The Bahamas Track & Field and Cross Country News

Teams named for Penn Relays Jason Byrne Apr 21, 2012

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 Jason Byrne Apr 18, 2012

Bahamians competing in college meets from April 09, 2012 - April 15, 2012.

COB Caribs women 5th, men place 10th Jason Byrne Apr 18, 2012

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 Todd Grasley Apr 17, 2012

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! Jason Byrne Apr 11, 2012

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 Apr 10, 2012

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 Apr 10, 2012

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)

College Report: Week of April 2, 2012 - April 8, 2012 Jason Byrne Apr 10, 2012

Bahamians competing in college track & field for week of April 2, 2012 - April 8, 2012.

Top Bahamas Performances at CARIFTA Games Jason Byrne Apr 10, 2012

It was a very solid showing for The Bahamas this year at the CARIFTA Games in Bermuda. Particularly exciting was the many medal-winning performances, coupled with a very large and riled up Bahamian crowd there, and the announcement that 2013 CARIFTA will be at home!

Jamaica and Bahamas lead the way at CARIFTA Day 2 Jason Byrne Apr 09, 2012

The Carifta Games curtain raiser largely belonged to Jamaica who claimed an impressive 27 medals on day one of the regional track and field event at the National Sports Centre.Bahamas, however, showed they are emerging as a force to be reckoned, especially in the sprint events, following their own impressive haul of 13 medals.Carifta hosts Bermuda scooped a pair of medals with Kyrah Scraders winning silver and Taylor-Ashley Bean claiming bronze.Scraders came second in the Under-17 girls 1500m in (via The Royal Gazette)

CARIFTA day one-Starchan leads Bahamas past Jamaica in sprints Jason Byrne Apr 07, 2012

DEVONSHIRE, Bermuda -  O’Jay Ferguson and Anthonique Strachan defended their titles in style to give Bahamas the bragging rights in the sprints over their arch-rivals Jamaica on the opening day of (via www.trackalerts.com)

CARIFTA Live Stream Jason Byrne Apr 07, 2012

We have the live stream link.

Rolle in national coaching spotlight Jason Byrne Apr 06, 2012

Noted veteran track and field coach Henry Rolle has been placed squarely in the national coaching spotlight by the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations (BAAA). (via www.thenassauguardian.com)

National stadium needs total focus Jason Byrne Apr 04, 2012

So, we say, it's only that the track has to be brought up to speed in every capacity to satisfy the IAAF, before an event could be endorsed. The truth be told, there is sill a great body of work that needs to be done for the track itself and the field.  (via www.thenassauguardian.com)

RBC sponsors 'Hawk' Finlayson Marathon Race Weekend Classic Jason Byrne Apr 04, 2012

RBC recently announced its sponsorship of the First Annual Alpheus 'Hawk' Finlayson 10K and 5K Race Weekend Classic. (via freeport.nassauguardian.net)

Future Olympians on show at CARIFTA Apr 04, 2012

More than 50 Bermudian athletes will this weekend be aiming for a medal as the starting gun for a major pan-Caribbean athletics event is fired.(via bermudasun.bm)

Ferguson denied junior national record Apr 03, 2012

Just last weekend, a junior athlete who competes for The Bahamas, ran a junior national record time, but it will never be recognized as such given his current citizenship status.

(via www.thenassauguardian.com)

A grand welcoming for Pinder and Brown Jason Byrne Apr 02, 2012

There are two things the executives and athletes in the governing body for track and field in the country can now brag about – a pair of medals from the indoor championships and being the first association to host a reception at the new Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium. (via www.thenassauguardian.com)

'Fireman' postpones meet until next April Jason Byrne Apr 02, 2012

INSTEAD of going to Grand Bahama, Chris 'Fireman' Brown has decided to holf off his initial Invitational Track and Field Classic and is now expected to stage it at the new Thomas A Robinson Stadium next year. (via www.tribune242.com)

College Report: Week of March 26 - April 1, 2012 Jason Byrne Apr 02, 2012

Bahamians competing in college during the week of March 26, 2012 - April 02, 2012.

