OFFICIAL FINALISTS !

It's now official and again expect to see our athletes dominate the finals of the 2009 Grand Prix on Saturday December 12th at the BCC grounds.

As I had posted an UNOFFICIAL list before I will now do the correct thing and give the OFFICIAL FINALISTS.


60 M

Girls U-15

Tristan Evelyn
Asha Walton


Boys U-15

Rory Grant
Tristan Alleyne
Tarik Delves
Neil King
Tre' Adamson


Women

Kenrisha Brathwaite
Shaniece Barrow


Men

Elroy Agard
Everton Evelyn
Kristian Yearwood
Dario Alleyne
Dwayne Carter


200 M

U-15 Girls

Tristan Evelyn


U-15 Boys

Dario Scantlebury
Tre' Adamson


Women

Erin Corbin-Boyce
Halana Gittens


Men

Elroy Agard
Dwight Ellie
Dwayne Carter
Tramaine Maloney


400 M


U-15 Girls

Lydia Nurse


U-15 Boys

Dario Scantlebury


Women

Cherrisse Lynch
Gabiel Ellis


Men

Damian McCollin
Shaquille Hollingsworth
Tramaine Maloney
Ricardo Todd


800 M

U-15 Girls

Lydia Nurse


Women

Cherrisse Lynch
Gabiel Ellis


60mHurdles

U-15 Boys

Tre' Adamson
Neil King
Dario Scantlebury
Warren Forde

Women

Kenrisha Brathwaite
Erin Corbin-Boyce
Kamilah Ellis


Men

Tyrell Forde
Rhys Phillips
Raphael Jordan


Women LJ

Erin Corbin-Boyce


Men LJ

Shamar Rock
Rhys Phillips
Raphael Jordan


Women HJ

Kamilah Ellis
Melanie Franklin


Men

Tramaine Maloney
Dario Scantlebury
Shamar Rock

It should be noted that the top SIX athletes from both preliminaries are the finalists in ALL the events to be contested.
BUP BUP !!!!

Ronnie wins !

Ronnie Griffith has started his 2010 season on a winning note by capturing the indoor 55m hurdles at the Christopher Newport Open in Virginia on Saturday December 5th 2009.

" I feel good about my win! It was the first meet of the season and I like the fact that I have started with this win!"

When asked if he felt he could've ran faster,his reply was a resounding "YEAH!"

Also competing at the meet were two other athletes from Rising Stars. First timer Dwayne Layne was a credible fourth in the 400m with a time of 53.03 secs and World Championship representative Ramon Gittens who was third in the 200m.

Another Barbadian athlete also at this meet,triple jumper Jamal Cumberbatch placed 5th with a distance of 14.40m.

Well done fellas!!

Results from 2009 Twilite meet

Yesterday was no exception when it came to dominance on the track ( and in Dazia's case, the field). Here are the results from the 2009 Twilite Odd distance meet sponsored by BC Trac :

U-13 Boys 700m

5 - Juwan Augustin - 2.18.64


U-15 Boys 700m

1 - Dario Scantlebury - 1.47.44
9 - Charles Blenman - 2.31.11


U-11 Girls 50m

1 - Toria-Ann Alleyne - 7.38
5 - Rosette Hoyte - 7.65
7 - Tatiana Carmichael - 7.92
15 - Kiara Arthur - 8.28
21 - Quintya Rudder - 8.92


U-11 Boys 50m

1 - Fabian Leon - 7.10
3 - Kristofer Lashley - 7.35
5 - Brendon Hoyte - 7.39
15 - Tre' Hollingsworth - 7.76
17 - Obi Yearwood - 7.88
18 - Tyrese Beckles - 7.92
20 - Tao Best - 7.95
22 - Kiros Alleyne - 7.97
23 - Aquan Bourne - 7.98
25 - Jevaun Mason - 8.10
31 - Nathan Lovell - 8.65
32 - Josiah Lovell - 8.66


U-13 Girls 50m

1 - Tristan Evelyn - 6.70#
4 - Elsie Mofford - 7.31
6 - Nicole Parris - 7.53
7 - Zaria King - 7.55
10 - Jai-Liza Edwards - 7.93


U-13 Boys 50m

5 - Stefan Caesar - 7.02


Women 50m

3 - Jaleesia Harper - 6.91
5 - Shaniece Barrow - 7.27


Men 50m

1 - Elroy Agard - 5.80#
3 - Dario Alleyne - 5.93*
4 - Shaquille Hollingsworth - 6.01
9 - Chad Sandiford - 6.13
15 - Nathaniel Wiltshire - 6.36


150m - ALL DIVISIONS **

U-11 Girls

1 - Tori-Ann Alleyne - 21.06
4 - Rosette Hoyte - 21.80
8 - Tatiana Carmichael - 22.91
16 - Kiara Arthur - 24.19

U-11 Boys

1 - Fabian Leon - 20.02
3 - Brendon Hoyte - 20.71
4 - Kristofer Lashley - 20.79
11 -Tre' Hollingsworth - 21.79
16 - Tao Best - 22.77
17 - Jevaun Mason - 22.87
18 - Obi Yearwood - 22.97
19 - Aquan Bourne - 22.99
23 - Tyrese Beckles - 23.13
17 - Kiros Alleyne - 23.96


U-13 Girls

1 - Tristan Evelyn - 18.72#
5 - Elsie Mofford - 20.54
7 - Zaria King - 21.34
9 - Nicole Parris - 22.28
12 - Jai-Liza Edwards - 22.94


U-13 Boys

5 - Stefan Caesar - 19.82


U-15 Girls

5 - Asha Walton - 20.81
7 - Melanie Franklin - 21.85
9 - Kiani Cyrus - 22.05


U-15 Boys

1 - Kevin McCaskie - 17.00
2 - Rory Grant - 17.11
3 - Shamar Rock - 17.12
5 - Tristan Alleyne 17.39
7 - Tre' Adamson - 17.60
9 - Neil King - 18.01
10 - Richard Alexis - 18.08
14 - Warren Forde - 18.85
15 - Andwele Brndford - 18.88


Women

1 - Kenrisha Brathwaite - 17.98
4 - Jaleesia Harper - 18.77
6 - Erin Corbin-Boyce - 19.06
7 - Kamilah Ellis - 20.20


