2014 NACAC Cross Country Championships

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2014 NACAC Cross Country Championships
OrganisersNACAC
Edition11th
DateFebruary 22
Host cityMount Irvine, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago
VenueMount Irvine Bay Golf Course
Events4
Distances8 km – Senior men
6 km – Junior men (U20)
6 km – Senior women
4 km – Junior women (U20)
Participation103 athletes from
10 nations

The 2014 NACAC Cross Country Championships took place on February 22, 2014. The races were held at the Mount Irvine Bay Golf Course in Mount Irvine, Trinidad and Tobago. A detailed report of the event was given for the IAAF.[1]

The event was overshadowed by the death of 17-year-old Jamaican junior who collapsed at the end 6 km junior event, and died shortly after his immediate transfer to Scarborough general hospital.[2][3]

Complete results were published.[4][5]

Medallists[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Senior men
(8 km)
Joseph Gray
 United States
24:13.86
 Mexico
24:25.31
 United States
24:32.67
Junior (U20) men
(6 km)
Sean McGorty
 United States
18:11.30
 Canada
18:25.10
 United States
18:29.96
Senior women
(6 km)

 United States
20:09.46 Rachel Hannah
 Canada
20:29.79 Carrie Dimoff
 United States
20:31.48
Junior (U20) women
(4 km)

 Canada
13:38.93
 Canada
13:39.91
 Canada
13:43.27
Team
Senior men  United States 16  Canada 30  Jamaica 47
Junior (U20) men  United States 14  Canada 28  Puerto Rico 61
Senior women  United States 16  Canada 25  Trinidad and Tobago 58
Junior (U20) women  Canada 16  United States 22  Puerto Rico 61

Race results[]

Senior men's race (8 km)[]

Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Joseph Gray  United States 24:13.86
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Mexico 24:25.31
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  United States 24:32.67
4  Canada 24:40.70
5  United States 24:54.77
6  Canada 25:00.96
7  United States 25:06.66
8  Canada 25:29.78
9  Jamaica 25:40.93
10  Jamaica 25:43.41
11  Bermuda 25:54.34
12  Canada 25:55.57
13  Jamaica 26:19.02
14  Bermuda 26:33.45
15  Jamaica 26:36.11
16  Jamaica 26:46.15
17  Trinidad and Tobago 26:51.25
18  Bermuda 27:03.20
19  U.S. Virgin Islands 27:17.99
20  Trinidad and Tobago 28:02.85
21  Trinidad and Tobago 28:15.53
22  Trinidad and Tobago 29:05.20
23  Bermuda 29:22.49
24  Trinidad and Tobago 29:23.26
25  Bahamas 30:24.76
Ryan Cassidy  Canada DNF
Teams
Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  United States
Joseph Gray 1
3
5
7
16
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Canada
4
6
8
12
30
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Jamaica
9
10
13
15
47
4  Bermuda
11
14
18
23
66
5  Trinidad and Tobago
17
20
21
22
80

Junior (U20) men's race (6 km)[]

Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Sean McGorty  United States 18:11.30
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Canada 18:25.10
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  United States 18:29.96
4  United States 18:38.57
5 Justyn Knight  Canada 18:42.64
6  United States 18:46.09
7  United States 18:48.09
8  Canada 18:48.11
9  Mexico 19:02.14
10  Puerto Rico 19:16.03
11  Mexico 19:16.04
12  Jamaica 19:18.23
13  Canada 19:19.98
14  Canada 19:21.20
15  Puerto Rico 19:24.77
16  Jamaica 19:25.14
17  Puerto Rico 19:42.26
18  Canada 19:44.14
19  Puerto Rico 20:01.80
20  Puerto Rico 20:12.60
21  Jamaica 20:25.61
22  Trinidad and Tobago 20:31.34
23  Jamaica 20:31.34
24  Puerto Rico 20:58.78
25  Trinidad and Tobago 21:11.84
26  Trinidad and Tobago 21:21.97
27  Trinidad and Tobago 21:23.24
28  Trinidad and Tobago 21:29.30
29  Trinidad and Tobago 22:35.37
30  Jamaica 25:47.73
31  Bahamas 26:32.98
Teams
Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  United States
Sean McGorty 1
3
4
6
14
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Canada
2
Justyn Knight 5
8
13
28
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Puerto Rico
10
15
17
19
61
4  Jamaica
12
16
21
23
72
5  Trinidad and Tobago
22
25
26
27
100

