BACOLET, Tobago, March 28 – Grenada finished with eight medals including one gold at the completion of the 34th Junior CARIFTA Games at the Dwight Yorke Stadium here on Monday.
Joel Phillip took the gold medal
with a total score of 4803 points followed by Akido Noel (4748) and Peter Carter
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Adding to the silver and bronze medals achieved by Sherry Fletcher and Andon Mitchell on Saturday, Grenada also won a silver medal in the boys’ Under 17 3000m from Chad Isaac and two bronze medals in the Under 20 girls’ 4x100m relay team and Jillian Stephen in the girls’ Under 17 High Jump.
The morning session was
relatively quiet for the ‘big-guns’ particularly
On the final day of competition, Grenada secured only one medal as Fletcher took the bronze in the girls' Under 20 200m. It wasn't her best start but fought back in the last 60 metres to finish third.
For the first time Grenada participated in all the relay events but only picked up one medal ( girls' Under 20 Relay).
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, March 16 – 2004 medallists Akido Noel, Joel Phillip and Neilon Joseph will spearhead a 30-member Grenada Team for the 2005 Junior CARIFTA Games in Tobago next weekend.
Joseph, who won a bronze in the Under-20 boys' 5000m and Phillip and Noel silver and bronze medallists respectively in the heptathlon event are the only repeat individual medallists included in the team.
However, the strength of the Grenada team will again be in the field events, specifically in the javelin disciplines.
Grenada has had a rich history in the javelin events winning 49 medals, including 26 gold since the inception of the Games in 1972.
In fact, Grenada successfully defended the gold medal in the boys’ Under-17 category between 1999 and 2004.
The prospects of this country surpassing its 11-medal haul last year however are uncertain because apart from the Heptathlon athletes only last year’s 4x100m relay silver medallists girls’ quartet have been included. But they will be competing in the Under-20 category.
Central Arizona College sprinter, Sherry Fletcher, who missed out on a medal in the Under-20 Girls’ 200m, has been included.
The team which was selected following last weekend’s National Championship will be accompanied by six officials.
CARIFTA TEAM 2005
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NAMES |
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EVENTS |
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UNDER 17 GIRLS [8]
Janelle Redhead Coleen Felix Gillian Stephens Tarlisha Morain Shinell Aberdeen |
SRMS SDCSS SAASS SDCSS SJCA |
200, 400, 4x100, 4x400m 100 mH, 300 mH, JT, 4x100, 4x400 HJ, 4x400 100, 200, 4x100, 4x400 100, 4x100, 4x400 |
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UNDER 17 BOYS [8]
Esyssen Joseph Karel Collier Quamie Andrew Chad Isaac Jeffrey Lalgie Mikhail Joseph Damion La Pompe Todd James |
MDC SAASS MDC GSS SAASS WSS MDC SAASS |
JT 200, 400, 4x100/400 HJ, LJ, 4x100/400 800, 1500, 4x400, 3000 SP 4x400, 400, 200, 4x100 100, LJ, JT JT |
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UNDER 20 GIRLS [6]
Rena Mitchell Sherry Fletcher Kathy-Ann Gilchrist Allison George Ann Marie Francis Akisha Dumont |
SJCA CEN. ARIZONA FALCONS CLUB SJCA SJCA SJCA |
JT 100, 200, 4x100/400
JT 100, 200, 4x100/400 4x100/400 400, 4x400 |
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UNDER 20 BOYS [10]
Andon Mitchell Joel Redhead Marcus Julien Joel Phillip Akido Noel Kenroy Peters Kevon Charles Deon Charles Lloyd Charles Raedon Gill Neilon Pascal |
MDC HSS MDC GBSS GSS MDC GSS GBSS SAASS PBC MDC |
100, 200, 4x100/400 200, 400, 4x100/400 100, LJ, 4x100 Hept Hept, 4x400 JT JT SP, DT 400 H, 4x100/400 DT, SP 800, 5000m, 4x400 |