Kimberly Williams

FORMER national junior representative, Kimberly Williams, continued her impressive form at the collegiate level as she scored a double victory to help her team, Florida States University, win the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) outdoor female track and field championships on the weekend at Coral Gables, Florida.

Williams, the former Vere Technical outstanding jumper who several weeks ago won the NCAA indoor triple jump title, first won the triple jump with a 13.63 metres leap then returned to close the double by taking the long jump with an impressive 6.57m, as her team rattled up 160 points for their second-ever conference championships title.

jumped to second

At the same meet was former Immaculate Conception High athlete Deandra Doyley of the University of Miami, who leapt 6.35m for second behind Williams in the long jump and was fourth in the triple with 12.28m.

Another former Immaculate High athlete, Danielle Jeffrey, competing for Florida States University, was fourth in the 100 metres in 11.61 seconds while Kevin Williams, who represented Jamaica at the World Junior Championships last year, had a second-place finish for Florida State University in the 400 metres, clocking 46.91 seconds.

Olympian Nickeisha Wilson of Louisiana State University had double success on Saturday. Competing at the LSU alumni gold meet in Louisiana she won the 100m hurdles in 13.02 seconds and the 400m hurdles in 57.26 seconds.

There were also wins for Kayan Thompson, Andrea Linton and Patrick Lee. Thompson, the former Edwin Allen half-miler, competing for Louisiana State University, had a good start to her outdoor season as she clocked 2:04.25 to win the 800 metres. Linton won the triple jump with 13.05 metres while Lee took the 400 metres hurdles in 51.52 seconds. Former Queen's School sprinter Samantha Henry, a junior at LSU, had a second-place finish in the 100m in 11.33 and third in the 200m in 23.38.

in fine style

Olympic 100m silver medallist Kerron Stewart started her 100 metres outdoor campaign in fine style at the Auburn War Eagle Meet as she crossed the line first in 11.10.

There were also victories at the meet for Jovanee Jarrett and Dwight Mullings. Jarrett, who won last weekend, had another victory in the long jump as she did 6.23m.

Mullings, the former St Jago High 400m runner, competing for Mississippi State University clocked 46.61 to win the men's 400 metres. Former national 400 metres champion Lansford Spence was second in 47.25. Trinidad Marc Burns won the 100m in 10.05.

After an average indoor season, former Kingston College jumper Alain Bailey gave signs that he will be one of the main contenders in the long jump this outdoor season. The Arkansas junior did a personal best 7.98 metres to win the event at the Arizona McDonald Invitational. The performance by Bailey was the best among college athletes so far this season and the ninth best-ever mark for Arkansas University.

At the same meet there were wins for Davita Prendergast, Janika Martell, Petrona Layne and Gerald Bascoe. Prendergast, the former outdoor world senior representative, had a 52.70 clocking to win the 400m. Layne, the former Vere Technical athlete, competing for New Mexico Junior College, won the 1500m in 2:15.39 while representing Lincoln University, while Martell won the 100m in 11.44 and Bascoe took the 200 metres in 21.10.