Edward runs 20.00 in 200m; joins Henry in World Top 5
Three Barton Community College track stars are spending time on the European Athletic Association circuit this summer with one getting some starts in the prestigious IAAF Grand Prix Series in Europe. The trio is preparing for the IAAF World Championships later this summer. The World Championships will take place in Berlin, Germany from August 15-23. All 3 will be there as well as several former Cougars.
Ryan Brathwaite was scheduled for 2 EAA outdoor meetings and a pair of Grand Prix meets. Alonso Edward and Tabarie Henry have both competed in EAA meets as well. Edward and Brathwaite have both set school records while competing this summer with Edward posting a 20.00 time in the 200m to move him into the top 5 in the world this year on Monday. Henry already posted a top 5 time in the 400m this spring at Barton. Brathwaite is among the top 10 in the world in the 110m high hurdles as well.
Alonso Edward – 100m, 200m
Edward ran the 20.00 flat in the most competitive race of 3 heats of the 200m in Rethysmon, Greece Monday. Edward edged former Cougar Steve Mullings who took 2nd in 20.01. Both of those times entered the Top 5 in the world at 4 and 5. Former Cougar Tyson Gay has the fastest time in the world this year at 19.58, slightly ahead of Usain Bolt – the current world record holder. Also in the race and taking 3rd behind Edward and Mullings was LaShawn Merritt, who is the reigning gold medal winner in the 400m at the 2008 Olympics. The 20.00 broke Aaron Armstrong’s school record at Barton of 20.08. Edward ran in the 100m in the meet, taking 4th in 10.13. He has a season-best of 10.09 in the 100m.
In other races this summer, Edward was 6th in Zaragoza, Spain in the finals of the 100m in 10.15 after posting the top qualifying time of 10.08. All heats were wind-aided times of between 2.5 and 3.0. His initial race of the tour was in Luzern, Switzerland where he ran the 100m in a time of 10.22 to place 3rd behind Ivory Williams (10.03) and Mullings (10.16). He did not run in the 200m at the event.
Edward will complete his pre World Championship tour at Barcelona, Spain Saturday where he will run the 200m.
Ryan Brathwaite – 110m hurldes
Brathwaite has been impressive as well in Europe this summer. His best effort came in the 2nd of the 3 meets he competed in this summer. He bested his own school and Barbados national record with a 13.23 into a -0.1 wind in Luzern on the EAA circuit. In that event he edged Joel Brown (13.27) and former Cougar Dexter Faulk (13.29) for the gold. That time gave Brathwaite the 8th fastest time in the world this year.
In his most recent outing, Brathwaite ran a 13.26 to place 3rd in Rethysmon, Greece Monday. Defending Olympic gold medal winner Dayron Robles won the race in 13.17 with former Cougar Faulk 2nd in 13.18 in an EAA series event. The initial meet of the circuit for Brathwaite came at the Athens, Greece at an IAAF Grand Prix meet on July 13. He took 2nd behind Joel Brown with a 13.22 in a 2.3 wind. Brown won in 13.18.
Brathwaite will wind up his pre World Championship tour through Europe Saturday in London, England in an IAAF Super Grand Prix meet.
Tabarie Henry – 400m
In his only action this summer, Henry took 1st place in Luzern, Switzerland with a time of 45.76 as he easily won the race. That time is off his best effort of 44.77 at the NJCAA Outdoor Championships which is the 4th fastest time in the world this year. Ironically, that time was 2nd to Latroy Williams, who ran a 44.73 for the 3rd fastest in the world. Defending 400m Olympic Gold medal winner LaShawn Merritt has clocked the fastest time this year at 44.5 with Jeremy Warner (2004 Olympic Gold Medal winner) 2nd at 44.66.
Henry still has one meet left before taking a break prior to the World Championships. He will run Saturday in Barcelona, Spain.
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