SUNDAY 13 NOVEMBER, 2016 – UWI TODAY
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Kenyan born Hilary Too
out ran the field of more than 1,000
runners in the 13.1 mile journey that made the 13th edition of
The University of the West Indies’ Sports and Physical Education
Centre (UWI SPEC) International Half-Marathon. The top female
in the race was Yeisy Alvarez of Venezuela.
Prior to race day, UWI SPEC and Race Director, Major David
Benjamin indicated that the prizes for this year’s race totalled
$150,000
in cash and gift prizes. The top five prizes in the Open/
International Category for male and female were $16,500, $11,900,
$8,000, $5,300 and $3,300. The Team/Club Category prizes were
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$8,000, $4,000 and $3,000. The National Association of Athletics
Administrations of Trinidad and Tobago
(NAAA) national prizes
were $1,500, $1,000 and $500. There was a $5,000 incentive for a
T&Tmale going under 1 hour 10 minutes, and likewise, the bonus
for a T&T female running sub-1:17:30 that was also $5,000. There
were UWI and University prizes, eight age-groups, and wheel-
chair, physically challenged and Special Olympics categories.
The full list of winners in all categories will be available in the
December issue of
The UWI Today
. First Citizens Bank continued
as the presenting sponsor for the international half-marathon, a
partnership that has been in place since the inception of the event.
Jason Julien, Deputy CEO of Business Generation at First Citizens,
said the financial institution was pleased to once again be the main
sponsor and underscored the importance of the initiative. “For us
the UWI/SPEC International Half-Marathon is not just an event
on the calendar, but something we believe in investing in, as part
of our efforts to encourage everyone in our community, the nation
as a whole and the Caribbean to take part and challenge (them) in
a unique and special way,” he said.
The formal prize-giving will take place late November.
