Records broken and standards made this weekend
Handal Roban stepped his performance level up a notch this past weekend, when won the 800m at the Sykes & Sabock Challenge in Pennsylvania. He took 2 seconds off his previous National Indoor Record time of 1:49.01, to stop the clock at 1:47.01. His time puts him at the third fastest all time for his school, Penn State University, 6th in the NCAA rankings for the season, and also qualifies him for the NACAC U23 Games.
Nellie Ambriton was also in a record breaking mood, when he smashed his own U20 Boys 2000m Steeplechase record. Representing Jamaica College at the Youngster Goldsmith Challenge in Jamaica, he finished third in the event, running 6:20.43seconds to beat his 6:25.30 seconds.
Also running at the Youngster Goldsmith Classic was Amal Glasgow, who finished third in the U20 Boys 400m in 48.17 seconds, which qualifies him for the 2023 Carifta Games, to be held in the Bahamas over the Easter Weekend.
Tyrha Charles became the first female to make the 2023 Carifta Games U17 and NACAC U18 standards, when she competed in the St. Kitts Athletics Challenge Series 5. She took 200m gold in 24.33 seconds.
Charles and Glasgow now join Uroy Ryan in Carifta qualification.
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