Stadium 'should pass inspection with flying colours'
The Freeport News - Athletes preparing for Northern Bahamas Relays
It is time for the Basil Neymour /Iram Lewis Northern Bahamas Primary and High School relays. Or if you please, it is a version of the historic Penn Relays – Island Style. (via Freeport News)
Kenya Culmer sets national outdoor high jump record
Kenya Culmer just wasn’t satisfied with the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations (BAAA) national indoor women’s high jump record. She wanted her name on the outdoor record as well. (via )
Bahamas College Report: May 1-13, 2012
Bahamian athletes competing in college meets from May 01, 2012 - May 13, 2012.
Shaunae makes A cut for 400 in London Olympics
Sooner or later, you just knew Shaunae Miller would have a break-out performance in the women's 400m. It came in the Fritz Grant Track and F (via )
Teray Smith Interview: Two Silvers at Florida State Championship
Teray Smith is a native of The Bahamas living in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida to finish up his high school career. He is one of the most promising junior 400 meter runners in the country. He fared really well at the CARIFTA Games and could be a huge impact in the coming years for The Bahamas medal count and as part of the 4x400 relay team.
Last Week in College: April 23-29, 2012
Sorry I forgot to run this earlier in the week. Here is the report of Bahamians competing in the college ranks from April 23, 2012 - April 29, 2012.
BAAA turns 60!
On Sunday, May 6th, the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations (BAAA) turns sixty years of age.
Team Bahamas misses golden opportunity in the 4x4 relay
THE Bahamas men's team of Demetrius Pinder, Ramon Miller, Michael Mathieu and Chris Brown gave it a gallant effort but missed a gold.
Where have all the mid-distance runners gone?
Middle-distance running is not a glamorous sport. From the skin-tight spandex to the grimacing, painful look of determination characteristic of most athletes in the sport, Middle distance races are not the subject of a hard and fast definition.
30th NPPPSSA Track and Field Championships starts April 30
FOR the second consecutive year, the New Providence Public Primary School Sports Association will partner with a key corporate spons (via )
Teray Smith aims to make mom proud with strong performance at Florida 2A State
Bahamas CARIFTA champion and American Heritage star sprinter Teray Smith seeks triple gold at the FHSAA Class 2A State Track Finals to make his mother proud (via )
Penn Relays: SAC Qualifies for 4x100 Finals
St. Augustine's College, anchored by Shaunae Miller, finished with the tenth overall fastest time in the 4x100 prelims (combined small and large school). They qualified for Friday's small school finals.
Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie: National Pride, Plans to Retire Next Year
Golden girl Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie interviewed with Jason Byrne on Wednesday at her training grounds at Clermont, Florida. She talked about her career, national pride, hoping to run at the new stadium by her retirement next year, and the youth movement in The Bahamas.
Hope for Bahamian Relay Teams in London
The Bahamas has won one Gold medal, two silver medals, and one Bronze medal in the relays at the Olympic Games. Bahamians all over the world can remember that morning in 2000 when the Golden Girls captured the Gold in the 4x100m at the Sydney Olympics, defeating the great USA with Marion Jones in the process. This was the end of a long march to success. (via www.thebahamasweekly.com)
College Report: Week of April 16-22, 2012
Bahamians competing in college track for April 16, 2012 - April 22, 2012.
A firm push to CARIFTA Games 2013 is important
The Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations (BAAA) has been given the opportunity to host the 2013 CARIFTA Games. (via freeport.nassauguardian.net)
Teams named for Penn Relays
For years, The Bahamas has struggled to put a men’s sprint relay team together, showing an inability to qualify for senior meets. With the Olympic Games rapidly approaching, coach Henry Rolle, head coordinator for the country’s relay squads, believes that it is going to be an uphill battle for that particular relay team if it wishes to qualify for the London Games.
College Report: Week of April 9-15, 2012
Bahamians competing in college meets from April 09, 2012 - April 15, 2012.
COB Caribs women 5th, men place 10th
THE College of The Bahamas' track and field team competed in the Bethune Cookman University Invitational - its third intercollegiate competition of the spring semester - over the weekend. (via www.tribune242.com)
Bahamian Sprinter, Anthonique Strachan Is For Real
In 2011 she made a significant move when at the Scotiabank National High School Track and Field Championships she was voted the Most Outstanding Female Athlete of the Championships for her 23.17sec, the best time in the world for the event at the junior level in the world at that time.
CARIFTA Team is Home! Carrying 40 Medals With Them!
One of the greatest CARIFTA teams ever fielded by The Bahamas returned home late on Tuesday night, bearing forty medals around their necks.
Stage set for CARIFTA 2013 after Terrific Bahamas Performance in Bermuda
Expectations for CARIFTA 42 in The Bahamas in 2013 are exceptionally high following the towering presence of the nation on the track and field, and in the stands with the Junkanoo music pulsating at the 2012 CARIFTA Games. (via www.eleutheranews.com)
Strachan retains Austin Sealy Award
DEVONSHIRE, Bermuda - Anthonique Strachan (Bahamas) collected the Austin Sealy award for the top performer of the CARIFTA Games at the National Sports Centre for the second straight year. Strachan (via www.trackalerts.com)
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