2010 Dutch Caribbean Age Group Championships

Dutch Caribbean Age Group Championships

Dutch Caribbean Age Group Championships is a championship for young track and field athletes of the islands of the Dutch Kingdom. Dutch Caribbean Age Group Championships is a championship for young track and field athletes of the islands of the Dutch Kingdom. Dutch Caribbean Age Group Championships...

is a championship for young Track & Field athletes of the islands of the Dutch Kingdom. In 2010 there were three island competing. Aruba

Aruba

Aruba is a 33 km-long island of the Lesser Antilles in the southern Caribbean Sea, located 27 km north of the coast of Venezuela and 130 km east of Guajira Peninsula...

, Curaçao

Curaçao

Curaçao is an island in the southern Caribbean Sea, off the Venezuelan coast. The Country of Curaçao , which includes the main island plus the small, uninhabited island of Klein Curaçao , is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands...

and Sint Eustatius. They compete in different events and the athlete with the overall most points will be declared the winner. There are two age groups, they are 11–12 years (Pentathlon

Pentathlon

A pentathlon is a contest featuring five different events. The name is derived from Greek: combining the words pente and -athlon . The first pentathlon was documented in Ancient Greece and was part of the Ancient Olympic Games...

) and 13–14 years (Heptathlon

Heptathlon

A heptathlon is a track and field athletics combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek hepta and athlon . A competitor in a heptathlon is referred to as a heptathlete.-Women's Heptathlon:...

).This year was the first year that hurdles and baseball throw was added to the event list for the heptathlon. Sint Eustatius did not have a complete team. They only competed with a full Heptathlon team. Like every year, the hosting island is allowed to have two teams (which was Aruba). There were 32 athletes competing in total and Aruba was declared the overall winner, Curaçao came in second and Sint Eustatius came in third. This would also mark the first Year Aruba defeats Curaçao in the overall points

Events

The Pentathlon consist of a total of 5 different events. These events are 60 metres, Long Jump

Long jump

The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...

, High Jump

High jump

The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....

, Baseball throw and 800 metres (for the girls) and 1000 metres (for the boys).

The Heptathlon consist of a total of 7 different events. These events are 80 metres, Long Jump

Long jump

The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...

, High Jump

High jump

, Baseball throw, shot put

Shot put

The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....

, 80 metres hurdles (for the girls), 80 metres hurdles and 1000 metres (for the girls) and 1200 metres (for the boys).

Aruba Team 1

Pentathlon

: Jemahl Lucas, Axel Tromp, Margenine Kock and Siljee Feliciana

Heptathlon

Heptathlon

: Xavier Boekhoudt, Eugene Bouwer, Jelissa Nedd and Jullianne Dorothal

Aruba Team 2

Pentathlon

: Shadwin Simon, Alec Lacle, Sarahi Sierra and Yasmine Arrindell

Heptathlon

Heptathlon

: Reginald Koc, Jonathan Croes, Lixandra Geerman and Chayenne David

Curaçao

Pentathlon

: Ken-Jay Obiana, Jean-Andre Denisa, Tiffany Hurtado and Nadien Martina

Heptathlon

Heptathlon

: Genessis Dolorita, Wendymar Martina, Ebony Hodgsons and Naeemah Isidora

Sint Eustatius

Pentathlon

: None

Heptathlon

Heptathlon

: Junior Saladin, Omar Redan, Danique Martis and Sje Vaughn Flemming

Team Overall Results

Overall Points	Aruba Team Aruba	23651	Curaçao Team Curaçao	22854	Sint Eustatius Team Sint Eustatius	6225
4x100 Mixed Relay Pentathlon	Curaçao Team Curaçao	56.54	Aruba Team 1 Aruba	59.06	Aruba Team 2 Aruba	1:03.80
4x100 Mixed Relay Heptathlon	Aruba Team 1 Aruba	50.78	Curaçao Team Curaçao	51.47	Aruba Team 2 Aruba	54.57

Girls

60 metres 60 metres 60 metres is a sprint event in track and field athletics. It is a championship event for indoor championships, normally dominated by the best outdoor 100 metres runners. At outdoor venues it is a rare distance, at least for senior athletes...	Margenine Kock Aruba	8.83	Nadiene Martina Curaçao	8.98	Tiffany Hurtado Curaçao	9.00
Long Jump Long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...	Nadiene Martina Curaçao	3.74	Tiffany Hurtado Curaçao	3.73	Margenine Kock Aruba	3.71
Baseball Throw	Sarahi Sierra Aruba	37.15	Siljee Feliciana Aruba	35.90	Nadiene Martina Curaçao	33.79
High Jump High jump The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....	Sarahi Sierra Aruba	1.20	Siljee Feliciana Aruba	1.15	Nadiene Martina Curaçao	1.15
800 M	Sarahi Sierra Aruba	2:45.84	Siljee Feliciana Aruba	2:53.02	Yasmine Arrindell Aruba	2:56.36
Overall Female Penthatlon	Sarahi Sierra Aruba	2071 Points	Siljee Feliciana Aruba	1930 Points	Margenine Kock Aruba	1917 Points

