Hurdler Tristan Joynes crowned his international debut by running a personal best at the Pan Am Games Junior Championships in Trinidad, writes Stephen Wright.

Competing against top quality junior athletes, Joynes finished third in his heat last Friday but his time of 14.85 seconds was not enough for him qualify for a place in the finals.

Another Bermuda athlete to post a personal best at the prestigious biennial event was sprinter Jeneko Place who finished a time of 10.82 in the third heat of the 200m. Place, who won a silver medal at the Island Games in Aland recently, then placed sixth in the semi-finals of the 100m.

Also on Friday, the opening day of the event, Ashley Berry placed eighth in the 1500m with a time of 5:24.25, while Alexis Bean finished ninth in 5:32.6.

On Saturday's day two Place came third in heat one of the 200m with a time of 21.94, Tre Houston ran the 200m in 21.57 to finish fourth in heat three, Darico Clarke posted a time of 2:28 in the 800m to take fifth place in heat one, while Henry Stevens-Carty ran the 800m in 1:54.51, coming fourth in heat three.

None of the athletes advanced the Championships finals.