# 2021 NACAC U18 U20 and U23 Championships in Athletics

The 2021 NACAC U23 Championships in Athletics was the 11th edition of the biennial NACAC U23 athletics championships. They were held in San José, Costa Rica from 9 July to 11 July. For the first time an U20 competition was held next to the U23 and U18 categories.

## Medal summary
### U23 men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Kuron Griffith Barbados | 10.33 | Odaine McPherson Jamaica | 10.39 | Kion Benjamin Trinidad and Tobago | 10.40 |
| 200 metres | Alexander Ogando Dominican Republic | 20.59 | Jevaughn Powell Jamaica | 20.83 | Antonio Watson Jamaica | 21.03 |
| 400 metres | Jonathan Jones Barbados | 46.20 | Christopher Taylor Jamaica | 46.58 | Javeir Brown Jamaica | 47.54 |
| 800 metres | Juan Diego Castro Costa Rica | 1:48.66 | Tyrese Reid Jamaica | 1:49.44 | Aarón Hernández El Salvador | 1:54.47 |
| 1500 metres | Aarón Hernández El Salvador | 3:57.37 | Marcos Cruz Guatemala | 3:58.27 | Tyrese Reid Jamaica | 4:01.40 |
| 5000 metres | Marcial Rodríguez Nicaragua | 14:32.93 | Only one participant | | | |
| 110 metres hurdles (107 cm) | Orlando Bennett Jamaica | 13.65 | Rasheem Brown Cayman Islands | 14.06 | Yves Cherubin Haiti | 14.29 |
| 400 metres hurdles (91 cm) | Rasheeme Griffith Barbados | 52.06 | Nathan Fergusson Barbados | 52.69 | Luis Alonso Guevara Costa Rica | 54.78 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase (91 cm) | Marcial Rodríguez Nicaragua | 9:56.16 | Brandon Barrantes Costa Rica | 10:07.86 | Only two finishers | |
| 4×100 metres relay | Jamaica Antonio Watson Christopher Taylor Jevaughn Powell Odaine McPherson | 42.07 | Costa Rica Derick Leandro Ivan Sibaja Kluiverth Nuñez Rasheed Miller | 44.69 | Only two teams | |
| 10,000 m walk | Pedro Alexander López Guatemala | 43:55.84 | Oscar Pop Choc Guatemala | 44:08.08 | Juan Manuel Calderón Costa Rica | 44:12.97 |
| High jump | Shaun Miller Bahamas | 2.21 | Kyle Alcine Bahamas | 2.15 | Byron Villalobos Costa Rica Raymond Richards Jamaica | 1.95 |
| Pole vault | Julio Flores Nicaragua | 4.50 | Héctor Juan Dominican Republic | 4.20 | Only two finishers | |
| Long jump | Shakwon Coke Jamaica | 7.88 | Clement Campbell Trinidad and Tobago | 7.37 | Rasheed Miller Costa Rica | 7.15 |
| Triple jump | Jonathan Miller Barbados | 16.00 | Taeco O'Garro Antigua and Barbuda | 15.41 | Jadon Brome Barbados | 15.12 |
| Shot put (7.26 kg) | Courtney Lawrence Jamaica | 18.66 | Elías Gómez Costa Rica | 13.44 | Only two finishers | |
| Discus throw (2 kg) | Kai Chang Jamaica | 61.39 | Roje Stona Jamaica | 61.21 | Elías Gómez Costa Rica | 46.33 |
| Hammer throw (7.26 kg) | Dylan Suárez Costa Rica | 61.14 | Rodrigo Morán Guatemala | 53.04 | Only two finishers | |
| Javelin throw (800 g) | Tyriq Horsford Trinidad and Tobago | 73.06 | Keyshawn Strachan Bahamas | 72.13 | Armando Caballero Panama | 63.50 |
| Decathlon | Esteban Ibañez El Salvador | 6436 pts | Brainer Chavarria Costa Rica | 5189 pts | Only two participants | |

