Summary
The Central American and Caribbean Cross Country Championships (Spanish: Campeonato Centroamericano y del Caribe de Campo Traviesa) was an annual Cross country running competition organized by the CACAC for athletes representing the countries of its member associations. The competition was established in 1983 following a proposal of Wallace Williams from the Virgin Islands, then secretary of the CACAC. The rationale was that also smaller countries without adequate athletics' facilities could host such an event. The approval for the competitions' implementation was given during the 1982 CACAC meeting in Havana. The first championships were to take place in 1983 on the Virgin Islands, but because of the US invasion of Grenada, the event was postponed and relocated to Puerto Rico.[1]
| Sport | Cross country running |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1983 |
| Continent | Central America and Caribbean (CACAC) |
In the beginning, there were featured races for senior men (about 12 km) and women (6–8 km), and later, from the year 2000 on, also for junior athletes. In addition, there were separate team competitions. The 2000 event was held in conjunction with the South American Cross Country Championships.[2]
Editions edit
The 2002 edition scheduled for Oranjestad, 
Aruba, as well as the 2004 edition scheduled for Kingston, 
Jamaica, were cancelled.[3] Finally, in 2005, the competition was continued as NACAC Cross Country Championships under the auspices of the NACAC.
| Edition | Year | City | Country | Venue | Date | No. of athletes |
No. of nations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | 1983 | Salinas |  Puerto Rico |
November 27 | |||
| II | 1984 | Devonshire |  Bermuda |
December 8 | |||
| III | 1985 | Grand Cayman |  Cayman Islands |
December 7 | |||
| IV | 1986 | Curaçao |  Netherlands Antilles |
November 23 | |||
| V | 1987 | St. John's |  Antigua and Barbuda |
November 23 | |||
| VI | 1988 | Salinas | Puerto Rico |
December 11 | |||
| VII | 1989 | Mandeville | Jamaica |
November 18 | 33 | ||
| VIII | 1990 | St. Croix |  United States Virgin Islands |
Flamboyant Race Track | December 8 | 55 | |
| IX | 1991 | Kingstown |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
December 8 | 54 | ||
| X | 1992 | Curaçao | Netherlands Antilles |
December 12 | 68 | ||
| XI | 1994 | Nassau |  Bahamas |
February 12 | 53 | ||
| XII | 1995 | Warwick | Bermuda |
February 11 | 46 | ||
| XIII | 1996 | Chignahuapan, Puebla |  Mexico |
March 25 | 41 | ||
| XIV | 1997 | St. George's |  Grenada |
February 16 | |||
| XV | 1998 | San José |  Costa Rica |
Parque Metropolitano La Sabana | March 1 | 80 | 14 |
| XVI | 1999 | Saint Lucia |  Saint Lucia |
January 24 | |||
| XVII | 2000 | Cartagena |  Colombia |
February 6 | 86 | 9 | |
| XVIII | 2001 | Southampton | Bermuda |
Point Royal Golf Course | November 17 | ||
| XIX | 2003 | Acapulco, Guerrero | Mexico |
Club de Golf Acapulco | March 16 | 80 | 8 |
Results edit
The results for the Mexican athletes were published by the Federation of Mexican Athletics Associations (FMAA).[3] Further results were compiled from other sources.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]
Men Senior Individual edit
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Ignacio Melesio (MEX) |
41:11 | ||||
| 1989 | Manuel Manzola (MEX) |
41:28 | ||||
| 1990 | Casimiro Reyes (MEX) |
31:35 | Luciano Flores (MEX) |
31:56 | ||
| 1991 | ||||||
| 1992 | Maurilio Castillo (MEX) |
39:13 | Gustavo Castillo (MEX) |
39:48 | ||
| 1994 | Benjamín Paredes (MEX) |
41:25 | Roberto Alonso (MEX) |
42:00 | Narciso Flores (MEX) |
42:05 |
| 1995 | Santos Ortega Rosario (MEX) |
34:37 | Francisco Rodríguez Díaz (MEX) |
35:13 | ||
| 1996 | Gabino Apolonio (MEX) |
38:06 | Alejandro Cuatepitzi (MEX) |
