FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Arkansas Razorback soon-to-be senior J-Mee Samuels, a
member of the men's track and field team, won the 100 meters at the 2008
North America, Central America and Caribbean (NACAC) Under-23 Track & Field
Championships in Toluca, Mexico.
A three-time All-American and 2007 IAAF World Championships participant,
Samuels won his signature event with a blistering clocking of 10.09 and a
legal wind of 0.3 meters per second. His time matches the second best he has
ever run in an Arkansas uniform.
Samuels advanced to the finals after running a prelim time of 10.36 in the
first heat. His prelim time was the third fastest heading into the finals.
He was the top finisher from the United States in both the prelims and the
finals.
The NACAC Athletic Association's U-23 Championships are held every two years
in one of the 32 member nations of the North America, Central America and
Caribbean Athletic Association, one of six regional athletics associations
affiliated with the International Association of Athletics Federations
(IAAF).
Seventy-eight athletes have been named to the Team USA roster which was
announced Wednesday by USA Track & Field.
For complete details and results from the NACAC Championships, visit USATF.org.
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