06132016 sports

SPORTS SECTION E

MONDAY, JUNE 13, 2016

Shaunae lowers her 200 national record

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Volleyball, 2E

LATARIO COLLIE WINS NCAA DIVISION 1 TRIPLE JUMP TITLE

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

haunae Miller continues to make her decision for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in August a difficult one.

On Saturday in the JN Racers Grand Prix at the National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica, Miller lowered her national 200m record to 22.05 seconds to take the title over American Jenna Prandini, who did 22.39.

The 22-year-old Miller pulled away from the field on the curve and coming onto the home stretch, she started to shut down with another 40m left, indicating that she still has enough in the tank to dip under the 22-second barrier.

Her winning time turned out to be the third fastest time in the world this year as she improved on her previous record of 22.14 that she ran in Kingston last year.

Miller is now toying with the idea of which event she will compete in during the Olympic Games as she also has the fastest time this year in the 400m in 49.69 that she did at the second Chris Brown Bahamas Invitational at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium.

She will be home over the weekend of June 24-25 to compete in the BAAAs National Open Track and Field Championships and final Olympic trials at the same venue as the CBBI. Also at the JN Racers Grand Prix, Tamara Myers picked up a second place finish in the women’s triple jump with 13.43m to trail Nadia Eke of Ghana, who won with 13.51m. Myers surpassed the qualifying standard of 13.40m with her performance.

Meanwhile, a number of Bahamians competed at the Star Athletics Pro Meet on Saturday at the Monte Verde Academy in St Montverde, Florida as they also prepare for the trip to Rio in August.

Leading the way was sprinter Anthonique Strachan as she makes her way back from surgery last year, albeit competing in the longer one-lap race to build on her endurance for the 200m.

Strachan, who opened her season on June 4 with a third place finish at the

THERE’S no better way for a senior to close out his collegiate career than to win the National Collegiate Athletic Association Championship title.

Latario Collie, competing for Texas A&M in an historic final on Friday at the Hayward Field at ‘Track City’ in Eugene, Oregon, became the latest Bahamians to triumph as the NCAA Division One men’s triple jump champion over a field that included his twin brother Lathone and Kaiwan Culmer.

The four-day meet also saw a number of other Bahamians in action, including Illinois’ high hurdler Pedrya Seymour and University of Southern California sprinter Ty’Nia Gaither in action.

Surprisingly, Collie only needed one jump – his first attempt - as he soared to 16.97 metres or 55-feet, 8 ¼-inches to snatch the lead. On his second attempt, which he aborted as he reached the sand, Collie twisted his right ankle.

He passed up the remaining four rounds and watched as none of his rivals could pass him. Florida’s KeAndre Bates finished second with a windy 54-10 ¾ (16.73) while South Florida’s Matthew Oneal placed third at 54-5 ¼ (16.59).

Lathone Collie, the twin brother of Latario, placed seventh with a leap 16.02 (52-6 ¾) that he produced in the sixth round. Lathone reached the final with a 15.98 (52-5 ¼). Culmer, a sophomore at the University of Nebraska, was 11th with 15.93m (52-3 ¼).

“I didn’t think I was going to be able to jump again after twisting my ankle on the second attempt,” Collie said. “I knew the competition was really good so I had to go really hard and just shock everyone.

“It was a lot of pressure to wait for the following rounds since there were some really good jumpers in the field. On the second jump, as I came off from the take-off, I just landed badly on my step phase. So, my ankle twisted a little bit.”

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SHAUNAE MILLER (file) lowered her national record in the 200 metres to 22.05 seconds to take the title over American Jenna Prandini in the JN Racers Grand Prix at the National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica, on Saturday.

TruFit Athletics Sunshine Invitational Sprint Series at the University of Miami Track Complex in 52.80, improved to second place in the women’s 400m in 52.42. Jenn Martin-Evans won the race in 52.38.

Quartermiler Lanece Clarke was third in 52.80 in the 400m where the qualifying standard is 52.20.

Clarke also came close to dipping under the Olympic qualifying standard of 23.20 when she placed 10th overall in the 200m in 23.22. American Candace Hill won the race in 22.38.

Also, Ivanique Kemp ran 13.41 for seventh in the women’s 100m hurdles.

She will have to run at least 13.00 or faster in order to

qualify for Rio. American Candice Price took the tape in 12.75. Kemp qualified with the 11th best time of 13.52 in the preliminaries.

Making her comeback after a long hiatus, Grand Bahamian Nivea Smith posted a time of 11.88 for 16th place in the women’s 100m that was won by

Murielle Ahoure in 10.76.

Smith did 11.71 for qualifying 21st in the preliminaries. She will need to run at least 11.32 in order to qualify for the Olympics or finish in the top 4-6 at the BAAAs Nationals to get in on the women’s 4 x 100m relay team.

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National record, spill and tumble for Seymour On Saturday in the women’s 100m hurdle final, Seymour stumbled after

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Buddy agrees to multi-year endorsement deal with Nike

By RENALDO DORSETT Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net WEEKS away from the NBA Draft, Bahamian basketball superstar Buddy Hield secured his first major endorsement deal with the leader in athletic footwear.

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Hield has agreed to a multi-year footwear and apparel endorsement deal with Nike negotiated by his agent, Rob Pelinka of Landmark Sports.

Pelinka, who also represents James Harden, Dion Waiters and formerly Kevin Durant during his draft process, is responsible for Hield’s contract and marketing, according to a source.

Hield’s Nike signing came just days after the company also agreed to terms with projected top overall pick Ben Simmons.

He also follows WNBA lottery pick and fellow Grand Bahamian Jonquel Jones, who signed an endorsement deal with Nike in April.

Hield underwent his first workout of the process and scouts are already raving at the potential of the former Oklahoma Sooners guard.

Following his first workout in Anaheim, California, on Tuesday, ESPN Insider Chad Ford said Buddy’s efficiency of his greatest skill was well on display – his shooting.

