The Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Age Group Championships is an international track and field athletics event for the youngest athletes (boys and girls between the age of 11 and 14 years) organized by the Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation (CACAC). The CAC Age Group Championships started in 1985 in Curaçao and are held every two years. The intention was for athletes at that age to have experiences with a variety of events at that young age. It has witnessed the international debut of many future stars of the region such as Olympic and World Championship medalist Debbie Ferguson of the Bahamas and 2003 World 100m champion Kim Collins of St Kitts and Nevis.
Events, Categories and Awards
Categories of the championships were subdue to changes. For the most recent event, competitions were held in the following categories:
Age group 11 – 12 years: “Infantile B” Pentathlon (Scoring will be in accordance with the Games Scoring tables for CACAC age group Competition):
Boys: 60 meter dash, 1000 meters, Long Jump, High Jump, Baseball Throw. Girls: 60 meter dash, 800 meters, Long Jump, High Jump, Baseball Throw. Mixed 4x100 Meter Relay
Age group 13 – 14 years: “Infantile A” Heptathlon (Scoring will be in accordance with the Games Scoring tables for CACAC age group Competition): Boys: 80 meter dash, 1200 meters, 80 meter hurdles, Long Jump, High Jump, Baseball Throw, Shot Put. Girls: 80 meter dash, 1000 meters, 60 meter hurdles, Long Jump, High Jump, Baseball Throw, Shot Put. Mixed 4x100 Meter Relay
Each federation can enter individual athletes or teams consisting of two athletes in each category.
Medals are awarded for individuals for the first three places in each event in each category. Athletes ranked 4th to 8th receive a ribbon.
Trophies are awarded to teams in each category with the highest total number of cumulative points in the entire competition. Teams will also compete for the overall title. A trophy will be given to the country with the grand total amount of the sum of all the points of all the categories. This will include both divisions, male and female.
Editions
Edition Year City Country Date Venue No. of Countries No. ofAthletes Winner 1 1985 Curaçao 2 1987 Nassau 3 1989 Grand Cayman 4 1991 5 1993 6 1995 7 1997 8 1999 July 9 2001 Freeport 6–8 July 10 2003 Caguas 18–19 July Turabo University Track 12 74 11 2005 Santo Domingo 1–2 July Centro Olímpico Juan Pablo Duarte 12 2007 San Salvador 7–8 July Estadio Nacional de la Flor Blanca 15 104 13 2009 Nassau 18–19 June Thomas Robinson Stadium 19 125 14 2011 Tortola 1–2 July A.O. Shirley Recreation Ground 20 139 15 2013 Willemstad 29–30 June Sentro Deportivo Korsou 23 156 16 2015 Port of Spain 18–19 July Hasely Crawford Stadium 16 103
Records Records are set by athletes who are representing one of the Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation (CACAC) member states. The following list of records is assembled from the official results lists. At the 2011 championships, a total of 15 new records were established.
Infantile A (under 15)
Boys' U-15 records EventRecordAthleteNationalityDateMeet80 metres9.09 Mario Burke1 July 20112011 Road Town, Tortola 1200 metres3:22.11Jerrad Mason19 June 20092009 Nassau 80 metres hurdles (84.0 cm)11.42 Tyriq Horsford 30 June 20132013 Willemstad High jump1.98 mBenjamin Clarke19 July 20152015 Port of Spain Long jump6.56 mBruce Degrilla18 June 20092009 Nassau Shot put (3 kg)15.35 mEnrique Babb18 July 20152015 Port of Spain Baseball throw (400g)94.67 mIllich Jaramillo30 June 20132013 Willemstad Heptathlon5339 ptsJerrad Mason18/19 June 20092009 Nassau 9.40 (80 m), 13.49 m (shot put), 1.60 m (high jump) / 11.80 (80 m hurdles), 73.35 m (baseball throw), 5.95 m (long jump), 3:22.11 (1200 m)
Girls' U-15 records EventRecordAthleteNationalityDateMeet80 metres9.63 Julien Alfred18 July 20152015 Port of Spain 1000 metres3:09.84Génesis Cintron19 June 20092009 Nassau 60 metres hurdles (76 cm)9.01 Julien Alfred19 July 20152015 Port of Spain High jump1.68 mGlenka Antonia29 June 20132013 Willemstad Long jump5.39 m Iman Berthelot/30 June 20132013 Willemstad Shot put (3 kg)10.91 mTanice Watson18 June 20092009 Nassau Baseball throw (400g)65.27 mMelissa José Charles30 June 20132013 Willemstad Heptathlon4466 ptsJulien Alfred18/19 July 20152015 Port of Spain 9.63 (80 m), 1.55 m (high jump), 10.13 m (shot put) / 9.01 (60 m hurdles), 5.14 m (long jump), 50.98 m (baseball throw), 3:36.75 (1000 m)
Mixed U-15 records EventRecordAthleteNationalityDateMeet4 × 100 m relay46.63Tyler Toussaint Desray Desir Antonio Maynard Julien Alfred18 July 20152015 Port of Spain
Infantile B (under 13)
Boys' U-13 records EventRecordAthleteNationalityDateMeet60 metres7.59 Terrique Stennett18 July 20152015 Port of Spain 1000 metres2:54.04Juan Nunez19 June 20092009 Nassau High jump1.65 mRamarco Thompson18 June 20092009 Nassau Long jump5.34 m Terrique Stennett19 July 20152015 Port of Spain Baseball throw (400g)77.48 mJuan Nunez18 June 20092009 Nassau Pentathlon3331 ptsRamarco Thompson18/19 June 20092009 Nassau 7.97 (60 m), 61.28 m (baseball throw), 4.88 m (long jump) / 1.65 m (high jump), 3:14.55 (1000 m)
Girls' U-13 records EventRecordAthleteNationalityDateMeet60 metres8.09 Julien Alfred29 June 20132013 Willemstad 800 metres2:27.73Jomarie Carmona Colon2 July 20112011 Road Town, Tortola High jump1.52 mNaomi Gestel/2 July 20112011 Road Town, Tortola Long jump4.87 m Jomarie Carmona Colon1 July 20112011 Road Town, Tortola Baseball throw (400g)51.63 mJoanna Benita18 July 20152015 Port of Spain Pentathlon2919 ptsTiana Bowen1/2 July 20112011 Road Town, Tortola 8.26 (60 m), 4.74 m (long jump), 31.33 m (baseball throw) / 1.49 m (high jump), 2:28.01 (800 m)2860 pts Charissa Moore29/30 June 20132013 Willemstad 8.47 (60 m), 4.79m (long jump), 42.66m (baseball throw) / 1.43m (high jump), 2:38.03 (800 m)
w = wind assisted mark
Mixed U-13 records EventRecordAthleteNationalityDateMeet4 × 100 m relay49.38Jalisa Burrowes Ramarco Thompson Mario Burke Evelyn TristanJune 20092009 Nassau
Note: The records of the combined events are not confirmed by the cited sources.
See also List of Central American and Caribbean Age Group Championships records
References
External links Official CACAC website