Athletes get on track at NACAC Championships

SportsAugust 11, 2018August 13, 2018 at 4:33 am Randy Smith
Athletes get on track at NACAC Championships
Devynne Charlton.

Several of the country’s premier track and field athletes competed on Friday night in the 2018 North American, Central American and Caribbean (NACAC) Championships in Toronto, Canada.

Cliff Resis finished fourth overall in the final of the men’s 100-metre dash (m) in 10.71 seconds. Alonzo Russell qualified for the final of the men’s 400. He finished third in heat one in 46.88 seconds.

Tynia Gaither qualified for the final of the women’s 200, qualifying in 23.37 seconds. Also, Devine Charlton qualified for the final of the women’s 100m hurdles. She finished third in heat two in 13.07 seconds.

Over on the field, Kaiwan Culmer was fifth over in the men’s triple jump, with a leap of 16.01m. The 2018 NACAC Championships continue today in Toronto.

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Randy Smith is the producer of the widely-watched local television show “Beyond The Headlines” and the web content manager of Eyewitness News. He joined Eyewitness News as a sportscaster in 2018, a role he still performs, and has previously covered a slew of international sporting events, including the 2015 Pan American Games, the Nike EYBL Showcase, several IAAF World Relays, the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, the Commonwealth Youth Games, the Bahamas Bowl and multiple CARIFTA Swimming and Track & Field Championships. Randy has been recognized by the Bahamas Press Club with awards for “Best Sports Broadcast” as a sportscaster and “Best TV Talk Show” as a producer.