Men

1 - Elroy Agard - 15.51#
2 - Dario Alleyne - 15.69*
4 - Raphael Jordan - 16.12
6 - Ricardo Todd - 16.30
8 - Tyrell Forde - 16.39
9 - Shaquille Hollingsworth - 16.45
10 - Rhys Phillips - 16.45


Women 200m H

1- Kenrisha Brathwaite - 27.84
2 - Erin Corbin-Boyce - 30.01
4 - Kamilah Ellis - 31.05

Men 200m H

2 - Ricardo Todd - 24.88
3 - Tramaine Maloney - 25.22
5 - Raphael Jordan - 25.70
7 - Tyrell Forde - 25.80


Women 300m

1 - Cherrisse Lynch - 41.60
2 - Ayanna Goring - 43.32
3 - Gabiel Ellis - 44.31


Men 300 m

6 - Damian McCollin - 35.97
9 - Jerrad Mason - 36.47
15 - Thorn Wood - 37.25
22- Nicholas Hinkson - 39.86
25 - Akeem Callender - 41.60


Women

1 - Dazia Beckles



# - record broken
* - record also broken


CONGRATS on another job well done.

My UNOFFICIAL finalists

As promised these are my unofficial finalists for the Grand Prix finals.

U-15 Girls 60m

Tristan Evelyn
Asha Walton


U-15 Boys 60m

Rory Grant
Tarik Delves
Tristan Alleyne
Neil King
Tre' Adamson


Women

Kenrisha Brathwaite
Shaniece Barrow


Men

Elroy Agard
Dario Alleyne
Everton Evelyn
Kristian Yearwood
Dwayne Carter


U-15 Girls 200m

Tristan Evelyn


U-15 Boys 200m

Dario Scantlebury
Tre' Adamson


Women

Erin Corbin-Boyce
Halana Gittens


Men

Elroy Agard
Dwight Ellie
Dwayne Carter
Tyrell Forde
* 1st reserve - Rhys Phillips


U-15 Boys 60m H

Dario Scantlebury
Tre' Adamson
Warren Forde
Neil King


Women 60m H

Kenrisha Brathwaite
Kamilah Ellis
Erin Corbin-Boyce


Men 60m H

Tyrell Forde
Raphael Jordan
Rhys Phillips


NB: As soon as the OFFICIAL finalists are received a comparison will be made.

Grand Prix 2 results

Saturday's ( November 28th) Grand Prix 2 was more of the same for us as a club. Despite the poor turnout of other clubs, the athletes from RS competed against 'themselves' as well as the clock and gave some outstanding performances. Here are the results :



Girls 60m dash U-15

1- Tristan Evelyn - 8.10#


Boys 60m dash U-15

1 - Rory Grant - 7.68
3 - Tristan Alleyne - 7.83
4 - Neil King - 8.00
5 - Tre'Adamson - 8.03


Women 60m dash

1- Kenrisha Brathwaite - 8.04
4 - Shaneice Barrow - 8.87


Men 60m dash

1 - Elroy Agard - 7.19
3 - Everton Evelyn - 7.32
4 - Kristian Yearwood - 7.39*
4 - Dwayne Carter - 7.39*
8 - Chad Sandiford - 7.64
9 - Nathaniel Wiltshire - 7.68


Girls 200m dash U-15

1 - Tristan Evelyn - 28.06#


Boys 200m dash U-15

1 - Dario Scantlebury - 24.58#
3 - Tre' Adamson - 25.59
8 - Neil King - 26.94
9 - Juwan Augustin - 28.24
10 - Warren Forde - 28.72


Women 200m dash

1 - Erin Corbin-Boyce - 27.40
2 - Halana Gittens - 28.80


Men 200m dash

1 - Elroy Agard - 23.20#
2 - Dwight Ellie - 23.89
5 -Dwayne Carter - 24.39
6 - Tyrell Forde - 24.41
7 - Tramaine Maloney - 24.47
8 - Rhys Phillips - 24.67
9 - Nathaniel Wiltshire - 24.88
11 - Shaquille Hollingsworth - 25.09
14 - Nicholas Hinkson - 25.83
15 - Akeem Callender - 27.68


Girls 400m run U-15

1 - Lydia Nurse - 1:13.04


Boys 400m run U-15

1 - Dario Scantlebury - 54.89#


Women 400m run

1 - Cherrisse Lynch - 1:02.12#
2 - Gabiel Ellis - 1:06.14


Men 400m run

3 - Damian McCollin - 52.88
4- Tramaine Maloney - 53.79
5 - Ricardo Todd - 54.66
6 - Shaquille Hollingsworth - 56.16


Girls 800m run U-15

3 - Lydia Nurse - 2:58.87


Women 800m run

1 - Cherrisse Lynch - 2:28.90#
2 - Gabiel Ellis - 2:52.44


Boys 60m hurdles U-15

2 - Tre' Adamson - 9.51
3 - Neil King - 9.75
4 - Warren Forde - 9.90


Women 60m hurdles

1 - Kenrisha Brathwaite - 9.54
2 - Kamilah Ellis - 11.02
3 - Erin Corbin-Boyce - 11.71


Men 60m hurdles

1 - Tyrell Forde - 8.75
2 - Rhys Phillips - 9.48


# - records broken
* - identical time recorded


I will be posting my UNOFFICIAL finalists for December 12th next time around

2009 Cross coountry finals results

Just found these results from the 2009 NSC secondary schools' cross country finals ( November 12th) and had to post them.

It should be noted that after the re-running of the U-15 boys race,both Jerrad and Dario S maintained their exact positions.

Tristan Evelyn - 1st ( Springer Memorial)
Elsie Mofford - npa ( Lester Vaughan)
Tia Hollingsworth -npa ( St.Michael School)

Jerrad Mason - 1st ( Harrison College)
Dario Scantlebury - 3rd ( Queen's College)
Kevin McCaskie - 20th ( Queen's College)

Cherrisse Lynch - 4th ( St.Michael School)
Ayanna Goring - 8th ( Harrison College)
Gabiel Ellis - 11th ( Coleridge & Parry)

Antone Williams - 66th ( Parkinson Memorial)

*** npa = no position available

WELL DONE !!

Grand Prix 1 results

It might not have been the rain that prevented the other clubs from competing at the 1st Grand Prix preliminary yesterday ( November 14th) at the grounds of Ellerslie Secondary. If FEAR was the reason, then it was justified as the RS athletes ( pumped and ready) were almost clinical in their display of technique and speed.