Teray Smith runs 20.98 in at Miramar Invitational in Florida Jason Byrne Apr 01, 2012

Bahamian Teray Smith blistered the Miramar Invitational field in a career-best 20.98 to supplant Hall (21.03) atop the Florida rankings and jump to No. 5 among US high schoolers. It is the final tune-up before Smith represents the Bahamas in the Carifta Games next week. (via The Miami Herald)

The Freeport News - With a newly certified course, GB Marathon expected to attract top notch runners Jason Byrne Mar 31, 2012

Time is winding down for the start of the marathon race which Grand Bahama will become famous for in the future.

On the heels of a very successful Marathon Bahamas, which was held in Nassau, Grand Bahama is getting set to host its own major marathon event.

On April 6-7 (next weekend), the first Alpheus "Hawk" Finlayson's 5K-10K race weekend Classic will be held here in the second city. (via freeport.nassauguardian.net)

Strachan leads the world in the 100m Jason Byrne Mar 31, 2012

Bahamian track and field athletes no longer have to wait to see where their performances rank them in the world. The governing body for the sport, the International Association of Athletic Federations' (IAAF) first performance listing for the outdoor which verifies the fastest time in the world, so far, in the women's 100 meters(m) is 11.22 seconds turned in by junior sprinter Anthonique Strachan. (via www.thenassauguardian.com)

Quarter-Milers To Get IAAF Honours Todd Grasley Mar 30, 2012

Demetrius Pinder and Chris 'Fireman' Brown made history when they came across the finish line with the silver and bronze medals respectively in the 400 finals at the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Istanbul, Turkey.(via www.tribune242.com)

The Fit Runner - Episode 4: Stretching and Plyometrics Jason Byrne Mar 29, 2012

This episode of The Fit Runner takes us to RDV Sportsplex in Maitland, Florida where we meet with physical therapist Laura Podschun to learn about stride mechanics, stretching and plyometrics drills.

The "golden" beat goes on for Shavez Hart as he wins 100m Jason Byrne Mar 28, 2012

Shavez Hart, former golden boy at the 2011 CARIFTA games and graduate of St. Georges High School won the 100 meters dash at the West Texas A&M Invitational in a time of 10.53 seconds as the South Plains College Texan and Lady Texan track and field teams dominated the competition in their first outdoor meet of the season held March 2-3 in Canyon, Texas. (via freeport.nassauguardian.net)

'I believe this young lady is ready to run extremely fast' Jason Byrne Mar 28, 2012

After watching her spectacular season-opening performance over the weekend, coach Henry Rolle says sprinter Anthonique Strachan is definitely ready for a big showing this year. (via www.tribune242.com)

Kirk Lewis left off CARIFTA team Jason Byrne Mar 28, 2012

As for the qualifying standards, they are set in place by the BAAA each year based on the results from the previous CARIFTA Track and Field Championships. This year's meet is set for the Easter holiday weekend, April 7-9, in Hamilton, Bermuda. (via www.thenassauguardian.com)

Grand Bahama fields 11 athletes for CARIFTA National team Jason Byrne Mar 27, 2012

Within 12 days, dreams will come true. Some of the Caribbean countries' finest athletes will compete against each other's best, with the hopes of topping the medal count and earning pride and glory for themselves and their country at the 41st edition of the CARIFTA games. (via freeport.nassauguardian.net)

Carifta: Team Bahamas 'to give Jamaica a run for their money' Jason Byrne Mar 27, 2012

Head coach Dianne Woodside said she's confident that this year's Carifta team will perform exceptionally well in Hamilton, Bermuda, over the Easter holiday weekend.

The Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations (BAAA) ratified a full 70-member team that is expected to compete during the 41st version of the games - the top track and field competition in the Caribbean. "Very strong, very strong," were her first words in assessing the team. (via www.tribune242.com)