A leap of 6.88 meters (m) is the winning mark in this year's Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations (BAAA) Scotiabank National High School Track and Field Championships long jump event for the intermediate boys.
Laquan Nairn, of the C.R. Walker Knights track and field team, is the national champion. He popped the 6.88m on his last run down the long jump strip. Of the six attempts, Nairn scratched three and landed three. He opened the event with 6.28m, his second was also up in the 6.00m range. His last marker pushed him ahead of Asteria Coakley, who was leading the event with 6.74m. Coakley is a member of the Government High School Magic track and field squad. The third place spot went to Xavier Coakley who landed 6.44m.
It was all about the twins in the triple jump event for senior boys. Lathario and Lathone Collie-Minns dominanted the event and finished with a one-two punch. Lathario soared 16.34m and Lathone hopped, skipped and jumped to 15.71m. Finishing third was Darien Duncombe with 13.69m. Showing her strength in the shot put for senior girls was sprinter Shaunae Miller, who was the favorite heading into the finals of the 400m race. Miller's best was 11.84m. Ashley Lewis won the intermediate girls triple jump with 11.37m and Brashae Wood won the intermediate girls shot put.
The St. Augustine's College Big Red Machine got first, third and fourth in the senior girls' high jump, thanks to Andriel Strachan, Khadajah Ferguson and Brienesha Foulkes. Carlinrinique Bastian, of the Queen's College Comets, split the trio and finished second with a clearance of 1.55m. The winning jump was 1.60m by Strachan. Ferguson and Foulkes bowed out at 1.45m for third. The discus title in the junior girls' division was won by Tiffany Hanna, from the Big Red Machine, who threw 24.79m for the win over Laquell Harris, who represented the Comets with a best of 20.20m. Rishara Ferguson was third with a throw 19.57m. Danielle Gibson was the winner in the intermediate girls' high jump with a clearance of 1.59m. Bowing out of the competition at 1.57m was Talia Thompson and Miquel Roach dropped the bar at 1.52m.

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