The Wendell Price Classic 2026

The meet takes its name from Wendell Prince, a veteran Curaçao track and field coach and World Athletics educator whose coaching career spans over five decades — including 23 years as Head Coach of the Curaçao Athletics Federation, guiding athletes through multiple Olympic and World Championship cycles. He remains active today running technical training courses for World Athletics.

Event Report

Cheetah Athletics traveled to The Classic of Wendell Prince, held Friday 24 – Saturday 25 April. Competing athletes included Daniël van den Hurk, Brevon Ahrendt, Joëden La Cruz, Jorge Isaias Zavala Gutierrez, Zoe Lehmann, Anhais Ahrendt, Farexy Browne, and Kisheina Johnson-Zimmerman.

Highlights:

• Anhais Ahrendt had a great day, taking gold in 800m, Ball Throw, and High Jump — all personal bests — plus gold in Long Jump and the U13 Girls Combined Events (2538 pts), and silver in the 60m
• Gold – Farexy Browne, Shot Put
• Silver – Daniël van den Hurk, 200m (24.30, PB) and Long Jump (5.91m, PB)
• Silver – Brevon Ahrendt, 800m (2:48.89)
• Silver – Farexy Browne, Ball Throw
• Bronze – Joëden La Cruz, 60m (9.68, PB), who also posted a PB in the 800m

Classic of Wendell Prince total: 6 gold, 5 silver, 1 bronze