Bahamas names 2014 CARIFTA Games Member

Head Coach of this year's CARIFTA team is Rudolph Ferguson, whom will be assisted by Corrington Maycock. The team is set to compete over the Easter Holiday weekend.

The team of youngerster will include 19 under-18 girls, 23 under-18 boys, 19 under-20 girls and 20 under-20 boys.

Under-18 Girls

Brianne Bethel, Jenae Ambrose, Shaquania Dorsett, Donneisha Anderson, Amber Ford, Shante Russell, Charisma Taylor, Sasha Wells, Dreshanae Rolle, Ieisha Taylor, Celine Thompson, Daejha Moss, Andira Ferguson, Taj Dorsett, Brashe Wood, Chase Carter, Blayre Catalyn, Tiffany Hanna and Serena Brown.

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Under-18 Boys 

#Javan Martin, Tyler Bowe, Henri Delauze, Samson Colebrook, Justin Pinder, Benjamin Najman, Ronald Kemp, Tavonte Mott, Aaron Ross, Mikhail Bethell, Julian Brown, Livingston Bromwell, Ken Mullings, Holland Martin, Marcel Wilkinson, Tamar Green, Perry Adderley, Adrian Grant, Malik Stuart, Travis Ferguson, Dondre Rutherford, Keanu Pennerman and Kinard Rolle.

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Under-20 Girls

#Keianna Albury, Makeya White, Talia Thompson, Juannae Lewis, Nicole Callis, Jennaya Hield, Lunise Gibson, Devynne Charlton, Mesha Newbold, Vinisa Beneby, Miquel Roach, Dannielle Gibson, Taryn Rolle, Brendia Ferguson, Walliscia McKinney, Britini Fountain, Loushanya Neymour, Marissa White and Sheyira Ferguson.

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Under-20 Boys 

Deedro Clarke, Cliff Resais, Steven Gardiner, Ian Kerr, Janeko Cartwright, Kelson Pierre, Jr., Ashley Riley, Claudius Russell, Derricko Hinsey, Xavier Coakley, D’Mitry Charlton, Ellison Greenslade, Laquan Nairn, Ashton Butler, Drexel Maycock, Khyle Higgs, Denzel Pratt, Theotis Johnson, Kendrick Thompson and Kaiwan Culmer.

Under 20 - Boys 800 Meter Finals. Photo By Delron Innis

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Bahamas, Kalik Join Relays Sponsor Family

THE national flag carrier and the beer of the Bahamas have been named official suppliers of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Relays Bahamas 2014. To read more  from the tribune click here - http://www.tribune242.com/news/2014/mar/18/bahamas-kalik-join-relays-sponsor-family/

University of Miami: Soon to be home to Henri Delauze!

Henri Delauze, center, already stating where his heart is at, "The U!!!"

Freeport native, Henri Delauze, a high school Senior at Bishop Michael Eldon has committed to a University for the Fall of 2014. For Delauze, this decision was a pretty easy one, and at the end of the 2014 spring season is completed, he will be attending the University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida.

On Your Marks!

The 2013 CARIFTA, under 17 400m finalist and 4x400m GOLD medallist said, "I chose them because I felt they had my well being at heart, and I feel confident that they are going to guide me towards achieving my goals." It was definitely not any harder for Henri to make this decision as the prestigious university, enriched with both academic and athletic honours has offered him a full, four-year athletic scholarship.

Get Set!

In 2013 alone, Henri was able to accomplish quite a few milestones. He became the Island Sports Champion and Record-Holder, and High school National Champion and Record-Holder (under 17 - 48.53sec). Delauze was also a member of two junior national teams for the Bahamas. Those teams were CARIFTA (Nassau, Bahamas) and World Youth Championships (Donetsk, Ukraine).

Go!!!

With a very impressive personal best for his age of 47.85secs, one ponders what Henri can do at UMiami under the guidance of Head Coach Amy Deem. Holding the title of Director of Track & Field, and entering her 22nd season as Head Coach, Deem is known regionally and internationally as she has coached World and Olympic athletes like Lauryn Williams, T'erea Brown and Murielle Ahoure to name a few. Even more so, Deem was the 2012 London Olympics Head Coach of Team USA which brought home 6 golds, 4 silvers, and 4 bronzes. Most recently, she served as the relay coach for Team USA at the Moscow staging of the IAAF World Championships of 2013. Deem says, "I'm very excited for our men's team. It's a great first step to building our men's team."

