by Desmond G. Palmer, posted on December 28, 2009 7:05 AM
Jamaica’s Nickel Ashmeade, high school teammate of Yohan Blake, has gone the professional route and is being coached by Lance Brauman the former coach of World and Olympic champion Veronica Campbell-Brown. Ashmeade joins former schoolboy archrival Ramone McKenzie in training in Clairmont, Florida.
"Both athletes have adjusted well and although this is a big step-up for them, they are handling the whole situation very well,” Brauman said, noting that they will not compete in the Indoor season but will be running only relay legs in mid-March before opening up individually toward the middle of April. Full Story »html">Read more…