Jamaica’s Bygrave completes 800m, 1500m double at 51st Carifta Games; USVI’s Michelle Smith narrowly misses Goule’s record to win U-20 Girls title; Jamaica’s Kelly, Fowler take U-17 titles
Bygrave led from start to finish to win the Boys final in 1:51.43 and complete the 800m, 1500m double.
Grenada's Deangelo Brown was second in 1:52.81 while Trinidad & Tobago's Keeran Sriskandarajah was third in 1:52.91.
In the Girls final, Smith bided her time before producing a spirited final lap to take the title in 2:06.18, just outside of the record 2:05.90 set back in 2008 by Natoya Goule.
This gold medal also completes a double for Smith as she took gold in the 400m hurdles on Sunday.
Haiti’s Victoria Guerrier ran 2:07.45 for silver while Jamaica’s Monique Stewart took bronze in 2:07.56.
The Under-17 Boys final saw Jamaica’s Keandre Kelly produce a mature performance to win in 1:56.31.
Guyana’s Kaidon Persaud ran 1:56.53 for silver and Kelly’s teammate Alejandro Palmer ran 1:58.05 to take bronze.
Jamaica secured gold and silver in the Under-17 Girls final through Kevongaye Fowler and Alikay Reynolds.
Fowler took gold in 2:16.97 while Reynolds, as she did in the 1500m, had to settle for silver in 2:17.02.
Grenada’s Annalisa Brown ran 2:18.75 for bronze.