Here are the results for day 1.


U-15 Girls 60m

1 - Tristan Evelyn - 8.57s
2 - Asha Walton - 9.22s


U-15 Boys 60m

1 - Tarik Delves - 7.80s
2 - Tristan Alleyne - 7.98s
3 - Rory Grant - 8.00s
4 - Tre' Adamson - 8.04s
5 - Neil King - 8.13s


Women 60m

1 - Kenrisha Brathwaite - 8.47s


Men 60m

1 - Elroy Agard - 7.39s
2 - Dario Alleyne - 7.48s
3 - Everton Evelyn - 7.50s
4 - Kristian Yearwood - 7.58s
5 - Raphael Jordan - 7.60s
8 - Dwayne Carter - 7.65s


U-15 Girls 150m

1 - Tristan Evelyn - 21.27s
2 - Melanie Franklyn - 23.22s * competed for LVS
4 - Asha Walton - 23.74s
6 - Lydia Nurse - 24.41s


U-15 Boys 150m

1 - Dario Scantlebury - 18.61s
2 - Tarik Delves - 19.19s
3 - Rory Grant - 19.25s
4 - Tristan Alleyne - 19.32s
5 - Tre' Adamson - 19.40s
8 - Neil King - 19.83s


Women 150m

1 - Erin Corbin-Boyce - 20.63s
2 - Cherrisse Lynch - 20.82s
5 - Halana Gittens - 21.74s


Men 150m

1 - Dario Alleyne - 17.43s
2 - Elroy Agard - 17.52s
3 - Damian McCollin - 18.04s
5 - Dwayne Carter - 18.08s
6 - Everton Evelyn - 18.10s
7 - Jerrad Mason - 18.28s
8 - Ricardo Todd - 18.31s


U-15 Boys 60m hurdles

1 - Dario Scantlebury - 9.16s
2 - Tre' Adamson - 10.18s
3 - Neil King - 10.20s


Women 60m hurdles

1 - Kenrisha Brathwaite - 9.47s * ONLY female


Men 60m hurdles

1 - Tyrell Forde - 8.83s
2 - Raphael Jordan - 8.84s
3 - Rhys Phillips - 9.20s


Women Long Jump

1 - Erin Corbin-Boyce - 4.19m


Men Long Jump

1 - Shamar Rock - 5.81m
2 - Raphael Jordan - 5.64m
3 - Rhys Phillips - 5.50m


Men High Jump

1 - Tramaine Maloney - 1.70m
3 - Dario Scantlebury - 1.65m
4 - Shamar Rock - 1.60m
5 - Rhys Phillips - 1.55m


NB: With the second Grand Prix scheduled for November 28th at the Barbados Community College, it is important that the athletes maintain and improve on their respective performances.

CONGRATS to ALL who competed!!!

Fatigue

Poor Lemar and Kristian. I think they were wondering why they came back.

Dario @ CAC

Dario A winning a gold medal at a regional meet.

Tiny stars

Talk about the future. Check the tiny stars at the beach.

Welcome back

Ricardo going over the sticks looking just as good as ever.

Agonising

Don't let this picture fool you at all. NUFF pain is behind it!

Twilites in action

The future STARS when they were simply TWILITES !

CHAMPION @ work

2008 Carifta 400m hurdles CHAMPION in training. Over and awayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy !!

It is what it is

Brandons beach training

All a dem

In the end it was almost a case of Rising Stars at NCC yesterday ( October 28) . I wasn't there but all reports are that we ( RST&FC) displayed strength, stamina and durability BEYOND the expectation of spectators.

Some of the standouts and their respective schools are :

Tristan Alleyne - Springer Memorial

Erin Corbin-Boyce - Harrison College

Ayanna Goring - Harrison College

Tramaine Maloney - Lodge School

Antone Williams - Parkinson Memorial

Jerrad Mason - Harrison College

Kevin McCaskie - Queen's College

Dario Scantlebury - Queen's College

Jabari Gray - Queen's College*

** Jabari is a "newbie" and is a first time RS representative.

I am certain there were others who gave remarkable performances. The splits per leg of the respective relays may be available here soon.

CONGRATS gals and guys !!

After a single run poor Thorn down and in serious trouble. OMG!!

Haaaaaaaa! Look at the sand dunes created in just a few minutes.

The art of creating champions is the ability to oversee many things being done at the same time. Big and small it is the same

Have mercy on me PLEASE!!! I hurt!!

Lining up for the challenge.Haha!

Babb watching the athletes.It has to be done the right way even at the beach

Making "Stars"

Tre', Tristan and Sydney going through some paces at beach training.

Oba to help ??

Page 4 of the Barbados Advocate ( October 9 2009) carries an article by the PM of Barbados where he states that Olympic bronze medalist Obadele Thompson is willing to assist World Champion Ryan Brathwaite in his build-up to London 2012.

What is interesting with this is that when Thompson ( the athlete) was in his prime and globally ranked it was like talking to Nelson's ( the statue in Trafalgar Square) wife. There were numerous times when he would return to Barbados and couldn't make time to talk to any athlete from his club of which Ryan was a member. Hmmmm!!!

Fast forward to his bronze medal performance and after. Where has he been all this time when athletes in Barbados wanted his type of mentoring as it relates to the international circuit? Where was he when the same Ryan Brathwaite was getting recognised as a teenager after Osaka 2007 or Beijing 2008 ??

I'm sure it wouldn't hurt to listen to what Oba will say. Or will it?

Good news!

It's been a while since my last post and I wish to apologise for taking so long. So much has happened since then that it would take me an entire week to write everything.

It was heartwarming to witness the feelings of a nation when the World 110m hurdles Champion came home on Thursday September 17. I was amazed that the island came to a complete shutdown to show our own Ryan.M.Brathwaite that he was appreciated for what he had done.

As a club we showed him this evening ( September 29) that we too acknowledged his performance with a "mini" social in his honour. This allowed the younger members and the new-comers a chance to see a sporting celebrity up close and in the flesh. Seeing the faces on these future "STARS" made the effort worth it. Thanks Ryan!!

I would like to personally welcome back Ricardo Todd to our family. The talent that he had shown as a junior is still evident and with time,he'll be the champion hurdler we knew he would be.

It's happened!!

