Bahamians Shine on Opening Day of NCAA D-1 Outdoor Championships

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U.S.A. – The NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships are underway in Eugene, Oregon and on day one, Bahamians were already turning in All-American performances.

Bahamian national record holder and Nebraska Cornhusker record holder Keyshawn Strachan headlined the list by earning first team all-American honors in the javelin.

Strachan made his Cornhuskers debut in the outdoor season and had several highlights including – winning the NCAA West prelims at 76.97m and setting a school record 81.01m at the Drake Relays.

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs’ Oscar Smith’s was named a second team All-American after he finished 10th overall in the 110m hurdles.

He ran third in his heat in 13.45 seconds just missing out on qualifying for Friday’s finals.

He became the first bulldog to earn a second-team finish since 2016.

Smith’s season included a new pr in the 110m at 13.42 and broke the school record indoors in the 60m hurdles in 7.70 seconds

Zion Campbell and his Minnesota Golden Gophers teammates advanced to the finals in the 4x100m relay.

The team posted a new school record time of 38.16 to finish second in their heat and earn an automatic qualifying spot to Friday’s final. 

The quartet’s time also set a new big ten all-time record and they became the first 4x100m relay team from Minnesota to qualify for the NCAA final.

MLB

The New York Yankees took the first two wins over the Kansas City Royals, but it’s been a tough Series for Jazz Chisholm Jr, leaving some possible injury concerns headed into the weekend.

In game one, Chisholm left in the seventh inning after suffering neck tightness following a hard collision with royals third baseman Maikel Garcia. 

That incident also resulted in a bloody thumb. The Yankees won 10-2.

In game two in a Yankees a 6-3  win, Chisholm exited the game in the  fifth inning due to left groin tightness while stretching at third base. 

Manager Aaron Boone has described the situation as “optimistic.”

Chisholm returned to the lineup on June 3, after he missed about a month (since April 29) with a right oblique strain.

Baseball

Bohan Adderley’s quick progression to the Florida Complex League was met with a bit of a struggle at the plate early in the season, but if there’s one way to break out of a slump – it’s with a perfect day.

The New York Mets prospect finished 4-4 with two stolen bases and hit his first professional grand slam yesterday in the Florida Complex League.

He hit a lead off single in the top of the first inning, singled again in the third and once again in the sixth.

In the seventh, he homered to left field for his second home run of the season.

Adderley is hitting .205 with, 10 rbi, 12 stolen bases, and scored 10 runs in 22 games.

He also has a slash line of .205/.298/.301 on the season.