Kellon Alexis

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Kellon Alexis
Personal information
NationalityGrenadian
Born (1992-11-19) 19 November 1992 (age 30)
Sport
Sport Track and field
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Hammer Throw: 56.51m NR [1]
Weight Throw: 18.01m NR
Discus: 56.57m [2]

Kellon Alexis (born 19 November 1992) is a Grenadian athlete who specializes in throwing events. In 2014 he set a National Record in the Hammer Throw with a distance of 54.22 m. He also set a record in the men's Weight throw with a distance of 17.06m. [3] [4] [5] [6]

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On 20 January 2017, he further improved the national record with a throw of 17.34m at the MSSU OPEN at the Missouri Southern State University. [7] [8] On 28 January he further improved on his Personal Best and the National Record with a throw of 18.01 meters at the Pittsburg state invitational. [9] [10] Kellon's Record breaking season would continue with a Hammer Throw of 56.51m at the Bobcat Twilight in San Marcos, Texas on 21 April. He also went on to receive all regional honors in Discus, Hammer and Javelin throw in that season. [11]

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada
2011 CARIFTA Games Montego Bay, Jamaica 3rdDiscus throw (U20)50.60 m
2014 2014 NACAC Under-23 Championships in Athletics British Columbia, Canada 5thDiscus throw51.09m
2014 NACAC Under-23 Championships in Athletics British Columbia, Canada 7thHammer throw53.59m

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References

  1. "TFRRS | Texas State Bobcat Twilight Track & Field Meet Results".
  2. "2017 Texas Relays - Track and Field Event - FloTrack".
  3. Kellon Alexis profile at TFRRS
  4. "All about Sports Betting | Markets and Bookmakers in Latin America".
  5. "DirectAthletics".
  6. "MSSU Lion Invite". www.directathletics.com. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  7. "Lions add five provisional marks two school records and three event wins in second day of MSSU Open - Lions add five provisional marks two school records and three event wins in second day of MSSU Open — LINK JOPLIN Mo. – the Texas A&M Univers".
  8. "Profile of Kellon ALEXIS | All-Athletics.com". Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  9. "TFRRS | Pittsburg State Invitational Track & Field Meet Results".
  10. "Lions set 14 provisional qualifying marks and six school records at Pitt State Invitational; Romero runs nation's fastest mile - Lions set 14 provisional qualifying marks and six school records at Pitt State Invitational; Romero runs nation's fast".
  11. "Lion track has 21 honorees named All-Region by USTFCCCA". Texas A&M University-Commerce Athletics. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2023.