### U23 women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Halle Hazzard Grenada | 11.42 | Amya Clarke Saint Kitts and Nevis | 11.90 | Denisha Cartwritght Bahamas | 11.91 |
| 200 metres | Fiordaliza Cofil Dominican Republic | 23.89 | Halle Hazzard Grenada | 24.07 | Iantha Wright Trinidad and Tobago | 24.40 |
| 400 metres | Charokee Young Jamaica | 52.06 | Shafiqua Maloney Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 52.73 | Fiordaliza Cofil Dominican Republic | 53.83 |
| 800 metres | Shafiqua Maloney Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2:08.13 | Mikaela Smith United States Virgin Islands | 2:19.87 | Only two participants | |
| 100 metres hurdles (84 cm) | Daszay Freeman Jamaica | 13.80 | Charisma Taylor Bahamas | 13.88 | Sasha Wells Bahamas | 13.94 |
| 400 metres hurdles (76 cm) | Shiann Salmon Jamaica | 58.29 | Only one parcipant | | | |
| 5,000 m walk | Yasury Palacios Guatemala | 22:31.13 NU23R | Only one finisher | | | |
| High jump | Lamara Distin Jamaica | 1.85 | Ángela González Panama | 1.65 | Only two participants | |
| Triple jump | Charisma Taylor Bahamas | 13.22 | Mikeisha Welcome Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 13.16 | Only two participants | |
| Shot put (4 kg) | Deisheline Mayers Costa Rica | 14.90 NR | Danielle Sloley Jamaica | 13.85 | Lacee Barnes Cayman Islands | 13.75 |
| Discus throw (1 kg) | Lacee Barnes Cayman Islands | 47.34 | Acacia Astwood Bahamas | 36.78 | Tania Sevilla Costa Rica | 33.32 |
| Hammer throw (4 kg) | Acacia Astwood Bahamas | 51.22 | Lindsay Reyes Costa Rica | 45.62 | Only two finishers | |
| Javelin throw (600 g) | Deisheline Mayers Costa Rica | 41.98 | Only one parcipant | | | |
| Heptathlon | Mariel Brokke Costa Rica | 4042 pts | Only one parcipant | | | |

### U23 mixed

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Jamaica Shiann Salmon Christopher Taylor Odaine McPherson Charokee Young | 3:20.71 | Bahamas Sasha Wells Shaun Miller Charisma Taylor Kyle Alcine | 3:41.69 | Only two participants | |

### U20 men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Terrence Jones Bahamas | 10.47 | Nazzio John Grenada | 10.62 | Alejandro Ricketts Costa Rica | 10.69 |
| 200 metres | Wanya McCoy Bahamas | 21.17 | Terrence Jones Bahamas | 21.18 | Sandrey Davison Jamaica | 21.34 |
| 400 metres | Wanya McCoy Bahamas | 48.34 | Handal Roban Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 48.97 | José Andrés Hernández Costa Rica | 50.22 |
| 800 metres | Handal Roban Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1:49.75 | Matthew Cook Costa Rica | 1:56.99 | Only two finishers | |
| 110 metres hurdles (99 cm) | Antoine Andrews Bahamas | 14.27 | Alton Roker Bahamas | 15.26 | Only two participants | |
| 400 metres hurdles (91 cm) | Dillon Leacock Trinidad and Tobago | 53.45 | Only one participant | | | |
| 4×100 metres relay | Bahamas Antoine Andrews Wanya McCoy Demetrius Rolle Terrence Jones | 41.68 | Costa Rica Gary Altamirano José Andrés Hernández Stiver Alfaro Alejandro Ricketts | 43.17 | Only two participants | |
| 4×400 metres relay | Costa Rica Gary Altamirano Matthew Cook Alejandro Ricketts José Andrés Hernández | 3:26.91 | Only one team | | | |
| High jump | Romaine Beckford Jamaica | 2.10 | Elias Ocampo Costa Rica | 1.80 | Only two participants | |
| Long jump | Kavian Kerr Jamaica | 7.80 | Miguel Aronategui Panama | 6.69 | Elias Campo Costa Rica | 6.40 |
| Triple jump | Nathan Crawford Barbados | 14.92 | Elias Campo Costa Rica | 14.05 | Gary Altamirano Costa Rica | 13.13 |
| Shot put (6 kg) | Tarajah Hudson Bahamas | 15.93 | Yoshua Villafuerte Costa Rica | 15.12 | Jean Cerrud Panama | 14.40 |
| Discus throw (1.75 kg) | Tarajah Hudson Bahamas | 52.45 | Yoshua Villafuerte Costa Rica | 48.71 | Jean Cerrud Panama | 38.75 |

