title: 2001 Leeward Islands Junior Championships in Athletics
text: # 2001 Leeward Islands Junior Championships in Athletics
  
  The 2001 Leeward Islands Junior Championships in Athletics took place on May 5–6, 2001. The event was held at the A. O. Shirley Recreation Ground in Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands.
  
  A total of 44 events were contested, 23 by boys and 21 by girls.
  
  ## Medal summary
  
  Medal winners can be found on the LIAA webpage courtesy Dean H. Greenaway from the British Virgin Islands Athletics Association.
  
  ### Boys (U-20)
  
  | Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 100 metres (wind: m/s) | Delwayne Delaney Saint Kitts | 11.33 | Travis Adams Saint Kitts | 11.55 | Kamil Francis U.S. Virgin Islands | 11.73 |
  | 200 metres (wind: m/s) | Kevon Pierre Nevis | 22.31 | Delwayne Delaney Saint Kitts | 22.74 | Travis Adams Saint Kitts | 23.46 |
  | 400 metres | Kevon Pierre Nevis | 49.52 | Bernard Etinoff Antigua and Barbuda | 51.55 | Kevin Maynard U.S. Virgin Islands | 51.83 |
  | 800 metres | Stuart Ward Saint Kitts | 2:02.91 | Kevin Maynard U.S. Virgin Islands | 2:04.87 | Careem Joseph Antigua and Barbuda | 2:06.89 |
  | 1500 metres | Stuart Ward Saint Kitts | 4:27.39 | Careem Joseph Antigua and Barbuda | 4:30.16 | Jermaine Bryan British Virgin Islands | 4:43.64 |
  | 5000 $metres^†$ | Linden Peters British Virgin Islands | 18:53.4 | Jermaine Bryan British Virgin Islands | 19:06.0 | Dwayne Allen U.S. Virgin Islands | 19:35.9 |
  | High Jump | Eston Williams Saint Kitts | 1.73 | Edmund Paul Sint Maarten | 1.70 | Jamion Brookes Saint Kitts | 1.70 |
  | Long Jump | Jamion Brookes Saint Kitts | 6.55 | Chester Williams Antigua and Barbuda | 6.52 | Peter Charles Antigua and Barbuda | 6.30 |
  | Triple $Jump^†$ | Ayata Joseph Antigua and Barbuda | 13.94 | Eston Williams Saint Kitts | 13.34 | Alison Potter British Virgin Islands | 13.33 |
  | Shot Put | Eric Mathias British Virgin Islands | 11.60 | Michael Browne U.S. Virgin Islands | 11.23 | Lesroy Browne Saint Kitts | 10.95 |
  | Discus Throw | Eric Mathias British Virgin Islands | 40.20 | Leroy Thomas British Virgin Islands | 31.78 | Shawn Warner Nevis | 31.76 |
  | Javelin Throw | Abdul Wattley Sint Maarten | 39.90m | Lesroy Browne Saint Kitts | 39.80 | Shawn Warner Nevis | 39.80 |
  | 4 x 400 metres $relay^†$ | Saint Kitts Kemroy Percival Anevial Dias Delwayne Delaney Stuart Ward | 3:29.86 | Antigua and Barbuda Bernard Etinoff Chet Gomes Peter Charles Careem Joseph | 3:33.78 | Nevis Gerani George Cassto Julius Kevon Pierre Robert Morton | 3:34.56 |
  
  $^†:$ Open event for both U20 and U17 athletes.
  
  ### Girls (U-20)
  
  | Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 100 metres (wind: m/s) | Tiandra Ponteen Saint Kitts | 12.21 | Virgil Hodge Saint Kitts | 12.37 | Tanika Liburd Nevis | 12.88 |
  | 200 metres (wind: m/s) | Tiandra Ponteen Saint Kitts | 24.78 | Virgil Hodge Saint Kitts | 25.46 | Tanika Liburd Nevis | 26.51 |
  | 400 metres | Tiandra Ponteen Saint Kitts | 55.79 | Sherma Aurelin U.S. Virgin Islands | 59.94 | Nathandra John Saint Kitts | 60.70 |
  | 3000 $metres^†$ | Janil Williams Antigua and Barbuda | 11:14.9 | Celelisa Maloney Antigua and Barbuda | 12:04.3 | Martha Ramirez British Virgin Islands | 13:53.9 |
  | High Jump | Tanika Liburd Nevis | 1.53m | Germaine Buchanan Saint Kitts | 1.48m | Samantha Hughes Anguilla | 1.48m |
  | Long Jump | Tanika Liburd Nevis | 5.07 | Sindy Nathan Saint Kitts | 5.04 | Miranda Bobb Nevis | 4.82 |
  | Triple $Jump^†$ | Nadia Edwards Anguilla | 10.44 | Sindy Nathan Saint Kitts | 10.42 | Nathandra John Saint Kitts | 10.16 |
  | Shot Put | Valerie Connor Saint Kitts | 9.85 | Tanika Liburd Nevis | 9.54 | Nadia Collins British Virgin Islands | 9.48 |
  | Discus Throw | Valerie Connor Saint Kitts | 29.66 | Nadia Collins British Virgin Islands | 23.06 | Cindy Nathan Saint Kitts | 19.15 |
  | Javelin Throw | Valerie Connor Saint Kitts | 27.07 | Nadia Collins British Virgin Islands | 22.57 | Germaine Buchanan Saint Kitts | 17.07 |
  | 4 x 400 metres $relay^†$ | Antigua and Barbuda Stephanie Jones Janil Williams Celsia Maloney Andrea Jno-Baptiste | 4:00.47 | Saint Kitts Nekesha Jeffers Virgil Hodge Nathandra John Tiandra Ponteen | 4:09.51 | United States Virgin Islands Xiomara Gomez Natalie O'Neal Evelise Gomez Sherida Aurelien | 4:15.68 |
  
  $^†:$ Open event for both U20 and U17 athletes.
  
