# 2013 Leeward Islands Junior Championships in Athletics

The 2013 Leeward Islands Junior Championships in Athletics took place on June 1, 2013. The event was held at the A. O. Shirley Recreation Ground in Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands. Detailed reports were published.
A total of 28 events were contested, 15 by boys and 13 by girls.

## Results

The Leeward Islands Junior Championships were held jointly with the BVI Twilight Invitational and the event was covered on Facebook. Complete results for both competitions can be found on the British Virgin Islands Athletics Association webpage.

### BVI Twilight Invitational

The results of the BVI Twilight Invitational were discussed in detail.
| Event | First | First | Second | Second | Third | Third |
| Men |||||||
| 100 metres (wind: -0.2 m/s) | Kim Collins Saint Kitts | 10.19 | Antoine Adams Saint Kitts | 10.28 | Dexter Lee Jamaica | 10.29 |
| 200 metres (wind: -0.3 m/s) | Zharnel Hughes Anguilla | 20.82 | Antoine Adams Saint Kitts | 20.87 | Joel Redhead Grenada | 20.91 |
| 400 metres | Gustavo Cuesta Dominican Republic | 45.87 | Marcus Boyd United States | 46.26 | Josh Scott United States | 46.79 |
| Women |||||||
| 100 metres (wind: -0.5 m/s) A | Genoiska Cancel Puerto Rico | 11.62 | Kimberly Hyacinthe Canada | 11.63 | Karene King British Virgin Islands | 11.65 |
| 100 metres (wind: -1.0 m/s) B | Simone Facey Jamaica | 11.67 | Margarita Manzueta Dominican Republic | 11.79 | Crystal Emmanuel Canada | 11.82 |
| 200 metres (wind: -0.8 m/s) A | Patricia Hall Jamaica | 22.93 | Karene King British Virgin Islands | 23.35 | Kineke Alexander Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 23.40 |
| 200 metres (wind: -0.3 m/s) B | Kimberly Hyacinthe Canada | 23.39 | Crystal Emmanuel Canada | 23.43 | Shai-Anne Davis Canada | 24.20 |
| 400 metres | Patricia Hall Jamaica | 51.34 | Anastasia Le-Roy Jamaica | 51.65 | Kineke Alexander Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 51.67 |
| 4 x 100 metres relay | Canada Crystal Emmanuel Kimberly Hyacinthe Shai-Anne Davis Khamica Bingham | 43.97 | Dominican Republic Fany Chalas Mariely Sánchez Marleny Mejía Margarita Manzueta | 44.13 | British Virgin Islands Ashley Kelly Tahesia Harrigan-Scott Chantel Malone Karene King | 44.65 |

### Leeward Islands Junior Championships (Open)
#### Boys

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres$^†$ (wind: -0.1 m/s) A | Shernyl Burns$^†$ Montserrat | 10.59 | Shaquoy Stephens British Virgin Islands | 10.67 | Ricco Gumbs Saint Kitts | 10.70 |
| 100 metres (wind: -1.4 m/s) B | Ebenezer Joseph British Virgin Islands | 11.48 | Tahj Osborne British Virgin Islands | 11.75 | Emari Mills U.S. Virgin Islands | 11.81 |
| 200 metres (wind: -0.7 m/s) A | Ricco Gumbs Saint Kitts | 21.43 | Julius Morris Montserrat | 21.51 | Shaquoy Stephens British Virgin Islands | 21.71 |
| 200 metres (wind: -1.0 m/s) B | Royce David British Virgin Islands | 22.96 | Ronique Todman British Virgin Islands | 23.25 | Ebenezer Joseph British Virgin Islands | 23.34 |
| 400 metres A | Khari Herbert British Virgin Islands | 48.39 | Warren Hazel Saint Kitts | 49.14 | Kyron McMaster British Virgin Islands | 49.45 |
| 400 metres B | Morris Gumbs Nevis | 52.54 | Aiden Hazzard Anguilla | 53.59 | Rodney Griffin U.S. Virgin Islands | 53.74 |
| 800 metres A | Ka'jon Parris Saint Kitts | 1:57.17 | Tarique Moses British Virgin Islands | 1:57.80 | Malique Smith U.S. Virgin Islands | 2:01.99 |
| 800 metres B | Khari Creque British Virgin Islands | 2:07.12 | Teymahl Huggins British Virgin Islands | 2:07.74 | | |
| Long Jump | Nathaniel Huggins Saint Kitts | 7.14m (wind: -1.8 m/s) | Kemoi Charles U.S. Virgin Islands | 6.40m (wind: -1.8 m/s) | Mikaile Browne Anguilla | 6.06m (wind: -0.7 m/s) |
| Shot Put | Eldred Henry British Virgin Islands | 16.73m | Kadeon Potter British Virgin Islands | 13.62m | Avery Joseph U.S. Virgin Islands | 11.09m |
| Discus Throw | Eldred Henry British Virgin Islands | 50.47m | Kadeon Potter British Virgin Islands | 32.25m | Avery Joseph U.S. Virgin Islands | 29.95m |
| Javelin Throw | J'Anthon Sillidy Saint Kitts | 57.74m | Adrian Williams Nevis | 53.88m | Deon Vanterpool Anguilla | 49.95m |
| Javelin Throw (700g) | Kevin Vanterpool British Virgin Islands | 47.08m | Avery Joseph U.S. Virgin Islands | 43.25m | | |
| 4 x 100 metres relay | Saint Kitts Ricco Gumbs Lonzo Wilkinson Warren Hazel Sadiki Tyson | 41.52 | United States Virgin Islands Emari Mills Malique Smith Kohun Eugene Kemoi Charles | 45.26 | | |
| 4 x 400 metres relay | British Virgin Islands Kyron McMaster Tarique Moses Shaquoy Stephens Khari Herbert | 3:21.02 | Saint Kitts Ricco Gumbs Warren Hazel Sadiki Tyson Lonzo Wilkinson | 3:23.20 | | |
$^†$: Shernyl Burns from Montserrat was already 22 years old.

