Top performers in the BAAA Age Group Championships

MIKYLA Sears, Aiden Knowles, Jazae Johnson and Emmile Higgins all emerged as the top performers in the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations’ Age Group Championships.

The quartet all accumulated a total of 10 points to win their respective divisional titles in the two-day event that was held on Saturday and Sunday at the Thomas A. Robinson Track and Field Stadium.

Based on their finish, the athletes were awarded points towards their rankings from 10 for first place to one for eighth place in each of their age groups.

Mikyla Sears of Speed Begins captured the under-13 girls’ divisional title with 2,653 points as they competed in the 60m, 800m, long jump, high jump UNK.

Kian Duncombe of the T-Bird Flyers trailed with 2,395 and Waynedeisha Douglas of Kids Athletics Academy had 2,330 for third. Hardassah McCoy of Xtreme Athletics was fourth with 2,264 and Dazariah Bullard of Kids Athletics Academy finished in fifth with 2,232. 

Aiden Knowles, representing Xtreme Athletics, secured the under-13 boys crown with 2,544 points from their five events, including the 60m, 1,000m, long jump, high jump and the UNK. 

Antonio Hanna, also from Xtreme Athletics, had 2,466 and Terrell Wray, of Speed 365 Athletics, rounded out the top three with 2465. 

Jordan Brown of Sunland Baptist Academy was fourth with 2,440 and Kaydin Thompson, unattached, was fifth with 2,436.

In the under-15 division, which featured the 80, 1,000m, 60m hurdles, long jump, high jump and the UNK, Jazae Johnson of Leap of Faith clinched her title with 4,197; Symiah Strachan of Red-Line Athletics came in second behind 3,998 and Inaya Nesbit of the Grand Bahama Heats picked up the third place with 3,772. 

Tia Thompson of SPIA got fourth with 3,124 and was followed by Chyanne Hepburn of the Road Runners completing the top five with 3,052 for fifth place. 

And Emmile Higgins of Fast Track was the champion with 4,952 points in the under-15 boys’ division that consisted of the 80m, 1,200m, 80m hurdles, long jump, high jump, UNK and shot put.

Justin Shepherd of Bahamas Speed Dynamics came in second with 4,412. 

Travon Moncur of CH Reeves completed the top three with 4,392. 

Shia Pratt of Bahamas Speed Dynamics was fourth with 4,369 and DeAntae Joseph of CH Reeves was fifth with 4,207.

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