Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Elaine Thompson-Herah won their respective heats at Saturday’s (8 Aug) Velocity Fest 4 as track and field returned to the National Stadium.
Fraser-Pryce, running in heat 2, recorded the fastest time of 11.28 seconds into a negative 2.7m/s wind. Natasha Morrison was second to Fraser-Pryce in 11.77s.
In heat 3, Thompson-Herah was easy in 11.41 against a negative 1.0m/s wind. Shashalee Forbes finished second in 11.48.
1 Fraser-Pryce, Shelly-Ann Nike 11.28 -2.7 2 2 Thompson-Herah, Elaine Mvp Track & Fiel 11.41 -1.0 3 3 Forbes, Shashalee Sprintec Track Club 11.48 -1.0 3 4 Morrison, Natasha Sprintec Track Club 11.77 -2.7 2 5 Cameron, Kasheika Mvp Track & Fiel 11.83 -1.0 3 6 Nanda, Srabani Mvp Track & Fiel 11.88 -1.0 3 7 Harriott, Michae GC Foster College 12.19 -2.7 2 8 Curtis, Samantha Pelicans Track Club 12.57 -5.5 1 9 Clarke, Dominique Unattached 12.71 -5.5 1 10 Laidlaw, Kristen Mvp Track & Fiel 13.11 -5.5 1
In the men’s event, Oshane Bailey recorded the fastest time of 10.30 (-0.7m/s wind). Tyquendo Tracey, the heat 4 winner in 10.34, is the day’s second fastest so far. Tracey ran against a negative 3.2m/s wind.
Nigel Ellis, 10.35, Romario Williams, 10.37 and Nesta Carter, 10.48 were the top finishers.
1 Bailey, Oshane Sprintec Track Club 10.30 -0.7 3 2 Tracey, Tyquendo Tumbleweed 10.34 -3.2 4 3 Ellis, Nigel Mvp Track & Fiel 10.35 -0.7 3 4 Williams, Romario GC Foster College 10.37 -3.2 4 5 Carter, Nesta Mvp Track & Fiel 10.48 -3.2 4 6 Barnes, Emre Mvp Track & Fiel 10.50 -0.7 3 7 Rodney, Brendon Sprintec Track Club 10.66 -0.7 3 8 Barnswell, Ramone Mvp Track & Fiel 10.72 -3.2 2 9 Goldson, Khadrian GC Foster College 10.72 -3.2 2 10 Gayle, Tajay Mvp Track & Fiel 10.74 -3.2 2 11 Green, Kemar Mvp Track & Fiel 10.76 -0.2 1 12 Callender, Emmanuel Pelicans Track Club 10.81 -3.2 2 13 Rowe, Samuel Titans 10.82 -3.2 4 14 Rawlins, Javon GC Foster College 11.04 -0.2 1 -- Nagarkoti, Sunil Pelicans Track Club DNF -0.2 1
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