UB athletes shine at 2025 ATLIB National Athletics Championships

Posted: Monday, February 3, 2025. 10:10 pm CST.

Photo Credit: William George Ysaguirre

By Rubén Morales Iglesias: The University of Belize (UB) student-athletes delivered outstanding performances at the 2025 Association of Tertiary Level Institutions of Belize (ATLIB) national athletics championships, held at the Marion Jones Sports Complex in Belize City on Saturday, February 1.

The competition brought together university students from across the country, UB, Galen University, St John’s College Junior College, Wesley College, and Independence Junior College, all vying for medals in their respective events. UB athletes showcased their talent and determination, winning the most gold medals at the event.

Track Events ‍

100m Sprint

• Women:
  1. Nyasha Harris (SJCJC-U) – 12.50 sec
  2. Kendall Morgan (UB) – 13.34 sec
  3. Jade Sanker (SJCJC-U) – 14.66 sec
• Men:

• 1. Gary Neal (UB) – 11.09 sec
  2. Donovan Grinage (UB) – 11.21 sec
  3. Dante Green (IJC) – 12.03 sec

 200m Race

• Women:
  1. Nyasha Harris (SJC) – 24.36 sec
  2. Kendall Morgan (UB) – 28.33 sec
  3. Jade Sankar (SJC) – 33.37 sec
• Men:

• 1. Donovan Grinage (UB) – 23.25 sec
  2. Angel Pech (SJC) – 24.50 sec
  3. Dominic Moya (UB) – 25.27 sec

 400m Race

• Women:
  1. Leanne Segura (SJCJC) – 1:05.91
  2. Kendall Morgan (UB) – 1:06.66
  3. Ashanti Carr (UB) – 1:07.72
• Men:

• 1. Gary Neal (UB) – 51.95 sec
  2. Donovan Grinage (UB) – 55.08 sec
  3. Edwin Gomez (IJC) – 59.18 sec

 800m Race

• Women:
  1. Leanne Segura (SJCJC) – 2:55.32
  2. Elisha Rash (UB) – 3:01.72
  3. Roxanna Lemus (Galen) – 3:14.18
• Men:

• 1. Gary Neal (UB) – 2:19.53
  2. Carlos Melendez (UB) – 2:21.24
  3. Jaime Mangar (SJCJC) – 3:11.41

 1500m Race

• Women:
  1. Elisha Rash (UB) – 6:26.75
  2. Roxy Lemus (Galen) – 6:43.11
  3. Huzyra Cho (UB) – 8:02.07
• Men:

• 1. Jonathan Chiquin (UB) – 4:53.92
  2. Carles Melendez (UB) – 4:56.81
  3. Eliel Solares (IJC) – 6:16.56

 5K Race (Men)

1. Cayden Flowers (UB) – 20:10.66
2. Wilmer Cal (UB) – 20:21.87
3. Neptali Balam (SPJC) – 28:86.01

 3K Race (Women)

1. Elisha Rash (UB) – 13:27.84
2. Roxy Lemus (Galen) – 13:42.62
3. Huzyra Cho (UB) – 17:32.97

 4x100m Relay

• Women:
  1. SJC (Jada Logan, Nyasha Harris, Leah Segura, Tayesse Aluarez) – 54.94 sec
  2. UB (Kendall Morgan, Isis Casimiro, Ashanti Carr, Elisha Rash) – 58.97 sec
  3. ISC (Roxanna Shook, Emiliana Aguilar, Arlin Diaz, Carmen Campos) – 1:16.58
• Men:
  1. SJC (Azain Heredia, Isaiah Rivers, Joshua Wade, Angel Pech) – 50.87 sec
  2. ISC (Dante Green, Kayshawn Aranda, Clive Erskine, Etjel Solaris) – 53.39 sec
  3. Galen (Keith Jones, Lawrence Beardal, Jesse Chun, Kerwin Palacio) – 1:09.60

• • UB was disqualified

Field Events

Long Jump

• Women:
  1. Jada Logan (SJC) – 4.66m
  2. Isis Casimiro (UB) – 4.63m
  3. Ashanti Carr (UB) – 4.56m
• Men:

• 1. Kerwin Palacio (Galen) – 5.91m
  2. Donovan Grinage (UB) – 5.73m
  3. Richard McDonald (UB) – 5.00m

High Jump

• Women:
  1. Nyasha Harris (SJC) – 1.30m
  2. Kendall Morgan (UB) – 1.26m
  3. Isis Casimiro (UB) – 1.26m
• Men:

• 1. Kerwin Palacio (Galen) – 1.85m
  2. Dario Cruickshank (UB) – 1.50m
  3. Richard McDonald (UB) – 1.35m

Triple Jump

• Women:
  1. Ashanti Carr (UB) – 10.59m
  2. Leanne Segura (SJC) – 9.75m
  3. Isis Casimiro (UB) – 9.67m

Shot put

• Men:

1. Stephen Sylvester (SSCJC) – 9:47m
2. Donovan Grinage (UB) – 9:14m
3. Zain Griffith – 8:23m

• Women:

1. Kendall Morgan (UB) – 8.31m
2. Isis Casimiro (UB) – 8:15m
3. Emiliana Aguilar (IJC) – 7.96m

Discus

• Men:

1. Kerwin Palacio (Galen) – 28:59m
2. Stephen Sylvester (SJCJC) – 24.11m
3. Clive Erskine (IJC) – 22.69m

• Women:

1. Isis Casimiro (UB) – 20:49m
2. Udalyn Lawrence (MB) – 19:99m
3. Emiliana Aguilar (IJC) – 16:93m

 

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