CUC Meet next weekend

(CNS): The Cayman Islands Athletic Association will be hosting the annual CUC Age Group Championships which will be held over two days starting on Friday, 8 May, at 5pm and continuing on Saturday, 9 May, at 9:00am at the Truman Bodden Sports Complex. A release from CIAA said the CUC Meet will include some of Cayman’s top local athletes and serves as a qualifier for international meets, such as the Island Games, CAC Senior Championships and the Caribbean Games which take place during the months of June and July 2009. Caribbean Utilities Company has sponsored this meet for over two decades and representatives will be on hand to present the awards.

Included as a part of the CUC Meet, will be trials for CAC Age Group Championships and participants must compete in all events in their age group to be considered for the CAC Age Group team. Competition will be held in 11 -12 and 13 – 14 age groups both male and female. The top two (2) qualifiers from each category will represent the Cayman Islands at this competition which will be held in Freeport, Bahamas June18 & 19.

The events being contested are as follows:

FIELD EVENTS AGE GROUPS
LONG JUMP M/F 11 – 12, 13 – 14, 15 – 16, 17 & OVER
HIGH JUMP M/F 11 – 12, 13 – 14, 15 – 16, 17 & OVER
SHOT PUT M/F 13 – 14, 15 – 16, 17 & OVER
BALL THROW M/F 11 – 12, 13 – 14
DISCUS M/F 15 -16, 17 & OVER
JAVELIN M/F 15 – 16, 17 & OVER

RUNNING EVENTS AGE GROUP
60M HUR F 13 – 14
80M HUR M 13 – 14
400M HUR M/F 15 -16, 17 & OVER
100M HUR M/F 15 -16, 17 & OVER
60M M/F 11 – 12
80M M/F 13 – 14
100M M/F 15 – 16, 17 & OVER
800M F 11 -12
800M M/F 15 -16, 17 & OVER
400M M/F 15 -16, 17 & OVER
200M M/F 15 -16, 17 & OVER
1000M 11 – 12 (Boys), 13 -14 (Girls)
1200M M 13 -14
1500M M/F 15 -16, 17 & OVER

Registration is open to ages 11 and above and forms are available at schools, the CIAA’s office at the Sports Complex or by contacting Coach Williams at 323-0163, Coach Yen at 925-6917 or Coach Wason at 916-6966. Registration closes at 6:00pm on Thursday May 7th 2009.

The pubic is invited to come out and show their support.