Strong Start In The Field On Day 2

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Day Two Highlights for Team Bahamas at CARIFTA 52

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO – The field events continue to be the highlight for Team Bahamas on day two of CARIFTA 52. The opening event for the day was the U-20 girls shot put, where Annae Mackey took home the silver medal. Mackey had previously won silver in this event last year in Grenada.

This year, it was a back-and-forth battle between Mackey and gold medalist Marla-Kay Lampart from Jamaica. Both athletes surpassed the previous CARIFTA record, with Lampart throwing 17.44m for gold and Mackey recording a mark of 17.14m for silver. Mackey led through the first four rounds, with her early mark being 16.10m. Lampart responded with a record-breaking throw, and Mackey made her final attempt on her last throw.

Annae Mackey – Silver Medalist, U20 Girls Shot Put: “It felt really great to set a personal best and compete at this level. Now, my focus shifts to the discus.”

In the U-20 boys long jump, William McKinney won the silver medal with a leap of 7.36m, recorded on his final attempt. McKinney had two consecutive jumps at 7.25m before hitting his final mark.

William McKinney – Silver Medalist, U20 Boys Long Jump: “I’m really happy with the silver medal. Now, I’m focused on the triple jump tomorrow.”

Team Bahamas also had strong performances in the 200m heats, with Eagan Neely qualifying automatically for the finals in the U17 boys event, after winning Heat 1 with a time of 21.50 seconds.

In the U17 girls 200m, Brion Ward and Keyezra Thomas both advanced, running 24.36 seconds and 24.31 seconds, respectively. In the U20 girls 200m, Shatalya Dorsett ran 23.31 seconds, and Jamiah Nabbie ran 23.87 seconds, both finishing second in their heats to advance to the final.

In the U20 boys 200m, Everette Fraser ran 21.82 seconds, and Emmanuel Adams ran 22.41 seconds, but neither advanced to the final.

Darvinique Dean and Kei-Marie Hanna are both through to tonight’s final of the U20 girls 400m hurdles, with Dean qualifying as the fourth-fastest in 1:00.25 seconds and Hanna fifth in 1:00.16 seconds. Zion Davis also advanced to the U20 boys final in 52.23 seconds.

In the U17 girls discus, T’Arjahnae Green finished sixth with a throw of 32.57m, and Ahnae Smith was seventh with 32.32m.

Team Bahamas’ Overall Standings after Day 1 After day one of competition, Team Bahamas led with 235.50 points. Jamaica was in second place with 202.50 points, while Trinidad and Tobago rounded out the top three with 164 points. Team Bahamas had 19 medals after night one, including seven gold.

Swimmers Shine for Team Bahamas

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO – In swimming, Violetta Saralegui earned a silver medal in the 13-14 girls butterfly event.

Violetta Saralegui – Swimmer, Team Bahamas: “It felt really good to have my teammates cheering me on throughout the race. I’m happy with the result.”

David Singh won gold in the 13-14 boys 200m butterfly, while Dexter Russel earned several gold medals, including in the boys 50m backstroke, 100m butterfly, and the 400m freestyle relay.

David Singh – Swimmer, Team Bahamas: “I was really excited to win gold. It feels great to do better each time I race.”

Dexter Russel – Swimmer, Team Bahamas: “It feels good to win gold. I had a real race today, and I’m proud of my performance.”

Several races are scheduled for day two, including the 200m freestyle, 50m fly, 100m backstroke, 400m IM, and 400m medley relays. The evening session is currently underway and is expected to wrap up around 9 p.m.