“Hield certainly looked Hield, expected to be one the part as a shooter. He of the top selections in the rarely missed shots, regardJune 23 Draft, completed less of where he was on his star-studded senior the floor. When the NBA season for the Oklahoma 3-point line became boring Sooners with a litany of (a line that is typically inawards, including the John timidating for college shootR Wooden, Naismith and ers, regardless of their skill), Oscar Robertson Player of he was comfortable stepping the Year trophies. back another five feet and He is projected to have a hitting 20-of-25 from “Curry likely destination of teams range” in one drill. looking for shooting and And Hield did it with backcourt help - the Boston all the confidence that he Celtics, Minnesota Timshowed at Oklahoma last berwolves, New Orleans season. He believes he can Pelicans, Denver Nuggets or BUDDY HIELD be special - great shootSacramento Kings. ers need that level of confiIn his senior season at dence,” he said. “His confidence and quick Oklahoma he averaged 25 points per game, release make him arguably the best shoot- shot 50 per cent from the field and 45 per er in this draft. In a league desperate for cent from three-point range. He also made shooters, that only makes him a more at- four three-point field goals per game and tractive lottery pick.” shot 88 per cent from the free throw line.

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Defenders stop International Jammers

PLAY ACTION: The Scotiabank Defenders yesterday defeated the International Jammers in three sets - 20-25, 25-20 and 15-9 - as the Scotiabank Defenders Volleyball Club’s “Defend Ya Spike” tournament, in memory of DeVince Smith, continued at the DW Davis Gym. • SEE THE FULL RESULTS IN TUESDAY SPORTS

Anfernee Seymour gets first home run of his pro career

By RENALDO DORSETT Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net ANFERNEE Seymour has been on a hot streak at the plate recently for the Greensboro Grasshoppers and he reached another career milestone during this run.

Seymour blasted the first home run of his professional career in the Grasshoppers’ 10-7 win over the Rome Braves Saturday night at NewBridge Bank Park in Greensboro, North Carolina.

He finished the game 2-4 with two runs scored and two RBI. His home run in the second inning was a part of the seven-run scoring flurry through the first three innings. They surrendered six runs in the fifth but responded with three runs in the sixth inning to seal the win.

In the first of the fourgame series against the Braves, Seymour was stellar from his leadoff spot with a 4-5 night at the plate.

The 20-year-old outfielder is in the midst of his most productive stretch of the season for the Grasshoppers in the Class A (Full) South Atlantic League.

In his last 10 games, Seymour has hit .395 with eight runs scored and seven stolen bases.

Seymour, who starred for the rookie Batavia Muckdogs in the Gulf Coast League last season where he played in 64 games at shortstop with a batting average of .273, was called up in April to the Grasshoppers.

Now with the shift to outfielder defensively, through 58 games thus far, Seymour is hitting .265 with 34 runs scored, 22 stolen bases and 16 RBI. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .309,

ANFERNEE SEYMOUR, playing for the Greensboro Grasshoppers, blasted the first home run of his professional career in his team’s 10-7 win over the Rome Braves Saturday night at NewBridge Bank Park in Greensboro, North Carolina. an on-base percentage of .312 and an OPS of .620.

The 5’11” 165-pound Seymour was taken by the Miami Marlins with the 197th pick in round seven of the 2014 MLB Draft.

The Class-A leagues, the South Atlantic and Midwest, feature a cross section of players like Seymour moving up from the Short Season and Rookie leagues, as well as the occasional experienced first-year player.

These leagues play a full, 140-game schedule, which runs from the first week of April through the first week of September.

“When I first signed, I was a right-handed hitter and a centre fielder. Then the Marlins said, ‘Hey, we want you to become a shortstop and switch-hit.’

You talk about a challenge.

But I was up for it. Fortunately, there’s been steady progress, hitting from the left-hand side and espe-

cially fielding. The more work I put in, the better I become,” Seymour said in an interview with Jeff Mills of greensboro.com. “I know why they made me a switchhitter. I’ve got a little speed, and I can be a step or two closer to first base from the left side. I compare myself to a guy like Juan Pierre.

I want to hit the ball on the ground and run, make something happen. If I can get on base, I can put pressure on the defence with my speed. I can put pressure on the pitcher because he can’t ignore me.”

Last offseason he has moved up from the Marlins’ No.26 top prospect to No.13.

“I’m still a work in progress,” Seymour says. “I want to learn, and every day I’m getting a little closer to my comfort zone. I just have to trust the process.

Obviously, the Marlins see something in me.”

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Last chance for boxers to qualify for the Olympics

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net IT’S on.

Former amateur/professional boxer turned coach Valentino Knowles, assisted

by Ronn Rodgers, heads a delegation of seven amateur boxers in Baku, Azerbaijan, for the final qualification round of the 2016 Olympic Games.

The contingent left town on Friday night and is slated to compete from June 16-25.

The team is scheduled to return on June 27.

The boxers are hoping that they can get some qualifiers to go along with the competitors, who are expected to represent the Bahamas in athletics (track and field), swimming and rowing when the games are held August 5-21 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

“As the captain of the ship, I’m not going on the ship unless everybody is prepared and everything is in good order,” Knowles said.

“We have been training very hard with Carl Hield being in Cuba and Rashield Williams in Washington DC. “I was here training Keishno Williams. In the last qualifier in Buenos Aires, Argentina in March, he had a problem with his endurance and the will to put out under pressure. That is what we have been working on with him and hopefully we can go there and get the best results.”

Hield will compete in the 75 kilogram or middleweight division, Williams in the 64kg class or light welterweight, Major in the 201-plus pound or super heavyweight division, Godfrey Strachan in the 75 kg or middleweight division, Isreal Johnson in the 81kg or light-heavyweight, Rudy Regis in the lightweight and Davon Hamilton in the 91kg or heavyweight.

SHOWN (l-r) are coach Valentino Knowles, Keishno Major, Rashield Williams, Israel Johnson, Davon Hamilton and Godfrey Strachan before their departure.

“This is the elite of the elite. This is not just the Americas. This is for Europe and everybody. This is a world qualifier,” Knowles said. “The top four in each specific weight will qualify.

“We are going as a team and just like any boxing gym, everybody in the gym wouldn’t become a world champion. So it depends on the boxer, how much they will put out and how bad they want it. If we can get all of our boxers qualified that would be awesome, but I have to be realistic. I don’t know if everybody will qualify, but hopefully we will get some of them qualified.”

Rodgers, coach of the Strikers Boxing Club that includes Johnson, Regis and Hamilton, said the good thing is that they are leaving a little early to get over the jetlag so that they can be better prepared to compete.

“Our boxers have been working very hard,” Rodgers said. “We had some good performances in the last qualifier and our boxers had some other competition since, so we feel that they are ready.

