Cristian Quintanilla (ESA) | 9:04.39 |
| 100 metres hurdles (1.7 m/s) | Emilio Estrada (MEX) | 13.57 | Kimarcley Henry (JAM) | 14.17 | Kristen Hepburn-Taylor (BAH) | 14.31 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Nathan Arnett (BAH) | 52.62 CR | Dwight Robinson (JAM) | 53.26 | Kemar Norgrove (BAR) | 55.50 |
| 2000 m steeplechase | Fernando Hernández (MEX) | 6:19.62 | Luis D. Bernardi (PUR) | 7:02.43 | | |
| High jump | Raymond Higgs (BAH) | 2.02m | Edgar Rivera (MEX) | 1.99m | Daniel Burke (BAR) | 1.93m |
| Pole vault | David A. Díaz (PUR) | 4.50m CR | Rubén Viveros (MEX) | 4.20m | Vernal McIntosh (BAH) | 3.20m |
| Long jump | Tarick Batchelor (JAM) | 7.22m (1.1 m/s) | Jerome Myers (JAM) | 6.86m (0.9 m/s) | Hugo Coronado (MEX) | 6.74m (0.7 m/s) |
| Triple jump | Gerard Brown (BAH) | 14.78m (0.0 m/s) | Raymond Higgs (BAH) | 14.74m (0.0 m/s) | Christopher Waugh (JAM) | 14.24m (0.0 m/s) |
| Shot put | Juan Ramón Paredes (MEX) | 15.00m | Fernando Troncoso (MEX) | 14.86m | Omar Bryan (JAM) | 14.62m |
| Discus throw | Omar Bryan (JAM) | 52.77m CR | Fernando Troncoso (MEX) | 50.47m | Giovanni Ramos (PUR) | 42.38m |
| Hammer throw | Jean Rosario (PUR) | 56.33m | | | | |
| Javelin throw | Ramon Burgess (BAR) | 59.63m | Davis Hypolite (DMA) | 52.77m | Trevor Ifill (BAR) | 51.97m |
| Octathlon | Shane Brathwaite (BAR) | 4599 | Fabian Norgrove (BAR) | 4245 | Fernando Torres (PUR) | 4175 |
| 5000 m race walk | Rafael Avendaño (MEX) | 21:52.47 | Pedro Daniel Gómez (MEX) | 22:50.59 | | |
| 4×100 metres relay | Jamaica Jerome Myers Ramone McKenzie Nickel Ashmeade Dexter Lee | 40.83 | Trinidad and Tobago Kwasi King Joel Dillon Aaron Fernandez Kendall Bacchus | 41.90 | Barbados Everton Greenidge Rommel Waithe Jerron Gooding Anthony Rollins | 42.10 |
| 4×400 metres relay | Jamaica Dwight Robinson Donahue Williams Akino Ming Ramone McKenzie | 3:17.05 | Trinidad and Tobago Jameel Alleyne-Walcott Akini Thomas Trevis Frederick Jevon Matthew | 3:19.01 | Bahamas Triedecio Davis Nathan Arnett Darion Duncombe Kenn Wallace-Whitfield | 3:19.47 |

