2012 NACAC U23 Championships in Athletics explained

VII NACAC Under-23 Championships
Host City:	Irapuato, Mexico
Dates:	6 – 8 July
Stadium:	Centro Paralímpico Nacional
Nations Participating:	23
Athletes Participating:	303
Events:	44
Records Set:	11 Championship records
Level:	Under-23
Previous:	2010 Miramar
Next:	2014 Kamloops

The 2012 NACAC Under-23 Championships in Athletics were held at the Centro Paralímpico Nacional in Irapuato, Mexico from 6 to 8 July. It was the seventh edition of the biennial athletics competition for NACAC area athletes under 23 years of age. A total of 44 track and field events were contested, divided evenly between the sexes. It was the third time that Mexico had hosted the event, having done so in 2000 and 2008.

Over 400 athletes from 23 nations competed at the championships. Eleven championship records were broken at the competition, with particularly strong performances in the sprint events. Jason Rogers equalled the 100 metres record while Auriyall Scott improved the women's time. Kimberlyn Duncan and Rebecca Alexander made it an American sweep of the women's sprints with two more records.

Shane Brathwaite won the men's 110 metres hurdles with a record run of 13.31 seconds. Jamaica's Traves Smikle gave a strong performance in the discus throw, becoming the first athlete to clear sixty metres in the history of the meet. Amanda Bingson added more than four metres to the women's hammer throw record, while Mexico's Abigail Gomez claimed the javelin throw record for the host nation.

The United States was dominant at the competition, winning all but five of the women's titles. Mexico managed five gold medals and Canada had the third most wins with four golds. Sixteen nations reached the medal table

Medal summary

See main article: 2012 NACAC Under-23 Championships in Athletics – Results.

Men

100 metres (Wind: 0.9 m/s)		10.06 =CR		10.15		10.17
200 metres (Wind: -0.5 m/s)		20.22		20.40		20.50
400 metres		45.14		45.51		46.30
800 metres		1:48.69		1:49.09		1:49.35
1500 metres		3:51.61		3:52.00		3:52.15
5000 metres		15:13.01		15:28.27		15:33.29
10,000 metres		30:46.85		30:57.88		31:39.99
110 metres hurdles (Wind: 1.8 m/s)		13.31 CR		13.32		13.54
400 metres hurdles		50.27		50.48		50.48
3000 metres steeplechase		9:22.75		9:23.39		9:23.44
4×100 metres relay	Darrell Wesh Charles Silmon Marcus Rowland Keenan Brock	38.94	Trevorvano Mackey Warren Fraser Marcus Thompson Alfred Higgs	39.65	Paul McPearson Ramone McKenzie Akheem Gauntlett Akino Ming	39.67
4×400 metres relay	James Harris Chris Vaughn Michael Preble David Verburg	3:03.81	Alfred Higgs Danzell Forston Jeffery Gibson Alonzo Russell	3:04.33	Junior Acosta Tayron Reyes Jonathan Santana Joel Mejia	3:07.88
20,000 metres walk		1:26:15.32 CR		1:27:56.18		1:31:58.42
High jump		2.23 m		2.21 m		2.19 m
Pole vault		5.40 m		5.35 m NR		5.30 m
Long jump		7.68 m (Wind: -1.2 m/s)		7.67 m (Wind: -0.4 m/s)		7.50 m (Wind: -0.9 m/s)
Triple jump		16.19 m (Wind: 1.2 m/s)		15.90 m (Wind: 0.8 m/s)		15.90 m (Wind: 0.9 m/s)
Shot put		19.86 m		19.31 m		19.21 m
Discus throw		62.11 m CR		59.00 m		57.98 m
Hammer throw		68.32 m		65.41 m		58.09 m
Javelin throw		78.28 m		77.04 m		70.17 m
Decathlon		7061 pts		6927 pts		6448 pts

Women

100 metres (Wind: 1.6 m/s)		11.19 CR		11.20		11.43
200 metres (Wind: 0.9 m/s)		22.72 CR		22.92		23.00
400 metres		51.13 CR		51.23 NR		52.44
800 metres		2:04.48		2:05.61		2:06.77
1500 metres		4:22.16		4:24.97		4:27.66
5000 metres		16:54.83		17:22.18		18:07.87
10,000 metres		35:46.12 CR		36:07.69		36:21.29
100 metres hurdles (Wind: +4.5 m/s)		12.60		13.05		13.21
400 metres hurdles		55.62		57.10		58.23
3000 metres steeplechase		10:21.04		10:45.14		10:51.26
4×100 metres relay	Cambrya Jones Octavious Freeman Aurieyall Scott Kimberlyn Duncan	43.58	V'Alonee Robinson Krystal Bodie Ivanique Kemp Amara Jones	45.71	Mayra Hermilloso Citlally Parra Perla Sanchez Maria Zamora	47.85
4×400 metres relay	Ellen Wortham Rebecca Alexander Cassandra Tate Diamond Dixon	3:28.64	Shawna Fermin Alena Brooks Jessica James Sparkle McKnight	3:33.03	Yanique Haye Danielle Dowie Ladonna Richards Jodi-Ann Muir	3:34.29
10,000 metres walk		52:52.54		53:16.59		55:56.68
High jump		1.82 m		1.82 m		1.74 m
Pole vault		4.36 m CR		4.25 m		3.60 m
Long jump		6.18 m (Wind: 0.8 m/s)		6.17 m (Wind: -0.4 m/s)		6.04 m (Wind: -0.2 m/s)
Triple jump		13.14 m (Wind: -0.9 m/s)		13.13 m (Wind: -2.6 m/s)		12.62 m (Wind: -1.2 m/s)
Shot put		17.03 m		16.86 m		16.22 m
Discus throw		53.93 m		50.60 m		48.90 m
Hammer throw		71.39 m CR		67.10 m		56.35 m
Javelin throw		56.89 m CR, NR		56.20 m		51.70 m
Heptathlon		5653 pts		5544 pts		5522 pts