STAFON Roach had the best leap of 15.45 metres to finish in the top 11 of the qualifying round to secure a spot in the Men’s Triple Jump final at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.

In his other two attempts he jumped 13.69 and 14.51 metres. He will look to better his mark in the finals on Saturday.

On the track, Guyana’s Keliza Smith, after qualifying directly into the semi-finals of the women’s 200 metres based on ranking, missed out on a place in the finals.

In the semi-finals, she ran hard but fell short, finishing sixth in 26.69 seconds. Trinidad and Tobago’s Shaniqua Bascombe won the semi-final in 22.31 seconds, while Jamaica’s Lavanya Williams was second in 22.71 seconds.

Smith also ran the 100 metres earlier this week, finishing with a season-best time of 11.55 seconds, which was not good enough to qualify for the semi-finals.

Revon Williams finished sixth in his men’s 400-metre heat with a time of 48.25 seconds, which put him out of the running for a semi-final spot.

In other races, Shamar Horatio secured second-place in his heat with a time of 20.83 but missed out on a semi-final spot due to time, as the last qualifier registered a time of 20.79 seconds.

Jackson Clarke claimed the second spot in the men’s 200-metre heat with a time of 20.80 seconds. He was bettered by Roshawn Clarke, who won it in 20.56 seconds.

Clarke earned himself a place in the semi-finals on Thursday. He improved on his time in the semi-finals with a run of 20.70 seconds but finished seventh place to miss a place in the finals.

Sprinter Noelex Holder also ran the 200-metre heat, stopping the clock at 21.90 seconds for fifth place but did not advance.