It was just a matter of time before the world was going to have to take notice of another Barbadian athlete and yesterday ( August 20) it happened.

OUR own Ryan.M.Brathwaite,aka French won the Men's 110m hurdles final at the 2009 IAAF World Championships in Berlin,Germany in a new national record of 13.14secs.

It was the culmination of a long and relatively successful year for Ryan both on the collegiate and European outdoor circuit.

Sharing in the joy in Berlin was head coach of the Barbados team Alwyn Babb. When asked how he felt in seeing a dream come true,I was told "I was so nervous I alsmost didn't watch the semifinals.This is now the third we have and I want one more!"

Later when we had another conversation it was apparent that this win was just another event in the life of an outstanding coach.

"How do you really feel?"

" You know me.I aint feel na way. I am glad for him.haha."

CONGRATULATIONS to Babb and Ryan.M aka Frenchydan. As our former president would always say "BUP BUP!!"

Inspirational

When the 2009 World Championships begins next Friday in Berlin,Germany, Ramon Gittens will be there representing Barbados in the 100m and the 200m.

At the age of fifteen while a student of the Lester Vaughan School in the same parish, he had his first foray into track and field. Physical Education teacher Alwyn Babb saw him "just running 'round" and encouraged him to try out for the school team in the sprints which started his life of track and field.

When I asked him how he felt about making his first global meet as a senior, he answered ,"Well I am very excited about attending a global meet as a senior. I just want to be as successful as possible whether it is making the finals or obtaining a personal best ( PB)."

Ramon believes that being an international student in the United States of America " can be very hard" but realizes that this gives these students " an idea of what life is about." Some hardships include staying up late with assignments,travelling to track meets during classtime and putting in extra school work.

He is of the belief that there is nothing wrong with collegiate athletes becoming professional " as long as they get their college degree." To him education is "very important" in this world and track is a funny sport with injuries always around the corner.

The little boy from Walkes Spring by way of the Lester Vaughan School and now St.Augustine University believes he has trained hard,is dedicated to his craft and looks forward to some great performances in Berlin,Germany.

Three Berlin bound

When the Barbados team to the 2009 World Championships arrive in Berlin Germany next week( 11 August) two of the three athletes will be members of the RST&FC.

Ace hurdler Ryan.M.Brathwaite and super sprinter Ramon Gittens are the representatives from the club. Not to be left out is the head coach of the team who is also the head coach of the club Alwyn Babb.

Starting tomorrow I am hoping to have a series ( 3) "interviews" with these athletes and the head coach about any expectations they may have coming out of this meet.

The line is nearer

And now the end is near and so I face the final metre. Ramon with his arms pumping and a determined look on his face.

Here he is again

Focusing on the finish line.

Ramon

World Championship bound Ramon Gittens is ahead of the field at this track meet.

Season ends

After a long hard season,hurdle princess Kenrisha Brathwaite can finally take some much needed rest.

At the just concluded PanAm Junior Championships in Trinidad and Tobago, she was fifth in the 100m hurdles recording a personal best ( PB) of 14.13 secs ( 84cm) which is the women's height in this event.

Good job !

More glory for Ryan

I believe that anyone who competes against any world champion in any sporting event may easily be intimidated by that individual. Anyone except Ryan.M.Brathwaite!


An amazing talent who has been performing consistently all week long ( 20-24 July) he has posted times ranging from 13.31 - 13.37 secs.

With a winning time of 13.36 secs ( -1.9m/s) in heat 2 of the AVIVA London Grand Prix, he returned almost two hours later and scared the World record holder and Olympic champion Dayron Robles in the finals before finishing second in a time of 13.31 ( -2.2 m/s).

A medal prospect for the upcoming World Championships in Berlin,Germany,let's continue to pray for the boy from Church Gap Hillaby,St.Andrew.

Diamond STAR !!

Lucerne Switzerland was the venue for ace hurdler Ryan.M.Brathwaite today ( 15 July) when he won his FIRST hurdle race on the European circuit.

Competing in the Lucerne Spitzen Leitchathletik athletics meeting ( that is exactly how I saw it),Ryan won the 110m hurdles in 13.23 secs which is also a personal best ( PB) and a new national record ( NR) .

In the process he won a diamond which is given to the athlete with the BEST OVERALL PERFORMANCE.

He's truly to be called one of us.

CONGRATULATIONS ONCE MORE !!!!

When it rains it usually pours. This time around it's RAINING STARS.

At the World Youth Champpionships in Italy,up and coming Kenrisha Brathwaite recorded a personal best ( PB) of 13.76 secs in the preliminaries of the 100m hurdles. Unfortunately Kenrisha could not repeat this performance in the semifinal and didn't advance to the finals.

Super hurdler Ryan.M.Brathwaite,competing on the European circuit is gearing up for the 2009 World Championships in Berlin,Germany. At the recent Athens Grand Prix ( 13 July) held in Tsiklitria Greece, Ryan was second in the 110m hurdles in a wind assisted ( +2.30) time of 13.22 secs.

More good news in Rising Stars land as another World Championships bound athlete,Ramon Gittens has been included in a group of five student-athletes for honours from the United States Track and Field Cross Country Coaches Association ( USTFCCCA).

USTFCCCA honours Division 2 student-athletes for academic and athletic achievements during the indoor and outdoor season. To qualify for USTFCCCA all academic track and field teams, student-athletes needs a cumulative grade point average ( GPA) of 3.25 and meet NCAA division 2 indoor and outdoor automatic and provisional quaifying standards in their respective events.

Ramon is an accounting major with a GPA of 3.521 and was second in the 2009 Division 2 outdoor 100m and third in the indoor 200m.



KUDOS TO ALL !!

More glory for Ryan !!

It was more glory for Frenchydan at the 2009 CAC Senior Championships in Havana, Cuba this weekend ( July 4). In the semifinal of the Men's 110m hurdles, he recorded CHAMPIONSHIP RECORD of 13.43 secs.

In the finals with a tail wind of 2.5, he recorded a time of 13.31 secs being beaten by World Record holder Dayron Robles for second place.

Here Frenchy battles Robles for the gold medal.

KENRISHA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Several years ago we all knew that the heiress ( HAHAHA) apparent to hurdle queen Kierre Beckles was going to be petite Kenrisha Brathwaite. Now she seems to be on her way.

