Bahamaian athletes competing in college from March 19, 2012 - March 25, 2012.
Bahamian junior athlete Anthonique Strachan has informed MileSplit Bahamas she will fore-go running in college and head straight to the professional ranks. Strachan has signed a contract with the shoe company Puma. Details of the contract have not been disclosed.
Congratulations to all of the team members representing in Bermuda! GO BAHAMAS!
Round up of all of the coverage from the CARIFTA Trials.
BAAA President Mike Sands told Channel 13 that he hopes and expects tha IAAF to certify the new National Stadium by June's Olympic Trials.
Teray Smith exchanged the warm sunshine and beaches of the Bahamas for those in South Florida. The American Heritage junior moved to the states in October of 2009 to create a better opportunity for himself in track and field and in life. He says the transition was tough at first.
Here are your overall leaders for each event. Click on the event to pull up the full event rankings and once there you can filter by age group as well.
Grand Bahamian Demetrius Pinder drew world attention to his track exploits over 400 meters (m) just two years ago. He surprised track observers by defeating Chris Brown to capture the 400 meters national title. He took third place in the 2010 North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association (NACAC) Championships. (via www.thenassauguardian.com)
Bahamians competing in college meets from March 12, 2012 - March 18, 2012.
Complete results and photos posted from HS Nationals.
Last week Scotiabank became for the third consecutive time the Title Partner of the BAAA National High School Track and Field Championships and for the second consecutive time the Title partner of the BAAA Olympic Trials.
Through the bank’ s Bright Future programme and its new tagline introduced last November, Scotia has challenged us to “ Discover What’ s Possible”.
Bahamians competing in the college indoor and outdoor season for March 05, 2012 - March 11, 2012.
The Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations, on Sunday, in a press release explained the reason for the team's none-participation in the men's 4x400m relay at the just concluded World Indoor Championships. (via www.trackalerts.com)
For the first time in the history of the IAAF World Indoor Championships, two Bahamians will clash in the final of the men’s 400 metres. (via www.tribune242.com)
Coverage round up from the GSSSA Championship this week where CR Walker won out in solid form over CV Bethel.
At the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Instanbul, Turkey today Demetrius Pinder and Chris Brown both won their respective heats and advanced to Saturday's finals.
It has been a big adjustment from the Bahamas to Kenya but distance runner Oneil Williams said he's enjoying his stay there as he continues his training in preparation for a shot at qualifying for the London Olympics in August. (via www.tribune242.com)
THROUGH Scotiabank's continued sponsorship, the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations (BAAA) will be able to assist all of the Grand Bahama and Family Island schools taking part in the 24th National High School Track and Field Championships. (via www.tribune242.com)
Bahamians competing in the college scene for the week of February 27, 2012 - March 04, 2012.
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Former world 100m record holder Asafa Powell will run in Jamaica and not The Bahamas as reported in that country on Friday. The (via www.trackalerts.com)
Defending 400 meters (m) World Indoor Champion Chris Brown informed on Thursday morning that Grand Bahama is now the designated location for an invitational track and field event he has scheduled for Saturday, April 14. (via freeport.nassauguardian.net)
SAC wins another BAISS title. We were on site for photo coverage.
Bahamian junior sprinter Printassia Johnson, a 2011 graduate of Queen's College, was awarded a full athletic scholarship to attended Illinois State University, a prestigious National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I school in Chicago, Illinois, this spring (via www.thenassauguardian.com)
"We are happy to announce that the Grand Bahama Secondary Schools of Athletics Association 2012 track and field championship will be held in honour of Mr. Errol Bodie," said Sandra Laing, Treasurer, G.B.S.S.A.A. at a press conference on Tuesday at the Grand Bahama Sports Complex. (via freeport.nassauguardian.net)
Only 23 points separates the St. Augustine's Big Red Machine from the Queen's College Comets, a margin Comets' Head Coach Garry Malcolm hopes to close by the end of Day Two of the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools (BAISS) Track and Field Championships. It is no surprise that the Big Red Machine is out front, and the Comets are trailing in second (via www.thenassauguardian.com)
The Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations has announced that veteran quarter miler and 2010 World Indoor champion Chris Brown will lead the Bahamas ten member team to the Istanbul World Indoor Championships scheduled for March 7th to 9th. (via www.facebook.com)
Here's look at the top three finishers in events contested on day two of the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools’ Inter-School Track and Field Championships at Thomas A Robinson Stadium. (via www.tribune242.com)
The team of Devynne Charlton, Anderia Ferguson, Janae Ambrose and Cormisha Cox made history as they won the first race held in the new Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium. The quartet re-enacted the women's 4 x 100 metre relay team that won the gold medal at the 2000 Olympic Games 'Down Under' in Sydney, Australia. (via www.tribune242.com)
National record holder in the women's 100 meters (m) and former Olympic relay champion Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie is curious as to why certain members of the original Bahamian "Golden Girls" were not invited to the opening of the Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium, on Saturday evening. (via www.thenassauguardian.com)
