2015 Ponce Grand Prix: Charles Jock Gets Big Win Over Nick Symmonds And Cas Loxsom
by LetsRun.com
March 23, 2015
The 2015 Ponce Grand Prix was Saturday in Puerto Rico. We’ve pasted the highlights from the meet below for your convenience. You can find full results here.
Men’s 800: Charles Jock ran 1:45.40 (the fastest he’s ran since 2013) to win a close race with Colombia’s Rafith Rodriguez. Nick Symmonds was back in 5th and Cas Loxom 7th.
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PONCE GRAND PRIX
IAAF WORLD CHALLENGE 2015
Paquito Montaner Stadium- Ponce, PR
Event 111 Men 800 Meter Run APM
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Name Age Team Finals
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Finals
1 Charles Jock United States 1:45.40
2 Rafith Rodriguez Colombia 1:45.53
3 Andy Gonzalez Cuba 1:46.28
4 Harun Abda United States 1:46.33
5 Nick Symmond United States 1:46.37
6 Mark Wieczorek United States 1:46.45
7 Casimir Loxsom United States 1:47.52
8 Ryan Sanchez Puerto Rico 1:50.97
-- Giovannie Rivera Puerto Rico DNF
Women’s 1500: Georgetown alum Rachel Schneider got a solid PR to win in 4:08.46 (previous PR 4:10.53) to get the win. Former NCAA champ Cory McGee was 3rd.
Event 120 Women 1500 Meter Run APM
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Name Age Team Finals
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Finals
1 Rachel Schneider United States 4:08.46
2 Muriel Coneo Colombia 4:09.16
3 Cory McGee United States 4:12.64
4 Beverly Ramos Puerto Rico 4:15.12
5 Hillary Holt United States 4:30.58
6 Maria Mancebo Dominican Republic 4:43.94
-- Kenyaliz Perez Puerto Rico DNF
Women’s 800: Cuba’s Rose Mary Almanza wins in 1:59.35 as the top two go sub-2.
Event 110 Women 800 Meter Run APM
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Name Age Team Finals
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Finals
1 Rose Mary Almanza Cuba 1:59.35
2 Sahily Diago Cuba 1:59.91
3 Simoya Campbell Jamaica 2:01.59
4 Jessica Smith Canada 2:03.26
5 Priscila Morales Puerto Rico 2:10.15
6 Luisaira Morales Puerto Rico 2:14.26
-- Tatyana Sanchez Puerto Rico DNF
Men’s 400: Trinidad & Tobago’s Michel Cedenio ran 44.97 to win comfortably over LaShawn Merritt. Olympic silver medalist Luguelin Santos was back in 8th (46.19), just ahead of Jeremy Wariner (46.22).
Event 112 Men 400 Meter Dash
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Name Age Team Finals
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Section 1
1 Omar Longart Venezuela 47.10
2 Arturo Ramirez Venezuela 47.61
3 Eric Gomez Puerto Rico 47.78
4 Rafael Cruzeta Puerto Rico 48.07
5 Andres Rodriguez Dominican Republic 49.10
Section 2
1 Liemarvin Bonevacia The Netherlands 45.98
2 Kyle Clemons United States 46.04
3 Terence Agart The Netherlands 46.04
4 Jhon Perlaza Colombia 46.57
5 Yon Soriano Dominican Republic 46.86
6 Alberto Aguilar Venezuela 47.73
-- Hector Carrasquillo Puerto Rico DNF
Section 3
1 Michel Cedenio Trinidad & Tobago 44.97
2 La Shawn Merrit United States 45.42
3 Gustavo Cuesta Dominican Republic 45.89
4 Nery Brenes Costa Rica 45.90
5 Luguelin Santos Dominican Republic 46.19
6 Jeremy Wariner United States 46.22
7 James Harris United States 46.28
8 Manteo Mitchell United States 46.76
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Name Age Team Finals H#
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Finals
1 Michel Cedenio Trinidad & Tobago 44.97 3
2 La Shawn Merrit United States 45.42 3
3 Gustavo Cuesta Dominican Republic 45.89 3
4 Nery Brenes Costa Rica 45.90 3
5 Liemarvin Bonevacia The Netherlands 45.98 2
6 Kyle Clemons United States 46.04 2
7 Terence Agart The Netherlands 46.04 2
8 Luguelin Santos Dominican Republic 46.19 3
9 Jeremy Wariner United States 46.22 3
10 James Harris United States 46.28 3
11 Jhon Perlaza Colombia 46.57 2
12 Manteo Mitchell United States 46.76 3
13 Yon Soriano Dominican Republic 46.86 2
14 Omar Longart Venezuela 47.10 1
15 Arturo Ramirez Venezuela 47.61 1
16 Alberto Aguilar Venezuela 47.73 2
17 Eric Gomez Puerto Rico 47.78 1
18 Rafael Cruzeta Puerto Rico 48.07 1
19 Andres Rodriguez Dominican Republic 49.10 1
-- Hector Carrasquillo Puerto Rico DNF 2
Men’s 400H: Bahamas’ Jeffery Gibson ran 49.19 to beat Olympic bronze medalist and home favorite Javier Culson.
Event 121 Men 400 Meter Hurdles APM
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Name Age Team Finals
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Section 1
1 Cato Roxroy Jamaica 49.77
2 Emanuel Myers Trinidad & Tobago 50.49
3 Gerald Drummond Costa Rica 50.63
4 Juander Santos Dominican Republic 51.13
Section 2
1 Jeffery Gibson Bahamas 49.19
2 Javier Culson Puerto Rico 49.31
3 Miles Ukaoma Nigeria 49.39
4 Eric Alejandro Puerto Rico 49.83
5 Andres Silva Uruguay 50.25
6 Jeshua Anderson United States 50.53
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Name Age Team Finals H#
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Finals
1 Jeffery Gibson Bahamas 49.19 2
2 Javier Culson Puerto Rico 49.31 2
3 Miles Ukaoma Nigeria 49.39 2
4 Cato Roxroy Jamaica 49.77 1
5 Eric Alejandro Puerto Rico 49.83 2
6 Andres Silva Uruguay 50.25 2
7 Emanuel Myers Trinidad & Tobago 50.49 1
8 Jeshua Anderson United States 50.53 2
9 Gerald Drummond Costa Rica 50.63 1
10 Juander Santos Dominican Republic 51.13 1
Men’s 110H: Former world champion Jason Richardson gets the win in 13.34.
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Event 107 Men 110 Meter Hurdles APM
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Name Age Team Finals Wind
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Finals
1 Jason Richardson United States 13.34 -0.8
2 Yordan O´ Farril Cuba 13.35 -0.8
3 Ray Stewart United States 13.53 -0.8
4 Omo Osaghae United States 13.58 -0.8
5 Jeff Porter United States 13.59 -0.8 13.585
6 Greggwar Swift Barbados 13.59 -0.8 13.587
7 Spencer Adams United States 13.66 -0.8
8 Jonathan Santiago Puerto Rico 14.35 -0.8
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- Rafith Rodriguez
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