::Grenada Sports::

[ATHLETICS]

NEW YORK CITY, New York, Feb 10, CMC – Grenadian middle-distance ace Neisha Bernard-Thomas was among six winners at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational indoor track and field meeting on Saturday.

Bernard-Thomas dominated the women’s 800 metres for an easy win in two minutes 05.32 seconds, while Trinidad and Tobago sprinters Kelly Ann Baptiste and Richard Thompson landed the marquee 60-metre sprints.

Jamaicans Peta-Gaye Beckford, Kimberly Williams and Sheldon Leith accounted for the other Caribbean victories at the meet.

Bernard-Thomas, a two-time Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Championship gold medallist, won her 800-metre run emphatically -- by more than two seconds.

Jamaican Carlene Robinson was closest to her at the finish in 2:07.47, with Miesha Marzell (2:08.52) third. Barbadian Sheena Gooding was fifth in 2:08.55.

Baptiste, representing Louisiana State University (LSU), clocked 7.17 seconds to edge Jamaican Samantha Henry (7.18) in an LSU one-two finish in the women’s 60 metres. Jamaican Simone Facer, of Texas A&M, was fifth in 7.29.

Baptiste (23.46) and Henry (23.54) were second and third respectively in the 200 won by American Porscha Lucas (23.33).

Thompson delivered a fine sprint double for LSU when he took the men’s 60 metres in a personal season’s best 6.57 seconds, topping Americans Trindon Holliday (6.61) and Marcus Pugh (6.64).

Jamaicans Beckford, Williams and Leith took the women’s long jump, triple jump and men’s 60-metre hurdles, respectively.

Beckford posted 6.36 metres to win the women’s long jump with Williams third at 6.22, and Williams took the triple jump at 13.72 metres ahead of fellow Jamaican Andrea Linton (13.21).

Leith clocked 7.73 seconds to win the men’s hurdles, chased by Americans Mikel Thomas (7.79) and Ronnie Ash (7.86).

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