### U20 women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Camille Rutherford Bahamas | 11.36 | Leah Bertrand Trinidad and Tobago | 11.70 | Joella Lloyd Antigua and Barbuda | 11.70 |
| 200 metres | Camille Rutherford Bahamas | 23.42 | Joella Lloyd Antigua and Barbuda | 23.55 | Alliyah Francis Jamaica | 24.32 |
| 400 metres | Rae-Anne Serville Trinidad and Tobago | 54.85 | Lacarthea Cooper British Virgin Islands | 55.66 | Melanie Vargas Costa Rica | 59.78 |
| 800 metres | Jasmaine Knowles Bahamas | 2:15.25 | María Chavez Madrigal Costa Rica | 2:30.82 | Only two parcipants | |
| 100 metres hurdles (84 cm) | Ackera Nugent Jamaica | 13.64 | Luisana Alonso Costa Rica | 32.83 | Only two parcipants | |
| 4×100 metres relay | Costa Rica Luisana Alonso Melanie Vargas Ivanniz Blackwood Maryangel Morales | 49.81 | Only one team | |
| 4×400 metres relay | Costa Rica Luisana Alonso Maryangel Morales Melanie Vargas Ivanniz Blackwood | 4:08.66 | Only one team | | | |
| High jump | María José Rodríguez Luna Costa Rica | 1.65 | Only one parcipant | | | |
| Long jump | Shantae Foreman Jamaica | 6.07 | Maryangel Morales Costa Rica | 5.00 | Only two parcipants | |
| Triple jump | Maryangel Morales Costa Rica | 10.72 | Only one parcipant | | | |
| Shot put (4 kg) | Carnitre Mackey Bahamas | 12.56 | Only one parcipant | | | |
| Javelin throw (600 g) | Rhema Otabor Bahamas | 55.06 | Carnitre Mackey Bahamas | 41.31 | Only two parcipants | |

