St. Kitts and Nevis team for OECS Championships

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The St. Kitts and Nevis Amateur Athletic Association (SKNAAA) is pleased to announce its National Representative Teams for the 2016 Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Track and Field Championships and for the 2016 North American Central American and Caribbean (NACAC) Under 23 Championships.

The OECS Track and Field Championships will be held in the British Virgin Islands (Rhode Town, Tortola) from Friday 1st to Sunday 3rd July 2016, while the NACAC Under 23 Championships is scheduled for Friday 15th to Sunday 17th July 2016 in El Salvador, San Salvador.  

OECS Track and Field Championships

 

Male Athletes
Antoine Adams – 100m / 200m / 4x100m
Jason Rogers – 100m / 4x100m
Allistar Clarke – 4x100m / 100m (Exhibition)
Brijesh Lawrence – 200m / 4x100m
Hakeem Huggins – 4x100m / 100m (Exhibition)
Warren Hazel – 400m / 4x400m
Lestrod Roland – 400m / 4x400m / 4x100m (sub)
Oneil Thomas – 400mh / 4x400m
Jahnaza Francis – 400mh / 4x400m
Masai Jeffers – 800m / 1500m
Drusan Henry – 1500m / 5000m
Tah’J Liburd – 800m / 4x400m
Nathaniel Huggins – Long Jump
Tahir Jefferson – Long Jump
Jermaine Francis – High Jump / Javelin
Adolphus Jones – High Jump / Shot Put
Dion Ward – Discus / Shot Put
Adrian Williams – Javelin

Female Athletes
Tameka Williams – 100m / 200m / 4x100m
Shenel Crooke – 200m / 4x100m
Marecia Pemberton – 100m / 4x100m
Virgil Hodge – 4x100m / 100m (Exhibition)
Amaya Clarke – 4x100m / 100m (Exhibition)
Kristal Liburd – Long Jump
Stavia Lewis – Shot Put / Discus

Francil Morris – OECS Athletic Congress Delegate
Valarie Richardson-Mason – Team Leader
Stewart Joseph – Head Coach
Donnell Esdaille – Assistant Coach
Roatter Johnson – Assistant Coach
Grace Maritza Dias – Assistant Coach
John Heyliger – Assistant Coach
Alister James – Physiotherapist

NACAC Under 23 Championships
Adrian Williams – Javelin
Warren Hazel – 400m
Oniel Thomas – 400mh
Nathaniel Huggins – Long Jump
Jamal Adams – 100m / 200m
Craig McDowell – Team Leader/Manager
Shirmon Caines – Team Leader / Head Coach

Commenting on the team’s selection, President Glenville Jeffers said “it was important that the SKNAAA sends a very strong contingent to the OECS Championships.”

“We are prepared to give it our best shot and return to the Federation as the new OECS Track and Field Champions. As it relates to the NACAC Under 23 Championships, our objective is to expose a number of our top Under-23 athletes within this small age group category to ensure that there is continuity propelling to the post Under 23 era. I am confident that the Selection Committee and the SKNAAA Executive made the best possible selection.”

The SKNAAA Executive extends congratulations to all selected athletes and appointed officials.

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