Central American and Caribbean Age Group Championships in Athletics

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The Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Age Group Championships is an international track and field athletics event for the youngest athletes (boys and girls between the age of 11 and 14 years) organized by the Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation (CACAC). [1] The CAC Age Group Championships started in 1985 in Curaçao and are held every two years. The intention was for athletes at that age to have experiences with a variety of events at that young age. [2] It has witnessed the international debut of many future stars of the region such as Olympic and World Championship medalist Debbie Ferguson of the Bahamas and 2003 World 100m champion Kim Collins of St Kitts and Nevis. [3]

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Events, Categories and Awards

Categories of the championships were subdue to changes. For the most recent event, competitions were held in the following categories: [4]

Age group 11 – 12 years: “Infantile B” Pentathlon (Scoring will be in accordance with the Games Scoring tables for CACAC age group Competition): [5]

Age group 13 – 14 years: “Infantile A” Heptathlon (Scoring will be in accordance with the Games Scoring tables for CACAC age group Competition): [5]

Each federation can enter individual athletes or teams consisting of two athletes in each category. [1]

Medals are awarded for individuals for the first three places in each event in each categorie. Athletes ranked 4th to 8th receive a ribbon. [1] [4]

Trophies are awarded to teams in each category with the highest total number of cumulative points in the entire competition. Teams will also compete for the overall title. A trophy will be given to the country with the grand total amount of the sum of all the points of all the categories. This will include both divisions, male and female. [1] [4]

Editions

EditionYearCityCountryDateVenueNo. of
Countries
No. of
Athletes
Winner
1 1985 Curaçao Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1959-1986).svg  Netherlands Antilles
2 1987 Nassau Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas
3 1989 Grand Cayman Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg  Cayman Islands
4 1991
5 1993
6 1995
7 1997
8 1999 Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada [6] July
9 2001 Freeport Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 6–8 JulyFlag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas [7]
10 2003 Caguas Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 18–19 July Turabo University Track1274Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas
11 2005 Santo Domingo Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 1–2 July Centro Olímpico Juan Pablo Duarte
12 2007 San Salvador Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 7–8 July Estadio Nacional de la Flor Blanca 15104Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados
13 2009 Nassau Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 18–19 June Thomas Robinson Stadium 19125Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados
14 2011 Tortola Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg  British Virgin Islands 1–2 July A.O. Shirley Recreation Ground 20139Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados
15 2013 Willemstad Flag of Curacao.svg  Curaçao 29–30 June Sentro Deportivo Korsou 23156Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas
16 2015 Port of Spain Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 18–19 July Hasely Crawford Stadium 16103Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica

Records

Records are set by athletes who are representing one of the Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation (CACAC) member states. The following list of records is assembled from the official results lists. [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] At the 2011 championships, a total of 15 new records were established. [16]

Infantile A (under 15)

Boys' U-15 records

EventRecordAthleteNationalityDateMeet
80 metres 9.09 Mario Burke Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 1 July 2011 2011 Road Town, Tortola Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg
1200 metres 3:22.11 Jerrad Mason Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 19 June 2009 2009 Nassau Flag of the Bahamas.svg
80 metres hurdles (84.0 cm)11.42 (+1.5 m/s) Tyriq Horsford Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 30 June 2013 2013 Willemstad Flag of Curacao.svg
High jump 1.98 m Benjamin Clarke Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 19 July 2015 2015 Port of Spain Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg
Long jump 6.56 m Bruce Degrilla Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda 18 June 2009 2009 Nassau Flag of the Bahamas.svg
Shot put (3 kg)15.35 m Enrique Babb Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 18 July 2015 2015 Port of Spain Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg
Baseball throw (400g)94.67 m Illich Jaramillo Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 30 June 2013 2013 Willemstad Flag of Curacao.svg
Heptathlon 5339 pts Jerrad Mason Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 18/19 June 2009 2009 Nassau Flag of the Bahamas.svg
9.40 (80 m), 13.49m (shot put), 1.60m (high jump) / 11.80 (80 m hurdles), 73.35m (baseball throw), 5.95m (long jump), 3:22.11 (1200 m)