In the team which left Barbados for the 2009 World Youth Championships in Sudtirol,Italy from July 8-12 is our own hurdle princess who will compete in the 100m hurdles.

As though that wasn't enough,Kenrisha was selected from thousands of athletes within the NACAC region who participated at the recently held World Athletics Day event.

Kenrisha's prize is an all expense paid trip to the World Championships in Berlin,Germany from 15- 23 August 2009.

Congratulations Kenrisha.

Bahamas National Championships 2009

Last weekend three athletes of the Rising Stars T&FC competed at the 2009 Bahamas National Championships in Nassau,Bahamas winning their respective events.

Ramon Gittens opened the campaign with a win in the Consolation 100m on Friday( 26 June) and on Saturday ( 27 June) ,hurdlers Ryan.M.Brathwaite and Kierre Beckles were victorious in the Men's 110m Hurdles and Women's 100m Hurdles respectively.

Coincidentally all the above named athletes are world rated at this time after some outstanding performances this year.

Accompanying the 'team' was head coach of the club Alwyn Babb.

2009 National Championships results

Open Women Shot Put

1st - Keisha Walkes - 14.75m


Open Men Long Jump

8th - Jesse Haynes - 5.68m


1500m Women

2nd - Robyn Haynes - 5:58.23


100m Hurdles Women

2nd - Kierre Beckles - 13.72
3rd - Kenrisha Brathwaite - 14.02


110m Hurdles Boys U-20

2nd - Tyrell Forde - 14.14


110m Hurdles Men

1st - Ryan.M.Brathwaite - 13.39 (R)
4th - Ronnie Griffith - 14.97


Women 400m

6th - Cherisse Lynch - 57.97


Men 400m

9th - Jamal Marshall - 49.33
12th - Dwayne Layne - 51.20
15th - Antone Williams - 51.34


Men 100m

2nd - Ramon Gittens - 10.25
8th - Dario Alleyne - 10.89


Men 400m Hurdles

4th - Dwayne Layne - 55.47


Men 800m

6th - Antone Williams - 2:08.21
10th - Jerrad Mason - 2:49.09


Women 200m

12th - Halana Gittens - 28.37

CAC Champions !!!!

The 2009 CAC Age-group champions posing with their trophies and Officials. Head coach Elroy Agard is second ( 2nd) rom the right.

Congratulations

After not posting anything for such a long time, I think it only fair to do so with all good news. Recently at the 2009 National Championships we had two champions. Ryan Brathwaite in the Men's 110m hurdles and Keisha Walkes in the Women's Shot Put.

I will post the full results from Nationals as soon as I get them.


CAC Age-groups

Our own Elroy Agard was again the head coach of the successful 2009 CAC Age-group Champions. Also on that team were three of the most talented starlites in Barbados : Jerrad Mason and Dario Scantlebury ( U-15 Boys) and Tristan Evelyn ( U-13 Girls).


Well done!

Congratulations

Congralutions are in order for four of our very own who have made us proud again. Elroy Agard has again been selected by the national governing body ( AAA) as head coach of the 2009 CAC multi-events Championships to be held in the Bahamas.

Also selected based on their outstanding performances last weekend are : Under -13 Girls - Tristan Evelyn and Under -15 Boys - Jerrad Mason and Dario Scantlebury.

Good luck !

Grand Prix in New York

Our very own Ryan.M.Brathwaite aka FRENCHY is once again competing against some of the best in the world at a global meet in the 110m hurdles.This time it is the 2009 Reebok Grand Prix which is scheduled for Saturday May 3oth in New York.

Ryan will be hurdling out of Lane 4 with such notables as Terrance Trammell and David Payne of the USA and Ladji Doucoure' of France also in the race.

Congrats Ryan from the Rising Stars family and a special CONGRATULATIONS to coach Babb.

Austin Sealy Classic Results day 2

U-15 Boys Long Jump

2 - Shamar Rock - 5.90m
3 - Dario Scantlebury - 5.75m
4 - Jerrad Mason - 5.64m
5 - Tristan Alleyne - 5.42m


U-17 Boys Long Jump

3 - Jesse Haynes - 5.63m


U-15 Boys 80mH

1 - Dario Scantlebury - 12.06
2 - Jerrad Mason - 12.14
3 - Shamar Rock - 13.46
4 - Neil King - 13.75
5 - Tristan Alleyne - 14.06


U-18 Girls 100mH

1 - Kenrisha Brathwaite - 14.59
2 - Rickyta Whitney - 15.48


U-18 Boys 110mH

1 - Tyrell Forde - 14.35
2 - Raphael Jordan - 14.61
4 - Rhys Phillips - 15.26


Men Open 110mH

2 - Dwayne Layne - 16.05


U-18 Boys Discus

5 - Rhys Phillips - 33.35(PB)


U-17 Girls 800m

2 - Gabiel Ellis - 2.31.57
3 - Robyn Haynes - 2.45.58


U-18 Boys 800m

1 - Antoine Williams - 2.04.86 ( PB)


U-13 Boys 200m

3 - Reshawn Harding - 26.60


U-15 Boys 200m

5 - Tarik Delves - 24.53


U-17 Girls 200m

3 - Erin Corbin-Boyce - 26.74
4 - Halana Gittens - 27.89
7 - Radigria Babb - 29.07


U-17 Boys 200m

6 - Shakir Sandiford - 23.63


Men Open 200m

15 - Thorn Wood - 25.03

Austin Sealy Trac Classic 2009 Results day 1

Men Open 400mH

1- Dwayne Layne - 56.08

U-15 Boys Shot putt

1 - Shamar Rock -11.86m
3 - Dario Scantlebury - 9.94m
4 - Jerrad Mason - 9.79m
6 - Tristan Alleyne - 8.59m


U-17 Girls 400m

2 - Cherisse Lynch - 56.99
4 - Gabiel Ellis - 58.70


U-17 Boys 400m

2 - Antoine Williams - 51.22


Men 400m Open

15 - Thorn Wood - 56.10


U-11 Boys 100m

3 - Kristopher Lashley - 14.57
10 - Aquan Bourne - 15.58
14 - Jevaun Mason - 16.04


U-15 Boys 100m

1 - Jerrad Mason - 11.50
2 - Tarik Delves - 11.62
4 - Dario Scantlebury - 11.84
6 - Shamar Rock - 12.07
8 - Tristan Alleyne - 12.11
11 - Neil King - 12.93
13 - Andwele Brandford - 13.30


U-17 Girls 100m

4 - Erin Corbin-Boyce - 13.03
7 - Radigria Babb - 13.78


U-17 Boys 100m

4 - Shaquille Hollingsworth - 11.33
6 - Jesse Haynes - 11.72


Women's 100m

3 - Kenrisha Brathwaite - 12.24
6 - Jaleesia Harper - 12.77


Men's 100m

3 - Everton Evelyn - 10.97


U-15 Boys 4x100m Relay

1 - 45.01 (NR)


U-15 Boys Sprint Medley

1 - 1.45.19


U-17 Girls 4x100m Relay

1 - 50.50


U - 17 Boys 4x100 m Relay

1 - 43.77



Day 2 results will be posted tonight.

