2013 Central American Junior and Youth Championships in Athletics
# 2013 Central American Junior and Youth Championships in Athletics

The 2013 Central American Junior and Youth Championships in Athletics took place on May 24–26, 2013. The event was held at the Estadio Nacional in San José, Costa Rica. Organized by the Central American Isthmus Athletic Confederation (CADICA), it was the 26th edition of the Junior (U-20) and the 21st edition of the Youth (U-18) competition. A total of 83 events were contested, 20 by junior boys, 21 by junior girls, 21 by youth boys, and 21 by youth girls. A total of 22 new championship records were set. Overall winner on points was Costa Rica.

## Medal summary

Complete results can be found on the CADICA and FECOA webpages.

### Junior

**Boys (U-20)**

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 100 metres (wind: +0.4 m/s) | Jaimar Hardy Costa Rica | 10.84 | Diego Alejandro Prado Guatemala | 11.13 | Juan Roso Mosquera Panama | 11.17 |
| 200 metres (wind: +1.2 m/s) | Gerald David Drummond Costa Rica | 21.69 | Diego Alejandro Prado Guatemala | 22.22 | Donald Alberto Arias Costa Rica | 22.30 |
| 400 metres | Gerald David Drummond Costa Rica | 48.72 | David Benjamen Hodgson Costa Rica | 49.01 | Donald Alberto Arias Costa Rica | 50.14 |
| 800 metres | Víctor Emilio Ortiz Costa Rica | 1:53.43 | David Benjamen Hodgson Costa Rica | 1:54.21 | Kevin José Gómez Nicaragua | 2:00.69 |
| 1500 metres | Georman Antonio Rivas Costa Rica | 3:57.50 CR | Víctor Emilio Ortiz Costa Rica | 4:03.64 | Julio Evenezzer Nicaragua | 4:04.57 |
| 5000 metres | Georman Antonio Rivas Costa Rica | 15:10.53 CR | Edwin Haroldo Pirir Guatemala | 15:14.40 | Julio Evenezzer Nicaragua | 15:31.62 |
| 10000 metres | Edwin Haroldo Pirir Guatemala | 32:08.19 | Julio Evenezzer Nicaragua | 32:43.18 | Walter Domingo Yac Guatemala | 34:55.23 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | David Alexander Escobar El Salvador | 9:57.24 | Nestor Antonio Mijangos Guatemala | 10:06.49 | José Enrique Calvo Costa Rica | 10:20.12 |
| 110 metres $hurdles^†$ (wind: -1.9 m/s) | Ronald Edyberto Ramírez Guatemala | 15.65 | Emmanuel Niño Costa Rica | 16.05 | Christopher Leiton Costa Rica | 18.49 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Gerald David Drummond Costa Rica | 54.15 | Maríano Miranda Costa Rica | 56.75 | Emmanuel Niño Costa Rica | 58.06 |
| Pole Vault | Josué Francisco Berrocal Costa Rica | 3.70 | Juan Carlos Aguirre El Salvador | 3.50 | | |
| Long Jump | Juan Roso Mosquera Panama | 6.97 | Ronald Edyberto Ramírez Guatemala | 6.42 | Keiner Joley Arboine Costa Rica | 6.42 |
| Triple Jump | Juan Roso Mosquera Panama | 14.60 (wind: -1.5 m/s) | Marcos Daniel Aldana Guatemala | 13.08 (wind: +0.9 m/s) | Christopher Leiton Costa Rica | 12.63 (wind: -1.4 m/s) |
| Shot Put | Ronald Alexander Alvarenga El Salvador | 15.63 | Ever Orlando Acajabón Guatemala | 14.50 | Tomas Chong Panama | 13.60 |
| Discus Throw | Ever Orlando Acajabón Guatemala | 47.10 | Magno Enrique Escobar Guatemala | 44.96 | José Francisco Araya Costa Rica | 39.51 |
| Hammer Throw | Otto Steve Vivas Guatemala | 43.44 | Luis Fernando Hidalgo Costa Rica | 41.89 | Cesar Miguel Villarreal Costa Rica | 41.73 |
| Javelin Throw | Raylinds Joel Delgado Nicaragua | 55.77 | Jonathan Cedeño Panama | 52.99 | Anastacio Fidel Buitrago Panama | 47.63 |
| Decathlon | Andre Nohel Campos Costa Rica | 4917 pts | José Pablo Porras Costa Rica | 4746 pts | Abel de Jesús García Panama | 4498 pts |
| 4 x 100 metres relay | Panama Leonel Stiven Renwick Andrew James Morgan Diego Alberto Sánchez Juan Roso Mosquera | 43.12 | Guatemala Ronald Edyberto Ramírez Esvin Josué Sánchez Marcos Daniel Aldana Diego Alejandro Prado | 45.36 | Honduras Miguel Angel Villanueva Angel Eduardo Ramos Kipros Daniel Flores Cesar Alberto Lagos | 46.52 |
| 4 x 400 metres relay | Costa Rica Donald Alberto Arias Gerald David Drummond David Benjamen Hodgson Víctor Emilio Ortiz | 3:18.17 | Panama Julio Enrique Powell Andrew James Morgan Diego Alberto Sánchez Abel de Jesús García | 3:29.66 | Guatemala Nestor Antonio Mijangos Francisco Javier León Edwin Haroldo Pirir Diego Alejandro Prado | 3:34.44 |

