Nassau, Bahamas - It was a busy track and field year for The Bahamas. The Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations (BAAA) just recently held their annual awards to honour outstanding athletes of the year.

The following is a recap of accomplishments by the country in 2011 at international events.

The international 2011 Track and Field season started in Trinidad and Tobago and ended in Guadalajara, Mexico.  

Below is a list of achievements in every competition the Bahamas participated in.  

NACAC Cross Country

Trinidad & Tobago  

   James Audley Carey   26^th 21:12.8

   Leonardo Forbes        31^st 21:53.3  

BTC 2011 Carifta Team  

  Medalists  

Gold- 100m Girls Under-17     Devynne Charlton- 11.91sec  

          100m Boys Under-17     Delano Davis- 10.75sec  

          100m Girls Under-20    Anthonique Strachan- 11.38sec  
 

          200m Girls Under-17   Carmiesha Cox- 23.96sec (PB)  

          200m Girls Under-20   Anthonique Strachan- 23.17sec

                                                  22.93sec (PB), semi-final

                                                Ties 2001 record of

                                                Veronica Campbell-Brown  

         400m Boys Under-20   O’Jay Ferguson- 46.49sec  

         3000m Girls Open        Hughnique Rolle- 10:27.32 NR

         4x400m Boys Under-20       Andre Wells, Chavez Hart

                                                  Stephen Newbold, O’Jay Ferguson

                                                                                     3:07.14

                                                                                  Carifta Record

         Long Jump- Boys Under-17 Trae Carey- 7.01m (23’01/4”)  
 

        Total- 9  
 

      Silver     

           800m Boys Under-17    Ashley Riley- 1:53.07 PR  

          1500m- Boys Under-20   James Audley Carey- 4:03.07  

          400m Hurdles- Girls Under-20 Katrina Seymour- 58.04sec  

          400m Hurdles -Boys Under-17 D’Mitry Charlton  54.98sec  

          4x100m relay -Girls Under-17                           -   46.16sec

                                  (Devynne Charlton, Jasmine Walker

                                    Makeya White, Carmiesha Cox)

          High Jump- Boys Under-17 Norris Bain              -   1.90m  

          High Jump- Boys Under-20 Ryan Ingraham   2.10m (6’10-3/4”)  

          Triple Jump-Boys Under-17 Anthony Pratt - 13.49m (44’3-/1/4”  

          Triple Jump- Girls Under-20 Tamara Myers  -12.35m (40’6-/4”)  

          Triple Jump-Boys Under-20  Lathone Minns  15.24m (50’-1/4”)  

           Pentathlon Girls Open      Devinn Cartwright     - 3380 pts  
 

          Total -11  

Bronze  

     100m   Boys Under-17         Chavez Hart- 10.51sec  

      200m Boys Under-17         Delano Davis-21.76sec  

      400m Boys Under-20        Stephen Newbold-47.32sec  

      300m Hurdles Girls Under-17 Pedrya Seymour 

                                                   42.66sec (PB)  

     1500m Girls Under-20        Hughnique Rolle- 4:43.97(NR)  

      4x100m relay Boys Under-17                          - 41.75sec

                                    (Tommy Outten, Delano Davis

                                     Kirk Lewis, Lorman Johnson)

      4x400m relay Boys Under-17                           - 3:17.58

                                   (Janeko Carey, Ashley Riley

                                      Renaldo Tinker, Kinard Rolle)  

     4x100m relay Boys Under-20                         - 40.29sec (NJR)

                                   (Chavez hart, Trevorano Mackey

                                  Laron Hield, Stephen Newbold)  

     4x400m relay Girls Under-17                       -   3:50.18

                                   (Juanae Lewis, Dreshnae Rolle

                                     Pedrya Seymour)    

     4x400m relay Girls Under-20                       -  3:41.05

                                  (Katrina Seymour, Ashley Johnson

                                   Devinn Cartwright, Shaunae Miller)

    Long Jump- Girls Under-17 Danielle Gibson   - 5.53m (18’-1-3/4”)  

    Total-11  

Overall Medal Total- 9 Gold -11 Silver- 11 Bronze-31

Placing- 2^nd  

2010-Cayman- 3^rd. 6 Gold- 10 Silver-13 Bronze- 29  

2009- St. Lucia- 4^th 3 Gold-17 Silver-8 Bronze- 28  

Anthonique Strachan received the Austin Sealy Award for the Most Outstanding Athlete of the Games.  

