2014 NACAC Cross Country Championships

2014 NACAC Cross Country Championships
Organisers	NACAC
Edition	11th
Date	February 22
Host city	Mount Irvine, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago
Location	Mount Irvine Bay Golf Course
Nations participating	10
Athletes participating	103
Races	4
Distances	8 km – Senior men 6 km – Junior men (U20) 6 km – Senior women 4 km – Junior women (U20)
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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 Cavahn McKenzie who collapsed at the end 6km 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	Oscar Mateo Cerón  Mexico	24:25.31	Gregory Montgomery  United States	24:32.67
Junior (U20) men (6 km)	Sean McGorty  United States	18:11.30	Ben Flanagan  Canada	18:25.10	Sam Wharton  United States	18:29.96
Senior women (6 km)	Kellyn Johnson  United States	20:09.46	Rachel Hannah  Canada	20:29.79	Carrie Dimoff  United States	20:31.48
Junior (U20) women (4 km)	Jaimie Phelan  Canada	13:38.93	Jillian Forsey  Canada	13:39.91	Claire Smith  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
01 !	Joseph Gray	United States	24:13.86
02 !	Oscar Mateo Cerón	Mexico	24:25.31
03 !	Gregory Montgomery	United States	24:32.67
4	Barry Britt	Canada	24:40.70
5	Samuel Alexander	United States	24:54.77
6	Kyle O'Neil	Canada	25:00.96
7	Richard Medina	United States	25:06.66
8	Theo Hunt	Canada	25:29.78
9	Dwayne Graham	Jamaica	25:40.93
10	Damian Bent	Jamaica	25:43.41
11	Lamont Marshall	Bermuda	25:54.34
12	Saheed Khan	Canada	25:55.57
13	Kevin Campbell	Jamaica	26:19.02
14	Trey Simons	Bermuda	26:33.45
15	Kirk Brown	Jamaica	26:36.11
16	Shawn Pitter	Jamaica	26:46.15
17	Jules la Rode	Trinidad and Tobago	26:51.25
18	Albert Jay Donawa	Bermuda	27:03.20
19	Juan Robles	U.S. Virgin Islands	27:17.99
20	Kendis Bullard	Trinidad and Tobago	28:02.85
21	Kade Sobers	Trinidad and Tobago	28:15.53
22	George Smith	Trinidad and Tobago	29:05.20
23	Juma Mouchette	Bermuda	29:22.49
24	Shirvan Baboolal	Trinidad and Tobago	29:23.26
25	David Ferguson	Bahamas	30:24.76
—	Ryan Cassidy	Canada	DNF

Teams

Rank	Team	Points
01 !	United States Joseph Gray 1 Gregory Montgomery 3 Samuel Alexander 5 Richard Medina 7	16
02 !	Canada Barry Britt 4 Kyle O'Neil 6 Theo Hunt 8 Saheed Khan 12	30
03 !	Jamaica Dwayne Graham 9 Damian Bent 10 Kevin Campbell 13 Kirk Brown 15	47
4	Bermuda Lamont Marshall 11 Trey Simons 14 Albert Jay Donawa 18 Juma Mouchette 23	66
5	Trinidad and Tobago Jules la Rode 17 Kendis Bullard 20 Kade Sobers 21 George Smith 22	80

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

Individual race

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time
01 !	Sean McGorty	United States	18:11.30
02 !	Ben Flanagan	Canada	18:25.10
03 !	Sam Wharton	United States	18:29.96
4	Jack Keelan	United States	18:38.57
5	Justyn Knight	Canada	18:42.64
6	Jeffrey Thies	United States	18:46.09
7	Estevan de la Rosa	United States	18:48.09
8	Mike Tate	Canada	18:48.11
9	Sandro Antonio Enríquez	Mexico	19:02.14
10	John Torres	Puerto Rico	19:16.03
11	Reyes Daniel Reyes	Mexico	19:16.04
12	O'Brien Frith	Jamaica	19:18.23
13	Thomas Getty	Canada	19:19.98
14	Isaac Dobos	Canada	19:21.20
15	Joshua Correa	Puerto Rico	19:24.77
16	Garfield Gordon	Jamaica	19:25.14
17	Antonio Cardona	Puerto Rico	19:42.26
18	Miles Matthews	Canada	19:44.14
19	Luis Rivera	Puerto Rico	20:01.80
20	Gerardo Hernández	Puerto Rico	20:12.60
21	Cavahn McKenzie	Jamaica	20:25.61
22	Akeem Marshall	Trinidad and Tobago	20:31.34
23	Shevan Parks	Jamaica	20:31.34
24	Michael Merchán	Puerto Rico	20:58.78
25	Ashton Gill	Trinidad and Tobago	21:11.84
26	Jevon Joseph	Trinidad and Tobago	21:21.97
27	Joshua James	Trinidad and Tobago	21:23.24
28	Daniel Elie	Trinidad and Tobago	21:29.30
29	Atiba Samuel	Trinidad and Tobago	22:35.37
30	Romar Mundle	Jamaica	25:47.73
31	Dericko Hinsey	Bahamas	26:32.98