$^†:$ Event without points for team score.

**Girls (U-20)**

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 100 metres (wind: +0.8 m/s) | Glenda Lynell Davis Costa Rica | 12.19 CR | Sharolyn Zullay Joseph Costa Rica | 12.24 | Nathalee Joane Aranda Panama | 12.37 |
| 200 metres (wind: NWI) | Glenda Lynell Davis Costa Rica | 24.93 CR | Nathalee Joane Aranda Panama | 25.35 | Katia Cecilia Pozuelo El Salvador | 25.54 |
| 400 metres | Ingrid Yahosca Narváez Nicaragua | 58.01 CR | Gabriela Shimara Guevara Panama | 59.02 | Beatriz Eugenia Flamenco El Salvador | 59.77 |
| 800 metres | Jaqueline Andrea Montoya Costa Rica | 2:21.20 | Sefora Victoria Ramírez Guatemala | 2:24.30 | Stephanie Ledezma Costa Rica | 2:24.77 |
| 1500 metres | Sefora Victoria Ramírez Guatemala | 5:00.15 | Jaqueline Andrea Montoya Costa Rica | 5:02.43 | Elia Sofia Lazo El Salvador | 5:03.07 |
| 3000 $metres^†$ | Elia Sofia Lazo El Salvador | 11:16.20 | María Isabel Flores Costa Rica | 12:30.33 | Susan Francini Campos Costa Rica | 13:28.83 |
| 5000 $metres^†$ | Jaqueline Noemi Mejía Guatemala | 20:11.68 | María Isabel Flores Costa Rica | 21:49.22 | Susan Francini Campos Costa Rica | 24:19.98 |
| 3000 metres $steeplechase^†$ | Meyling Azalia Hernández Nicaragua | 14:21.65 | | | | |
| 100 metres hurdles (wind: +0.4 m/s) | Kaila Xiomara Smith Panama | 14.44 CR | Beatriz Eugenia Flamenco El Salvador | 15.30 | María Renee Gómez El Salvador | 16.33 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Kaila Xiomara Smith Panama | 1:03.52 CR | Gabriela Shimara Guevara Panama | 1:07.05 | Yilibeth Danibeth Stephens Panama | 1:15.84 |
| High $Jump^†$ | Ana María Martínez Panama | 1.64 | | | | |
| Pole $Vault^†$ | Catherine Andrea Ramos El Salvador | 3.20 CR | | | | |
| Long Jump | Nathalee Joane Aranda Panama | 5.37 (wind: +0.9 m/s) | María Renee Gómez El Salvador | 4.95 (wind: +0.3 m/s) | | |
| Triple $Jump^†$ | Ana María Martínez Panama | 11.57 (wind: -1.5 m/s) | María Renee Gómez El Salvador | 10.64 (wind: +0.4 m/s) | | |
| Shot Put | Ayleen Lucia González Panama | 9.97 | Haydee Grijalba Costa Rica | 9.81 | Dagmar Yariel Alvarado Panama | 9.68 |
| Discus Throw | Haydee Grijalba Costa Rica | 34.89 | Ayleen Lucia González Panama | 31.22 | Cristiana Isabel Campos Costa Rica | 24.11 |
| Hammer $Throw^†$ | Dagmar Yariel Alvarado Panama | 45.81 CR | Cristiana Isabel Campos Costa Rica | 28.02 | | |
| Javelin Throw | Haydee Grijalba Costa Rica | 37.52 | Rosa Angélica Barrera Guatemala | 27.01 | Melida Ruth Núñez Nicaragua | 23.75 |
| Heptathlon | Jessica Margarita López El Salvador | 3893 pts | Kaila Xiomara Smith Panama | 3860 pts | Rosa Angélica Barrera Guatemala | 3780 pts |
| 4 x 100 metres relay | Panama Nathalee Joane Aranda Kaila Xiomara Smith Ana María Martínez Gabriela Shimara Guevara | 48.09 CR | Costa Rica Glenda Lynell Davis Sharolyn Zullay Joseph Alison Cristina Jiménez Jaqueline Andrea Montoya | 49.34 | El Salvador | 49.50 |
| 4 x 400 metres relay | Panama Gabriela Shimara Guevara Kaila Xiomara Smith Nathalee Joane Aranda Yilibeth Danibeth Stephens | 4:03.42 | Costa Rica Stephanie Ledezma Jaqueline Andrea Montoya Glenda Lynell Davis Yuliana Alondra Araya | 4:06.47 | El Salvador Beatriz Eugenia Flamenco Katia Cecilia Pozuelo Elia Sofia Lazo Catherine Andrea Ramos | 4:15.45 |

