The Grand Bahama Port Authority, Limited would like to congratulate each Grand Bahama junior athlete for the hard work put forth in the 2010 Caribbean Union of Teachers Biennial Track and Field Championships held in St. Kitts. (From left to right): Assistant Coach, Sandra Laing; and Vice President-GBPA, Ginger Moxey; are pictured along with athletes Destini Miller, Kadeisha Heild and Juannae Lewis.

Freeport, Bahamas – Thirteen of Grand Bahama’s finest junior athletes travelled to St. Kitts & Nevis to compete in The Caribbean Union of Teachers (CUT) Biennial Track and Field Championships held on July 24^th and 25^th. Proud of their accomplishments, three junior athletes visited Ginger Moxey, Vice President of The Grand Bahama Port Authority, Limited (GBPA) to share in the excitement of their wins.

“GBPA is proud to support our junior athletes, as their sportsmanship and medals prove that we are nurturing future Olympians, right here on Grand Bahama Island,” stated Moxey while hugging each athlete as they displayed their medals.

Junior athletes, Juanne Lewis and Kadeisha Heild, competed in the Under 15 Girls 4X100 meter relay, winning Gold. They also secured Bronze in the sprint medley. Junior sprinters, Destini Miller and Jasmine Sutherland, claimed the bronze medal in the Under 13 Girls 4 X100 meter relay. Junior track star, Valentina Bodie, and three other junior athletes from Nassau, won the silver medal for The Bahamas in the 4X100 meter relay. The recent CUT Championships hosted hundreds of athletes from eighteen countries and have been pivotal for many of our nation’s greatest track and field stars, like Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie.

The (CUT) Biennial Track and Field Championships began in 1986, in Barbados, and have since grown in importance and significance. Before the team’s departure, Assistant Coach, Sandra Laing stated that she and the athletes were very appreciative of contributions made by GBPA and that the team would return to The Bahamas with medals, gold medals in particular….and they did!