2024 CARIFTA Aquatics Team Named After Last Chance Meet

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Team Bahamas for the 2024 iteration of the CARIFTA Aquatics Games, set to be held in New Providence beginning March 28 at the Betty Kelly Kenning Complex, has officially been named.

There are 24 girls on the team and 23 boys for a total of 47 swimmers.

The head coach of the team is Travano McPhee.

The team is listed below:

Girls 11 -12

Sienna Campbell, Isabella Cuccurullo, Alissa Ferguson, Taylen Nicolls, Tiah Seymour, Skyler Smith

Girls 13 -14

Saleste Gibson , Madison Gilbert , Siann Isaacs, Lelah Lewis, DNDN McKenzie, Kimaya Saunders, Jaylah Threadgill

Girls 15 -17

Rhanishka Gibbs, Katie Goulandris, Kyana Higgs, Seannia Norville-Smith, Mia Patton, Elle Theberge, Zoe Williamson

Girls 18 and Over

Grace Farrington, Delaney Mizell, Victoria Russell, Zaylie-Elizabeth Thompson

Boys 11 -12

Blake Comarcho, Christon Joseph, Sean Norville-Smith, Benecio Robinson, Harold Simmons

Boys 13 -14

Maxwell Daniels, William Farrington, Lenin Hamilton, Dijon Simmons, David Singh

Boys 15 -17

Tristin Ferguson, Ellie Gibson, Tristen Hepburn, Asher Johnson, Marvin Johnson, Caden Wells

Boys 18 and over

Jack Barr, Thomas Bowers, Emmanuel Gadson, Joshua Murray, Lamar Taylor, Erald Thompson, Mark-Anthony Thompson

The Open Water Team includes:

Girls 14 -15

Allyssa Burrows, Madison Gilbert, Alexia Zatarain

Girls 16 -18

Giada Bertoldo, Grace Farrington, Alanna Murray, Layla Saidi

Boys 14 -15 

Damari Butler, William Farrington, Myles Saunders

Boys 16 -18

Jack Barr, Daniel Ferguson III, Malcolm Menzies, Donald Saunders

NCAA Basketball

The Ole Miss Rebels fell to the Louisiana State Tigers 75-67 Saturday night in the conference tournament in Greenville, South Carolina. 

LSU managed to take an early lead, going up 31-21 with three minutes left in the first half, but ole miss got back in the game, bringing the game to within one to early in the 4th. 

Madison Scott led the Rebels with 22 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists and Marquesha Davis had 21, 5 and 5.

Tigers superstar foward Angel Reese had 21 points and 17 rebounds. 

Coach Yo had no regrets.

Track and Field

Terrance Jones, the sprinter from Grand Bahama took home two gold medals at the NCAA Indoor National Track and field Championships in Boston on Saturday.

He won the 200m in a time of 20.23 seconds. 

Jones also won the 60m in a time of 6.54 seconds

Another Bahamian, Wanya McCoy of the University of Florida came 7th in the 200m race, finishing in a time of 25.60 seconds

McCoy also came fourth in the 60m with a time of 6.60 seconds.