Senior women's race (6 km)[]

Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kellyn Taylor  United States 20:09.46
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Rachel Hannah  Canada 20:29.79
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Carrie Dimoff  United States 20:31.48
4 Jessica O'Connell  Canada 20:45.27
5  United States 20:50.87
6  Dominican Republic 20:52.62
7  United States 20:56.74
8  Mexico 21:01.86
9  Canada 21:19.37
10  Canada 21:22.80
11 Tonya Nero  Trinidad and Tobago 22:03.49
12  Canada 22:38.42
13 Stephanie Barrett  Jamaica 23:24.77
14  Trinidad and Tobago 24:22.82
15 Danielle James  Jamaica 24:59.47
16  Trinidad and Tobago 25:42.99
17  Trinidad and Tobago 27:22.35
 Canada DNF
Teams
Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  United States
Kellyn Taylor 1
Carrie Dimoff 3
5
7
16
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Canada
Rachel Hannah 2
Jessica O'Connell 4
9
10
25
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Trinidad and Tobago
Tonya Nero 11
14
16
17
58

Junior (U20) women's race (4 km)[]

Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Canada 13:38.93
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Canada 13:39.91
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Canada 13:43.27
4  United States 13:44.20
5  United States 13:45.37
6  United States 13:55.23
7  United States 13:57.87
8  Mexico 14:06.64
9  United States 14:07.01
10  Canada 14:25.50
11  Canada 14:31.68
12  Mexico 15:16.04
13  Puerto Rico 15:27.43
14  Puerto Rico 15:34.43
15  Jamaica 15:41.68
16  Puerto Rico 15:58.12
17  Jamaica 15:59.79
18  Puerto Rico 16:06.00
19  Jamaica 16:12.89
20  Jamaica 16:18.40
21  Puerto Rico 16:24.73
22  Puerto Rico 16:25.15
23  Trinidad and Tobago 16:29.35
24  Jamaica 16:31.57
25  Trinidad and Tobago 16:46.04
26  Trinidad and Tobago 18:06.80
27  Trinidad and Tobago 20:24.04
28  Trinidad and Tobago 22:05.55
Teams
Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Canada
1
2
3
10
16
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  United States
4
5
6
7
22
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Puerto Rico
13
14
16
18
61
4  Jamaica
15
17
19
20
71
5  Trinidad and Tobago
23
25
26
27
101

Medal table (unofficial)[]

  *   Host nation (Trinidad and Tobago)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States61310
2 Canada2619
3 Mexico0101
4 Puerto Rico0022
5 Jamaica0011
 Trinidad and Tobago0011
Totals (6 nations)88824
  • Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.

Participation[]

According to an unofficial count, 103 athletes from 10 countries participated.

See also[]

  • 2014 in athletics (track and field)

References[]

  1. ^ Mills, Steven (February 23, 2014), Bahrain dominate at the Asian Champs – cross-country round-up, IAAF, retrieved February 25, 2014
  2. ^ Somber atmosphere greets returning NACAC contingent following death of St. Jago athlete, CVM TV, February 23, 2014, archived from the original on 2014-02-26, retrieved February 25, 2014
  3. ^ NACAC shocked by sudden death of Jamaican athlete, Caribbean360, February 24, 2014, retrieved February 25, 2014
  4. ^ 2014 NACAC CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - SATURDAY 22ND FEBRUARY - MT IRVINE GOLF COURSE, MT IRVINE, TOBAGO - Results (PDF), Athletics Canada, February 22, 2014, archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-02-25, retrieved February 15, 2014
  5. ^ NACAC Cross Country Championship - Mount Irvine, TRI, trackie.com, February 22, 2014, retrieved February 15, 2014
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