April 25, 2003 — Adrian Durant won the Bronze Medal in the 200-meter race at the 32 CARIFTA Games, hosted by Trinidad and Tobago, with a time of 21.14.
He actually had a faster time in the preliminaries, taking first place in his heat with a 21.03 — the second fastest time in the entire championships.
The marks qualify him for the Pan Am Games, to be held in the Dominican Republic this summer.
Durant also reached the finals in the 100-meter race and finished with a time of 10.63.
Durant is a freshman athlete and honor student at the University of South Carolina. He attended St. Mary's Elementary school in St. Croix before transferring to Teaneck High School in New Jersey where he was an all-state athlete. He is the son of Celeste Durant and is coached by Charles Golphin.
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