$^†:$ Event without points for team score.

### Youth

**Boys (U-18)**

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 100 metres (wind: +0.4 m/s) | Arturo Deliser Panama | 10.81 CR | Douglas Ricardo Orellana Guatemala | 11.19 | Malcom Jamal Mitchell Panama | 11.28 |
| 200 metres (wind: -0.4 m/s) | Arturo Deliser Panama | 21.61 CR | Douglas Ricardo Orellana Guatemala | 22.74 | Joseph Julean Hodgson Costa Rica | 22.91 |
| 400 metres | Miguel Angel Ortega Panama | 48.80 CR | Jeffry Moises Arcia Nicaragua | 49.38 | Joseph Julean Hodgson Costa Rica | 49.84 |
| 800 metres | Jeffry Moises Arcia Nicaragua | 1:54.58 CR | Luis Gustavo Solórzano El Salvador | 1:56.99 | Josué Francisco Murcia Costa Rica | 1:57.61 |
| 1500 metres | Luis Gustavo Solórzano El Salvador | 4:03.21 | Petter Jossuee Vega Panama | 4:10.66 | Kenneth David Porras Costa Rica | 4:10.97 |
| 3000 metres | Luis Gustavo Solórzano El Salvador | 9:18.13 | Petter Jossuee Vega Panama | 9:22.41 | Jorge Luis Nicaragua Nicaragua | 9:22.45 |
| 2000 metres steeplechase | Andres Mauricio Rivera Costa Rica | 6:26.31 | José Vladimir Maravilla El Salvador | 6:44.07 | Jeison Alejandro Poveda Costa Rica | 6:50.14 |
| 110 metres hurdles (wind: -1.0 m/s) | Gino Alfredo Toscano Panama | 15.10 | Andres Josué Acosta Costa Rica | 15.15 | Nagdiel Gabriel Chiari Panama | 15.41 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Miguel Angel Ortega Panama | 55.86 | René Rafael Perla El Salvador | 56.16 | Alonso Alberto Rodríguez Panama | 58.21 |
| High Jump | Emmanuel Eduardo Arias Panama | 1.90 | Jaime Enrique Escobar Panama | 1.80 | Alexis Josué Amaya El Salvador | 1.77 |
| Pole Vault | Alejandro Rafael Melara El Salvador | 4.20 CR | Natan Armando Rivera El Salvador | 3.40 | Bryan Josué Guatemala El Salvador | 3.40 |
| Long Jump | Malcom Jamal Mitchell Panama | 6.55 | José Miguel Ramos El Salvador | 6.55 | Nagdiel Gabriel Chiari Panama | 6.45 |
| Triple Jump | Keilor Steven Araya Costa Rica | 14.02 (wind: +0.3 m/s) | Emmanuel Eduardo Arias Panama | 13.48 (wind: +1.5 m/s) | José Miguel Ramos El Salvador | 13.39 (wind: +1.5 m/s) |
| Shot Put | Hugo Antonio Gonzales Guatemala | 14.64 | Irving Joshue Villareal Panama | 13.68 | Pablo Abarca Costa Rica | 13.40 |
| Discus Throw | Pablo Abarca Costa Rica | 40.28 | Irving Joshue Villareal Panama | 39.23 | Hugo Antonio Gonzales Guatemala | 38.57 |
| Hammer Throw | Pablo José Tejeda Guatemala | 41.51 | José David Aguirre Nicaragua | 41.13 | Emerson Nicolas Sobalvarro Nicaragua | 40.61 |
| Javelin Throw | Marlon Josué Pineda Nicaragua | 46.98 | Yeison Morales Costa Rica | 43.93 | Kenjiro Maejec Carcamo Nicaragua | 43.40 |
| Octathlon | Humberto José Lugo Nicaragua | 4449 pts | Carlos Alfredo Rodríguez Costa Rica | 4034 pts | Marcos Steve Novo Costa Rica | 3838 pts |
| 10000 metres Walk | Oscar Armando Menjívar El Salvador | 46:37.80 | Oscar Mario Oviedo Costa Rica | 49:06.44 | Gerson Otoniel Navas El Salvador | 50:14.18 |
| 4 x 100 metres relay | Costa Rica José Alejandro Araya Joseph Julean Hodgson Oscar Alfonso Porras Cristian Josué Arias | 44.95 | Nicaragua Jeffry Moises Arcia Luis Fernando Alfaro Humberto José Lugo Marlon Josué Pineda | 45.54 | Guatemala Luis Andres Solórzano Douglas Ricardo Orellana Luis José Morazan Kevin Andre Colocho | 45.67 |
| Medley relay | Panama Arturo Deliser Gino Alfredo Toscano José Abdul Demera Miguel Angel Ortega | 1:57.06 CR | Nicaragua Humberto José Lugo Luis Fernando Alfaro Jeffry Moises Arcia Marlon Josué Pineda | 2:00.06 | Costa Rica José Alejandro Araya Joseph Julean Hodgson Cristian Josué Arias Oscar Alfonso Porras | 2:00.95 |