### U18 boys

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Alicke Cranston Jamaica | 10.42 CR NU18R | Ajani Daley Antigua and Barbuda | 10.68 | Kyle Lawrence Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 10.71 |
| 200 metres | Alicke Cranston Jamaica | 20.74 | Orlando Wint Jamaica | 21.10 | Shimar Bain Bahamas | 21.65 |
| 400 metres | Delano Kennedy Jamaica | 47.75 | Tahj Hamm Jamaica | 48.38 | Shamar Smith Bahamas | 49.83 |
| 800 metres | Kemarrio Bygrave Jamaica | 1:54.35 | Adrian Nethersole Jamaica | 1:56.63 | Auder Franco Guatemala | 2:02.03 |
| 1500 metres | Esteban Oses Costa Rica | 4:33.24 | Only one participant | | | |
| 3000 metres | Paulo Gómez González Costa Rica | 9:03.39 | Only one participant | | | |
| 110 metres hurdles (91 cm) | Andre Harris Jamaica | 13.78 | Otto Laing Bahamas | 13.82 | Shamer Blake Jamaica | 14.08 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Roshawn Clarke Jamaica | 51.95 CR | Shimar Bain Bahamas | 53.39 | Shamer Blake Jamaica | 55.20 |
| 2000 metres steeplechase (91 cm) | Paulo Gómez González Costa Rica | 6:10.97 CR NU18R | Auder Franco Guatemala | 6:44.94 | Only two participants | |
| 4×100 metres relay | Jamaica Oshane Blackwood Orlando Wint Alicke Cranston Andre Harris | 40.60 CR NU18R | Bahamas Adam Musgrove Shamar Smith Shimar Bain Mateo Smith | 42.10 | Costa Rica Sheymark Ramírez Ian Hawkes Andre García Rasheed Sandoval | 44.13 |
| 10,000 m walk | Bryan Matías Ortiz Guatemala | 43:55.66 | Gabriel Alvarado Dávila Nicaragua | 44:05.16 | Only two participants | |
| High jump | Aaron McKenzie Jamaica | 2.01 | Brandon Pottinger Jamaica | 1.98 | Alonzo Gaitan Panama | 1.80 |
| Long jump | Uroy Ryan Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 7.40 | Jaydon Hibbert Jamaica | 7.31 | Javar Thomas Jamaica | 7.14 |
| Triple jump | Jaydon Hibbert Jamaica | 16.02 NU18R | Javar Thomas Jamaica | 14.89 | Fernando Reyes Melgar El Salvador | 14.34 |
| Pole vault | Denzel Ponce Costa Rica | 3.30 | Only one participant | | | |
| Shot put (5 kg) | Zachry Campbell Jamaica | 16.27 | Jeims Molina Costa Rica | 14.86 | Antwon Hilly Turks and Caicos Islands | 14.20 |
| Discus throw (1.5 kg) | Zachry Campbell Jamaica | 54.00 | Jeims Molina Costa Rica | 40.59 | Kaden Cartwright Bahamas | 38.65 |
| Hammer throw (5 kg) | David Ayala Abrego El Salvador | 67.31 | Jeims Molina Costa Rica | 47.09 | Only two participants | |
| Javelin throw (700 g) | Nathaniel Zervos Bahamas | 67.96 CR NU18R | Kaden Cartwright Bahamas | 57.76 | Marlon Sathoo Cayman Islands | 49.30 |
| Decathlon (U18) | Franklin Daniel Núñez Costa Rica | 6436 pts | Only one participant | | | |