38:19 | Carlos Peña González (MEX) |
38:45 |
| 1997 | Alejandro Cuatepitzi (MEX) |
38:33 | José Luis Villanueva (MEX) |
38:55 | ||
| 1998 (11.4 km) | Carlos Peña González (MEX) |
34:52 | Alejandro Cuatepitzi (MEX) |
35:02 | Erick Quirós (CRC) |
35:13 |
| 1999 | David Galindo (MEX) |
39:55 | Francisco Mondragón (MEX) |
40:32 | ||
| 2000 (12 km)† | Fidencio Torres (MEX) |
38:40 | Salvador Miranda (MEX) |
38:51 | José Macías Quiroz (MEX) |
39:29 |
| 2001 (11.8 km) | Gustavo Castillo (MEX) |
39:41 | Romualdo Sánchez (MEX) |
39:43 | Jacinto Rodríguez (PUR) |
39:50 |
| 2003 (12 km) | Jonathan Morales (MEX) |
39:43 | José Acierno (MEX) |
39:46 |  José Amado García (GUA) |
39:49 |
†: In 2000, the event was held in conjunction with the South American Cross Country Championships, where the medallists were extracted from. Winner was João N'Tyamba from 
Angola who was invited to participate out of competition in 37:11. Daniel Lopes Ferreira from 
Brazil came in 2nd in 37:14 to become South American Champion. Silvio Guerra from 
Ecuador was 3rd in 37:21, Marilson Gomes dos Santos from Brazil was 4th in 37:59, and Benedito Donizeti was 6th in 38:45.[6][7]
Men Senior Team edit
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Mexico |
11 pts | ||||
| 1995 | Mexico |
14 pts | ||||
| 1996 | Mexico |
10 pts | ||||
| 1997 | ||||||
| 1998 | Mexico |
14 pts | ||||
| 1999 | Mexico |
39 pts | ||||
| 2000 | Mexico |
10 pts |  Panama |
66 pts | Jamaica |
67 pts |
| 2001 | Puerto Rico |
Jamaica |
Bermuda |
|||
| 2003 | Puerto Rico |
29 pts | Jamaica |
48 pts | Aruba |
85 pts |
Women Senior Individual edit
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Karla Guerrero (MEX) |
18:41 | ||||
| 1990 | Angelina Tellez Solís (MEX) |
18:46 | ||||
| 1991 | ||||||
| 1992 | María Luisa Servín (MEX) |
16:09 | Sonia Betancourt (MEX) |
16:12 | Paola Cabrera (MEX) |
16:52 |
| 1994 | Isabel Carreño (MEX) |
19:35 | Lucía Mendiola (MEX) |
19:42 | Esmeralda Guillén (MEX) |
19:48 |
| 1995 | Silvia López (MEX) |
18:43 | Luz María Aguilar (MEX) |
18:43 | ||
| 1996 (6 km) | Isabel Carreño (MEX) |
22:13 | Guadalupe Piña (MEX) |
22:22 | Karla Guerrero (MEX) |
22:45 |
| 1997 (6 km) | Karla Guerrero (MEX) |
22:12 | Noemi Morales (MEX) |
22:15 | Dolores Valencia (MEX) |
22:19 |
| 1998 (5.7 km) | Lucía Mendiola (MEX) |
20:20 | América Mateos (MEX) |
20:25 | Margarita Tapia (MEX) |
20:33 |
| 1999 | Margarita Cabello (MEX) |
31:15 | Veronica Sandoval (MEX) |
31:18 | ||
| 2000 (8 km) | Bertha Sánchez (COL) |
28:10 | América Mateos (MEX) |
28:23 | Mardrea Hyman (JAM) |
28:53 |
| 2001 (7.6 km) | Mireya Ailhaud (MEX) |
31:01 | Esthela Chavez (MEX) |
31:06 | Maribel Burgos (PUR) |
31:08 |
| 2003 (8 km) | Adriana Sánchez (MEX) |
30:02 | Angélica Sánchez (MEX) |
30:24 | Dolores Dávila (MEX) |
30:35 |
Women Senior Team edit
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Mexico |
6 pts | ||||
| 1994 | Mexico |
6 pts | ||||
| 1995 | ||||||
| 1996 | Mexico |
6 pts | ||||
| 1997 | Mexico |
6 pts | ||||
| 1998 | Mexico |
6 pts | ||||
| 1999 | Mexico |
9 pts | ||||
| 2000 | Mexico |
11 pts | Colombia |
18 pts | Guatemala |
31 pts |
| 2001 | Puerto Rico |
Jamaica |
United States Virgin Islands |
|||
| 2003 | Mexico |
6 pts | Puerto Rico |
23 pts | United States Virgin Islands |
40 pts |
Boys Junior Individual edit
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 (8 km) | José Luis Santos (MEX) |
25:39 | James Vidal (COL) |
25:41 | Víctor Ocampo (COL) |
26:10 |
| 2001 (7.6 km) | Juan Luis Barrios (MEX) |
25:03 | Félix Camacho (PUR) |
27:35 | Mark Morrison (BER) |
27:38 |
| 2003 (8 km) | Arturo Merced (MEX) |
26:29 | Omar Rabid Guerrero (MEX) |
27:20 | Wainard Talbert (JAM) |
27:40 |
Boys Junior Team edit
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Guatemala |
32 pts | Puerto Rico |
