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From:TheBahamasWeekly.com Sports
Nassau, Bahamas - Since 1999 The Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations has held a End of The Year Awards celebrations. Today at the Sheraton Cable Beach Hotel, the top award, named after world class High Jumper Charlie Major from the twenties, was presented to a High Jumper, Trevor Barry, who won the bronze medal in his specialty at the IAAF World Championships in Daegu, South Korea. Barry, with a best of 2.29m (7’7-1/4”) when he arrived in Korea, improved his best to 2.32m (7’7-3/4”). His personal coach, Keith Parker was unable to be in Daegu due to illness. After Daegu Barry medaled in several European meets. He finished second in Barry also won the High Jump at the Central American and Caribbean Sr. Championships in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico.
The award was presented by William
Henry Major IV, grandson of Charlie Major and Charles William Major
III, great grandson of Charlie major.
Dr. Bernard J. Nottage Junior Athlete of The Year The award was named after BAAA and the Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation president Dr. Bernard J. Nottege. The award was won by Anthonique Strachan of St. Augustine’s College and Club Monica. Strachan won the Austin Sealy Award at the Carifta Games in Montego Bay. She tied Veronica Campbell-Brown’s 200m with a 22.93sec clocking. Strachan finished second in the Central American and Caribbean Sr. Championships with a 22.90sec, her personal best. At the Pan American Jr. Championships in Miramar, Florida, Strachan bettered her personal best with a 22.70sec clocking for the victory, breaking the championships record. At that time it was the best junior performance in the world. At the end of 2011 it is the second best junior time of 2011. She is coached by Dianne Woodside president of The Bahamas Track and Field Coaches Association Thomas Robinson Senior Athlete of The Year This award is named after Bahamian sports icon Thomas Robinson.
Winning the award was High Jumper
Trevor Barry.
Frank Rahming Senior Female of The Year This award is named after Frank Rahming longtime coach. Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie won the award. Harrison Petty Collegiate Athlete of The Year Harrison Petty has been a sponsor of the BAAA and involved in Track and Field for over twenty years. The award was presented to 400m runner Demetrius Pinder. Collegiate Female Athlete of The Year
This award was won by
Sheniqua Ferguson
sprinter of Auburn University.
Errol Bodie Junior Male Athlete of The Year Errol Bodie is a pioneer in Track and Field in Grand Bahama.
Latario Collie- Minns, the World
Youth Champion in the Triple Jump won this category.
Diana Lynn Thompson Junior Female Athlete of The Year Diana Lynn Thompson coached World 400m champion Avard Moncur in High School and was president of the Roadrunners Track Club.
Shaunae Miller, World 400m Youth
Champion was the winner.
Collegiate Male Track Athlete of The Year
Demetrius Pinder was the winner.
He had the highest ranked performance of any Bahamian senior athlete
this year. Pinder of Grand Bahama and Texas A & M University won
the 400m at the NCAA Indoor Championships.
Collegiate Male Field Athlete of The Year Raymond Higgs of the University of Arkansas jumped 8.15m (26’9”) in the Long Jump. This was the third best ever performance by a Bahamian in that event. Collegiate Female Track Athlete of The Year
Sheniqua Ferguson advanced to
the semi-final of the 200m in the World Championships.
Collegiate Female Field Athlete of The Year
Kenya Culmer a High Jumper
from Southern Illinois University
Basil Neymour Junior Male Track Athlete of The Year Basil Neymour of Grand Bahama has been actively involved in sponsoring Track and Field and other sports in The Bahamas.
Stephen Newbold, World Youth
Champion in the 200m from St. John’s College was selected.
Keith Parker Junior Male Athete of The Year World Youth Triple Jump Champion Latario Collie-Minns was selected. Collie-Minns finished fourth in the IAAF performance list for juniors and first for Youth with a 16.55m jump. Anita Doherty Junior Female Track Athlete of The Year Anita competed in the Pentathlon in the 1970 Commonwealth Games in Edinborough.
Anthonique Strachan who won the Austin Sealy Award at the Carifta Games as well as the 200m at the Pan Am Junior Championships was selected. Ronald Cartwright Junior Female Field Athlete of The Year Tamara Myers from Andros set a new National Junior record in the Triple Jump. She attends the College of The Bahamas. Her national mark is 12.90m.
She won a silver medal at the Carifta
Games and the Pan Am Junior Championships.
Sir Durward Knowles Family Island Athlete of The Year Sir Durward Knowles won the Gold medal in Sailing at the Olympic Games in 1964 and the Bronze medal in 1956, the first Olympic Bronze and Gold medals for The Bahamas.
Andre Colebrooke from Eleuthera
finished fifth in the 800m at the Carifta Gameds.
Angela Rolle Under-15 Youth Female Athlete of The Year Named after Angela Rolle , deceased of Grand Bahama, this year’s award was presented to Blayre Catalyn In the CAC Age Group Championships Catalyn finished 11th overall in the 11& 12 category and set a new record in the 60m.
Blayre won the 100m and 200m in the Under 13 Division of the Scotiabank National High School Track and Field Championships. Under-15 Youth Male Athlete of The Year
Kinard Rolle finished in eighth
place in the CAC Age Group Championships in the 13-14 categories with
a Gold medal in the 1200m.
Cross Contry Male Athlete of The Year
James Audley Carey
Cross Country Female Athlete of The Year
Hughnique Rolle
Henry Crawford Coach of The Year Crawford was the coach of Thomas Robinson and a number of other outstanding athletes in the fifties and sixties. He died in 1986. David Charlton, of Star Trackers coached Stephen Newbold, World Youth 200m champion.
The award was presented by Diane Crawford-Fernander,
daughter of henry Crawford.
Roderick Simms Official of The Year Simms was a long serving official in BACO, the Bahamas Association of Certified officials. He is now deceased. The award went to Courtney Thompson. The award was presented by Lorraine Simms, daughter of Roderick Simms. This selection was made by BACO. All other selections were made by an independent panel of sports journalists. Corporate Citizens Four corporate partners were given special recognition at the event. Scotiabank, Kerzner Ltd., The FML Group of Companies, and BTC who was named the Corporate Citizen of The year. A special award was presented by Sports Radio 103.5FM Sports Revolution Award for Character Anthonique Strachan for getting up and completing her relay leg after she fell down in Daegu. During the event Mike Sands, president of the BAAA presented coach Kieth Parker wit is IAAF Veteran’s Pin which he was awarded in Daegu during the IAAF Congress. The afternoon was billed as a Tribute to Chris Brown, who has competed for The Bahamas since 1997. Chris holds both national records in the 400m and 800m. Last year he won the Gold medal in the IAAF World Indoor 400m. It was a great afternoon with David Wallace returning as Master of Ceremonies. Musical renditions were done by singer Anuschka Wright
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