SUNDAY 5 NOVEMBER, 2017 – UWI TODAY
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For the third time,
Trinidad and Tobago’s
Tonya Nero was the first female in at the
14th edition of the UWI SPEC International
half-marathon on October 29. She clocked
a time of one hour, 16 minutes and 31
seconds. She had previously won in 2012
and 2013., and she finished tenth overall in
the race which hadmore than 1300 entrants.
Cuban Richer Perez Cobas was also a
repeat winner of the half-marathon, coming
in with a time of one hour, six minutes and
51 seconds. He had been the winner in
2015 and last year, was the runner-up in
the men’s division.
Kenyan Kenneth Rotich came in
second with 1:10:43 while his compatriot
Godffrey Mbihia came third in 1:11:30.
Trinidad and Tobago’s Matthew Hagley
edged Curtis Cox to the line, coming in
three seconds ahead in 1:13:44 while Cox
clocked 1:13:47.
The UWI SPEC International half-
marathon began 14 years ago when Dr. Iva
Gloudon, was the Director of Sport at The
UWI. She worked with Raffique Shah to
produce what has become the Caribbean’s
premier long-distance event. From its
inception the race has followed the same
path which stretches alone the Priority Bus
Route to La Resource Junction in D’Abadie,
and back to the starting point of UWI SPEC.
The half-marathon has expanded from
300 runners to just about 1300 and includes
participants from all over the world. It is a
highly anticipated event on the National
Association of Athletics Administrations
of Trinidad and Tobago’s calendar and is
recognized by the International Amateur
Athletic Federation (IAAF), which means
that records are globally recognized. This
year the UWI Half-Marathon has continued
its partnership with First Citizens as main
sponsor of the event. The UWI will donate
parts of the race’s earnings to the Trinidad
and Tobago Cancer Society (TTCS) and
has themed the race this year, “All Cancers.”
CAMPUS NEWS
Meet the
Half-MarathonWinners
Top 10 Men
1.
Richer Perez (CUB)..........................................1:06:51
2.
Ken Rotich (KEN).............................................1:10:43
3.
Godffrey Mbihia M Ke...................................1:11:30
4.
Matthew Hagley (TT)....................................1:13:44
5.
Curtis Cox (TT).................................................1:13:47
6.
Alexis Pena (VEN)............................................1:15:20
7.
Shirvan Baboolal (TT)....................................1:15:30
8.
Junior Aston 25 (VC)......................................1:15:34
9.
Kelvin Johnson (TT).......................................1:16:17
10.
Jassette Bromfield (TT).................................1:17:29
Top 10Women
1.
Tonya Nero (TT)...............................................1:16:31
2.
Yeisy Alvarez (CUB).........................................1:25:00
3.
Mercy Chebwogen (KEN).............................1:25:30
4.
Cécilia Mobuchon (MF)................................1:26:07
5.
Katerine Gonzales Cabell (VEN).................1:27:30
6.
Laritza Milacatl (MX)......................................1:27:30
7.
Sharma Maraj (TT)..........................................1:29:05
8.
Linda Mcdowll (VC)........................................1:32:23
9.
Céline Lestrade (TT).......................................1:32:44
10.
Samantha Shukla (TT)..................................1:33:00
PHOTOS: ROBERT TAYLOR
Winners: Senior and Junior!
Richer Perez
Tonya Nero
