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Bahamians Highly Ranked Ahead of NACAC Championships

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The countdown is on for the NACAC Championships and Bahamians are some of the highest ranked in their respective events headed into competition this weekend.

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August 12, 2025

10th Year Seniors

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The countdown is on for the NACAC Championships and Bahamians are some of the highest ranked in their respective events headed into competition this weekend.

Rhema Otabor is top ranked in women’s javelin at 61.94m, while Taysha Stubbs is 13th at 50.03m.

In the 100m, Athaya Charlton is 8th at 10.87 secs, and also 5th in the long jump at 6.52m. Camillie Rutherford is 14th in the 100m in 10.96 secs.

In the 100m hurdles Devynne Charlton is eighth at 12.53 and charisma taylor at 12.79

In the 100 metres, Carlos Brown leads the way at 14th with his 10.04 season best with Terrence Jones close behind in 19th at 10.08, jones is also 19th in the 200m at 20.29 secs.

In the 100m hurdles Antoine Andrews ranked 10th in the 110-meter event at 13.35.

More from the field events, Donald Thomas, ranks 5th in the high jump at 2.27 metres, Shaun miller jr. Is just behind at 6th at 2.26 metres and Ken Mullings is 7th in the decathlon with 8,055 points.’

Baseball

One Bahamian collegiate baseball player is already using his platform to give back to the next generation.

Pheron Charlton steps into the coaching ranks to host his first summer baseball camp at the Baillou Hills Sports Complex.

The Florida Memorial Lions outfielder partnered with Coach Tony Miranda out of Los Angeles to host young campers between the ages of 5-13.

A minority baseball prospects HBCU All-Star selection, Charlton hit .276 with three doubles, two home runs, 41 stolen bases and scored 33 runs.

It has not been a fun time for jazz chisholm jr and the new york yankees recently as they Continue their slide in the american league east standings.

MLB

The good news from Monday night – the New York Yankees broke a losing streak and Chisholm hit home-run number 20, the bad news – they’re still six games back of the Blue Jays in the AL East, and three games back in the race for the AL Wild Card.

Chisholm’s solo shot came in the eighth inning of the Yankees 6-2 win over the Minnesota Twins at Yankee Stadium.

It had a 110 mph exit velo, a launch angle around 24 degrees, and traveled 374 feet.

That marks back-to-back seasons with at least 20 home runs for the all-star second baseman.

Jr. Pan Am Games

Swimmers set another national record, this time in the mixed 4 x 100 meters freestyle relay.

Marvin Johnson, Lamar Taylor, Zoe Williamson, and Elyse Wood swam 3:37.23 in the final to finish in sixth-place.

In the 100m fly Wood swam a new personal best and advanced to the a final, finishing 8th overall in 1:03.37 secs.

In the men’s 100m fly Johnson finished 23rd overall in 56.90 seconds and Forbes was 25th at 57.36 seconds.

Williamson was 35th overall in the 200m free in 2:15.71 seconds.

Finally, archer Leron Rolle competed in the men’s individual compound event but was eliminated in the round of 16.