“Once we can get over the long trip to Baku, I feel

SHOWN (l-r) are coach Valentino Knowles, Keishno Major, Rashield Williams and Godfrey Strachan on their way to Baku. that our boxers should be in a good position to compete.

This is the final trials, so they all have to go there and perform. I think they will do very well.”

Major and Williams both indicated that they are ready for the challenge and looking forward to competing in the trials.

“We are planning on going all out and leaving everything in the ring,” said 30-year-old Major.

“We have to give it our all because there’s no other chance after this. We are willing to die in the ring.

“We’ve been training all year round. But now we have stepped up our cardio

to get our heart rate up and to be able to take pressure and to give out pressure. So we have been doing a lot of running, sprinting and sparring to get our heart rate up for this.”

Major, who has been competing for the past decade, said a lot of people believe this is his time to shine.

“I believe in timing and I believe in God’s timing.

I had to go through some things to open up my eyes and I believe that this is the time for me,” he said.

“This is the last stage of amateur boxing. It doesn’t get any bigger than this. So I have to go hard. I appreciate the support around me

VALENTINO KNOWLES and KEISHNO MAJOR get ready to order some food. like Rashield Williams and his work ethic. He has really motivated me.”

Williams, on the other hand, has returned home from Washington DC where he spent the past two weeks training. He said he’s looking forward to stepping it up for his second Olympic qualifier.

“I’m feeling good. I’m ready. I’m prepared,” said 26-year-old Williams, who have been competing since 2007. “I just have to stick to my game plan and continue doing what I always do. Nothing has changed.

Once I do what I always do, I know I will be successful.”

As for the team, Williams said they have a quality group of competitors travelling and he’s confident that he, Major and Hield have an excellent chance to advance because of their experience.

Knowles thanked the Amateur Boxing Association of the Bahamas, headed

by Wellington Miller, and the public for coming out and supporting them during their recent fundraiser in the National Boxing Gymnasium at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex.

Penguins beat Sharks 3-1 for 4th Stanley Cup title

ETIENNE

HIGH JUMPER JYLES ETIENNE CAPTURES DIVISION II TITLE A breakout season for Bahamian high jumper Jyles Etienne continued this weekend.

Etienne captured the Division II championship in his signature event at the New York State Public High School Athletic Association track and field meet at Cicero-North Syracuse High School.

He leapt 6’10” or 2.08m to become the sixth individual state champion for his Stony Brook Bears.

It was the highest jump at the meet since 2001, and he surpassed the mark of the division I winner.

Etienne chose to enter the competition at 6’4″ and cleared it on his first attempt. At 6’6″ he missed his first two attempts, before clearing on his third. He passed at 6’7″ and cleared 6’8″ once again on his third attempt. Etienne elected to skip 6’9 and moved to the final championship winning height of 6’10” which he cleared on his second at-

tempt.

In a quick turnaround, he is scheduled to compete at the New Balance Outdoor National Championships in Greensboro, North Carolina, next weekend before turning his attention this summer to international competition.

In April, Etienne achieved international acclaim with a gold medal performance at the 2016 CARIFTA Track and Field Championships in Grenada. He soared 2.07 metres or 6’ 9 1/2” to claim the gold after he had to go to a jump off with silver medallist Kobe-Jordan Rhooms from Jamaica, who eventually posted 2.06m (6-9).

Fellow Bahamian Benjamin Clarke finished tied with Jaden Bernabela of Curacao as they both turned in personal bests of 2.03m (6-8) for the bronze.

Etienne, the 6’5” former basketball player, represented the Bahamas for the first time at the national

level and the 17-year-old said he was thrilled with the opportunity to do it in grand style.

Etienne outlined his plans for the immediate future in is NCSA athletic recruiting profile.

“I chose to attend The Stony Brook School, in Stony Brook, NY, to get the best possible academic, athletic and social foundation, that would make me most attractive to good colleges.

I also want to leave an incredible athletic record to be remembered by at The Stony Brook School,” he said.

“My first jump ever, 6’2”, was in my sophomore year, on April 13, 2015. I broke my school’s 50-year-old record, three times over. Now one year later, (jumping only two spring seasons), my PR is 6’11” (2.11m). My goal for this junior track season is to jump 7’1” upwards and compete in the IAAF World U-20 Championships in July, 2016.”

SAN JOSE (AP) - A turnaround season for the Pittsburgh Penguins ended with Sidney Crosby once again holding ice hockey’s Stanley Cup. Crosby set up Kris Letang’s go-ahead goal midway through the second period and the Penguins won their fourth Stanley Cup by beating the San Jose Sharks 3-1 in Game 6 of the final last night.

“It wasn’t easy getting here, especially the way things started out,” Crosby said. “The first half (of the season) wasn’t easy and I think everyone just stuck together, kept going and found some momentum there in March and continued to keep it going.”

Brian Dumoulin opened the scoring with a power-play goal and Patric Hornqvist added a late empty-netter. Matt Murray made 18 saves to give the Penguins a championship seven years to the day after they beat Detroit for their third title.

The game ended when Crosby cleared the puck the length of the ice with San Jose on the power play, setting off a wild celebration. All that was left was for Crosby to accept

the Conn Smythe trophy as playoff MVP and then the Stanley Cup. “We tried to keep fighting and slowly started to turn things around,” he said. “Everyone has a part in this. It feels really good to win your last game of the season.”

Three nights after squandering a chance to become the first Pittsburgh team to win a title in front of the home fans in 56 years, the Penguins finished the job on the road just like they did in Minnesota (1991), Chicago (1992) and Detroit (2009) in past title runs.

The championship in Detroit was supposed to be the first of many for a team led by players like Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. But a series of concussions that led Crosby to miss almost entire season and a half, and a run of early playoff exits that included twice blowing 3-1 series leads prevented a second celebration in the Crosby era until now.

This didn’t seem like it would be a season to remember back in early December when the Penguins were the near the bottom of the standings in the

Eastern Conference and coach Mike Johnston was fired.

But led by coach Mike Sullivan, the Penguins recovered to make the playoffs as the second-place team in the Metropolitan Division. Pittsburgh knocked off the New York Rangers in the first round, Presidents’ Trophy-winning Washington in round two and then rallied from a 3-2 series deficit to beat Tampa Bay in the Eastern Conference final.