She was the fifth Bahamian in history and first since Debbie Ferguson in 1995 to do this.  

CAC Age Group Championships

Tortola, BVI

July 1 ^st & 2 ^nd  

Two boys and two girls are in each division.  

The Bahamas finished second to Barbados.  

In the eleven and twelve division, Branson Rolle finished seventh overall.  

Blayre Catalyn finished eleventh overall in that division and set a new record in the 60m.  

In the 13-14 division Ieisha Taylor finished sixth overall, the best performance for the Bahamas.  

Andrea Ferguson finished eighth overall, winning the Gold medal in the Shot Put.  

Kinard Rolle won a Gold medal in the 1200m and finished eighth overall in that division.  

IAAF World Youth Championships

Lille, France

  6^th-10^th July

The Bahamas won three Gold medals:

Shaunae Miller won the 400m in 51.84sec a new Bahamian national Junior record. She had clocked 51.85sec for a new record at the BTC National Jr. & Sr. Championships in Grand Bahama.  

Stephen Newbold ran 20.89sec, a Personal best to capture the Gold medal in the 200m.  

Latario Collie-Minns jumped 16.06m (52’-81/2”) on the way to a victory in the Triple jump. His twin Lathone Collie- Minns won the Bronze medal with a performance of 15.51m (50’10-3/4”)  

This was the best ever world performance of a Bahamian Track and Field team as they finished fourth place overall behind USA, Kenya, and Jamaica.  

CAC Sr. Track & Field Championships

Mayaguez, Puerto Rico

July 15-17^th  

Bianca Stuart broke the Bahamian National Record in the Long Jump with a 6.81m (22’4-1/4”) jump. The old record of 6.80m (22’3-3/4”) was set by Shonel Ferguson in 1982 and tied by Jackie Edwards in 1996.  

This performance tied the Championships record by Elva Goulbourne of Jamaica.  

Nivea Smith won the 200m in 22.80sec, tying her personal best.  

Michael Mathieu won the 200m in 20.60sec.  

Trevor Barry captured the High Jump with a jump of 2.28m (7’5-1/4”).  

On the last event of the championships The Bahamas won the Men’s 4x400m in 3:01.33, their best of the year.  

Ramon Miller finished in second place to Trinidad & Tobago’s Reny Quow in the 400m in 45.56sec.  

Ramon Higgs jumped 7.75m (25’5-1/4”) in the long jump to finish third.  

The Women’s 4x100m relay team of Va’Lonee Robinson, Nivea Smith, Cache Armbrister and Anthonique Strachan finished third in 45.56sec.  

Katrina Seymour finished third in the 400m hurdles in her first senior competition in a new National Junior record of 57.24sec.   

Anthonique Strachan Sets World Seasonal Junior Best

Miramar, Florida

July 22-24^th  

At the Pan American Junior Track & Field Championships in Miramar, Florida on Sunday, July 24^th Austin Sealy Award Winner Anthonique Strachan set a world Junior seasonal best of 22.70sec.  

This was also a new Bahamian National Junior record. The old record was held by Sheniqua Ferguson at 22.85sec.  

Strachan also won the Bronze medal in the 100m in 11.46sec.  

Other Gold medals were won by Katrina Seymour in the 400m Hurdles, 57.87sec, and the Girls 4x100m Relay, 45.04sec  

This relay was made up of Devynne Charlton, Carmiesha Cox, V’Alonee Robinson, and Anthonique Strachan.  

Two Silver medals were won by Ryan Ingraham in the High jump with a 2.22m (7’3-1/4”), and Tamara Myers in the Triple Jump with a 12.85m (42’2”) performance.  

