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

Men 100 metres(Wind: 0.9 m/s) 10.06 =CR 10.15 10.17200 metres(Wind: -0.5 m/s) 20.22 20.40 20.50400 metres 45.14 45.51 46.30800 metres 1:48.69 1:49.09 1:49.351500 metres 3:51.61 3:52.00 3:52.155000 metres 15:13.01 15:28.27 15:33.2910,000 metres 30:46.85 30:57.88 31:39.99110 metres hurdles(Wind: 1.8 m/s) 13.31 CR 13.32 13.54400 metres hurdles 50.27 50.48 50.483000 metres steeplechase 9:22.75 9:23.39 9:23.444×100 metres relay Darrell WeshCharles SilmonMarcus RowlandKeenan Brock38.94 Trevorvano MackeyWarren FraserMarcus ThompsonAlfred Higgs39.65 Paul McPearsonRamone McKenzieAkheem GauntlettAkino Ming39.674×400 metres relay James HarrisChris VaughnMichael PrebleDavid Verburg3:03.81 Alfred HiggsDanzell ForstonJeffery GibsonAlonzo Russell3:04.33 Junior AcostaTayron ReyesJonathan SantanaJoel Mejia3:07.8820,000 metres walk 1:26:15.32 CR 1:27:56.18 1:31:58.42High jump 2.23 m 2.21 m 2.19 mPole vault 5.40 m 5.35 m NR 5.30 mLong 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 mDiscus throw 62.11 m CR 59.00 m 57.98 mHammer throw 68.32 m 65.41 m 58.09 mJavelin throw 78.28 m 77.04 m 70.17 mDecathlon 7061 pts 6927 pts 6448 pts

Women 100 metres(Wind: 1.6 m/s) 11.19 CR 11.20 11.43200 metres(Wind: 0.9 m/s) 22.72 CR 22.92 23.00400 metres 51.13 CR 51.23 NR 52.44800 metres 2:04.48 2:05.61 2:06.771500 metres 4:22.16 4:24.97 4:27.665000 metres 16:54.83 17:22.18 18:07.8710,000 metres 35:46.12 CR 36:07.69 36:21.29100 metres hurdles(Wind: +4.5 m/s) 12.60 13.05 13.21400 metres hurdles 55.62 57.10 58.233000 metres steeplechase 10:21.04 10:45.14 10:51.264×100 metres relay Cambrya JonesOctavious FreemanAurieyall ScottKimberlyn Duncan43.58 V'Alonee RobinsonKrystal BodieIvanique KempAmara Jones45.71 Mayra HermillosoCitlally ParraPerla SanchezMaria Zamora47.854×400 metres relay Ellen WorthamRebecca AlexanderCassandra TateDiamond Dixon3:28.64 Shawna FerminAlena BrooksJessica JamesSparkle McKnight3:33.03 Yanique HayeDanielle DowieLadonna RichardsJodi-Ann Muir3:34.2910,000 metres walk 52:52.54 53:16.59 55:56.68High jump 1.82 m 1.82 m 1.74 mPole vault 4.36 m CR 4.25 m 3.60 mLong 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 mDiscus throw 53.93 m 50.60 m 48.90 mHammer throw 71.39 m CR 67.10 m 56.35 mJavelin throw 56.89 m CR, NR 56.20 m 51.70 mHeptathlon 5653 pts 5544 pts 5522 pts

Medal table (unofficial)

Participation According to an unofficial count, 303 athletes from 23 countries participated.

(1) (2) (18) (12) (6) (3) (39) (6) (15) (2) (1) (3) (16) (73) (1) (1) (2) (4) (1) (10) (2) (79) (6)

References

Clavelo Robinson, Javier (2012-07-09). Fast sprinting as USA dominates NACAC Under 23 Championships. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-07-09. Results 2012 NACAC Under-23 Championships. Federación Mexicana de Asociaciones de Atletismo. Retrieved on 2012-07-09.