The Penguins were in control for almost the entire Cup final. They did not trail until Game 5 at home and responded to a strong push from San Jose in the clincher to avoid a decisive seventh game.

Pittsburgh held San Jose to just one shot on goal in the first 19 minutes of the third period to preserve the one-goal lead.

Logan Couture scored the lone goal for the Sharks, whose first trip to the final in their 25-year history ended two wins short of a title. Martin Jones made 24 saves and was San Jose’s best player for the series.

PITTSBURGH Penguins players celebrate yesterday after beating the San Jose Sharks in Game 6 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Finals in San Jose, California. The Penguins won the series 4-2. (AP)

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A little help gets Creator to Belmont winner’s circle

By RICHARD ROSENBLATT AP Racing Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A little gamesmanship, a celebrity chef added to the mix, and a stirring finish paid huge dividends all around when Creator came through in the Belmont Stakes.

Credit the well-played hand to Creator’s owner Kenny Trout’s WinStar Farm.

Here’s how it worked: Preakness winner Exaggerator came into the $1.5 million Belmont as the favourite and one of many in the field who rally from well back in the pack, Creator among them. A fleet frontrunner to set a fast early pace could be a huge help.

Enter Gettysburg. Also owned by WinStar, but trained by Todd Pletcher, who already had two horses in the race, Gettysburg fit the bill as a quick starter.

Before he was entered, he was sent from Pletcher’s barn to Creator trainer Steve Asmussen’s.

Meanwhile, Bobby Flay smacked down some dough and became a co-owner of Creator.

As it turned out, one of the Pletcher’s two horses in the race, Destin, was on the short end of a thrilling finish. Destin had the lead well into the stretch when Gettysburg dropped back after a mile, but Creator moved closer with every stride and won by a nose, the slimmest margin possible.

“I shouldn’t even be sitting here,” Flay said at the post-race news conference.

“The only thing I did ... I certainly was cheering the loudest in the entire racetrack, and maybe I gave that last little head bob, but that’s about it.”

Some extra candy and carrots go to Gettysburg, too.

“He needs to be rewarded, and pampered a little

JOCKEY Irad Ortiz Jr, riding Creator, celebrates after winning the 148th running of the Belmont Stakes horse race Saturday. (AP) bit,” Asmussen said Sunday morning at Belmont Park.

“He was a valiant horse on the lead. He showed (in the Arkansas Derby) that he’s not a patsy by any means, that it will take a lot to wear him down. He carried them a long ways yesterday.”

Creator earned $800,000 for his owners to boost his bankroll to more than $1.5 million with his third victory in 10 career starts. It was the first Belmont win for Asmussen and jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr. “I watched the replay multiple times. I thought it was a great race,” said Asmussen, who also won the Preakness twice, with Curlin and Rachel Alexandra.

“I thought Irad did a masterful job with him and with every decision he made. I really thought the horse tried to win late. He just really, really laid out there and dug in, and I personally

feel very fortunate for his effort.”

This is perhaps the most rewarding year of Asmussen’s career. The 50-yearold trainer will be inducted into racing’s Hall of Fame at Saratoga in August, and his wife, Julie, recently received news that her cancer has gone into remission.

“To be blessed enough to have the big victory and to be able celebrate and share that with your family means everything,” he said. “Racing for me is a family affair.

I grew up in my parents’ barn and they’re still a huge part of it. ... To be able to celebrate and share this win with my family is very, very special.”

Exaggerator, meanwhile, finished 11th in the field of 13 in the final leg of the Triple Crown. He, too, raced well behind the leaders, but when he tried to move into contention around the turn,

he just didn’t have the same finishing kick he displayed in winning the Santa Anita Derby and Preakness.

“He’s good. Walked him myself about 6:30 this morning, and he’s his same vibrant self,” trainer Keith Desormeaux said. “He’s bright-eyed, ate up last night and maybe he’s a little more subdued than usual, but that stands to reason.

He still has that confident look in his eyes, so we’re good.”

The trainer said he thinks Exaggerator didn’t like the deep, sandy track. He pointed out that after wins at Santa Anita and Pimlico, the colt had already cooled down by the time he returned to the winner’s circle.

This time, “before he got back to take the saddle off, he panted and gasped for air and looked a little fatigued for 45 minutes af-

ter the race,” Desormeaux said.

“I can guarantee the (Triple Crown) races didn’t take a toll, but he struggled with the track. He gave us his life to win and it got to him. I’m settling on he didn’t get a hold of the track.”

For the fifth time in the past eight years, a different horse won each of the Triple Crown races. Nyquist won the Kentucky Derby, ran third in the Preakness and did not run in Saturday’s Belmont.

With no Triple Crown on the line after American Pharoah swept the Derby, Preakness and Belmont last year, the announced crowd was 60,114. Last year, the attendance was capped at 90,000.

And now, it’s on to the summer season, with a possible meeting between Creator and Exaggerator in the Travers Stakes at Saratoga.

Ray goes seven-plus innings, Diamondbacks blank Marlins

By JONATHAN DALTON Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Robbie Ray found both tempo and success yesterday.

He threw seven-plus scoreless innings and Peter O’Brien homered to help the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Miami Marlins 6-0.

Ray (3-5) held Miami to three hits and a walk over 7 2/3 innings and struck out six. Ray faced only two batters over the minimum and did not allow a Miami runner into scoring position.

The outing came on the heels of Ray’s last start, where he unravelled with runners on base and lasted

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only 4 2/3 innings against the Tampa Bay Rays.

“I felt that I accomplished what I was trying to do, get easy outs and stay down in the zone,” Ray said. “I’m still learning who I am as a pitcher. It’s good to get this one under my belt.”

Diamondbacks manager Chip Hale and pitching coach Mike Butcher challenged Ray after his prior start, letting him know throwing five or fewer innings wasn’t acceptable.

“He threw the ball very well, had good tempo and really controlled himself at times,” Hale said.

“He wasn’t rushing. He’s a young pitcher. He is just really, really learning and learning on the job.”

Paul Goldschmidt doubled, singled, scored twice and drove in a run for the Diamondbacks, who won the final two games of the three-game series.

The shutout was Arizona’s fifth of the season and first against the Marlins since August 27, 2012 at Chase Field.

Marlins starter Adam Conley (3-4) went five innings, allowing six runs on 11 hits with a walk and a strikeout.

