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Bloomfield’s outstanding season continues in NCAA Outdoor Championship

by June 8th, 2017

National Junior  400  metres record  holder Akeem  Bloomfield is  among  four  Jamaicans  who  advance  to  the  final of  their  events  last  night  at  the NCAA Division  One  Outdoor Track  and  Field  Championships in  Eugene, Oregon.

Bloomfield  and  Allen  made  both  running  for  Auburn  University  progress  to the  gold  medal  round  of  the  men’s  400 metres  event.

Bloomfield  formerly  of  Kingston  College made  progress  when  he  posted  44.95  seconds  to  win  semi-final  2 to  advance  with  the  4th  fastest  time.

Allen  is  the  6th  fastest  qualifier  in the  event  after  he  won  semi-final  3  in 45.05  seconds.

Also  making  progress  was  Senoj-Jay Givens  in the  men’s  100 and  200  metres  events.

Givens  posted  20.32  seconds    on  his  way  to  2nd  in  semi-final  two  of  the  men’s  200  to  advance  with  the  6th  fastest time.

Givens  also  made  progress  in the  men’s  100  where  he  clocked  10.02  seconds  to  finish  3rd  in  semi-final 3…………..his  compatriot  Odeen also  advance  to  the  final  with  a  time  of  10.03  seconds  which  landed  him  in second spot   in  semi-final 2.

Meanwhile  the 21-year-old university of Tennessee  Christian Coleman dominated  the event  posting  9.82 seconds   to  become  the ninth fastest man over 100 meters.

Coleman, whose time equalled Richard Thompson of Trinidad and Tobago’s mark, broke the previous Collegiate 100meters record of 9.89 seconds.

In  the  meantime Rushelle  Burton  and  Peta-Gay Williams  in the  100  metre  hurdles, Jonielle Smith  in the  100  and  Nathalyah Whyte  in the  200  metres  are  among  the  Jamaicans  who  will  be  in  action  today.

 

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