**Girls (U-18)**

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 100 metres (wind: +1.0 m/s) | Andrea Carolina Vargas Costa Rica | 12.41 =CR | Evelyn Nicole Harriman Panama | 12.72 | Jennifer Paola Zúñiga Costa Rica | 12.95 |
| 200 metres (wind: -0.4 m/s) | Kianeth Maylin Galván Panama | 26.64 | Sofia Isabel Carias El Salvador | 27.35 | Jennifer Paola Zúñiga Costa Rica | 27.75 |
| 400 metres | Kianeth Maylin Galván Panama | 57.60 | Leyka Itzel Archibold Panama | 58.11 | Karol Tatiana Montoya Costa Rica | 58.57 |
| 800 metres | Karol Tatiana Montoya Costa Rica | 2:16.26 | Ana Mirta Hércules El Salvador | 2:17.51 | Siugey Pamela Gutiérrez Costa Rica | 2:20.65 |
| 1500 metres | Ana Mirta Hércules El Salvador | 4:48.81 | María Floridalma Bac Guatemala | 4:51.59 | Josselyn Jazmin Grijalva El Salvador | 4:52.70 |
| 3000 metres | Ana Mirta Hércules El Salvador | 10:20.40 | María Floridalma Bac Guatemala | 10:35.19 | Josselyn Jazmin Grijalva El Salvador | 10:50.43 |
| 2000 metres steeplechase | Irma Margarita Aldana El Salvador | 7:43.12 CR | Alejandra Hernández Costa Rica | 7:50.53 | Rosa Celina Escobar El Salvador | 7:50.90 |
| 100 metres hurdles (wind: +0.5 m/s) | Naomi Priscilla Smith Costa Rica | 15.25 | Dayana Liseth Monegro Panama | 15.32 | María Murillo Costa Rica | 16.08 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Andrea Carolina Vargas Costa Rica | 1:03.61 CR | Leyka Itzel Archibold Panama | 1:04.59 | Daniela Rojas Costa Rica | 1:06.74 |
| High Jump | Eimmy Patricia Campos Panama | 1.62 | Abigail Patricia Obando Costa Rica | 1.62 | Ana Sofia Aguilar Guatemala | 1.56 |
| Pole Vault | Andrea Michelle Velasco El Salvador | 3.00 CR | Valeria María Bonilla El Salvador | 2.50 | Karen de los Angeles Somoza Costa Rica | 2.30 |
| Long Jump | Stephanie Sofia Silva Guatemala | 4.99 (wind: +0.9 m/s) | Jennifer Paola Zúñiga Costa Rica | 4.89 (wind: +0.5 m/s) | Yessenia Maribel Menéndez Guatemala | 4.86 (wind: +1.4 m/s) |
| Triple $Jump^†$ | Yessenia Maribel Menéndez Guatemala | 10.70 (wind: -1.4 m/s) | Karen de los Angeles Somoza Costa Rica | 10.45 (wind: -0.9 m/s) | Magaly Ines Carvajal Costa Rica | 9.56 (wind: +0.5 m/s) |
| Shot Put | Sabrina Denise Gaitán Guatemala | 12.55 | Naomi Priscilla Smith Costa Rica | 11.68 | Sonja Gissell Moreno Guatemala | 11.44 |
| Discus Throw | Sabrina Denise Gaitán Guatemala | 37.89 | Alma Ondina Guitierrez Honduras | 29.57 | Sonja Gissell Moreno Guatemala | 25.27 |