Conley was behind in a hurry against the Diamondbacks.

Jean Segura singled, went to second when Goldschmidt reached on catcher’s interference, moved to third on a walk to Wellington Castillo and scored on a high pop up caught by second baseman Derek Dietrich in shallow rightcentre.

O’Brien then made it 4-0 with his homer over the Diamondbacks’ left-field bullpen, his first of the year and second of his career.

“If you’re standing around in batting practice,

MIAMI Marlins’ Adam Conley throws a pitch against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the first inning yesterday. (AP) you can close your eyes and know it’s him,” Hale said.

The Diamondbacks’ four runs in the opening inning were their most since a four-run first on September 11 against the Los Angeles Dodgers, also managed by Don Mattingly. “We talked about the first inning before,” Mattingly said.

“For starting pitchers that is always a dangerous inning. Today it was really dangerous for us. They get the four early and we don’t respond the rest of the day.”

Arizona extended the lead to 5-0 in the second when Goldschmidt doubled down the left-field line and scored on a single by Castillo.

Goldschmidt drove in a run in the fourth with a single, scoring Segura to put the Diamondbacks ahead 6-0. “It It seems like the whole day I was somewhere between missing barrels and really solid contact,” Conley said. “I think 11 hits eight of them were on the ground. Nobody was really hitting the ball hard. If my stuff was better they swing

and miss pitches. If my stuff was worse they would square it up.”

RAY AT THE PLATE Ray put together his second straight two-hit game with singles in the first and third innings. Including Monday’s game against Tampa Bay, during which Ray hit his first career home run, the right-hander has raised his batting average from .111 to .261. Ray’s run of four straight hits ended with a fly out to left in the fifth.

GOLDY MOVES UP Goldschmidt’s thirdinning double moved him into a third-place tie with Stephen Drew on the club’s all-time doubles list with 176.

ICHIRO UPDATE Ichiro Suzuki, four hits shy of unofficially tying Pete Rose’s hit record when his Japanese and majorleague stats are combined, came on as a pinch-hitter in the ninth and walked on five pitches.

MURRAY REUNITES WITH IVAN LENDL AS WIMBLEDON LOOMS LONDON (AP) — With Wimbledon coming up, Andy Murray is reuniting with former coach Ivan Lendl.

Lendl was Murray’s coach for two years until 2014. In that time, Murray won the US Open in 2012 and Wimbledon the following year, becoming the first British man to win that title since Fred Perry in 1936.

Murray also won the gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics, a tournament that was played at Wimbledon’s All England Club.

“I had two very successful years working with Ivan, he’s single-minded and knows what it takes to win the big events,” the 29-year-old Murray said Sunday in a statement on his website. “I’m looking forward to Ivan joining the team again and helping me try and reach my goals.”

According to the statement, Lendl will work with Murray’s full-time coach, Jamie Delgado, and existing performance team.

Lendl’s return comes a week after the secondranked Murray lost to Novak Djokovic in the French Open final.

Since splitting with Lendl, Murray has lost three Grand Slam finals, all to Djokovic — the man he had beaten in his two Grand Slam successes. Overall, Murray has lost eight of his 10 Grand Slam final appearances.

Lendl and Murray parted in March 2014 after the eight-time Grand Slam champion decided he no longer wanted to spend 20-plus weeks a year travelling. Since their split, Lendl has been working with the US Tennis Association Player Development programme, a role he will continue.

“I enjoyed working with Andy in the past,” Lendl said. “Andy and I have always stayed in contact so it should be fun to be part of his team again.”

The partnership was announced ahead of the Queen’s Club tournament in London, an event Murray has won four times. The grass-court season culminates with Wimbledon, which begins on June 27.

Murray replaced Lendl with Amelie Mauresmo in 2014. Though the Frenchwoman helped him climb back up the rankings following back surgery, the partnership ended last month.

CALL REVERSED Marlins manager Don Mattingly successfully challenged a call in the bottom of the third inning. O’Brien lofted a high pop-up toward second baseman Derek Dietrich, who caught the ball briefly before it fell to the ground. Umpires originally ruled Dietrich had dropped the ball outright but after a 2:17 review, it was determined he was in the process of transferring the ball to his throwing hand after the catch was made.

UP NEXT Marlins: LHP Wei-Yin Chin (3-2, 4.56 ERA) starts for the Marlins on Monday in San Diego as Miami opens a three-game series against RHP Colin Rea (32, 4.74) and the Padres.

Diamondbacks: RHP Zack Greinke (8-3, 3.84) will start for Arizona at home against RHP Mike Bolsinger (1-3, 5.75) and the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Greinke is coming off a three-hit shutout in his last start Tuesday against Tampa Bay.

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Monday, June 13, 2016, PAGE 5

Winning start for Germany, warnings for England, Russia PARIS (AP) - Germany began their campaign to add the 2016 European Championship to the 2014 World Cup with a promising 2-0 victory over Ukraine yesterday, while England and Russia were threatened with expulsion from the tournament.

Shkodran Mustafi’s header set Germany on the way to a win that was sealed by substitute Bastian Schweinsteiger in the second minute of injury time, two minutes after the midfielder had come on to the pitch.

The day’s earlier matches both ended in 1-0 victories, with a marvellous strike from Luka Modric seeing Croatia past Turkey in a bruising encounter and Arkadiusz Milik scoring for Poland against Northern Ireland.

The football followed a blunt warning from UEFA to England and Russia that their presence at the championship could be short-lived if their violent fans continued to cause havoc.

Expressing its “utter disgust” over three days of disorder in Marseille, European football’s ruling body said it warned both national associations that “it will not hesitate to impose additional sanctions ... including the potential disqualification of their respective teams from the tournament, should such violence occur again.”

UEFA urged the two associations “to appeal to their supporters to behave in a responsible and respectful manner” at the tournament. Worryingly, the two sets of fans could again cross paths in Lille this week. Russia play Slovakia in Lille on Wednesday afternoon and the following day, England meet Wales 20 miles away in Lens. Authorities in northern France are already bracing for trouble.

If the hooligans have marred the start of the tournament, Schweinsteiger’s strike after a lightening counter attack and Modric’s stunning volley provided a welcome reminder of what has brought up to two million fans to France.

Germany surged forward on the break and Mesut Ozil provided the perfect cross from the left flank for his teammate to hammer into the net. “A Bastian Schweinsteiger is worth his weight in gold,” Germany coach Joachim Loew said.

