Colleges

Returning Caribbean Stars to Help Power LSU Tigers

Desmond G. Palmer — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 02:15:00 GMT

7 Questions As the NCAA Championships Begin Today

O'Neil A. Reid — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 14:31:00 GMT

As the 2011 NCAA Track & Field Championship in Des Moines, Iowa starts today, June 8, there are several intriguing questions floating around that will be answered when the dust settles on Saturday evening, the 11th. In the meantime, we cannot resist sharing our thoughts and predictions. Here are seven questions we have considered.

Barbados 100m Hurdles Champion: “There’s More to Come”

O'Neil A. Reid — Wed, 25 May 2011 04:15:00 GMT

Kierre Beckles, the 21-yr-old Barbados women’s national 100m hurdles record holder is on a mission this season. The Pineland native, a junior at the University of South Carolina, broke her compatriot Andrea Blackett’s 6-yr-old record of 13.39secs in 2009 as an 18-yr-old student at Central Arizona College (Central Arizona), setting the new mark at 13.25.

USVI's Henry, Bahamas's Pinder: A Lot in Common

Hubert Lawrence — Mon, 23 May 2011 06:11:00 GMT

The Caribbean duo of Tabarie Henry and Demetrius Pinder has a lot in common. They both run the 400m and they are teammates at Texas A&M University.

Crimson Tide’s Dwayne Extol on the Road to Recovery

O'Neil A. Reid — Sat, 14 May 2011 14:00:00 GMT

At the prestigious 2010 Jamaican Boys and Girls Athletics Championships or “Champs 100”, Dwayne Extol lead his high school team, Wolmer’s Boys, to victory. The versatile Extol was instrumental in giving his team valuable points by competing in the 200m, 400m, 400m hurdles and the 4x1 and 4x4 relays.