| Hammer $Throw^†$ | Sabrina Denise Gaitán Guatemala | 60.67 CR | Daniela Francini Cortez Costa Rica | 36.65 | Sonja Gissell Moreno Guatemala | 31.38 |
| Javelin $Throw^‡$ | Graciela María Vásquez Costa Rica | 32.84 $CR^‡$ | Idania Vanessa Abarca El Salvador | 31.50 | Hazel Walquiria Bonilla Nicaragua | 30.39 |
| Heptathlon | Karla Esmeralda Molina El Salvador | 3706 pts | Daniela Rojas Costa Rica | 3622 pts | Priscila María Montero Costa Rica | 3054 pts |
| 5000 metres Walk | Madeleine Alicia Grave Guatemala | 27:50.63 | Indira Valeska Narváez Nicaragua | 29:03.72 | Alicia María Vargas Costa Rica | 30:12.55 |
| 4 x 100 metres relay | Costa Rica Andrea Carolina Vargas Jennifer Paola Zúñiga María Murillo Naomi Priscilla Smith | 49.75 | Panama Leyka Itzel Archibold Evelyn Nicole Harriman Yaritzel Castillo Kianeth Maylin Galván | 50.92 | El Salvador | 53.35 |
| Medley relay | Panama Evelyn Nicole Harriman Kianeth Maylin Galván Dayana Liseth Monegro Leyka Itzel Archibold | 2:17.08 | Costa Rica Siugey Pamela Gutiérrez Jennifer Paola Zúñiga María Murillo Andrea Carolina Vargas | 2:18.84 | El Salvador Ana Mirta Hércules Andrea Michelle Velasco Sofia Isabel Carias María Alejandra Cruz | 2:26.03 |

$^†:$ Event without points for team score. $^‡:$ This year, a 500g javelin (rather than 600g as before) was used.

## Medal table (unofficial)

* Host nation (Costa Rica)

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Costa Rica* | 25 | 27 | 31 | 83 |
| 2 | Panama | 24 | 18 | 11 | 53 |
| 3 | Guatemala | 14 | 15 | 10 | 39 |
| 4 | El Salvador | 14 | 13 | 15 | 42 |
| 5 | Nicaragua | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 |
| 6 | Honduras | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals (6 entries) | Totals (6 entries) | 83 | 80 | 76 | 239 |

## Team trophies

The placing table for team trophy awarded to the 1st place overall team (boys and girls categories) was published.

### Overall

| Rank | Nation | Points |
| - | - | - |
| | Costa Rica | 351 |
| 2 | Panamá | 238 |
| 3 | El Salvador | 174 |
| 4 | Guatemala | 166 |
| 5 | Nicaragua | 99 |
| 6 | Honduras | 15 |

## Participation

A total number of 247 athletes and 43 officials were reported to participate in the event.

* Costa Rica (89)
* El Salvador (35)
* Guatemala (37)
* Honduras (14)
* Nicaragua (26)
* Panama (46)