Schweinsteiger, who suffered his second serious knee injury of the year in training on March 22 and had not played since, could barely believe the way his luck had turned. “Incredible that something like this can happen, you can only wish for it,” he said.

There were similar feelings for Modric after he met a high clearance with a 30-yard shot that beat Volkan Babacan in the Turkey goal. The Real Madrid midfielder wasn’t aware that a Croatia fan had breached the stadium security and got onto the pitch to celebrate with the players. “After scoring this kind of goal I didn’t even notice at first,” Modric said of the incident. “If he went on the pitch, he went with a really positive attitude.”

Poland deserved their victory over a Northern Ireland side that looked out of its depth on the big stage. With Poland forward Robert Lewandowski, qualifying’s top scorer, marked out of long periods, there was space for others to make an impact.

One was attacking midfielder Milik, who scored the decisive goal with a low shot in the 51st minute. Poland could have scored more but for erratic shooting.

Fighting fans, tear gas and riot police marred the preamble and aftermath of England’s 1-1 draw with Russia on Saturday.

GERMANY’s Mesut Ozil controls the ball yesterday during the Euro 2016 Group C soccer match against Ukraine. (AP) Clashes between England and Russia supporters even broke out inside the stadium at the final whistle, after Vasily Berezutsky headed the equaliser in stoppage time. England had taken a 73rd minute lead through a superb free kick by Eric Dier.

The violence overshadowed a second day of the tournament that saw Wales make a winning return to tournament football after 58 years with a 2-1 victory over Slovakia. Switzerland opened with a 1-0 win against Albania.

Two weeks after helping Real Madrid win the Champions League, Gareth Bale stamped his mark on Euro 2016 by scoring the opening goal for Wales with a swerving free kick in the 10th minute. Ondrej Duda equalised for Slovakia a minute after coming on as a substitute, but Hal Robson-Kanu’s scrappy goal secured victory.

Fabian Schaer headed Switzerland’s winner after just five minutes of a game that made a slice of European Championship history. For the first time, two brothers played for opposing sides as Granit Xhaka helped the Swiss to victory over an Albania side that included his older brother, Taulant.

On Friday, a stunning 89th minute goal from Dimitri Payet gave France a 2-1 win over Romania in the opening match of the tournament. After a goalless first half Olivier Giroud put France ahead only for Romania to level from the penalty spot seven minutes later through Bogdan Stancu.

Today, Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s Sweden side play Ireland while Spain, bidding for a third consecutive European crown, take on the Czech Republic in their opening match and a promising Belgium side face Italy.

US reaches quarter-finals with 1-0 win over Paraguay

By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Protecting a lead after Clint Dempsey’s first-half goal, the United States’ Copa America planning was suddenly upended.

DeAndre Yedlin got a pair of yellow cards 57 seconds apart just into the second half for two rash tackles, forcing the US to play a man short against Paraguay for what turned out to be 49 fretful minutes.

Defenders held the back line, goalkeeper Brad Guzan made an outstanding double save in the 82nd minute and the US held on for a 1-0 victory Saturday night to reach the Copa America quarterfinals.

“We stuck together,” defender Geoff Cameron said. “Everybody sacrificed.”

Hosting a special expanded 100th anniversary edition of South America’s championship, the Americans (2-1) won Group A on goal difference over Colombia (2-1), which was upset 3-2 by already eliminated Costa Rica. By finishing first, the Americans may avoid a quarterfinal matchup with Brazil.

The US plays Thursday night at Seattle, most likely against Ecuador or Peru, with the matchup to be determined by Sunday’s Group B finals.

“I think that we could possibly do something special here,” Dempsey said.

With the Americans playing for the third time in nine days, US coach Jurgen Klinsmann started the same lineup for the third straight game — something done only once before in US national team history, in its three matches at the 1930 World Cup. Dempsey scored for the second straight game, getting his 51st international goal in the 27th minute to move six behind

UNITED States’ Clint Dempsey reacts after scoring against Paraguay on Saturday. (AP) Landon Donovan’s American scoring record.

Gyasi Zardes received a pass from Michael Bradley, ran along the left flank and slowed.

Marked by Paulo Da Silva, who made his record 137th appearance for Paraguay, and Victor Ayala, Zardes spurted to the endline and crossed. Dempsey sprinted into the penalty area as the trailing runner and from 8 yards one-timed a left-footed shot past the leg of sliding defender Fabian Balbuena and under the left arm of diving goalkeeper Justo Villar.

Yedlin got his first yellow in the 47th for a slide tackle from the side into Miguel Almiron near the center circle. When play resumed, he raised a foot and charged into Miguel Samudio near the sideline. Chilean referee Julio Bascunan immediately gave a second yellow, and the 22-year-old Yedlin lifted both arms wide as if to say, why me?

“He got caught emotionally,” Klinsmann said. “He just lost

his head for a second.”

Yedlin, the first US player to receive a red card in a competitive match since Michael Bradley at the 2009 Confederations Cup, walked by reporters without stopping to answer questions.

Because of goal difference, Paraguay needed to win in order to advance. Michael Orozco entered to replace Yedlin at right back in the 50th minute, and Dempsey came off as the US prepared to survive an onslaught during the rest of the half, which included six minutes of stoppage time.

“It’s huge discipline. It’s huge work rate,” Guzan said. “Everyone needs to be on the same page. And when you play a man down in the conditions like they were tonight, for so long, for 45 minutes, it’s always going to be hard.”

With Paraguay applying pressure, Klinsmann repeatedly turned to try to spur on the crowd of 51,041.

Brooks made a sliding tackle to knock the ball away from Almiron on a 3-on-1 break in the 11th minute, and Guzan parried Derlis Gonzalez’s shortrange, angled header in the 18th.

That was just a prelude.

Of Guzan’s seven saves, the best were in the 82nd minute, a sliding body stop on Jorge Benitez’s 4-yard shot followed by a kick save on Almiron’s 6-yard attempt off the rebound.

“You sit there biting your nails,” Dempsey said. “Certain plays, you’re wanting the ball to go out of bounds. You want people to kind of take their time and be smart how they manage the game.”

Klinsmann revelled in one of the team’s bigger wins since he took over in 2011. “This,” he said, “is a huge statement to teams in South America or whoever watches it on TV.”

