NACAC Championships in Athletics

Not to be confused with CAC Championships.

The North American, Central American and Caribbean Championships is a continental track and field athletics event organised by the North America, Central America and Caribbean Athletic Association. The last of the six IAAF areas to hold a continental senior athletics competition, the NACAC Championships' inaugural edition was held in 2007 in San Salvador, El Salvador. Three hundred athletes competed at the 2007 Championships and a total of 26 nations were represented.[1] The United States dominated the first edition with a total of 43 medals, including 28 gold medals. Mexico and Trinidad and Tobago took second and third places with totals of 20 and 11 medals, respectively.

Editions

Edition Year City Country Date Venue No. of
Events		 No. of
Athletes
1 2007 San Salvador  El SalvadorJuly 13–15 Estadio Jorge "Mágico" González 43
22015 San José Costa RicaAugust 7-9 Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica 38

Records

Men

Event Record Name Nationality Date Games Place Ref
100 metres 10.07 +1.9 Sheldon Mitchell  Jamaica August 7, 2015 2015 Costa Rica San Jose, Costa Rica
200 metres 20.12 +1.8 Rasheed Dwyer  Jamaica August 9, 2015 2015 Costa Rica San Jose, Costa Rica
400 metres 44.64 Lalonde Gordon  Trinidad and Tobago August 7, 2015 2015 Costa Rica San Jose, Costa Rica
800 metres 1:45.79 Ryan Martin  United States August 9, 2015 2015 Costa Rica San Jose, Costa Rica
1500 metres 3:45.08 Andrew Wheating  United States August 8, 2015 2015 Costa Rica San Jose, Costa Rica
5000 metres 13:57.53 Lopez Lomong  United States August 8, 2015 2015 Costa Rica San Jose, Costa Rica
110 m hurdles 13.23 +1.5 Mikel Thomas  Trinidad and Tobago August 8, 2015 2015 Costa Rica San Jose, Costa Rica
400 m hurdles 48.70 Javier Culson  Puerto Rico August 9, 2015 2015 Costa Rica San Jose, Costa Rica
3000 m steeplechase 8:39.51 Michael Spence  United States July 14, 2007 2007 El Salvador San Salvador, El Salvador
4×100 m relay 38.07  Jamaica
• Mario Forsythe
• Jason Livermore
• Oshane Bailey
• Sheldon Mitchell		 August 9, 2015 2015 Costa Rica San Jose, Costa Rica
4×400 m relay 3:00.07  United States
• Clayton Parros
• Calvin Smith
• Marcus Chambers
• James Harris 		August 9, 2015 2015 Costa Rica San Jose, Costa Rica
High jump 2.25 m (7 ft 41⁄2 in) JaCorian Duffield  United States August 8, 2015 2015 Costa Rica San Jose, Costa Rica
Pole vault 5.15 m (16 ft 103⁄4 in) Jose Montano  Mexico July 13, 2007 2007 El Salvador San Salvador, El Salvador
Long jump 8.06 m (26 ft 51⁄4 in) -0.4 Cameron Burrell  United States August 8, 2015 2015 Costa Rica San Jose, Costa Rica
Triple jump 16.98 m (55 ft 81⁄2 in) +1.4 Yordany Durañona  Dominica August 7, 2015 2015 Costa Rica San Jose, Costa Rica
Shot put 20.54 m (67 ft 41⁄2 in) Jonathan Jones  United States August 9, 2015 2015 Costa Rica San Jose, Costa Rica
Discus throw 60.68 m (199 ft 03⁄4 in) Russ Winger  United States August 8, 2015 2015 Costa Rica San Jose, Costa Rica [2]
Hammer throw 72.72 m (238 ft 63⁄4 in) Roberto Janet  Cuba August 9, 2015 2015 Costa Rica San Jose, Costa Rica
Javelin throw 79.30 m (260 ft 2 in) Riley Dolezal  United States August 9, 2015 2015 Costa Rica San Jose, Costa Rica

Women

Event Record Name Nationality Date Games Place Ref
100 metres 11.01 +1.4 Samantha Henry-Robinson  Jamaica August 7, 2015 2015 Costa Rica San Jose, Costa Rica
200 metres 22.50 +1.3 Kyra Jefferson  United States August 8, 2015 2015 Costa Rica San Jose, Costa Rica
400 metres 50.82 Courtney Okolo  United States August 7, 2015 2015 Costa Rica San Jose, Costa Rica
800 metres 2:00.48 Chanelle Price  United States August 8, 2015 2015 Costa Rica San Jose, Costa Rica
1500 metres 4:14.78 Rachel Schneider  United States August 8, 2015 2015 Costa Rica San Jose, Costa Rica
5000 metres 16:24.86 Kellyn Taylor  United States August 8, 2015 2015 Costa Rica San Jose, Costa Rica
100 m hurdles 13.05 -0.3 Tenaya Jones  United States August 7, 2015 2015 Costa Rica San Jose, Costa Rica
400 m hurdles 54.35 Tiffany Williams  United States August 8, 2015 2015 Costa Rica San Jose, Costa Rica
3000 m steeplechase 9:56.75 Ashley Higginson  United States August 8, 2015 2015 Costa Rica San Jose, Costa Rica
4×100 m relay 42.24  United States
• Barbara Pierre
• Lekeisha Lawson
• Dezerea Bryant
• Kyra Jefferson		 August 9, 2015 2015 Costa Rica San Jose, Costa Rica
4×400 m relay 3:25.39  United States
• Kala Funderburk
• Charonda Williams
• Tiffany Williams
• Courtney Okolo		 August 9, 2015 2015 Costa Rica San Jose, Costa Rica
High jump 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Levern Spencer  Saint Lucia August 9, 2015 2015 Costa Rica San Jose, Costa Rica
Pole vault 4.50 m (14 ft 9 in) Kristen Hixson  United States August 7, 2015 2015 Costa Rica San Jose, Costa Rica
Long jump 6.93 m (22 ft 83⁄4 in) +2.0 Quanesha Burks  United States August 8, 2015 2015 Costa Rica San Jose, Costa Rica
Triple jump 14.23 m (46 ft 8 in) +1.3 Shanieka Thomas  Jamaica August 7, 2015 2015 Costa Rica San Jose, Costa Rica
Shot put 18.62 m (61 ft 1 in) Jill Camarena-Williams  United States August 8, 2015 2015 Costa Rica San Jose, Costa Rica
Discus throw 59.27 m (194 ft 51⁄4 in) Stephanie Brown Trafton  United States July 14, 2007 2007 El Salvador San Salvador, El Salvador
Hammer throw 72.41 m (237 ft 63⁄4 in) Amber Campbell  United States August 8, 2015 2015 Costa Rica San Jose, Costa Rica
Javelin throw 60.34 m (197 ft 111⁄2 in) Kara Winger  United States August 7, 2015 2015 Costa Rica San Jose, Costa Rica

References

  1. ↑ Clavelo Robinson, Javier (2007-07-16). USA dominates 1st NACAC Senior Championships. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-06-16.
  2. ↑ "Discus Throw Results". tiempodellegada.com. August 8, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2015.

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