56 pts | Jamaica |
59 pts |
| 2001 | Puerto Rico |
Bermuda |
||||
| 2003 | Puerto Rico |
30 pts | Jamaica |
41 pts | Saint Lucia |
56 pts |
Girls Junior Individual edit
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Alma Delia Xicoténcatl (MEX) |
22:21 | Luisa Jiménez (COL) |
23:15 | Fabiola Juárez (MEX) |
23:21 |
| 2001 | Carmen Valdés (PUR) |
25:18 | Lysaira del Valle (PUR) |
25:20 | Tamica Thomas (JAM) |
25:40 |
| 2003 (6 km) | Virginia Riverol (MEX) |
22:57 | Arilú Xicontecatl (MEX) |
23:36 | Liliana Méndez (PUR) |
24:05 |
Girls Junior Team edit
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Mexico Colombia |
11 pts | Puerto Rico |
26 pts | ||
| 2001 | ||||||
| 2003 | Mexico |
8 pts | Puerto Rico |
18 pts | Jamaica |
23 pts |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ V.I. to Compete in Central America and Caribbean Cross-Country Championships in Bermuda, Virgin Islands Track & Field Federation, November 14, 2001, retrieved February 6, 2013
- ^ ATLETISMO. SURAMERICANO DE CROSS COUNTRY: (in Spanish), El Tiempo, Bogotá, Colombia, February 4, 2000, retrieved February 6, 2013
- ^ a b Pineda Rodríguez, Luis (December 24, 2012), FEDERACION MEXICANA DE ASOCIACIONES DE ATLETISMO, A.C – DIRECCION TECNICA – Historial de Campeonatos Centroamericanos y del Caribe / NACAC de Campo Traviesa – Resultados de Atletas Mexicanos Participantes (PDF) (in Spanish), FMAA, retrieved February 6, 2013
- ^ Lorena Jiménez, Yuri (March 2, 1998), México barrió La Sabana • Erick Quirós le dio el tercer lugar a Costa Rica (in Spanish), La Nación, San José, Costa Rica, retrieved February 6, 2013
- ^ Campeonato Sudamericano de Cross Country – 2000 – RESULTADOS GENERAL (in Portuguese), CBAt, February 5, 2000, retrieved February 8, 2013
- ^ a b Campeonato Sudamericano de Cross Country – 2000 – RESULTADOS GENERAL (in Portuguese), CBAt, February 6, 2000, retrieved February 8, 2013
- ^ a b Char M., Eduardo (February 7, 2000), N TIAMBA ARRASÓ EN CARTAGENA – El angoleño Joao N tiamba, que corría como invitado especial, ganó de punta a punta la prueba máxima del Campeonato Suramericano y Centroamericano de Campo Traviesa que se realizó este fin de semana en Cartagena. (in Spanish), El Tiempo, Bogotá, Colombia, retrieved February 6, 2013
- ^ Calderón, Juan Manuel (February 10, 2000), José Macías, 3º en el Centrosudamericano Campeonato de Campo Traviesa en Colombia. (in Spanish), Zacatecas en Imagen, Guadalupe, Zacatecas, México, archived from the original on April 13, 2013, retrieved February 6, 2013
- ^ Puerto Rico wins CAC Cross Country, IAAF, November 19, 2001, retrieved February 7, 2013
- ^ Virgin Islands National Cross-Country Teams Wins Bronze in CAC Championships—Bermuda, Virgin Islands Track & Field Federation, November 19, 2001, retrieved February 6, 2013
- ^ The Virgin Islands National Team—18th Central America and Caribbean Cross-Country Championships... – Devonshire, Bermuda, W.I. November 17–18, 2001, Virgin Islands Track & Field Federation, retrieved February 6, 2013
- ^ Barrios Casasola, Carlos Alberto (March 16, 2003), CONFEDERACIÓN CENTROAMERICANA Y DEL CARIBE DE ATLETISMO -CACAC- RESULTADOS OFICIALES – XIX CAMPEONATO CENTROAMERICANO Y DEL CARIBE DE CAMPO TRAVIESA – Acapulco, 16 de marzo del 2003 (PDF) (in Spanish), CACAC, archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016, retrieved February 6, 2013
- ^ Championship Index – CENTRAL AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS CCXC, World Junior Athletics History ("WJAH"), archived from the original on February 26, 2014, retrieved February 6, 2013
- ^ CAMPEONATO SUDAMERICANO DE CROSS COUNTRY (in Spanish), Confederación Atlética del Uruguay, archived from the original on January 4, 2014, retrieved January 9, 2014
External links edit
- World Junior Athletics History