EURO 2016 AT A GLANCE

Kick offs Bahamian time All matches televised live on ESPN, ESPN 2 and ESPN Deportes Friday, June 10 Group A: France 2 (Giroud, Payet) Romania 1 (Stancu) Saturday, June 11 Group A: Albania 0 Switzerland 1 (Schar) Group B: Wales 2 (Bale, Robson-Kanu) Slovakia 1 (Duda) Group B: England 1 (Dier) Russia 1 (Berezuktski) Sunday, June 12 Group D: Turkey 0 Croatia 1 (Modric) Group C: Poland 1 (Milik) Northern Ireland 0 Group C: Germany 2 (Mustafi, Schweinsteiger) Ukraine 0 Monday, June 13 Group D: Spain v Czech Republic (9am) Group E: Ireland v Sweden (noon) Group E: Belgium v Italy (3pm) Tuesday, June 14 Group F: Austria v Hungary (noon) Group F: Portugal v Iceland (3pm) Wednesday, June 15 Group B: Russia v Slovakia (9am) Group A: Romania v Switzerland (noon) Group A: France v Albania (3pm) Thursday, June 16 Group B: England v Wales (9am) Group C: Ukraine v Northern Ireland (noon) Group C: Germany v Poland (3pm) Friday, June 17 Group E: Italy v Sweden (9am) Group D: Czech Republic v Croatia (noon) Group D: Spain v Turkey (3pm) Saturday, June 18 Group E: Belgium v Ireland (9am) Group F: Iceland v Hungary (noon) Group F: Portugal v Austria (3pm) Sunday, June 19 Group A: France v Switzerland (3pm) Group A: Romania v Albania (3pm) Monday, June 20 Group A: Slovakia v England (3pm) Group A: Russia v Wales (3pm) Tuesday, June 21 Group C: Northern Ireland v Germany (noon) Group C: Ukraine v Poland (noon) Group D: Croatia v Spain (3pm) Group D: Czech Republic v Turkey (3pm) Wednesday, June 22 Group F: Hungary v Portugal (noon) Group F: Iceland v Austria (noon) Group E: Sweden v Belgium (3pm) Group E: Italy v Ireland (3pm)

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• 3 points for a win, 1 for a draw • Top two teams in each group plus the four third-place teams with the best records qualify for the knockout stages Leading goalscorers 1: Giroud (France), Payet (France), Stancu (Romania), Schar (Switzerland), Bale (Wales), Robson-Kanu (Wales), Duda (Slovakia), Dier (England), Berezutski (Russia), Modric (Croatia), Milik (Poland), Mustafi (Germany), Schweinsteiger (Germany).

ROUND OF LAST 16 Saturday, June 25 1 Group A second v Group C second (9am) 2 Group B winner v Group A, C or D third (noon) 3 Group D winner v Group B, E or F third (3pm) Sunday, June 26 4 Group A winner v Group C, D or E third (9am) 5 Group C winner v Group A, B or F third (noon) 6 Group F winner v Group E second (3pm) Monday, June 27 7 Group E winner v Group D second (noon) 8 Group B second v Group F second (3pm) QUARTER-FINALS Thursday, June 30 A Winner (1) v Winner (3) (3pm) Friday, July 1 B Winner (2) v Winner (6) (3pm) Saturday, July 2 C Winner (5) v Winner (7) (3pm) Sunday, July 3 D Winner (4) v Winner (8) (3pm) SEMI-FINALS Wednesday, July 6 Winner A v Winner B (3pm) Thursday, July 7 Winner C v Winner D (3pm) FINAL Sunday, July 10 At Saint-Denis, Paris (3pm)

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Monday, June 13, 2016, PAGE 7

Hamilton dedicates Canadian Grand Prix victory to Ali MONTREAL (AP) Lewis Hamilton had something on his mind before he was ready to climb onto to the top step of the Formula One podium for the second week in a row.

So he climbed on top of his car for a little shadow boxing. Then he jumped down to the ground and did the ‘Ali Shuffle’.

“Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee,” he radioed to his crew yesterday after winning the Canadian Grand Prix for the fifth time, and the second year in a row. “That was for Muhammad Ali.” Continuing Mercedes’ Formula One dominance, Hamilton took advantage of Sebastian Vettel’s twopit stop strategy to claim his 45th career victory.

Vettel took the lead with an audacious move at the start, but gave it back for good when the Ferrari went to the pits - for the second time - on lap 37. Hamilton made it through the 70 laps on the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve with one stop, finishing about five seconds ahead of Vettel.

Hamilton dedicated the victory to Ali, who died last

week, and said he could not stop thinking about the former heavyweight champ even with 15 laps still to go.

“I never really dedicate wins to anyone, but it’s someone that’s really inspired me so much throughout my life,” Hamilton said. “I was driving, and I was just thinking of him, and thinking maybe he would be watching the race, I don’t know. So that’s to him and his family. Rest in peace.”

With the victory, Hamilton cut Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg’s lead in the championship standings to nine, 116 to 107. Vettel moved into third with 78 points and said he did not criticise the team’s calculation that fresher tyres would help him catch Hamilton.

“I will always defend our strategies,” said Vettel, who won in Montreal in 2013 on his way to a fourth straight Formula One championship. “That’s a decision we do as a team. Kept in hindsight, it’s always easy.”

Williams’ Valtteri Bottas was third - his best finish of the season and his sixth time collecting points in seven races. Red Bull rook-

CANADIAN Grand Prix winner Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton, of Britain, is doused with champagne by members of his crew at the auto race in Montreal yesterday. (AP) ie Max Verstappen, the only non-Mercedes driver to pick up a win this year, was fourth.

Growing up in Britain and setting his sights on a sport that had few black role models, Hamilton said Ali was someone he latched onto as a child.

“Obviously, in Formula One, there was no one of the same colour as us as a family, so it was another athlete for me to look up to,” he said. “I think he

was just a unique, iconic individual who had a character unlike anyone else’s.

And everyone aspired to be like him. I wish I could have spoken with the charisma that he would have, or the comedic side that he had, that confidence that he could carry into a fight and outwit and outsmart his opponents.

“I think the things that he stood for, more important: believing in who you are and not letting anyone

dictate who you have to be.”

Ali was a three-time world heavyweight champion, but Hamilton could claim his fourth Formula One championship if he keeps going like this and if his teammate keeps going in the opposite direction.

