[2] The championships prepared for the 2007 Pan American Games, held later that month, for many senior athletes.
Trinidad and Tobago took three golds in their eleven medal haul, while the hosts El Salvador also won three events.
Americans Calvin Smith Jr. and Debbie Dunn took the 400 metres individual titles, before going on the help the relay teams to another gold.
Cristina López of El Salvador won the 10 km walk title and went on to win Pan American gold later that month.
The NACAC high jump silver medallist Romary Rifka improved to the gold at that tournament.