Girls' U-15 records

EventRecordAthleteNationalityDateMeet
80 metres 9.63 (-0.2 m/s) Julien Alfred Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  Saint Lucia 18 July 2015 2015 Port of Spain Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg
1000 metres 3:09.84 Génesis Cintron Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 19 June 2009 2009 Nassau Flag of the Bahamas.svg
60 metres hurdles (76 cm)9.01 (-2.2 m/s) Julien Alfred Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  Saint Lucia 19 July 2015 2015 Port of Spain Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg
High jump 1.68 m Glenka Antonia Flag of Curacao.svg  Curaçao 29 June 2013 2013 Willemstad Flag of Curacao.svg
Long jump 5.39 m (-0.8 m/s) Iman Berthelot Flag of Guadeloupe (local) variant.svg /Flag of France.svg  Guadeloupe 30 June 2013 2013 Willemstad Flag of Curacao.svg
Shot put (3 kg)10.91 m Tanice Watson Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 18 June 2009 2009 Nassau Flag of the Bahamas.svg
Baseball throw (400g)65.27 m Melissa José Charles Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 30 June 2013 2013 Willemstad Flag of Curacao.svg
Heptathlon 4466 pts Julien Alfred Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  Saint Lucia 18/19 July 2015 2015 Port of Spain Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg
9.63 (-0.2 m/s) (80 m), 1.55m (high jump), 10.13m (shot put) / 9.01 (-2.2 m/s) (60 m hurdles), 5.14m (+1.0 m/s) (long jump), 50.98m (baseball throw), 3:36.75 (1000 m)

Mixed U-15 records

EventRecordAthleteNationalityDateMeet
4x100 metres relay 46.63 Tyler Toussaint
Desray Desir
Antonio Maynard
Julien Alfred
Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  Saint Lucia 18 July 2015 2015 Port of Spain Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg

Infantile B (under 13)

Boys' U-13 records

EventRecordAthleteNationalityDateMeet
60 metres 7.59 (-1.0 m/s) Terrique Stennett Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 18 July 2015 2015 Port of Spain Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg
1000 metres 2:54.04 Juan Nunez Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 19 June 2009 2009 Nassau Flag of the Bahamas.svg
High jump 1.65 m Ramarco Thompson Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 18 June 2009 2009 Nassau Flag of the Bahamas.svg
Long jump 5.34 m (0.0 m/s) Terrique Stennett Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 19 July 2015 2015 Port of Spain Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg
Baseball throw (400g)77.48 m Juan Nunez Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 18 June 2009 2009 Nassau Flag of the Bahamas.svg
Pentathlon 3331 pts Ramarco Thompson Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 18/19 June 2009 2009 Nassau Flag of the Bahamas.svg
7.97 (60 m), 61.28m (baseball throw), 4.88m (long jump) / 1.65m (high jump), 3:14.55 (1000 m)

Girls' U-13 records

EventRecordAthleteNationalityDateMeet
60 metres 8.09 (-0.1 m/s) Julien Alfred Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  Saint Lucia 29 June 2013 2013 Willemstad Flag of Curacao.svg
800 metres 2:27.73 Jomarie Carmona Colon Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 2 July 2011 2011 Road Town, Tortola Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg
High jump 1.52 m Naomi Gestel Snake Flag of Martinique.svg /Flag of France.svg  Martinique 2 July 2011 2011 Road Town, Tortola Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg
Long jump 4.87 m (-1.0 m/s) Jomarie Carmona Colon Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 1 July 2011 2011 Road Town, Tortola Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg
Baseball throw (400g)51.63 m Joanna Benita Flag of Curacao.svg  Curaçao 18 July 2015 2015 Port of Spain Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg
Pentathlon 2919 pts Tiana Bowen Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 1/2 July 2011 2011 Road Town, Tortola Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg
8.26 (2.7 m/s) (60 m), 4.74m (-1.5 m/s) (long jump), 31.33m (baseball throw) / 1.49m (high jump), 2:28.01 (800 m)
2860 pts Charissa Moore Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 29/30 June 2013 2013 Willemstad Flag of Curacao.svg
8.47 (0.0 m/s) (60 m), 4.79m (-1.9 m/s) (long jump), 42.66m (baseball throw) / 1.43m (high jump), 2:38.03 (800 m)

w = wind assisted mark

Mixed U-13 records

EventRecordAthleteNationalityDateMeet
4x100 metres relay 49.38 Jalisa Burrowes
Ramarco Thompson
Mario Burke
Evelyn Tristan
Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados June 2009 2009 Nassau Flag of the Bahamas.svg

See also

List of Central American and Caribbean Age Group Championships records

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