In December we told you about Kaina Martinez, the sprinter who became the first Belizean to earn a full athletic scholarship. Well she's in school now at Texas A and M Kingsville. And her coach Colin Thurton tells us that she excelled in the Lone Star Conference Championships over the weekend. She won the one-hundred meters, and ran a personal best 11.5 seconds. She also won the 200 meters, running 24.02 seconds. Now Kiana is preparing for the Division II National Championships which she travels to in 3 weeks.
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In December we told you about Kaina Martinez, the sprinter who became the first Belizean to earn a full athletic scholarship. Well she's in school now at Texas A and M Kingsville. And her coach Colin Thurton tells us that she excelled in the Lone Star Conference Championships over the weekend. She won the one-hundred meters, and ran a personal best 11.5 seconds. She also won the 200 meters, running 24.02 seconds. Now Kiana is preparing for the Division II National Championships which she travels to in 3 weeks.