Teams

Rank	Team	Points
01 !	United States Sean McGorty 1 Sam Wharton 3 Jack Keelan 4 Jeffrey Thies 6	14
02 !	Canada Ben Flanagan 2 Justyn Knight 5 Mike Tate 8 Thomas Getty 13	28
03 !	Puerto Rico John Torres 10 Joshua Correa 15 Antonio Cardona 17 Luis Rivera 19	61
4	Jamaica O'Brien Frith 12 Garfield Gordon 16 Cavahn McKenzie 21 Shevan Parks 23	72
5	Trinidad and Tobago Akeem Marshall 22 Ashton Gill 25 Jevon Joseph 26 Joshua James 27	100

Senior women's race (6 km)

Individual race

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time
01 !	Kellyn Taylor	United States	20:09.46
02 !	Rachel Hannah	Canada	20:29.79
03 !	Carrie Dimoff	United States	20:31.48
4	Jessica O'Connell	Canada	20:45.27
5	Stephanie Dinius	United States	20:50.87
6	María Mancedo	Dominican Republic	20:52.62
7	Corey Conner	United States	20:56.74
8	Maritza Arenas	Mexico	21:01.86
9	Sabrina Wilkie	Canada	21:19.37
10	Erin Burrett	Canada	21:22.80
11	Tonya Nero	Trinidad and Tobago	22:03.49
12	Leslie Sexton	Canada	22:38.42
13	Stephanie Barrett	Jamaica	23:24.77
14	Jenelle Nedd	Trinidad and Tobago	24:22.82
15	Danielle James	Jamaica	24:59.47
16	Dawnel Collymore	Trinidad and Tobago	25:42.99
17	Elia Nero	Trinidad and Tobago	27:22.35
—	Jodi Nesbitt	Canada	DNF

Teams

Rank	Team	Points
01 !	United States Kellyn Taylor 1 Carrie Dimoff 3 Stephanie Dinius 5 Corey Conner 7	16
02 !	Canada Rachel Hannah 2 Jessica O'Connell 4 Sabrina Wilkie 9 Erin Burrett 10	25
03 !	Trinidad and Tobago Tonya Nero 11 Jenelle Nedd 14 Dawnel Collymore 16 Elia Nero 17	58

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

Individual race

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time
01 !	Jaimie Phelan	Canada	13:38.93
02 !	Jillian Forsey	Canada	13:39.91
03 !	Claire Smith	Canada	13:43.27
4	Sandie Raines	United States	13:44.20
5	Grace Tinky	United States	13:45.37
6	Maggie Schmaedick	United States	13:55.23
7	Sarah Disanza	United States	13:57.87
8	Arantza Hernández	Mexico	14:06.64
9	Kendra Foley	United States	14:07.01
10	Aurilla Wilson	Canada	14:25.50
11	Jessy Lacourse	Canada	14:31.68
12	Mayra Paloma Salas	Mexico	15:16.04
13	Keyshla Barreto	Puerto Rico	15:27.43
14	Carolyn Burgos	Puerto Rico	15:34.43
15	Roshae Burrell	Jamaica	15:41.68
16	Cristeliz Colon	Puerto Rico	15:58.12
17	Conangela Senior	Jamaica	15:59.79
18	Alondra Bosque	Puerto Rico	16:06.00
19	Chris-Ann Lewis	Jamaica	16:12.89
20	Monique McPherson	Jamaica	16:18.40
21	Lucymar García	Puerto Rico	16:24.73
22	Nicole Pagan	Puerto Rico	16:25.15
23	Aaliyah Mitchell	Trinidad and Tobago	16:29.35
24	Ophia Simmonds	Jamaica	16:31.57
25	Donicia Antoine	Trinidad and Tobago	16:46.04
26	Mikayla Ottley	Trinidad and Tobago	18:06.80
27	Thyla-Marie Scott	Trinidad and Tobago	20:24.04
28	Sherese Crichlow	Trinidad and Tobago	22:05.55

Teams

Rank	Team	Points
01 !	Canada Jaimie Phelan 1 Jillian Forsey 2 Claire Smith 3 Aurilla Wilson 10	16
02 !	United States Sandie Raines 4 Grace Tinky 5 Maggie Schmaedick 6 Sarah Disanza 7	22
03 !	Puerto Rico Keyshla Barreto Cruz 13 Carolyn Burgos Collazo 14 Cristeliz Colon Santiago 16 Alondra Bosque Toledo 18	61
4	Jamaica Roshae Burrell 15 Conangela Senior 17 Chris-Ann Lewis 19 Monique McPherson 20	71
5	Trinidad and Tobago Aaliyah Mitchell 23 Donicia Antoine 25 Mikayla Ottley 26 Thyla-Marie Scott 27	101

Medal table (unofficial)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	6	1	3	10
2	Canada	2	6	1	9
3	Mexico	0	1	0	1
4	Puerto Rico	0	0	2	2
5	Jamaica	0	0	1	1
	Trinidad and Tobago	0	0	1	1
Total		8	8	8	24

• 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

Championships of the North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association
Senior Championships Cross Country Championships Mountain Running Championships Under-23 Championships in Athletics (records) Combined Events Championships (nowadays organized by APA)
Senior	2007
Under-23	2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014
Cross Country	2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015