By BRENT STUBBS

Senior Sports Reporter

bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

VERSATILE Denisha Cartwright capped off another fantastic year at Minnesota State by adding another NCAA Division II Track and Field Championships title and a pair of five finishes to her résumé over the weekend.

“I felt pretty great going into each event. I felt that all my hard work this season paid off and just trusting the programme and my coach,” said Cartwright after her performances.

“It was what I expected. I just wanted to come into this championship and do my best and put it all on the line.”

Cartwrigjt won the women’s 100 metre hurdles in 12.94, well ahead of her nearest rival Kiara Smith, a junior at Missouri Southern, who did 13.13.

Cartwright, however, had to settle for second in the 200m in 23.10 as Duvonne Franklin, a senior at California, was the winner in 22.77. And in the 100m, Cartwright placed fourth in 11.13. The race was won by Franklin in 11.09.

“They were all personal best performances.

“I enjoyed them all honestly but my favourite is hurdles, what’s next is to rest up and get ready for this summer,” Cartwright said.

Cartwright, who represented the Bahamas at the C0mmonwealth Games last year, is expected to come home to compete in the Bahamas Association of Athletics Associations’ Nationals in a bid to qualify for the World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, August 19-27.

The 23-year-old former volleyball player is also eager to compete in the Bahamas Games, scheduled for July 6-14.