### U18 girls

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Tina Clayton Jamaica | 11.17 | Serena Cole Jamaica | 11.52 | Mariandrée Chacón Guatemala | 11.81 |
| 200 metres | Alana Reid Jamaica | 23.78 CR NU18R | Mariandrée Chacón Guatemala | 24.06 | Lacarthea Cooper Bahamas | 24.09 |
| 400 metres | Javoyna Walcourt Bahamas | 56.10 | Lacarthea Cooper Bahamas | 56.63 | Oneika Brissett Jamaica | 57.43 |
| 800 metres | Rickeisha Simms Jamaica | 2:23.75 | Kishay Rowe Jamaica | 2:23.91 | Keisy Mata Costa Rica | 2:33.68 |
| 1500 metres | Rickeisha Simms Jamaica | 05:03.01 | Valeria Poveda Costa Rica | 05:17.65 | Abigail Ramírez Costa Rica | 05:18.94 |
| 3000 metres | Valeria Poveda Costa Rica | 11:37.43 | Abigail Ramírez Costa Rica | 11:39.23 | Tanesia Gardiner Turks and Caicos Islands | 12:24.41 |
| 100 metres hurdles (76 cm) | Alexis James Jamaica | 13.31 | Kerrica Hill Jamaica | 13.68 | Maryell García Costa Rica | 15.65 |
| 400 metres hurdles (76 cm) | Alliah Baker Jamaica | 01:03.36 CR NU18R | Kasha Neilly Bahamas | 01:05.26 | Maryell García Costa Rica | 01:10.02 |
| 5,000 m walk | Sharon Herrera Costa Rica | 23:18.14 NU18R | Lisbeth López Guatemala | 23:57.03 | Yaquelin Teletor Guatemala | 25:39.87 |
| 4×100 metres relay | Jamaica Serena Cole Tina Clayton Kerrica Hill Alana Reid | 45.49 | Bahamas Shavantae Roberts Lacarthea Cooper Javoyna Walcourt Paige Archer | 47.27 | Costa Rica Naydelin Calderon Tania Alfaro Anayely Muñoz Amanda Muñoz | 50.70 |
| High jump | Rasheda Samuels Jamaica | 1.71 NU18R | Deijanae Bruce Jamaica | 1.71 | Angely Cabezas Costa Rica | 1.45 |
| Long jump | Serena Cole Jamaica | 5.72 | Valeria Fernández Guillén Guatemala | 5.63 | Anayely Muñoz Costa Rica | 5.26 |
| Triple jump | Valeria Fernández Guillén Guatemala | 11.94 | Danisha Chimillo Guatemala | 11.92 | Amanda Muñoz Costa Rica | 11.70 |
| Pole Vault | Eva Orlich Costa Rica | 2.50 | Only one participant | | | |
| Shot put (3 kg) | Britannia Johnson Jamaica | 14.33 | Britannie Johnson Jamaica | 13.94 | Palesa Caesar British Virgin Islands | 12.89 |
| Discus throw (1 kg) | Cedricka Williams Jamaica | 45.37 NU18R | Britannia Johnson Jamaica | 43.59 | Calea Jackson Bahamas | 41.03 |
| Hammer throw (3 kg) | Sophie Pérez Guatemala | 60.55 NU18R | Lucía Castro Jiménez El Salvador | 48.97 | Nicole Calderón Costa Rica | 42.70 |
| Javelin throw (500 g) | Rachell Pascal Cayman Islands | 36.45 | Verónica Montoya Costa Rica | 34.12 | Only two parcipants | |
| Heptathlon | Angely Cabezas Costa Rica | 3772 pts | Only one parcipant | | | |

### U18 mixed

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Jamaica Kishay Rowe Roshawn Clarke Oneika Brissett Delano Kennedy | 3:25.27 | Bahamas Shimar Bain Lacarthea Cooper Javoyna Walcourt Shamar Smith | 3:27.73 | Costa Rica Amanda Muñoz Ian Hawkes Naydelin Calderon Andre García | 3:45.26 |

## Medal table

Source:
* Host nation (Costa Rica)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Jamaica (JAM) | 39 | 18 | 10 | 67 |
| 2 | Costa Rica (CRC)* | 19 | 20 | 23 | 62 |
| 3 | Bahamas (BAH) | 17 | 18 | 7 | 42 |
| 4 | Guatemala (GUA) | 5 | 8 | 3 | 16 |
| 5 | Barbados (BAR) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (VIN) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 8 | El Salvador (ESA) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | Nicaragua (NIC) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Cayman Islands (CAY) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 11 | Dominican Republic (DOM) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | Grenada (GRN) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Antigua and Barbuda (ATG) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 14 | Panama (PAN) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 15 | British Virgin Islands (IVB) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | U.S. Virgin Islands (VIR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Turks and Caicos Islands (TCA) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 19 | Haiti (HAI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (19 entries) | Totals (19 entries) | 102 | 84 | 61 | 247 |

## Participation

263 athletes (158 men and 105 women) from 19 nations participated in these championships.
* Antigua and Barbuda (4)
* Bahamas (35)
* Barbados (9)
* British Virgin Islands (2)
* Cayman Islands (6)
* Costa Rica (64)
* Dominican Republic (14)
* El Salvador (6)
* Grenada (2)
* Guatemala (14)
* Haiti (3)
* Jamaica (61)
* Nicaragua (3)
* Panama (17)
* Saint Kitts and Nevis (3)
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (6)
* Trinidad and Tobago (10)
* Turks and Caicos Islands (3)
* United States Virgin Islands (1)