Jamaica’s Carifta squad announced, eyes 39th consecutive title

Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) has announced Jamaica’s team for the 52nd Carifta Games, scheduled for April 19-21 in Trinidad and Tobago. The squad includes sprinters Gary Card, Sabrina Dockery, and Shanoya Douglas.

The JAAA said an additional male and female multi-event athlete would be selected based on results from the Boys’ and Girls’ Athletics Championships, scheduled for March 25-29. The winners of the girls’ heptathlon and boys’ decathlon will be added to the team.

Athletes were selected following the Carifta Trials, which took place from February 28 to March 2 at GC Foster College in Spanish Town.

Jamaica will be seeking their 39th consecutive Carifta Games title and 47th overall since the event's inception. Their last defeat dates back to 1984 when the Bahamas emerged victorious at home.

At last year’s Games in Grenada, Jamaica dominated the medal table, securing 84 medals, including 45 gold, 23 silver, and 16 bronze.

Card, representing Wolmer’s Boys, is a strong contender for gold in the Under-20 100m and will also compete in the 4x100m relay. Dockery will contest the Under-20 100m, 200m, and 4x100m, while Douglas joins her in the girls’ sprint events.

Calabar’s Shaquane Gordon will accompany Card in the Under-20 Boys’ 100m and will also race in the sprint hurdles alongside Kingston College’s (KC) Daniel Clarke, who clocked a brilliant 13.06 seconds to win at the Carifta Trials.

Tahj-Marques White and Marcinho Rose, both of Kingston College (KC), have been selected for the Under-20 Boys’ 400m.

Holmwood Technical’s Jaydon Collins, who won the Under-17 sprint double at the Carifta Trials, leads the younger boys' squad alongside middle-distance runner Carvel Nooks. The Under-17 Girls’ team features sprinter Adora Campbell and distance runner Kevongaye Fowler.

The team:

Female Under-17
100m: Adora Campbell, Shayon Smith
200m: Rihanna Scott, Seana Wilson
400m: Shameika McLean, Tracey-Ann Evans
800m: Alikay Reynolds, Kevongaye Fowler
1500m: Kevongaye Fowler, Denique Palmer
100m hurdles: Malayia Duncan, Nickayla Russell
400m hurdles : Alyssa Carty
Long jump : Tshani Armstrong, Sackoya Palmer
High jump : Zavien Bernard, Sackoya Palmer
Triple jump: Zavien Bernard, Tshani Armstrong
Discus: Jamie-Lee Tulloch, Davieka Lewis
Shot put: Jamie-Lee Tulloch, Davieka Lewis
4x100m relay: Adora Campbell, Shayon Smith, Rihanna Scott, Seana Wilson
4x400m relay : Shameika McLean, Tracey-Ann Evans, Kevongayle Fowler, Alyssa Carty.

Female Under-20
100m: Sabrina Dockery, Shanoya Douglas
200m:  Sabrina Dockery, Shanoya Douglas
400m:  Shevaughn Thomas, Abriana Wright
800m: Jovi Rose, Cindy Rose
1500m: Cindy Rose, Sushana Johnson
3000m: Sushana Johnson, Ashara Frater
100m hurdles: Tiana Marshall, Bryana Davidson
400m hurdles : Shevaughn Thomas, Rhianna Lewis
Long jump: Rohanna Sudlow
High jump: Daneille Noble, Shanniqua Williams
Triple jump: Jaeda Robinson, Sabrina Atkinson
Discus: Shamoyea Morris, Marla-Kay Lampart
Shot put: Marla-Kay Lampart, Kimeka Smith
4x100m relay: Sabrina Dockery, Shanoya Douglas, Rohanna Sudlow, Tiana Marshall, Bryana Davidson
4x400m relay: Shevaughn Thomas, Abriana Wright, Annastacia Hall, Jovi Rose, Rhianna Lewis

Male Under-17
100m: Jaydon Collins, Michael Graham
200m:  Jaydon Collins, Kalel Archibald
400m:  Rushaine Richards, Diwayne Sharpe
800m: Luke Plummer, Yohance Carty
1500m: Carvel Nooks
110m hurdles: Brandon Bennett, Mark- Daniel Allen
400m hurdles: Jaeden Campbell, Esthance Porter
Long jump: Amani Phillips, Michael Graham
High jump: Selethel Johnson
Triple jump: Amani Phillips
Discus: Kamari Kennedy, Brandon Lawerence
Shot put: Kamari Kennedy, Brandon Lawerence
4x100m relay: Jaydon Collins, Michael Graham, Kalel Archibald, Mark- Daniel Allen, Brandon Bennett
4x400m relay : Rushaine Richards, Diwayne Sharpe, Jaeden Campbell, Luke Plummer, Eshanee Porter
Octathlon: Kevaun Grant

Male Under-20
100m: Gary Card, Shaquane Gordon
200m : Tyreece Foreman, Antonio Powell
400m: Tajh-Marques White, Marcinho Rose
800m: Shavan Jarrett, Joel Morgan
1500m: Joel Morgan
110m hurdles: Daniel Clarke, Shaquane Gordon
400m hurdles : Princewell Martin, Robert Miller
Long jump : Michael-Andre Edwards, Ricoy Hunter
High jump : Chavez Penn, Aaron Mckenzie
Triple jump: Chavez Penn, Michael-Andre Edwards
Discus: Joseph Salmon, Devontae Edwards
Shot put : Despiro Wray, Devontae Edwards
Javelin: Tarique Daley
4x100m relay: Gary Card, Shaquane Gordon, Tyreece Foreman, Antonio Powell
4x400m relay : Tajh-Marques White, Marcinho Rose, Daniel Wright, Paul Henry, Robert Miller, Princewell Martin