May 2, 2011 (Medellin, Colombia) – Here are the results from Day 1 of the Pan Am Track Championships in Medellin, Colombia. The Canadian team of Travis Smith, Joseph Veloce, and Stephane Cossette finished fourth in the men’s team sprint – the only event in which Canada competed on Day 1.

“They were VERY close to qualifying second this morning,” said CCA Coach Richard Wooles. “Missed it by .01 of a second. In the final tonight they were a bit slower than this morning. The surprise of the night was Venezuela going 44.538 to beat us. Which was the fastest time of the competition. Colombia won the gold with a 45.34.”

“I think everyone did a great job, and considering where we were even two weeks ago, progress has been made. This morning Stephane [Cossette] started 18.1, and this evening 18.3,” added Wooles.

Results

Men’s Team Sprint

Qualifications

1. United States 44.707
2. Colombia 45.248
3. Venezuela 45.26
4. Canada 45.453
Travis Smith
Joseph Veloce
Stephane Cossette
5. Mexico 45.777
6. Trinidad and Tobago 46.515
7. Argentina 46.642
8. Cuba 46.683
9. Brazil 47.093
10. Chile 47.914
11. Dominican Republic 48.451
12. Ecuador 49.576
13. Costa Rica 50.902

Finals

For Gold
1. Colombia 45.343
Christian Leandro Tamayo
Fabian Puerta Zapata
Jonathan Marín Cermeño

2. United States 45.416
Dean Tracy
Jimmy Watkins
Muchael Blatchford

For Bronze
3. Venezuela 44:538
Angel Pulgar
Hersony Canelon
César Marcano

4. Canada
Travis Smith
Joseph Veloce
Stephane Cossette

Women 500m

1. Lisandra Guerra Rodríguez (Cuba) 34:393
2. Juliana Gaviria Rendón (Colombia) 35:445
3. Cristin Walker (United States) 36:221
4. Arianna Herrera Suaznabar (Cuba) 36:266
5. María Esthela Vilera (Venezuela) 36:445
6. Sumaia Ribeiro (Brazil) 36:649
7. Estefany Tinajero (México) 36:654
8. Dana Feiss (United States) 37:314
9. Daniela Gaxiola (Mexico) 37:371
10. Deidre Mayers (Barbados) 39:452
11. Melissa Loría (Costa Rica) 41:157
12. Alejandra Feszcuk (Argentina) 42:266
DNS Amelia Cristina Blanco Abbott (Dominican Republic)
DNS Liliana Quistial (Ecuador)

Women’s 100-lap Points Race

1. Lilibeth Chacón (Venezuela) 49 pts
2. Arlenis Sierra (Cuba) 45
3. Cari Higgins (United States) 36
4. Valeria Muller (Argentina) 34
5. Daniely García (Venezuela) 17
6. Paola Andrea Muñoz (Chile) 6
7. Yoanka González (Cuba) 6
8. Seriká Gulumá (Colombia) 4
9. Jessica Jurado (México) 3
10. Lorena Vargas (Colombia) 3
11. María Fernanda Bone (Ecuador) 3
12. Ingrid Drexel (México) 2
13. Talía Aguirre (Argentina) 1
14. Daniela A. Guajardo (Chile) 1

Men’s 60-lap Scratch Race Final

1. Carlos Urán Arroyave (Colombia)
2. Cristopher Javier Mansilla (Chile)
3. Darío Angel Colla (Argentina)
4. Pablo Seisdedos (Chile)
5. Jaiker Manzano (Venezuela)
6. Rafael Adolfo Germán (Dominican Republic)
7. Jimmy Watkins (USA)
8. Oscareli Salazar (Costa Rica)
9. Stephen Alexander (Trinidad Tobago)
10. José Alberto Sochón (Guatemala)
11. Diego Yépez (México)
12. Darren Matthews (Barbados)
13. Armando Camargo Filho (Brazil)
14. Carlos Julián Quintero (Colombia)
15. Mario Contreras (México)
16. Kit Karzen (USA)
17. Martin Ercila (Argentina)
18. Manuel Oseas (Rodas Guatemala)
19. Máximo Rojas (Venezuela)
20. Adam Alexander (Trinidad &Tobago)

Men’s Team Pursuit

Finals

For Gold

1. Colombia 4:08:549
Juan Esteban Arango
Edwin Avila
Arles Antonio Castro
Weimar Roldán

2. Chile
Antonio Roberto Cabrera
Gonzalo Miranda
Luís Miguel Mansilla
Luís Fernando Sepúlveda

For Bronze

3. Argentina 4:25:249
Eduardo Sepúlveda
Maximiliano Almada
Cristian Martínez
Marcos Crespo

4. Cuba 4:25:922
Rubén Companioni Blanco
Pedro Sibila Romero
Yans Carlos Arias Pérez
Reldys Pérez Rosa