BCC

Open League at the Barbados Community College.Coach Gabriel Burnett ( black and red) won from Tyrell and Greggmar Swift.

Germany bound

When head coach Babb made the declaration that this was going to be the year we were going to have at least two athletes going to the World Championships in Germany,I never once doubted him.Obviously he would've known why he was making such a statement based on the performances our overseas based athletes were giving.

It is public knowledge that Ryan.M. Brathwaite had already qualified with his consistently remarkable times in the 110m hurdles which have given him a top 6 world ranking. At the recent Texas Invitational in Austin,Texas ( 02-05-09) Ryan ran an impressive 13.05 secs with an illegal wind reading displacing a high quality field. He had run 13.35 secs at the Texas Relays a few days earlier.

Less than a week earlier ( 30-04-09),St Augustine student Ramon Gittens also qualified for the World Championships with a win in the 200m in Lynchburg,VA. Ramon's time was 20.56 secs which has also given him a global ranking of 16th in the world, one position behind Jeremy Wariner. WOW!!

With only hurdle princess and Central Arizona student Kierre Beckles to qualify,Babb's prediction of global representation for the Rising Stars T&FC may very well be coming true.

What a WORLD !!

It was "raining" stars today as the athletes of RST&FC shined on Waterford and gave a glow that was to be seen as far as the eye could see at the ( 02-05-09) World Athletics Day celebrations.

Not only were there shiny STARS in the U-16 and U-18 categories,but in the U-15 Boys division of the CAC Multi-events trials.

See the results below:


U-18 Boys 400mHurdles ( 84.0 cm)

1- Tramaine Maloney - 56.11


U-18 Boys Discus ( 1.5kg)

1 - Brandon Inniss - 35.35m

U-16 Girls - 1 000m

2- Gabiel Ellis - 3.37.65
3- Lydia Nurse - 4.08.62


U-16 Girls 80m

1- Erin Corbin-Boyce -10.68
2- Earla-Ashlee Massiah - 10.98
3- Radigria Babb- 11.09


U-18 Girls 100m

1 - Jaleesia Harper- 12.88


U-18 Boys 100

1- Shaquille Hollingsworth - 11.45
2- Chad Sandiford - 11.53
3 - Jesse Haynes - 11.62


U-18 Boys Shot Putt ( 5kg)

1- Brandon Inniss - 11.90m


U-18 Girsl 100m Hurdles (76.2 cm)

1- Kenrisha Brathwaite - 14.19
2 - Rickyta Whitney - 15.32


U-18 Boys 110m Hurdles ( 99.4 cm)

1 - Tyrell Forde - 14.72
2 -Tramaine Maloney - 14.79


U-18 Girls 150m

2 - Erin Corbin-Boyce - 19.66
3- Earla-Ashlee Massiah - 20.01
4- Radigria Babb- 21.05


U-18 Boys 200m

1- Shaquille Hollingsworth - 23.36
3- Antoine Williams - 23.83
4 - Jesse Haynes- 24.15


U-18 Boys Javelin ( 700g)

1 - Brandon Inniss - 40.66m


U-13 Boys Outdoor Pentathlon

4 - Reshawn Harding - 2020 pts


U-15 Boys Heptathlon

1 - Jerrad Mason - 4942 pts
2 - Dario Scantlebury - 4686 pts
3- Shamar Rock - 4530 pts
4 - Tristan Alleyne - 3831 pts


NB: The ONE day "trials' should've been done over a period of TWO days. The above points does not reflect what the athletes might've scored if other circumstances did not prevent the trials being held over the required two-days.

ORANGE it sweet?

It would've taken more than just the little basket boys and girls to carry the ORANGE uniforms that fell all over the National Stadium at the 2009 edition of the Pacers Invitational this past weekend ( 25th - 26th April).

Not only was it 'raining' ORANGEs all the time, but the pulp of the fruit was so sickeningly sweet that the host of the weekend almost fainted from the juice after the Men's 4x400m Open.

Here are the results for the guys/gals who flooded Waterford with the ORANGE pulp from the trees grown at LVS.


Boys Shot Putt 5kg U-18

2 - Brandon Inniss - 12.86m


Women 1500m Open

3 - Robyn Haynes - 5.47.03


Boys 110m Hurdles (0.914m) U-18

1- Tyrell Forde - 14.35
3- Tramaine Maloney - 14.87


Boys 110m Hurdles ( 0.990m) U-20

1- Dwayne Layne - 15.34



Boys 100m dash U-15

1- Tarik Delves - 11.61( R)
2- Dario Scantlebury - 11.73


Girls 100m dash U-17

2 - Erin Corbin-Boyce - 13.14


Boys 100m dash U-17

1- Raphael Jordan - 11.24
2- Shaquille Hollingsworth - 11.31


Women 100m dash Open

1- Kenrisha Brathwaite - 12.26
3- Jaleesia Harper - 12.57


Men 100m dash Open

1- Elroy Agard - 10.68(R)
2- Dario Alleyne - 10.85


Boys 400m U-15

1- Dario Scantlebury - 53.42


Girls 400m dash U-17

2- Cherisse Lynch -57.99


Boys 400m dash U-17

2 - Antoine Williams - 52.46


Boys 4x100m Relay U-17

1 - 43.82(R)


Boys Discus 1.5kg U-18

4 - Brandon Inniss - 38.33


Men High Jump Open

2- Shamar Rock - 1.65m
3 - Dario Scantlebury - 1.65m


Men 400m Hurdles ( 0.914m)