Rosberg won the first four rounds to establish a 43-point lead in the standings. But he and Hamilton crashed out in the first lap in Barcelona, two races ago, and Rosberg came seventh

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Hamilton and Rosberg, starting on the front row, again touched at the start while Vettel squeezed around them both to take the lead. Hamilton said he engaged the clutch and the car didn’t react; Vettel said he “just went for it”.

“I was very (angry) in the moment, but that’s racing. In the end it’s my job to make sure I’m in front after a battle like that next time,” said Rosberg, who came out of the shuffling in 10th. “It was very costly for me because I lost a lot of places, and from then it was an uphill battle trying to fight back.”

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On the men’s side, Adrian Griffith, already qualified for Rio, advanced out of the preliminaries with a ninth place finish in 10.22. He came back in the final and clocked 10.11 for seventh place, again going under the Olympic qualifying standard of 10.16.

Griffith, 31, also contested the 200m where he was fifth in 20.52. American Tyson Gay stopped the clock 20.21. Griffith just missed qualifying for his second Olympic event as he was off the standard of 20.50.

“I feel pretty good right now. I just came back from Europe and just jumped right in a race,” Griffith said. “I was trying to work on some stuff because I had a really beat up European circuit. I just needed a race to get fine tuned before Nationals and Rio. I was hoping to go a little faster, but I will take what I got. Thank God for that.”

In the men’s 400m, three Grand Bahamians competed with Michael Mathieu getting the best finish with second place in 45.42, just shy of the Olympic qualifying mark of 45.40. Alonzo Russell was third in 45.62 and Henri Delauze was 17th in 47.10. Anas Beshr out of Egypt won the race in 45.40.

PEDRYA SEYMOUR (right) in action at the NCAA Championships. On Saturday in the women’s 100m hurdle final, she stumbled after clearing the first hurdle and was unable to clear the second hurdle cleanly and was unable to finish the race. However, by qualifying for the final, Seymour earns First Team All-American honours for the first time in her career.

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clearing the first hurdle and was unable to clear the second hurdle cleanly and was unable to finish the race. However, by qualifying for the final, Seymour earns First Team All-American honours for the first time in her career.

“What happened in the finals today was unfortunate but it was a blessing and a lesson. I’m blessed to even make it to the finals and the commentators said that this is by far one of the fastest 100mh finals at the NCAA championships,” Seymour said.

“I had a great season and I know that God has more in store for me because he chose me to do this assignment. I know I had what it takes to PR again and place in the finals but things didn’t work out.”

Seymour, a graduate of St Anne’s School, said it happened so quickly that she was in disbelief with bruises on her right shoulder and her head hitting the hurdle when she fell. But the good thing is she is okay.

“My coach (Ron Garner) always tells me I have to give my best effort in the preliminaries because I may not get to run another round,” she said. ”I did just that.

I went into the preliminaries with a final mindset.

“I gave a great effort which resulted in a PR and breaking my national record. In the finals today, I got out of the blocks really well but my trail leg clipped the first hurdle.”

Seymour, a red-shirt sophomore, advanced to the final on Thursday night after clocking the third-fastest qualifying time, a personal-best time of 12.86 that broke her own Bahamian record and ranks third in Illinois history.

“That fall today built my confidence even more,” Seymour said. “Having already qualified for the Olympics, my goal is to continue to train, compete at (the BAAAs) senior nationals and represent Team Bahamas in the summer competitions.”

By advancing to the event final, Seymour clinches All-American honours for the second time in her career, the first as a First Team All-American. Seymour was a Second Team All-American indoors this year in the 60m hurdles.

“She’s had an incredible and unmarked path,” said coach Garner. “She’s done a beautiful job this year.

It’s unfortunate because she could have been on the podium. I’m sure she’ll take that and grow. To be in that field, to be where she’s at, with the poise she has, she’s in a good place going forward.

“This is the third time she’s broken her [Bahamian] national record, so I think that speaks for itself as to the level that she’s at. I think she’s in a great position, going into the final, to be able to replicate it. That’s a major accomplishment in an Olympic year. That’s huge, that’s gigantic. And, moving to number three on our all-time list is a big deal because the two in front of her have been world champions.”

Close triple feat for Gaither In her season campaign for the University of Southern California, Gaither powered to a fourth place finish in the women’s 100m in a personal best of 11.08, albeit wind-aided.

The title went to Oregon’s freshman Ariana Washington in 10.95 as she held off San Diego State’s sophomore Ashley Henderson, who did 11.07. Texas’ senior Morotake Akinosun took third in 11.07 just ahead of Gaither.

Gaither came back and posted another PR, placing fifth in the 200m in 22.54 as Akinosun once again beat her out, this time in a photo finish for fourth.

Oregon got a sweep of the first two spots as Washington picked up another win in 22.21 ahead of teammate Deajah Stevens, who did 22.25. Hayward’s freshman Gabrielle Thomas was third in 22.47.

“I am content with it. I’m not completely satisfied.

My goals were definitely a little better,” Gaither insisted. “I worked with what I had. I’m not satisfied, but I know I still have work to do and I have room for improvement.

“My 100m, I know my weak areas in the race and I know what I have to work on going forward. The 200, I was a lot more pleased with. It was a big PR for me.

There’s not much I complain with. I just need a little more fine tuning to do and I will be okay.”

Gaither, who has also qualified for the Olympics in both sprint events, started the final day of competition by anchoring the Trojans in the women’s 4 x 100m relay team to second in 22.90 for a USC school record and the eighth-fastest time by a school all-time.

Gibson dropped to 11th In the women’s triple jump, Penn State’s junior Dannielle Gibson had to settle for 11th place with 13.05m (42-9 ¾) in a keenly contested event that saw Georgia’s sophomore Keturah Orji establish a new collegiate record with her winning leap of 14.53m (47-8).

Bahamians in preliminaries While Gaither advanced out of Thursday’s semifinal of the women’s 200m in 22.81, Purdue’s Carmiesha Cox fell short with 23.58 for 17th overall.

In the 100m, Gaither had the second fastest time of 11.19 and in the women’s 100m hurdles, Seymour had the third best time of 12.86 for her new national record.

And on Wednesday, Tadashi Pinder, a senior at Alabama, was 19th overall in the men’s 100m 10.42.