#### Girls

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: -1.5 m/s) A | Taylor Hill British Virgin Islands | 12.23 | L'Tsha Fahie British Virgin Islands | 12.24 | Nia Jack U.S. Virgin Islands | 12.43 |
| 100 metres (wind: -1.7 m/s) B | Shamica Glasgow British Virgin Islands | 12.73 | Kayla King U.S. Virgin Islands | 12.75 | Chelsi Flax-Solomon British Virgin Islands | 12.97 |
| 200 metres (wind: +0.1 m/s) A | Taylor Hill British Virgin Islands | 24.95 | L'Tsha Fahie British Virgin Islands | 24.98 | Chloe Williams Nevis | 25.74 |
| 200 metres (wind: m/s) B | Shamica Glasgow British Virgin Islands | 25.83 | Sh'Kaida Lavacia British Virgin Islands | 26.31 | Chelsi Flax-Solomon British Virgin Islands | 26.34 |
| 400 metres | Sareena Carti / Guadeloupe | 54.53 | Tarika Moses British Virgin Islands | 54.95 | Jonel Lacey British Virgin Islands | 56.07 |
| 800 metres | Lakeisha Warner British Virgin Islands | 2:14.73 | Cheryl Farial / Guadeloupe | 2:17.02 | Iman Derthelot / Guadeloupe | 2:20.97 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Raida Gaza / Guadeloupe | 1:01.90 | Meghane Grandson / Guadeloupe | 1:02.96 | Keishonna Brookes Saint Kitts | 1:07.05 |
| Long Jump (open or u17) | Krystal Liburd Saint Kitts | 5.96m (wind: +0.6 m/s) | Rechelle Meade Anguilla | 5.74m (wind: +0.0 m/s) | Kanishque Todman British Virgin Islands | 5.47m (wind: -1.1 m/s) |
| Shot Put (open or u17) | Trevia Gumbs British Virgin Islands | 14.03m | Dekoya Hodge British Virgin Islands | 11.41m | Kiwana Emmanuel British Virgin Islands | 10.34m |
| Discus Throw (open or u17) | Stavia Lewis Saint Kitts | 35.52m | Tynelle Gumbs British Virgin Islands | 33.32m | Kellie-Sheleen Chapman U.S. Virgin Islands | 24.29m |
| Javelin Throw (600g) | Kerisha Powell Nevis | 32.86m | | | | |
| Javelin Throw (500g) | Tynelle Gumbs British Virgin Islands | 39.91m | Shanee Angol Dominica | 35.97m | Kellie-Sheleen Chapman U.S. Virgin Islands | 23.78m |
| 4 x 100 metres relay | British Virgin Islands Taylor Hill L'Tsha Fahie Jonel Lacey Tarika Moses | 46.62 | / Guadeloupe Sareena Carti Meghane Grandson Raida Gaza Iman Derthelot | 47.97 | Saint Kitts Shanice Elliott Keishonna Brookes Keressa Eddy Krystal Liburd | 48.36 |

## Medal table (Leeward Islands Junior Championships, unofficial)

* Host nation (British Virgin Islands)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | British Virgin Islands* | 16 | 13 | 8 | 37 |
| 2 | Saint Kitts | 7 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| 3 | / Guadeloupe | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | Nevis | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Montserrat | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | U.S. Virgin Islands | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 7 | Anguilla | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Dominica | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | Totals (8 entries) | 28 | 27 | 23 | 78 |

## Participation
### BVI Twilight Invitational

According to an unofficial count, 42 athletes from 13 countries participated.
* Anguilla (1)
* Barbados (4)
* British Virgin Islands (5)
* Canada (6)
* Dominican Republic (6)
* Grenada (1)
* Jamaica (8)
* Nevis (1)
* Puerto Rico (4)
* Saint Kitts (2)
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1)
* Trinidad and Tobago (1)
* United States (2)

### Leeward Islands Junior Championships (Open)

According to an unofficial count, 89 athletes from 8 countries participated.
* Anguilla (10)
* British Virgin Islands (36)
* Dominica (1)
* / Guadeloupe (6)
* Montserrat (2)
* Nevis (7)
* Saint Kitts (12)
* U.S. Virgin Islands (15)