Trinidad and Tobago’s Ato Boldon ran 9.92 seconds for the 100m. He set the record in June 1996 in Eugene, Oregon while representing UCLA.
Which male and female athletes of Caribbean descent both hold the NCAA Indoor 400m records?
Natasha Hastings holds the NCAA Collegiate women’s 400m Indoor record with a 50.80 performance as a member of the University of South Carolina team in March 2007. ’Tasha’s dad is Jamaican and her mom is from Trinidad and Tobago.
Kerron Clement holds the NCAA Collegiate men’s 400m indoor record of 44.57. This is also the American 400m indoor record. Clement who was born in Trinidad and Tobago accomplished this feat while representing the University of Florida in March 2005.
Which Bahamian Golden Girl holds the NCAA Outdoor 400m record?
Pauline Davis (50.18) in June 1989 as a member of the University of Alabama Crimsons Tide.
Here’s a non-sports question that keeps coming up on the site: How many times has Jamaica College (JC) won Jamaica’s School Challenge Quiz?
Once, in 1987. See the list of winners below (1969-Present), some of which are the island’s fiercest track and field rivals.
1969, 1970 St. Hugh’s High School; 1971 Wolmer’s Boys School; 1972 York Castle High School; 1973 Ardenne High School; 1974, 1975 Kingston College; 1976 Manchester High School; 1977 Kingston College; 1978 Wolmer’s Boys; 1979 Munro College; 1980 Wolmer’s Boys; 1981 Manchester High School; 1982, 1983 Wolmer’s Boys; 1984 Munro College; 1985 Kingston College; 1986 St. George’s College; 1987 Jamaica College; 1988 St. Jago High School; 1989 Calabar High School; 1990 St. Jago High; 1991 Munro; 1992 Kingston College; 1993 Munro; 1994 Kingston College; 1995 Glenmuir High School; 1996 Kingston College; 1997, 1998 Ardenne High School; 1999 Glenmuir; 2000 Ardenne; 2001, 2002 Glenmuir; 2003 Munro; 2004, 2005, 2006 Calabar; 2007 Kingston College; 2008 St. Jago; 2009 Kingston College; 2010 St. Jago.