### Female Junior B (under 17)

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (0.7 m/s) | Carrie Russell (JAM) | 11.79 | Cadajah Spencer (TRI) | 11.84 | Danielle Jeffrey (JAM) | 11.97 |
| 200 metres (3.2 m/s) | Carrie Russell (JAM) | 23.75 w | Cadajah Spencer (TRI) | 23.86 w | Nivea Smith (BAH) | 24.23 w |
| 400 metres | Latoya McDermott (JAM) | 54.10 | Merica Moncherry (LCA) | 55.15 | Jessica James (TRI) | 56.60 |
| 800 metres | Natoya Goule (JAM) | 2:09.15 | Brenda Salmerón (ESA) | 2:12.63 | Gladys Landaverde (ESA) | 2:13.86 |
| 1200 metres | Natoya Goule (JAM) | 3:33.74 | Brenda Salmerón (ESA) | 3:34.03 | Gladys Landaverde (ESA) | 3:34.12 |
| 100 metres hurdles (1.3 m/s) | Kierre Beckles (BAR) | 13.72 CR | Shermaine Williams (JAM) | 13.79 | Rosemarie Carty (JAM) | 13.86 |
| 300 metres hurdles | Kierre Beckles (BAR) | 41.55 | Krystal Bodie (BAH) | 41.81 | Sparkle McKnight (TRI) | 43.36 |
| High jump | Misha-Gayle Dacosta (JAM) | 1.69m | Jeanelle Ovid (TRI) | 1.63m | Deandra Daniel (TRI) | 1.60m |
| Long jump | Jasmine Brunson (BER) | 5.56m (-0.6 m/s) | Chantel Malone (IVB) | 5.34m (-0.5 m/s) | Maritza Heredia (MEX) | 5.33m (-0.2 m/s) |
| Triple jump | Estefany M. Cruz (GUA) | 12.08m (0.0 m/s) | Jasmine Brunson (BER) | 11.34m (1.1 m/s) | Yushani Durrant (JAM) | 11.29m (0.8 m/s) |
| Shot put | Deandra Dottin (BAR) | 11.95m | Hilenn James (TRI) | 11.94m | Akeela Bravo (TRI) | 11.77m |
| Discus throw | Alexandra Terry (CAY) | 34.37m | Akeela Bravo (TRI) | 33.11m | Jennie Jacques (BAH) | 28.31m |
| Javelin throw | Deandra Dottin (BAR) | 39.92m CR | Nahomi Rivera (PUR) | 37.03 | Abigaíl Gómez (MEX) | 34.64 |
| Pentathlon | Nahomi Rivera (PUR) | 3415 | Kanishque Todman (IVB) | 2772 | Marcela Martínez (MEX) | 2535 |
| 4000 m race walk | Jamy Franco (GUA) | 20:24.68 CR | Dulce Angélica Arrieta (MEX) | 20:29.00 | Wilane Cuevas (PUR) | 21:04.29 |
| 4×100 metres relay | Jamaica Rosemarie Carty Carrie Russell Antonique Campbell Danesha Norris | 45.50 | Trinidad and Tobago Kirlene Roberts Nyoka Giles Michelle Lee Ahye Cadajah Spencer | 45.70 | Bahamas Iesha White Carlene Johnson V'Alonee Robinson Nivea Smith | 46.31 |
| 4×400 metres relay | Jamaica Sanchia Lee Latoya McDermott Rosemarie Carty Natoya Goule | 3:45.31 | Trinidad and Tobago Naomi Reyes Jessica James Shameyal Simon Sparkle McKnight | 3:47.28 | Barbados Kierre Beckles Latoya Griffith Sade Greene Sade Sealy | 3:47.38 |

## Medal table

The medal count was published.

### Remarks

$^{1)}$: Jamaica: count of bronze medals for sub-17 is 6 (rather than 7 as published), total is 28 (rather than 29 as published).
$^{2)}$: Mexico: count of bronze medals for sub-17 is 5 (rather than 6 as published), total is 16 (rather than 17 as published). Total count of gold medals is 13 (rather than 14 as published), total is 41 (rather than 42 as published).
$^{3)}$: Bahamas: Total count of bronze medals is 11 (rather than 13 as published).
$^{4)}$: Puerto Rico: Total count of gold medals is 8 considering U-17 hammer throw.

## Team trophies

Team trophies were distributed to the 1st place of the women category, to the 1st place of the men category, and to the 1st place overall (men and women categories). However, points were only published for the overall (men and women combined) Sub-20 and Sub-17 categories. Working through the results yields the following unofficial ranking.

### Remarks

The published points and corresponding ranks for the Sub-20 category contain 3rd place ties for Jamaica and Mexico, 4th place ties for Barbados and Bermuda, and 5th place ties for Trinidad & Tobago and St. Lucia. However, there is no evidence in the published results. Rather, corresponding ties are evident in the Sub-17 category, where they are already taken into account. Correcting the published Sub-20 point scheme correspondingly, it can be verified that the calculated points from the above tables are completely in line with the published point tables.

## Participation

Detailed result lists can be found on the CACAC, on the CFPI and on the World Junior Athletics History website. An unofficial count yields the number of about 440 athletes from about 24 countries:
* Anguilla (7)
* Aruba (5)
* Bahamas (55)
* Barbados (34)
* Bermuda (10)
* British Virgin Islands (11)
* Cayman Islands (7)
* Costa Rica (4)
* Dominica (6)
* El Salvador (6)
* Grenada (3)
* Guatemala (4)
* Guyana (8)
* Honduras (6)
* Jamaica (68)
* México (61)
* Netherlands Antilles (6)
* Puerto Rico (50)
* Saint Kitts and Nevis (20)
* Saint Lucia (3)
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (13)
* Trinidad and Tobago (53)
* Turks and Caicos Islands (7)
* U.S. Virgin Islands (2)