TrackSide Bahamas wishes Henri Delauze a great transition from junior to collegiate athlete as he ventures into that arena. We look forward to seeing his bright future blossom into a great career!

#Rise

BAAA Yet To Buy Airline Tickets For The Athletes

According to Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations (BAAA) President Mike Sands, airline tickets for the 27-member team that will compete in the International Association of Athletics Federation's (IAAF) World Championships has yet to be purchased. The governing body for track and field in the country is in a big financial hole and is currently struggling to meet the expenses for the meet, which is less than 16 days away. The 14th edition of the championships will be held in Moscow, Russia, August 10-18.

 Click here  to read more from the Nassau Guardian  - http://www.thenassauguardian.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=40714:baaa-yet-to-buy-airline-tickets-for-the-athletes&catid=41:sports&Itemid=50

No Training Camp For Team Bahamas At Worlds

The Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations (BAAA) cannot afford to host a training camp prior to the International Association of Athletic Federation's (IAAF) World Championships, due to the financial position the local governing body for the sport now finds itself in, according to president of the association, Mike Sands.Sands said that a camp could not be organized in a timely manner, and as a result, the executives made a decision not to host any. The 14th edition of the IAAF World Championships will be held in Moscow, Russia, August 10-18.
Click here  to read more from the Nassau Guardian - http://www.thenassauguardian.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=40715:no-training-camp-for-team-bahamas-at-worlds&catid=41:sports&Itemid=50

8th IAAF World Youth Championships Update: Day 5 (FINAL DAY)

The final day of competition was short with just one session of events.

Left: Denzel Pratt. Right (front to back): Pennerman, Kerr, Rolle, & Deluze. Photo Courtesy Kermit Taylor/ Bahamas Athletics

Throws

Denzel Pratt went into the javelin finals, fist Bahamian ever, and was only able to muster together a throw of 64.20m. this toss was good enough to get him an 11th place finish. Winning the event was Matija Muhar of Slovakia with a toss of 78.84m, Morbert Rivasz-Toth of Hungry silver 78.27m, and Pablo Bugallo of Spain bronze 76.63m.

Relays

Bahamas World Youth boys relay team finished the medley race in a season best time of 1 minute 52.97 seconds for 5th. The team was comprised of Keanu Pennerman, Ian Kerr, Kinard Rolle and Henri Deluze. Winning the event was Jamaica in a NEW WORLD YOUTH WORLD RECORD time of 1 minute 49.23 seconds for the GOLD, USA 1:50.14 silver, and Japan 1:50.52 for the bronze.

Now that the World Youth Championships have come to an end, Team Bahamas will head back home where some of its member will continue training for the upcoming Junior Pan Am Championships August 23rd-25th in Medellin, Columbia. We here at Track Side Bahamas extend our congratulations to the WYC team for a great job done!

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8th IAAF World Youth Championships Update: Day 4

Relays got underway at the championships, as Team Bahamas made strides on the track and on the field in Day 4 in Donetsk, Ukraine.

From left to right: Jenae Ambrose, Kadiesha Hield, Mesha Newbold & Drexel Maycock. Photo Courtesy Kermit Taylor/ Bahamas Athletics

Relays

The Bahamas' girls Medley Relay was the first of the team to compete on the track for the morning session of Day 4, July 13th, 2013. The young runners were able to finish 5th in heat 3 of the event with a time of 2 minutes 13.63 seconds. This result was good enough to rank them 12th in the world, but just shy of making the finals scheduled for tomorrow.The USA girls lead qualifiers, 2 minutes 07.13 seconds. The boys squad had a different fate. They were able to finish 2nd in heat 2 of their preliminary round with a time of 1 minutes 53.38 seconds. That team will advance to the finals ranked 6th overall. Leading the boys finalists is Japan with a time of 1 minutes 52.18 seconds.

Sprints

Jenae Ambrose once again got a second chance in a semifinal, this time coming in the girls 200m. Running blind from lane 8, Jenae finished 6th in heat 2 of 3 semifinals. her time of 25.05 seconds was not enough to advance her to the finals, and she ends her quest for a 200m championship ranked number 19th in the world.