Boys

60 metres 60 metres 60 metres is a sprint event in track and field athletics. It is a championship event for indoor championships, normally dominated by the best outdoor 100 metres runners. At outdoor venues it is a rare distance, at least for senior athletes...	Ken-Jay Obiana Curaçao	8.37	Jean-Andre Denisa Curaçao	8.59	Jemahl Lucas Aruba	9.04
Long Jump Long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...	Ken-Jay Obiana Curaçao	4.00	Jean-Andre Denisa Curaçao	3.98	Axel Tromp Aruba	3.50
Baseball Throw	Jean-Andre Denisa Curaçao	42.40	Shadwin Simon Aruba	37.70	Alec Lacle Aruba	37.00
High Jump High jump The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....	Jean-Andre Denisa Curaçao	1.34	Jemahl Lucas Aruba	1.30	Axel Tromp Aruba	1.25
1000 M	Jean-Andre Denisa Curaçao	3:36.81	Axel Tromp Aruba	3:42.79	Jemahl Lucas Aruba	3:45.71
Overall Male Penthatlon	Ken-Jay Obiana Curaçao	2448 Points	Jean-Andre Denisa Curaçao	2284 Points	Jemahl Lucas Aruba	2047 Points

Girls

80 metres	Jelissa Nedd Aruba	10.16	Lixandra Geerman Aruba	10.58	Jullianne Dorothal Aruba	11.03
Long Jump Long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...	Jelissa Nedd Aruba	4.92	Lixandra Geerman Aruba	4.36	Chayenne David Aruba	4.25
Shot Put Shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....	Jelissa Nedd Aruba	9.79	Chayenne David Aruba	9.10	Jullianne Dorothal Aruba	8.57
High Jump High jump The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....	Jullianne Dorothal Aruba	1.45	Jelissa Nedd Aruba	1.45	Lixandra Geerman Aruba	1.35
60 M Hurdles	Jullianne Dorothal Aruba	10.88	Jelissa Nedd Aruba	10.94	Lixandra Geerman Aruba	12.17
1000 M	Jelissa Nedd Aruba	3:19.47	Jullianne Dorothal Aruba	3:27.66	Chayenne David Aruba	3:32.45
Baseball throw	Naeemah Isidora Curaçao	49.59	Jelissa Nedd Aruba	48.45	Ebony Hodgsons Curaçao	46.62
Overall Female Penthatlon	Jelissa Nedd Aruba	4007 Points	Jullianne Dorothal Aruba	3560 Points	Lixandra Geerman Aruba	3134 Points

Boys

80 metres	Genessis Dolorita Curaçao	9.89	Xavier Boekhoudt	9.98	Wendymar Martina	10.12
Long Jump Long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...	Wendymar Martina Curaçao	5.15	Genessis Dolorita Curaçao	5.14	Xavier Boekhoudt Aruba	4.84
Shot Put Shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....	Eugene Bouwer Aruba	11.29	Xavier Boekhoudt Aruba	10.89	Wendymar Martina Curaçao	10.10
High Jump High jump The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....	Eugene Bouwer Aruba	1.60	Genessis Dolorita	1.55	Xavier Boekhoudt Aruba	1.50
80 M Hurdles	Xavier Boekhoudt Aruba	13.62	Wendymar Martina Curaçao	14.01	Genessis Dolorita Curaçao	14.70
1200 M	Genessis Dolorita Curaçao	3:57.39	Eugene Bouwer Aruba	3:59.91	Xavier Boekhoudt Aruba	4:04.95
Baseball throw	Genessis Dolorita Curaçao	63.58	Xavier Boekhoudt Aruba	62.62	Wendymar Martina Curaçao	55.59
Overall Male Heptathlon	Genessis Dolorita Curaçao	2448 Points	Xavier Boekhoudt Aruba	2284 Points	Wendymar Martina '	2047 Points

Medal table

1	Curaçao	15	9	10	34
2	Aruba Team 1	12	19	13	44
3	Aruba Team 2	5	4	9	18
4	Sint Eustatius	0	0	0	0
	Total	32	32	32	96

Fun Facts

- This is the first year that Baseball throwing and Hurdles have been included into the Heptathlon since they are also part of the CAC Age Group Championships

Central American and Caribbean Age Group Championships

The Central American and Caribbean Age Group Championships is an international track and field athletics event for the youngest athletes organized by the Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation . The CAC Age Group Championships was started in 1985 in Curaçao and is held every two...

- Despite winning overall in points, team Curaçao won the most Gold Medals during this event.

- This being Sint Eustatius' first time, they did not manage to win any medals.

- In 2010 would be the first year Aruba would win overall points and the first time they won gold in the relays after always coming in second place.

- Jelissa Nedd, Xavier Boekhoudt and Jean-Andre Denisa are the only 3 athletes to win a medal in all the events this year.

- This is the first time Aruba managed to win Gold, Silver and Bronze in the female Pentathlon and Heptathlon.

- Aruba came in first in both the female Heptathlon and Pentathlon while Curaçao won Gold for both the male Heptathlon and Pentathlon

- Alec Lacle originally served as a reserve before being added into Aruba Team 2 after Rashid Dawsom withdrew from the Team.

External links

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