1 - Dwayne Layne - 56.82( R)


Girls 800m Run U-15

5- Lydia Nurse - 2.46.46


Girls 800m Run U-17

3- Gabiel Ellis - 2.40.08
4- Robyn Haynes - 2.48.49


Boys 800m Run U-17

1-Antoine Williams - 2.08.29


Boys 200m dash U-13

2- Reshawn Harding - 26.44


Boys 200m dash U-15

2 - Tarik Delves - 24.03


Girls 200m dash U-17

3- Erin Corbin-Boyce - 26.69
5- Halana Gittens - 27.91


Boys 200m dash U-17

4-Jerrad Mason - 23.31
6- Jesse Haynes - 24.22


Women 200m dash Open

1 - Kenrisha Brathwaite - 24.94
3- Jaleesia Harper


Men 4x400m Relay Open

1- 3.24.06


NB - In the 400m U-17 Girls, Cherisse Lynch had broken the record for that event and in the victorious 4x400m MEN OPEN,an U-17 ( Tramaine) and an U-15( Jerrad) ran the first and second legs respectively.

Carifta 2009

Congratulations are extended to the nine athletes selected to represent Barbados at this year's Carifta games. From those athletes, six were medal winners.
It would be remiss of me and highly unacceptable not to mention our head coach Mr.Babb. Congrats on a job well done.

Here are the athletes as well as their events.

U-20 Girls

Kierre Beckles - 100mH - Gold,4x100m - silver ( DQ)
Kenrisha Brathwaite - 100mh- DNF, 4x100m - silver ( DQ)

U-17 Boys

Tramaine Maloney - 400mH - Gold
Raphael Jordan - 100mh- silver
Jerrad Mason - 800m - bronze
Shaquille Hollingsworth - 4x100m - bronze

Rhys Phillips - 400mH- 5th
Cherisse Lynch-4x400m - 4th
Brandon Inniss - Shot Putt - 4th, discus - ??

Good overall effort by all.

Update

From a meeting with parents this evening ( 16-04-09) a decision was taken to use the internet via the emailing system to keep all members up to date on the happenings in the RST&FC.

Therefore with immediate effect any parent who has an email address can contact me with the relevant information. The dates for Hampton International games are July 23rd - 27th. Information relating to our tour this year will be forthcoming.

# 2 in the WORLD!!!

Today marked a milestone in the young life of the Rising Stars Track and Field Club. One of our own: Ryan.M.Brathwaite has a WORLD ranking of # 2 in the Men's 110m hurdles obtained yesterday ( 04-04-09) in Austin,Texas, USA. Ryan's winning time is 13.32 secs which when ratified by the AAA, will be a new NATIONAL record.

Well done Ryan!!

Congratulations !

This has been long in coming but it is finally here. Congratulations are in order to all those athletes who were Victor and Victrix Ludorums at their respective Inter-house sports. I cannot remember all the names but you know who you are.

Special congratulations to coach Babb on being selected as the head coach of the Carifta team for the second consecutive year. Also noteworthy are the following for being selected - Kenrisha Brathwaite,Raphael Jordan,Rhys Phillips,Tramaine Maloney,Shaquille Hollingsworth,Cherisse Lynch,Jerrad Mason and overseas based Kierre Beckles.

Not only are we going to be wearing the national colours in St.Lucia, but we'll be remembering that no matter what - THE BARRIER IS IN YOUR MIND!!

Overseas 3

I didn't forget that we also have females on scholarship. I focus now on Liann Kellman of Louisiana State University( LSU).

Texas A&M Showdown
200m - 25.65 secs ( PR) - 15th prelims

60m - 7.86 secs - 14th prelims

Purple Tiger Classic

60m - 7.80 secs ( PR) - 13th prelims

Overseas 2

I didn't forget my promise regarding Ronnie's results. Here's some of them.

University of Maryland Invitational
Prelims - Heat 1
60mh - 8.52 secs

Section 2 ( FINAL)
8.50 secs - 3rd

CNU Holiday Open
Christopher Newport University
Newport,VA
60mh - 8.11 secs - 6th ranked. Provisional D2 qualifying time - 8.25 secs

Johnson C.Smith University
60mh - 8.48 secs - 5th ( finals)

55mh - 7.91 secs


***** I am also posting some results for another bajan who is at Ramon and Ronnie's school. His name is Jamal Cumberbatch,formerly of St.James Secondary and the BDFSP. His specialty event is the Triple Jump.

GAA Indoor Track Classic
14.63 m

NCAA D2
Provisional qualifying mark - 14.40 m
Automatic - 15.20 m
7th - 15.08 m ( don't know the meet)

Overseas

I promised some results for some of the overseas based athletes. I will start with RAMON GITTENS :

*2008 Best Performances

60m dash - 6.75secs
200m dash - 21.83secs


*2009 Best Performances

55m dash - 6.34 secs
60m dash - 6.86 secs
200m dash - 21.91 secs

>>> I am not sure when these results were made<<<


*Eddie & Joe Smith UNC Indoor Track Classic - January 24th 2009

1st - 60m dash - 6.75 secs

* 2009 Texas Roadhouse Carolina Classic
2nd - 200m dash - 21.87 secs

*2009 NCAA Div 2 Indoor Championships, Houston Texas performance list as of 22.02.09

60m provisional qualifying time - 6.88 secs
Automatic time - 6.78 secs
Ramon's time - 6.73 secs ( 3rd fastest)

*200m provisional qualifying time - 22.10 secs
Automatic qualifying - 21.85 secs
Ramon's time - 21.87 secs ( 12th fastest)


Next up - RONNIE

Updates

Starting tomorrow ( 23-0209), I will begin posting some updates on the overseas based athletes. I am not sure who I will start with but when you return to our blog, something will be here.

Forever a STAR

Here's the athlete behind the club's motto. Continue to shine the light!

HIGH & LOW

Guess who is HIGH and who is LOW.Earlier( 19-02-09) this little short man "promised" me he's gonna run so fast he's gonna qualify for Carifta '09. Hope he get some shoes.

Where were you when this happened??

Big T showing what I call ATTITUDE!! It's in the colours. Fastest guy in Harrison College.

Chad is in the white shoes.

Former Rising Star Chris Rock.

Tramaine in blue at Lodge School's 2009 annual inter-house athletic championships.

Shaniece in action@2009 Lodge School inter-house athletic championships.

