Jermaine Wright College Sports Carib Florida State University junior Gleneve Grange will represent Jamaica in the women shot put at the IAAF World Championships to be held in London from August 4 – 13 after being invited by track & field’s governing body. Though Grange fell short of attaining the […]
Duarthe demolishes field to win Cuba’s first World U18 Javelin title, continues fast rise
Jermaine Wright IAAF U18 World Championships A Cuban excelling at the throws is not a surprise. But before today no Cuban athlete has ever won the IAAF World U18 Javelin title. Marisleiys Duarthe made sure she changed that today, continuing Cuba’s fantastic performance at this year’s championships. Only Yulenmis Aguilar, […]
Jamaican Women Discus Record falls again! – seventh time in last three years
Jermaine Wright SBTN: Sports By The Numbers As they say records are meant to be broken and the Jamaican Women discus record holds true to the saying. But in the sport of track & field where records usually have a long shelf life, it is the exception. With her throw […]
US-born Jazmine Fray enters the fray of Jamaican female 800m runners
Jermaine Wright College Sports Carib: Jamaica National Senior Trials Jamaica has not had much success in the middle distances despite their rich track & field history. Only Kenia Sinclair, Natoya Goule and Simoya Campbell have had relative success in the 800 metres event on the international scene in recent times. […]
Caribbean athletes at 2017 NCAA Outdoor Championships – 5 Champions, 14 medalists, 30 finalists
Jermaine Wright College Sports Carib: 2017 NCAA Outdoor Championships Caribbean athletes performed quite well at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships held from June 7 – 10. A total of 56 Caribbean athletes competed in 58 events at the Historic Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. Athletes from the region accounted for […]
NCAA Champs PREVIEW – Women 100m hurdles: Can the Caribbean go back to back?
Jermaine Wright College Sports Carib: 2017 NCAA Outdoor Championships A Caribbean lady won this event last year and the chances of the region going back to back is high. Five Caribbean women representing three islands will compete in the semi- finals at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships this […]
NCAA Champs PREVIEW – Women discus: Caribbean ladies serious title contenders
Jermaine Wright AthleteGPS: College Sports Carib One of the events where a Caribbean athlete has a great shot at winning the title. Seven of the 24 qualifiers are from the Caribbean – roughly 30% of the field that will compete at the 2017 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in […]
Christopher Bryan wins WAC Triple Jump title just a month since doing the event
Jermaine Wright AthleteGPS: College Sports Carib Jamaican athlete Christopher Bryan had been only doing the triple jump a little over a month but that did not stop him from winning the WAC title last weekend. What made it more remarkable is Bryan reached the 15 metres mark – an excellent […]
Caribbean girls Joana Evans, Breanna Roman head into NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships in top form
Jermaine Wright S@yF Director of Content The 2017 NCAA Division I Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships swims off today (March 15-18) at the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. Two women from the Caribbean qualified to compete at the championships. The Bahamas Joana Evans is slated to compete in the […]
University of Texas head coach ecstatic with Obrien Wasome’s third place in Triple Jump – 2017 NCAA Indoor Championships
Jermaine Wright S@yF Director of Content University of Texas Track & field head coach Mario Sategna is ecstatic over Jamaican jumper O’Brien Wasome’s performance yesterday at the NCAA Division One National Indoor Championships. The freshman leaped to a personal best 16.49 metres to finish third in the Men Triple Jump […]
