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Articles written by 'O'Neil A. Reid'

Veronica Campbell-Brown: Don't Count Her Out

by O'Neil A. Reid, posted on Aug 20 2010 2:58 PM

Jamaica’s sprint queen Veronica Campbell-Brown (VCB), the reigning 200m Olympic champion has been experiencing a rebirth this season. The 28-year-old former Vere Technical High School and University of Arkansas stand-out, who has had tremendous success at all levels of competition, has garnered individual medals at the CARIFTA Games, World Junior Championships (200m: 22.87 (WJR), World Youth Championships (100m: 11.49) NCAAs, IAAF World Championships and the Olympic Games. Full Story »
Filed Under: Women's 100m

Behind the Improvement of Jamaica’s 2010 100m Champion

by O'Neil A. Reid, posted on Jul 10 2010 1:53 AM

Twenty-year-old Jamaican sprinter Oshane Bailey could not have chosen a better venue than the National Stadium in Kingston to officially introduce himself to the track and field world as another star on the horizon. His performance of 10.14 secs in the 100m at the 2010 Jamaican national trials on June 27 was a lifetime best that saw him capturing the 100m crown, beating a quality field that included Olympic and World Championships sprint relay gold medalist Michael Frater, World Championships sprint relay gold medalist Lerone Clarke and Kimari Roach. Full Story »
Filed Under: Men's 100m

Bolt Puts Penn Relays Crowd Under His Spell

by O'Neil A. Reid, posted on Apr 26 2010 10:22 AM

The moment Usain Bolt stepped onto the field and headed to the warm-up area, the sold-out 53,000+ crowd rose to their feet and cheered frantically for a while. The shoulder-to-shoulder packed stadium waited with bated breath. Thousands in the stands, Jamaicans and non-Jamaicans alike, sported Bolt T-shirts or wore the colors of the Jamaican flag in anticipation of a glimpse of the man who captivated the world almost two years ago.  Then later, just before the introductions of the teams in his race, the world’s fastest man turned 360 degrees and waved to the crowd, sending the entire University of Pennsylvania’s Franklin Field Stadium into a deafening frenzy. Full Story »
Filed Under: Track & Field
Tags: Penn Relays

Reigning NCAA Indoor LJ Champion Targets Over 27ft.

by O'Neil A. Reid, posted on Jan 30 2010 4:32 PM

Having had to face fierce rivalry year after year at the high school championships in his country, 21-year-old Nicholas Gordon, a two-time All-American at the University of Nebraska, is well conditioned to stay calm under competitive pressure. He is, no doubt, ready to continue his dominance in the 2010 NCAAs, as he aims to surpass the 27-foot mark this season. Full Story »

Filed Under: Track & Field

Bermuda's Aaron Evans Inspired By Bolt

by O'Neil A. Reid, posted on Jan 27 2010 3:32 PM

Ras Mykkal photo Twenty-year-old Aaron Evans has had a very active youth, playing soccer, cricket and basketball. The Devonshire, Bermuda native played basketball at camps run by his father and played on the Bermudian National Under-13 soccer squad that toured Europe, playing in Holland, Germany and Belgium. O’Neil Reid caught up with the 800m specialist who wants to be a lawyer. Full Story »
Filed Under: Track & Field
Tags: Bermuda

Dwight Mullings: Exciting Season Ahead

by O'Neil A. Reid, posted on Jan 10 2010 2:13 PM

It is often said that when opportunity knocks, one should be ready to open the door. Dwight Mullings, the 23-year-old Jamaican quarter-miler, knows what it feels like not to be ready to let opportunity in. He believes his own negligence cost him the opportunity to book a spot on the Jamaican team to the 2009 Berlin World Championships. The prospect of his going seemed sure; after all, he would have gone into the Trials with the fastest time. Full Story »
Filed Under: Men's 400m

Essex County's Coach Smart Has Caribbean Pipeline

by O'Neil A. Reid, posted on Dec 20 2009 1:42 PM

Smart and Kerron Stewart. Courtesy of Michael Smart. American coach Michael Smart, the East Orange, New Jersey native and Essex County College (Essex) graduate has been coaching track and field at his alma mater for more than 24 years. He has coached teams from the Caribbean islands of Trinidad and Tobago, St. Vincent & The Grenadines as well as the USA’s 2001 under-25 National Team. He is certified by both the USAT&F (Level 1) and the IAAF. More than 27 of his current and former athletes have represented countries such as Jamaica, Barbados, Grenada, Bahamas and T&T. Full Story »
Filed Under: Diaspora

I Want That Olympic 400m Hurdles Gold, Says Clement

by O'Neil A. Reid, posted on Dec 17 2009 1:32 PM

Born in Port of Spain, Trinidad, Kerron Clement, running in US colors, shot to the top of the track and field world in 2007. He is the two-time World Championships 400m hurdles and 4x4 relay gold medalist (2007 & 2009), and the 2008 Beijing Olympics silver and gold medalist in the one-lap hurdles and 4x4 relay, respectively. Now, Clement says he wants that Olympic 400m hurdles gold and he’ll be ready for it in London in 2012. Full Story » 
Filed Under: 400m Hurdles
Tags: Hurdles | Trinidad | US

Little Alexis Keeps Pushing The Pace

by O'Neil A. Reid, posted on Dec 08 2009 9:25 AM

At only 11 years old, this Chicago, Illinois native of Jamaican and Haitian background has personal bests of 1:04.21 secs in the 400m and 2:36.09 in the 800m and is preparing to bring down her times in the coming season. “I just want to be the best," she said. Full Story »
Filed Under: Track & Field
Tags:

Natasha Hastings: Diva on The Track

by O'Neil A. Reid, posted on Dec 05 2009 6:50 PM

DPalmer photoWith a personal best of 22.61 secs for the 200m and 49.84 for the 400m, Natasha Hastings is ready to accomplish more, much more. The 23-year-old New Yorker by birth, who is of Caribbean blood, has shown that she's a force to be reckoned with on the track. Full Story »
Filed Under: Diaspora
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