Jenae Ambrose. Photo Courtesy Kermit Taylor/Bahamas Athletics

The boys side saw Ian Kerr finishing just off pace in a time of 21.91 seconds into a gusty headwind of -2.5. Kerr finished 5th in heat 2 of the boys 200m, ranking him 14th overall, and not advancing him to the finals. Janeko Cartwright went in the following heat. Janeko did not have a good race as he suffered some injuries and did not finish (DNF) the race.

Ian Kerr. Photo Courtesy Kermit Taylor/Bahamas Athletics

Janeko Cartwright. Photo Courtesy Kermit Taylor/ Bahamas Athletics

Jumps

The boys high jump competition lived up to the excitement it had promised. Laquan Nairn of Team Bahamas leaped to a huge personal best of 2.16m. The winning jump of the competition came from that of Sanghyeok Woo of Korea 2.18m, just 2 centimeters high than the Bahamian. The drama unfolded as Laquan was in a 3 way tie fo the bronze medal when it came to the clearance of the 2.16. CARIFTA gold medalist Christoff Bryan won the bronze medal as Nairn and Olesksandr Baranniko of Ukraine and more knockdowns. Laquan is now ranked the 5th best youth high jumper of 2013.

Laquan Nairn. Photo Courtesy Kermit Taylor/Bahamas Athletics

Throws

In the qualification rounds of the boys discus throw Drexel Maycock went in Group A. He ended the competition with no mark. He was just unable to get his mark down, and get a fare throw in.

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8th IAAF World Youth Championships Update: Day 3

History has been made as Team Bahamas competed at the WYC today, Day 3 of competition.

From left to right: Denzel Pratt, Kawain Culmer, & Xavier Coakley. Photo Courtesy Kermit Taylor/ Bahamas Athletics

Throws

Coached by women's national record holder, Lavern Eve, Denzel Pratt made history as he is the first Bahamian male to advance to a finals at the World Youth Games in a throwing event. En route of this accomplishment, Denzel threw a personal best of 70.88m. This was good enough for him to go into the finals ranked 10th of the finalist who advanced. He also set a NEW JUNIOR NATIONAL RECORD, breaking Kevin Smith's record of 69.94m set back in 1989.

Hurdles

Xavier Coakley was not far off from his PR as he finished his semifinal in the boys 110m hurdles. He was 6th in semifinal 3 with a time of 13.93 seconds. That was just enough for him to finish 16th overall, had he ran his personal best as he did at the junior trials in Nassau, he would've advanced to the finals. Nonetheless, he had a great competition in both the 400m and 110m hurdle races.

Jumps

St. Augustine's athlete Kawain Culmer had the triple jump qualification rounds today. Culmer is the younger brother of the women's national record holder in the high jump, Kenya Culmer. Kawain was able to get a personal best of 14.96m to finish 9th in of qualification Group B, and 14th overall. This means he was just two spot shy of being another Bahamian to advance to a finals at the Games.

Sprints

Jenae Ambrose. Photo Courtesy Kermit Taylor/ Bahamas Athletics

The 200m for girls saw Loushanya Neymour and Jenae Ambrose in action. Jenae went in heat 7 and finished 3rd in a time of 24.40 seconds. This time was good enough for her to advance to tomorrow's semifinals. 

Loushanya Neymour. Photo Courtesy Kermit Taylor/Bahamas Athletics

Loushanya's time of 25.08 seconds was only good enough for 5th in heat 3, and does not advance her to the next round of competition. 

On the boys side of the 200m, both Bahamian competitors advance to the semifinals. Ian Kerr was first up for the young men, and finished 2nd in heat 3 with a time of 21.68 seconds. Second competitor Janeko Cartwright won heat 6 in a time of 21.57 seconds. These athletes are ranked 8th and 14th heading into the next round, out of 24 athletes.

Ian Kerr. Photo Courtesy Kermit Taylor/ Bahamas Athletics

Janeko Cartwright. Photo Courtesy Kermit Taylor/ Bahamas Athletics

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Gold, New National Record & World Championships Qualification for Team Bahamas!

Adrian Griffith, Jamial Rolle, Trevorvano Mackey, Shavez Hart combined their efforts to break Bahamas’ 4x100m national record twice, first in the heats with 38.92, and then in the final with 38.77.

Shavez Hart brings home Bahamas for the men's 4x100m gold at the 2013 Central American & Caribbean Championships.

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