  ### Boys (U-17)
  
  | Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 100 metres (wind: m/s) | Jamie Henry Saint Kitts | 11.1 (ht) | Rashid Hodge Saint Kitts | 11.2 (ht) | Alison 'Al' Potter British Virgin Islands | 11.7 (ht) |
  | 200 metres (wind: m/s) | Jamie Henry Saint Kitts | 22.5 (ht) | Robert Morton Nevis | 23.0 (ht) | Chet Gomes Antigua and Barbuda | 23.4 (ht) |
  | 400 metres | Ackim Lewis British Virgin Islands | 52.88 | Chet Gomes Antigua and Barbuda | 53.38 | Khalid Brookes Anguilla | 53.86 |
  | 800 metres | Jerome Toussaint Saint Kitts | 2:09.2 | Amalee Lochart U.S. Virgin Islands | 2:12.4 | Keith Gumbs Anguilla | 2:13.9 |
  | 1500 metres | Jerome Toussaint Saint Kitts | 4:39.49 | Amalee Lochart U.S. Virgin Islands | 4:45.40 | Dulani Phillip Nevis | 4:45.42 |
  | High Jump | Alison 'Al' Potter British Virgin Islands | 1.73 | Eldrin Richardson Saint Kitts | 1.70 | Tarik Bradshaw Saint Kitts | 1.70 |
  | Long Jump | Jason Isaac Saint Kitts | 6.33 | Ayata Joseph Antigua and Barbuda | 6.17 | McLean Fraser Nevis | 6.15 |
  | Shot Put | Romeo Brown Sint Maarten | 10.97 | McLean Fraser Nevis | 10.40 | Eldrin Richardson Saint Kitts | 9.80 |
  | Discus Throw | Romeo Brown Sint Maarten | 33.68 | Nichols Charles British Virgin Islands | 29.38 | Andrick Vigilant British Virgin Islands | 27.32 |
  | Javelin Throw | Romeo Brown Sint Maarten | 38.77 | Anevial Dias Saint Kitts | 34.99 | Randolph McDowall British Virgin Islands | 28.70 |
  
  ### Girls (U-17)
  
  | Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 100 metres (wind: m/s) | Evelise Gomez U.S. Virgin Islands | 12.73 | Celeste Thomas Antigua and Barbuda | 12.84 | Chandora Codrington Antigua and Barbuda | 12.97 |
  | 200 metres (wind: m/s) | Evelise Gomez U.S. Virgin Islands | 26.24 | Julieta Johnson Saint Kitts | 27.21 | Chandora Codrington Antigua and Barbuda | 27.27 |
  | 400 metres | Andrea Baptiste Antigua and Barbuda | 61.51 | Stephanie Jones Antigua and Barbuda | 62.23 | Nickesha Jeffers Saint Kitts | 63.71 |
  | 800 metres | Janil Williams Antigua and Barbuda | 2:24.6 | Celisa Maloney Antigua and Barbuda | 2:31.4 | Audra Rogers Anguilla | 2:36.4 |
  | 1500 metres | Janil Williams Antigua and Barbuda | 4:58.32 | Celisa Maloney Antigua and Barbuda | 5:14.11 | Charley Charles U.S. Virgin Islands | 5:36.25 |
  | High Jump | Rosalie Glasford Saint Kitts | 1.53m | Zelima Mills Nevis | 1.48m | Tanaysha Henry British Virgin Islands | 1.43m |
  | Long Jump | Rosalie Glasford Saint Kitts | 5.10 | Nikisha Jeffers Saint Kitts | 4.80 | Millisa Charles Nevis | 4.66 |
  | Shot Put | Morella Dore U.S. Virgin Islands | 9.39 | Zelina Mills Nevis | 8.88 | Nerida Skelton British Virgin Islands | 8.18 |
  | Discus Throw | Morella Dore U.S. Virgin Islands | 25.26 | Nerida Skelton British Virgin Islands | 20.03 | Rosalie Glasford Saint Kitts | 17.13 |
  | Javelin Throw | Morella Dore U.S. Virgin Islands | 26.30 | Rosalie Glasford Saint Kitts | 22.85 | | |
  
  ## Medal table (unofficial)
  
  * Host nation (British Virgin Islands)
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Saint Kitts | 19 | 16 | 11 | 46 |
  | 2 | Antigua and Barbuda | 6 | 11 | 5 | 22 |
  | 3 | British Virgin Islands* | 5 | 6 | 9 | 20 |
  | 4 | U.S. Virgin Islands | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
  | 5 | Nevis | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 |
  | 6 | Sint Maarten | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
  | 7 | Anguilla | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
  | Totals (7 entries) | Totals (7 entries) | 44 | 44 | 43 | 131 |
  
  ## Team trophy
  
  The scores for the team trophy were published.
  
  | Rank | Nation | Points |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Saint Kitts | 162 |
  | 2 | Antigua and Barbuda | 80 |
  | 3 | British Virgin Islands | 55 |
  | 4 | U.S. Virgin Islands | 45 |
  | 5 | Nevis | 37 |
  | 6 | Sint Maarten | 34 |
  | 7 | Anguilla | |
  
  ## Participation
  
  Athletes from at least 7 countries participated.
  
  * Anguilla
  * Antigua and Barbuda
  * British Virgin Islands
  * Nevis
  * Saint Kitts
  * Sint Maarten
  * U.S. Virgin Islands
  