BASSETTERE, St Kitts (CMC) - Hot favourite, Yohan Blake, posted a predictable victory in landing the marquee Under-20 Boys' 100-metre title on the opening day of the 2008 CARIFTA Games yesterday.

Blake retained his title with a 10.32 clocking, significantly slower than his 2007 World Junior-leading and championship record time of 10.11 seconds, but good enough to top his teammate Dexter Lee at the Jubilee Stadium.

His teammate, Carrie Russell, captured the Under-20 Girls' 100m gold, while Trinidad & Tobago's Michelle Lee-Ayhe and Bahamian Geno Jones copped the junior (Under-17) sprint titles.

Blake shrugged off a strong mid-race challenge from Lee and won with authority in the end.

Lee (10.48) took second with T&T's Joel Dillon third in 10.57.

Russell was also tested before snatching victory in 11:39, edging local St Kitts & Nevis star, Meritzer Williams (11:41), with Bahamian Sheniqua Ferguson third in 11:50.

Lee-Ahye retained her Under-17 Girls' title in 11:66 seconds, easily topping the US Virgin Islands' Alison Peter (11:91) and Bahamian long jump champion V'Alonnee Robinson (11:91)

Robinson took the Under-17 Girls' long jump at 5.82 metres ahead of the Jamaican pair of Janieve Russell (5:72m) and Rochelle Farquharson (5:67m).

Jones clocked 10:76 to win the Under-17 Boys' 100 ahead of T&T's Moriba Morain (10:84).

Grenada advertised their growing reputation at these games by taking two of the 400-metre titles.

IAAF World Youth silver medallist Kirani James landed the Under-17 Boys' crown in 47:87 ahead of Jamaica's Javere Bell (49:08) and Nolan Williams (49:34) and his Grenada teammate Rondell Bartholemew ran 46.86 for the Under-20 Boys' gold ahead of T&T's Jovon Toppin (47:26).

SELECTED RESULTS

Under 17 Girls 1500 metres
1 Kenryca Francis (A&B) 4:48:82
2 Carla Thompson (JAM) 4:52:34
3 Astonia Wilson (GRN) 4:56:18
Under 17 Boys 1500 metres
1 Waquar Dacosta (JAM) 4:09:78
2 Matthew Wright (BAR) 4:10:44
3 Ibrahim Hinds (BAR) 4:16:30
Under 20 Girls 1500 metres
1 Nataya Goule (JAM) 4:33:68
2 Mackola Joseph (JAM) 4:45:22
3 Alika Morgan (GUY) 4:47:48
Under 20 Boys 1500 metres
1 Gavyn Nero (T&T) 3:56:14
2 Kemoy Campbell (JAM) 3:56:60
3 Conroy Crossman (JAM) 3:59:36
Under 17 Girls Long Jump
1 V'Alonee Robinson (BAH) 5:82m
2 Janieve Russell (JAM) 5:72m
3 Rochelle Farquharson (JAM) 5:67m
Under 17 Girls 400 metres
1 Sherica Jackson (JAM) 54:52
2 Sandrae Farquharson (JAM) 54:56
3 Rashan Brown (BAH) 55:52
Under 17 Boys 400 metres
1 Kirani James (GRN) 47:87
2 Javere Bell (JAM) 49:08
3 Nolan Williams (JAM) 49:34
Under 20 Girls 400 metres
1 Janeil Bellille (T&T) 53:57
2 Kayon Robinson (JAM) 53:77
3 Alecia Cutenar (JAM) 54:05
Under 20 Boys 400 metres
1 Rondell Bartholemew (GRN) 46:86
2 Jovon Toppin (T&T) 47:26
3 Fabian Norgrove (BAR) 47:55
Under 17 Girls 100 metres
1 Michelle-Lee Ahye (T&T) 11:66
2 Alison Peter (USVI) 11:91
3 V'Alonnee Robinson (BAH) 11:91
Under 17 Boys 100 metres
1 Geno Jones (BAH) 10:76
2 Moriba Morain (T&T) 10:84
3 Christopher Garia (NED) 11:00
Under 20 Girls 100 metres
1 Carrie Russell (JAM) 11:39
2 Meritzer Williams (SKN) 11:41
3 Sheniqua Ferguson (BAH) 11:50
Under 20 Boys 100 metres
1 Yohan Blake (JAM) 10:32
2 Dexter Lee (JAM) 10:48
3 Joel Dillon (T&T) 10:57

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