3 times 2

It is almost felt that when the athletes from RST&FC aren't competing, the atmosphere at the National Stadium is all gloomy. Saturday ( 31-01-090 was no exception.

Three athletes wearing the orange and black had wins in their respective races with one obtaining a "B" qualifying time for the Carifta Games.

Kenrisha B won the Open Women's 100mH in 14.79s going under the 14.85 standard, she was well ahead of first year hurdler Ricktya W ( 18.31). She had earlier won the 60mH in 11.70s.

The U-17 Boys hurdles are shaping up to be an epic between 2008 Carifta 100mH finalist Raphael Jordan and the ever improving Rhys Phillips. In the 100mH, it was Rhys over Raphie by a "shoe"( according to the loser) in a time of 14.49 - 14.51. Rhys' second victory was the in 400mH where he outran fellow clubmates Adrian Howell ( 1:00:99) and Antoine Williams( 1:04:50).

The third double winner was Deondray Richards in the U-15 division. Running against another RS athlete Todd Lavine, he won the 60mH in 12.31 to Todd's -12.72. Deondray also won the 80mH with Todd placing second. His lone defeat was in the 300mH.

Tyrell was second in the Open 100mH - 15.23.

Read the above and realize that with these results, it looks like it was a Rising Stars training session.

All three holding backs and head downwards. Was it that hard?

Mugging for the camera

Dwayne Carter in stretch mode

So are the times of our lives. ENJOY !!!

2007- the very first Grand Prix ever taken at Harrison College

Not yet

I know that some of my faves are anxiously awaiting the results from Open League 2. However even though I have seen them and have them in my possession,I do not have a printed copy.As soon as that is obtained, they will be posted.

Convincing!

Tyrell out shining perennial opponent Greggmar Swift

Event - Grand Prix 1

Venue - Barbados Community College

The senior 4x4 team after a hard run

Cannot remember the year this was taken or the meet

Training day

This is how it is done at our training sessions. Now tell me that whatever success we get aint deserved.

Open League 1 results

If the results from the first Open League are any indication of what is going to happen for the rest of the 2009 track and field season, we are in for a terrific time. Check them out.

Girls U-15 100m

1 - Sydney Jackson -13.28

Girls U -17 100m

3 - Erin Corbin-Boyce - 13.50

WOMEN 100m

1 - Jaleesia Harper -12.68


Boys U-17 100m

1 - Shaquille Hollingsworth - 11.56
3 - Jesse Haynes - 11.82
5 - Khai Lashley - 12.03

MEN 100m

2 - Elroy Agard - 10.96


Girls U-15 200m

1 - Sydney Jackson - 27.05


WOMEN 200m

1 - Jaleesia Harper - 25.33


Boys U-15 200m

1 - Kevin McCaskie - 23.90
5 - 1.34.95 ( credit to Deondray for finishing the race after he had some concerns in his leg.)


Boys U-17 200m

1 - Rhys Phillips - 23.13
2- Shakir Sandiford - 23.20
3 - Shaquille Hollingsworth - 23.22
8 - Khai Lashley - 24.85
9 -Jesse Haynes -24.88


Boys U-15 80mh

1 - Deondray Richards - 12.93
2 - Todd Lavine - 13.17


Boys U-17 100mh

1 - Tramaine Maloney - 14.65
2 - Rhys Phillips - 14.67


WOMEN 100mh

1 - Kierre Beckles - 14.26


Boys U-17 400mh

1- Tramaine Maloney - 59.65
2- Shakir Sandiford - 1.07.65
3- Adrian Howell - 1.18.13


Boys U-17 400m

1 - Jerrad Mason - 51.37


Boys U-15 800m

5- Ross Daniel - 2.39.28


Boys U-17 800m

1 - Jerrad Mason - 1.59.84


WELL DONE Y'ALL !

Oh Jerrad !

With the calmness that is expected from any seasoned campaigner and the grace of an african gazelle,thirteen ( YES, I said 13) year old Jerrad Mason yesterday ( 17th January 2009) showed and proved that age is really just a number.

Running in lane 2 of the U-17 boys 400m with the more experienced Anthonio Mascoll in lane 1 behind him, it was lashes from the gun.Mascoll was unfortunate to injure himself less than 150m into the race. Would the outcome have been any different if he wasn't hurt? U betcha! Jerrad ran an amazing 51.33 secs in the process.

However it was in the 800m that this remarkably unassuming, talented, yet very unpredictable youngster brought a roar to the stadium. After about 730m, the race seemingly over and lying in third place, the little boy from somewhere in St.Thomas called on all the reserves that he had and mowed down the two front-runners inclusive of S.Alleyne of TFA. Was the time anything of note? Well it was under 2.00 secs and that is nothing short of miraculous.
A totally riveting performance by a truly incredible guy.

A "Rising" effort

It was a truly remarkable effort given by ALL of the athletes today ( 10-01-09) at the opening meet of the 2009 track season.

The day got started with Todd and Dario in the U-15 boys high jump and Rhys in the U-17 division. The final placings were unavailable up to the posting of this report.

Later in the day when the relays started, the orange,black and white were again the classiest looking on the track. Not seeing U-15 boys 4x100m race ( I went to get food) ,I was told that it was dominance from the beginning to the end. This team also won the 4x200 and 4x400. Job well done Deondray,Todd,Dario,Kevin and Ross.

Wasn't it amazing watching our youthful U-17 boys running side by side with OLDER ( at least second year) U-17s?? Yeah man, it was!! It also took unsavoury coaching to beat us in two ( yes two) races- namely the 4x200 and the 4x400. Need I say more??

The U-17 girls ran once and that was the 4x100m. Sure the baton passes weren't up to scratch, but that was to be expected realising that we have not done any relay work as yet at training.Time and a better attitude and effort will make this team as good as any or better.

The senior teams should also be lauded for sterling efforts. The women had 2 of 2 ( 4x100 and 4x200). The men were a close second in their 4x100m.

In a conversation with the head coach,he expressed deep satisfaction in the overall EFFORTS of the athletes .

Going over the sticks

Upcoming hurdlers in action

Training

Athletes going through the paces in the pre-season

Shaq n Jesse

Two of the most promising athletes we have

Dwayne in action

Dwayne Layne winning the 400m at the first Grand Prix at Community College

Pics

Pre-season training