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Bahamian athletes continue to perform well
Bahamian collegiate athlete Shakeem Smith and the UTEP Miners men’s 4x100m relay team won a gold medal in that event at the Conference USA Outdoor Track and Field Championship in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The team of Smith, Sean Bailey, Dennis Johnson and Jevaughn Powell turned in a season’s best time of 40.03 seconds. Smith is shown at right.
It was a busy weekend for track and field athletes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and among them were several Bahamians who came away with strong performances.
The Purdue University Boilermakers Tamar Greene successfully defended his Big Ten Outdoor Track and Field Championships triple jump title in Champaign, Illinois. A wrist brace could not slow him down as he used his fourth attempt to leap for a season’s best 16.11 meters (m) (52’ 10-1/4”). ....

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