Twenty-three-year-old Leford Green won the men’s 400m hurdles for Jamaica yesterday in a new Games record 48.47 secs ahead of Puerto Rico’s Javier Culson (48.58) and fellow Jamaican countryman Roxroy Cato (49.62).

Green, the Johnston C. Smith student and reigning NCAA DII Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year, recently switched to the 400m hurdles after competing in the flat 400m. His 48.47 is a lifetime best, which erased the games record of 48.87 set by Jamaica’s Dinsdale Morgan in 1998. Green’s previous best of 48.67 secs was set this past May.

Nickeisha Wilson won the women’s equivalent in 55.40 secs, with Mexico’s Zudikey Rodriquez 55.54 and T&T Janeil Belleile (56.81) 2nd and 3rd, respectively. Wilson, the former Louisiana State University star has a personal best 53.97 in the 400m.

Churandy Martina of the Netherland Antilles completed the sprint double yesterday when he won the men’s 200m in a games record 20.25 sec, ahead of Jamaica’s Rasheed Dwyer 20.49 with the NCAA’s 200m champion Rondel Sorillo of Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) 3rd in 20.59 secs. Antigua’s Brandon Christian finished 4th, also in 20.59 secs.  Dwyer’s 20.49 is his lifetime best.

On Sunday, Martina won the shorter sprint in 10.07 secs ahead of Antigua’s Daniel Bailey (10.08) and Jamaica’s Lerone Clark (10.15).

Mothersill

In the women’s 200m, Cayman Islands’ veteran Cydonie Mothersill emerged winner in 22.91, after lowering the 22.76 Games record to 22.69 in her semi-final earlier in the day. Puerto Rico’s Carol Rodriguez was second in 23.37.

 Jamaica dominated the field events with Kimberly Williams winning the triple jump with a personal best 14.23m ahead of Columbia’s Caterine Ibaguen (14.10m) and T&T Ayanna Alexander (13.64m).

Jamaica’s Kateema Riettie won the women’s javelin with a throw of 53.77m while Jason Morgan won the men’s discus throw (59.43m).