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]

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

Edition Year City Country Date Venue No. of
Countries 		No. of
Athletes 		Winner
1 1985 Curaçao  Netherlands Antilles
2 1987 Nassau  Bahamas
3 1989 Grand Cayman  Cayman Islands
4 1991
5 1993
6 1995
7 1997
8 1999  Grenada[6] July
9 2001 Freeport  Bahamas 6–8 July  Bahamas[7]
10 2003 Caguas  Puerto Rico 18–19 July Turabo University Track 12 74  Bahamas
11 2005 Santo Domingo  Dominican Republic 1–2 July Centro Olímpico Juan Pablo Duarte
12 2007 San Salvador  El Salvador 7–8 July Estadio Nacional de la Flor Blanca 15 104  Barbados
13 2009 Nassau  Bahamas 18–19 June Thomas Robinson Stadium 19 125  Barbados
14 2011 Tortola  British Virgin Islands 1–2 July A.O. Shirley Recreation Ground 20 139  Barbados
15 2013 Willemstad  Curaçao 29–30 June Sentro Deportivo Korsou 23 156  Bahamas
16 2015 Port of Spain  Trinidad and Tobago 18–19 July Hasely Crawford Stadium 16 103  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

Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Meet
80 metres 9.09 Mario Burke  Barbados 1 July 2011 2011 Road Town, Tortola British Virgin Islands
1200 metres 3:22.11 Jerrad Mason  Barbados 19 June 2009 2009 Nassau The Bahamas
80 metres hurdles (84.0 cm) 11.42 (+1.5 m/s) Tyriq Horsford  Trinidad and Tobago 30 June 2013 2013 Willemstad Curaçao
High jump 1.98 m Benjamin Clarke  Bahamas 19 July 2015 2015 Port of Spain Trinidad and Tobago
Long jump 6.56 m Bruce Degrilla  Bermuda 18 June 2009 2009 Nassau The Bahamas
Shot put (3 kg) 15.35 m Enrique Babb  Barbados 18 July 2015 2015 Port of Spain Trinidad and Tobago
Baseball throw (400g) 94.67 m Illich Jaramillo  Venezuela 30 June 2013 2013 Willemstad Curaçao
Heptathlon 5339 pts Jerrad Mason  Barbados 18/19 June 2009 2009 Nassau The Bahamas
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

Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Meet
80 metres 9.63 (-0.2 m/s) Julien Alfred  Saint Lucia 18 July 2015 2015 Port of Spain Trinidad and Tobago
1000 metres 3:09.84 Génesis Cintron  Puerto Rico 19 June 2009 2009 Nassau The Bahamas
60 metres hurdles (76 cm) 9.01 (-2.2 m/s) Julien Alfred  Saint Lucia 19 July 2015 2015 Port of Spain Trinidad and Tobago
High jump 1.68 m Glenka Antonia  Curaçao 29 June 2013 2013 Willemstad Curaçao
Long jump 5.39 m (-0.8 m/s) Iman Berthelot Guadeloupe/ Guadeloupe 30 June 2013 2013 Willemstad Curaçao
Shot put (3 kg) 10.91 m Tanice Watson  Barbados 18 June 2009 2009 Nassau The Bahamas
Baseball throw (400g) 65.27 m Melissa José Charles  Dominican Republic 30 June 2013 2013 Willemstad Curaçao
Heptathlon 4466 pts Julien Alfred  Saint Lucia 18/19 July 2015 2015 Port of Spain Trinidad and Tobago
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

Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Meet
4x100 metres relay 46.63 Tyler Toussaint
Desray Desir
Antonio Maynard
Julien Alfred 		 Saint Lucia 18 July 2015 2015 Port of Spain Trinidad and Tobago

Infantile B (under 13)

Boys' U-13 records

Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Meet
60 metres 7.59 (-1.0 m/s) Terrique Stennett  Jamaica 18 July 2015 2015 Port of Spain Trinidad and Tobago
1000 metres 2:54.04 Juan Nunez  Dominican Republic 19 June 2009 2009 Nassau The Bahamas
High jump 1.65 m Ramarco Thompson  Barbados 18 June 2009 2009 Nassau The Bahamas
Long jump 5.34 m (0.0 m/s) Terrique Stennett  Jamaica 19 July 2015 2015 Port of Spain Trinidad and Tobago
Baseball throw (400g) 77.48 m Juan Nunez  Dominican Republic 18 June 2009 2009 Nassau The Bahamas
Pentathlon 3331 pts Ramarco Thompson  Barbados 18/19 June 2009 2009 Nassau The Bahamas
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

Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Meet
60 metres 8.09 (-0.1 m/s) Julien Alfred  Saint Lucia 29 June 2013 2013 Willemstad Curaçao
800 metres 2:27.73 Jomarie Carmona Colon  Puerto Rico 2 July 2011 2011 Road Town, Tortola British Virgin Islands
High jump 1.52 m Naomi Gestel Martinique/ Martinique 2 July 2011 2011 Road Town, Tortola British Virgin Islands
Long jump 4.87 m (-1.0 m/s) Jomarie Carmona Colon  Puerto Rico 1 July 2011 2011 Road Town, Tortola British Virgin Islands
Baseball throw (400g) 51.63 m Joanna Benita  Curaçao 18 July 2015 2015 Port of Spain Trinidad and Tobago
Pentathlon 2919 pts Tiana Bowen  Barbados 1/2 July 2011 2011 Road Town, Tortola British Virgin Islands
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  Barbados 29/30 June 2013 2013 Willemstad Curaçao
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

Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Meet
4x100 metres relay 49.38 Jalisa Burrowes
Ramarco Thompson
Mario Burke
Evelyn Tristan 		 Barbados June 2009 2009 Nassau The Bahamas

See also

List of Central American and Caribbean Age Group Championships records

References

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