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Athletes Qualify On Day 1 Of CARIFTA Trials

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The country’s best are in the capital for CARIFTA trials and some of them have already made the cut.

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8 months ago

March 16, 2024

Taige Adderley

CARIFTA Trials

The country’s best are in the capital for CARIFTA trials and some of them have already made the cut.

Keyezra Thomas is headed in the girls U-17 400m and the high jump.

Alexandrea Komolafe also qualified in the high jump.

Terrell McCoy qualified in the girls U-12 shotput.

Erin Barr and A’karee Roberts qualified in the girls U-20 1500 meters, Zion Shepherd in the U-20 400m, and Shemar Davis and Bernard Kemp qualified in the U-20 high jump.

Action continues this evening and tomorrow beginning at 3 p.m.

Basketball

Conference tournaments started this week.

Wisconsin’s AJ Storr went off in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals against northwestern, going for 30 points, a career-high and a conference tournament record. He also grabbed six rebounds and his Badgers put the Wildcats away, 70-61.

Sammy Hunter also came up big, helping his team win the MAC Tournament.

He had 14 points and 3 rebounds as his Akron Zips beat the Ohio Bobcats in a barnburner 65-62.