Dominica bags 16 medals in Trupial Auto City Athletics Invitational in Curacao

Some of the athletes displaying the Dominican flag at the event

Seven athletes left the island on Wednesday 6th July 2011 to participate in the Trupial Auto City Athletics Invitational in Curacao under the leadership of Coach Nabi Wallace and female chaperon Miss Annie Leblanc.

Unfortunately due to insufficient funds one member did not make it all the way to Curacao and had to remain with family members in St. Martin.

The competition was staged over a three day period and served as a means of giving aspiring athletes continued exposure to better their individual performance while strengthening sporting relations with each other. In addition to Dominica, the other islands who were present at this year’s competition were Aruba, St. Martin, Puerto-Rico, Surinam and Jamaica.

At the completion of the three-day event Dominica walked away with thirteen individual medals and three relay medals.

Leading female sprinter Fine Food’s Pepsi Luan Gabriel topped the team performance winning gold medals in the long jump, 100 meters and 200 meters.  Sports Division’s Mac Naguirre Suares secured gold in the 800 meters and silver in the 5 kilometers road race. Ross University’s Crystel Hilton was regarded as the most improved athlete as she finally went below the two minutes and thirty seconds barrier she has been chasing all season. She also took bronze in the open female 400 meters while Bloaters Barber Shop Michael Hector won silver in the long jump and 400 meters but was shut down to a bronze medal in the 200 meters.

Portsmouth Safari’s Vernillia Lamothe the youngest participant on the team earned herself a bronze medal in the 800 meters.

Team Coach Nabi Wallace was able to hold on to bronze in the men long jump and clinch silver in his category for the 5 kilometers road race. Female Chaperon Miss Annie Leblanc also got in on a bit of the action taking silver in her category for the five kilometers road race. The other medal performances were bronze in the mix relay Dominica – Jamaica connection; silver in the 4 x 100 meters open females Dominica – Aruba connection and bronze in the 4 x 400 meters open male Dominica – St. Martin connection.

Although Cambran Family Alexis Telemaque did not earn an individual medal he went on to give Dominica a blistering start in the 4 x 400 meters which left the stadium amazed to see the performance of this short sprinter.

For detailed results checked the following website (http://www.goeasyware.com/trupial/index.htm).

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19 Comments

  1. Sporter.
    July 13, 2011

    Dominica really need to take athletics seriously cause we have talented young people here. congratulations to the entire team, i must commend the young girl for going under 2 minutes 30 seconds.

  2. J Vidal
    July 13, 2011

    congratulations luan!!!!!!!!!

  3. KAYA
    July 13, 2011

    Congratulations

  4. citizen
    July 13, 2011

    im sooo proud of u vernillia.so young yet so talented keep it up my gurl u have aloy of potential

  5. ania
    July 12, 2011

    seems like..a good 800 meter rising star is coming up there, keep on making improvements…..to all the team members i say great work!!!! well done

    • Dominican Coach
      July 18, 2011

      Congratulation Mc Naguirre on the achievement you have made for the past year. I’m truly proud of you and keep on working and keeping PIONEERS SPIRIT alive. I’ll soon be rejoining you and the others in person to continue in that path of success.

      Your Coach!

  6. Inspirational
    July 12, 2011

    COngratulations, Crystel..going under 2 minutes 30 sec for this season…P.B and to the rest of the dominican team, congratz on the performance…no other team couldn’t have done it better.

    • PAAC Member
      July 12, 2011

      Yessi nuff respect to Crystel hard work paying off.

  7. tee
    July 12, 2011

    alexis am so proud of you

  8. Anonymous
    July 12, 2011

    dominican in sxm…. I know we cand do it please get the goverment to support the children encourage them… so they can go very far they can do it….love u dominica

  9. Danox
    July 12, 2011

    Luan great Job!!!!

  10. Sparrow
    July 12, 2011

    Well done to all the participants especially LUAN GABRIEL AND CRYSTEL HILTON- continue to make Bioche proud

  11. Anonymous
    July 12, 2011

    WELL DONE

  12. yes i
    July 12, 2011

    hey luan u did it again. y isn`t the govt contributing in financing the trip. they r represent their contry. instead of giving citizenship to tom dick n harry.

    • PAAC Member
      July 12, 2011

      The government paid 4 tickets through the sports division to St. Martin and another one through the Prime Minister.

  13. DA 2 DE BONE
    July 12, 2011

    well done LUAN GABRIEL and the rest of the Dominican team, well done and congratulations..

  14. Sports Lover
    July 12, 2011

    Congratulations to all the medal winners it is always great to see Dominicans excelling.

  15. Anonymous
    July 12, 2011

    keep up the good work team!

  16. Anonymous
    July 12, 2011

    Congrats guys oh how i miss the track will be back

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