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. (Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Saba, and Sint Eustatius. It was first held in 2002 on the island of Aruba. Aruba regularly hosts this competition for young track and field athletes every two years in April. They compete in different events and the athlete with the overall most points will be declared the winner. There are two age groups. As of 2010 the official ages have been changed from 10–11 and 12–13 to 11–12 (Pentathlon) and 13–14 (Heptathlon). In every age group each team consists of two boys and two girls.
Editions
| Year | City | Country | Date | Venue | No. of Events |
No. of Athletes |
Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2002 | Oranjestad | Aruba | 12–13 April | Stadion Guillermo Prospero Trinidad | |||
| 2 | 2004 | Oranjestad | Aruba | 15–16 April | Stadion Guillermo Prospero Trinidad | |||
| 3 | 2006 | Oranjestad | Aruba | 7–8 April | Stadion Guillermo Prospero Trinidad |  Curaçao | ||
| 4 | 2008 | Oranjestad | Aruba | 11–12 April | Stadion Guillermo Prospero Trinidad | 10 | 32 | Curaçao |
| 5 | 2010 | Oranjestad | Aruba | 23–24 April | Stadion Guillermo Prospero Trinidad | 11 | 28 |  Aruba |
| 6 | 2012 | Oranjestad | Aruba | 29–30 June | Stadion Guillermo Prospero Trinidad | 11 | 38 | Curaçao |
| 7 | 2014 | Oranjestad | Aruba | 28–29 June | Stadion Guillermo Prospero Trinidad | 11 | 33 | Curaçao |
Events
The Pentathlon consists of a total of 5 different events. These events are 60 metres, Long Jump, High Jump, Baseball throw and 800 metres (for the girls) and 1000 metres (for the boys).
The Heptathlon consists of a total of 7 different events. These events are 80 metres, Long Jump, High Jump, Baseball throw (added in 2010), shot put, 60 metres hurdles (as of 2010 for the girls), 80 metres hurdles (As of 2010 for the boys) and 1000 metres (for the girls) and 1200 metres (for the boys).
There is also be a 4x100 Relay which will consist out of teams of two boys and two girls.
Dutch Caribbean age-group championship records
With the changes made in the Age Group ages in 2009, the Aruba Athletics Association has decided to make changes to pre-existing records and started recording all records as of the year 2010. Where for the first time the teams were split in categories U-15 and U-13 opposed to U-14 and U-12. Surinam and St. Eusatius are the only two countries to have a record to their name.
Boys under 15
| Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Games | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 m | 9.87 | Mishair Wanga |  Bonaire |
June 2014 | 2014 Aruba | |
| 1200 m | 3:47.00 | Aldrich Jack | Curaçao |
June 2014 | 2014 Aruba | |
| 80 m hurdles | 11.99 | Leshawn Brown |  Sint Maarten |
June 2014 | 2014 Aruba | |
| High jump | 1.70 m | Wuill Vrolijk | Aruba |
June 2014 | 2014 Aruba | |
| Long jump | 5.56 | Leshawn Brown | Sint Maarten |
June 2014 | 2014 Aruba | |
| Shot put (3 kg) | 14.07 | Leshawn Brown | Sint Maarten |
June 2014 | 2014 Aruba | |
| Baseball throw | 74.95 m | Wuill Vrolijk | Aruba |
June 2014 | 2014 Aruba | |
| Overall Male Pentathlon | 4756 pts | Wuill Vrolijk | Aruba |
June 2014 | 2014 Aruba | |
| 4×100 m mixed relay | 50.76 | Eugene Bouwer Julianne Dorothal Xavier Boekhoudt Jelissa Nedd |
Aruba |
April 2010 | 2010 Aruba |
Girls under 15
| Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Games | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 m | 10.16 | Jelissa Nedd | Aruba |
April 2010 | 2010 Aruba | |
| 1000 m | 3:19.47 | Jelissa Nedd | Aruba |
April 2010 | 2010 Aruba | |
| 60 m hurdles | 10.26 | Sarahi Sierra | Aruba |
June 2012 | 2012 Aruba | |
| High jump | 1.55 m | Sarahi Sierra | Aruba |
June 2012 | 2012 Aruba | |
| Long jump | 5.73 | Toni Lisa Brown | Aruba |
June 2014 | 2014 Aruba | |
| Shot put (3 kg) | 9.79 | Jelissa Nedd | Aruba |
April 2010 | 2010 Aruba | |
| Baseball throw | 52.19 m | Aureen Lampe | Aruba |
June 2014 | 2014 Aruba | |
| Overall Female Pentathlon | 4007 pts | Jelissa Nedd | Aruba |
April 2010 | 2010 Aruba | |
| 4×100 m mixed relay | 50.76 | Eugene Bouwer Julianne Dorothal Xavier Boekhoudt Jelissa Nedd |
Aruba |
April 2010 | 2010 Aruba |
Boys Under 13
| Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Games | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 m | 8.37 | Ken-Jay Obiana | Curaçao |
April 2010 | 2010 Aruba | |
| 1000 m | 3:21.75 | Andrew van Pool | Curaçao |
June 2012 | 2012 Aruba | |
| High jump | 1.45 m | Wuill Vrolijk Quincy Sambre |
Aruba Curaçao |
June 2012 June 2014 |
2012 Aruba 2014 Aruba |
|
| Long jump | 4.91 | Suehandrick Paulina | Curaçao |
June 2014 | 2014 Aruba | |
| Baseball throw | 57.66 m | Wuill Vrolijk | Aruba |
June 2012 | 2012 Aruba | |
| Overall Male Pentathlon | 2826 pts | Quincy Sambre | Curaçao |
June 2014 | 2014 Aruba | |
| 4×100 m mixed relay | 54.73 | Wuill Vrolijk Jahleel Heemstadt Devorah Cecilia Toni-Lisa Brown |
Aruba |
June 2012 | 2012 Aruba |
Girls Under 13
| Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Games | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 m | 8.31 | Toni-Lisa Brown | Aruba |
June 2012 | 2012 Aruba | |
| 800 m | 2:45.84 | Sarahi Sierra | Aruba |
April 2010 | 2010 Aruba | |
| High jump | 1.45 m | Urshelay Louisa Toni-Lisa Brown |
Curaçao Aruba |
June 2012 | 2012 Aruba | |
| Long jump | 4.75 | Toni-Lisa Brown | Aruba |
June 2012 | 2012 Aruba | |
| Baseball throw | 49.90 m | Joanna Benita | Curaçao |
June 2014 | 2014 Aruba | |
| Overall Female Pentathlon | 2437 pts | Toni-Lisa Brown | Aruba |
June 2012 | 2012 Aruba | |
| 4×100 m mixed relay | 54.73 | Wuill Vrolijk Jahleel Heemstadt Devorah Cecilia Toni-Lisa Brown |
Aruba |
June 2012 | 2012 Aruba |
References
- Aruba ta sali triunfador den e Dutch Caribbean Age Group Championship. (in papiamento). www.sporttvaruba.com. 2010-04-24. Retrieved 2010-11-09
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