Bronze medals were captured by Latario Collie-Minns in the Triple Jump with a 15.93m (52’3-1/4”) performance, The women’s 4x400m relay with Anthonique Strachan, Pedrya Seymour, Devynne Charlton, and Katrina Seymour with a clocking of 3:42.61, and the men’s 4x100m relay with Blake Bartlett, Shavez Hart, Delano Davis, and Trevorano Mackey in a new National Junior record of 40.26sec.

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Trevor Barry Wins Bronze Medal in High Jump in Daegu

27^th August-4^th September  

Trevor Barry set a personal best in winning the Bronze medal in the IAAF World Championships in Daegu, South Korea.  

Barry, whose previous personal best was 2.29m (7’6-1/4”) jumped 2.32m (7’7-1/4”). This was the ninth consecutive championships that The Bahamas won a medal.  

Debbie Ferguson-Mckenzie finished sixth in the 200m in 22.85sec and Leevan Sands finished seventh in the Triple Jump with a seasonal best of 17.21m (56’5-3/4”).  

Commonwealth Youth Games

Isle of Man  

6-13^th September  

Triple Jumper Antonique Butler finished in fifth place with a jump of 11.22m (36’8-1/2”).  

Donald Thomas Wins Pan Am High Jump

Guadalajara, Mexico

23-30^th October  

In the final competition of the year, former World Champion Donald Thomas won the High Jump with a seasonal best of 2.32m (7’7-1/4”).  

Ramon Miller won the Bronze medal in the 400m in 45.01sec, his second best time ever.  

National Records Broken  

Athletes set National records in thirteen different events this season. In the senior division five were set, one of them in the men’s division, and two by a junior athlete.  

Three records, two by juniors were set on Bahamian soil.  

The oldest record broken was the Women’s Long Jump, first set by Shonel Ferguson in 1982 at 6.80m (22’4”) and tied by Jackie Edwards in 1996.  

Bianca Stuart jumped one centimeter better with a 6.81m (22’4-1/4”   ) in Mayaguez.  

Ivanique Kemp from the University of Arkansas set a new record of 13.20sec in the 100m hurdles at Eugene Oregon on May 28^th.  

Hughnique Rolle set two records, the 1500m at 4:43.97 and 3000m at 10:27.32. Both were done at the Carifta Games in Montego Bay. The 1500m was done on April 23^rd and the 3000m record on April 24^th.  

They are both National Junior records also.  

In the senior Men’s division Oneil Williams ran 14:00.54 at the Fritz Grant Invitational for the 5000m.  

In the Junior Girls Division, other than the records set by Rolle, four new records were set.  

Anthonique Strachan set a new record in the 200m at 22.70sec at the Pan American Junior Championships. The old record of 22.85sec was set by Sheniqua Ferguson.  

Shaunae Miller broke her record set in the IAAF World Junior Championships in Moncton twice. Her record of 52.45sec was done in the semi-final in Moncton. Miller ran 51.85sec at the BTC Jr. & Senior Nationals in Grand Bahama. Then she broke that record by a hundredth of a second at the IAAF World Youth Championships in Lille, France where she clocked 51.84sec.  

Katrina Seymour found her niche this year in the 400m hurdles when she broke the National junior record several times. She ran her best of 57.24sec in winning a Bronze medal at the Sr. CAC Championships in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico.  

Tamara Myers jumped 12.90m (42’4”) at the BTC Jr. & Sr. National Championships in Grand Bahama for a new National Jr. record in the Junior Girls Triple Jump.  

In the Junior Boys division Ryan Ingraham established a new National Junior record in the High Jump with a leap of 2.23m (7’3-3/4”).  

The Junior Boys 4x100m relay record was broken twice.  

At the Carifta Games Chavez hart, Trevorano Mackey, Laron Hield, and Stephen Newbold ran 40.29sec for a new record.  

In Miramar, Florida, Blake Bartlett, Chavez hart, Delano Davis, and Trevorano Mackey ran 40.26sec, improving the record by three hundredth of a second.