2012 NACAC U23 Championships in Athletics
The 2012 NACAC Under-23 Championships in Athletics were held at the Centro Paralímpico Nacional in Irapuato, Mexico from 6 to 8 July.Eleven championship records were broken at the competition, with particularly strong performances in the sprint events.Jason Rogers equalled the 100 metres record while Auriyall Scott improved the women's time.Kimberlyn Duncan and Rebecca Alexander made it an American sweep of the women's sprints with two more records.Jamaica's Traves Smikle gave a strong performance in the discus throw, becoming the first athlete to clear sixty metres in the history of the meet.