2015 CARIFTA Games

XLIV CARIFTA Games
Dates	3–6 April
Host city	Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
Venue	Silver Jubilee Stadium
Level	Junior and Youth
Events	Junior: 35 (incl. 4 open), Youth: 31
Participation	499 athletes from 25 nations
← 2014 Fort-de-France 2016 St. George's →

The 2015 CARIFTA Games took place between 3 and 6 April 2015. The event was held at the Silver Jubilee Stadium in Bird Rock, south-eastern suburb of Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis.^[1] During the games, the stadium was officially renamed the "Kim Collins National Athletic Stadium" in honour of the country's 2003 100m world champion Kim Collins.^[2] It was the second time after 2008 that the event was hosted by Saint Kitts and Nevis.

A report of the event was given for the IAAF.^[3]

Austin Sealy Award

The Austin Sealy Trophy for the most outstanding athlete of the games was awarded to Mary Fraser, Barbados. She won three gold medals, 800 m and 1500m in the youth (U-18) category, as well as 3000m open for both junior and youth athletes.^[3]

Medal summary

Complete results were published.^[4]

Boys U-20 (Junior)

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres (+1.5 m/s)	Mario Burke  Barbados	10.21	Michael O'Hara  Jamaica	10.33	Raheem Chambers  Jamaica	10.44
200 metres (−0.6 m/s)	Mario Burke  Barbados	21.51	Reuberth Boyde  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	21.70	Warren Hazel  Saint Kitts and Nevis	21.81
400 metres	Akeem Bloomfield  Jamaica	45.85	Rai Benjamin  Antigua and Barbuda	46.19	Henri Delauze  Bahamas	46.81
800 metres	Paul Tate  Jamaica	1:52.43	Justin Pinder  Bahamas	1:52.59	Devaughn Smith  Jamaica	1:52.59
1500 metres	Shevon Parks  Jamaica	3:56.69	Raheem Skinner  Barbados	3:58.19	Joshua Hunte  Barbados	3:59.39
5000 metres	Thaleentino Green  Jamaica	15:55.29	Tallan James  Grenada	16:01.57	Daniel Glave  Jamaica	16:16.24
110 metres hurdles (99.1 cm) (+3.3 m/s)	Jaheel Hyde  Jamaica	13.36 w	Xavier Coakley  Bahamas	13.51 w	Seanie Selvin  Jamaica	13.57 w
400 metres hurdles	Jaheel Hyde  Jamaica	50.96	Marvin Williams  Jamaica	51.11	Stephen Griffith  Barbados	51.77
High jump	Christoff Bryan  Jamaica	2.21m =CR	Laquarn Nairn  Bahamas	2.14m	Ace Louis  Saint Lucia	2.11m
Pole vault †	Akeem Kerr  Jamaica	4.10m	Jessy Voitier / Martinique	3.40m
Long jump	Andwuelle Wright  Trinidad and Tobago	7.44m w (+2.1 m/s)	Obrien Wasome  Jamaica	7.41m (+1.8 m/s)	Nathaniel Huggins  Saint Kitts and Nevis	7.37m (+0.9 m/s)
Triple jump	Miguel van Assen  Suriname	16.24m (+0.7 m/s)	Obrien Wasome  Jamaica	15.85m w (+2.4 m/s)	Odaine Lewis  Jamaica	15.79m w (+3.3 m/s)
Shot put (6.0 kg)	Demar Gayle  Jamaica	19.24m	Sanjae Lawrence  Jamaica	17.92m	Lael Tirnan / Martinique	16.78m
Discus throw (1.75 kg)	Demar Gayle  Jamaica	53.45m	Josh Boateng  Grenada	51.14m	Drexel Maycock  Bahamas	51.14m
Javelin throw	Anderson Peters  Grenada	70.09m	Denzel Prah  Bahamas	66.48m	Denzel St Marthe  Saint Lucia	64.31m
Octathlon †	Shakiel Chattoo[5]  Jamaica	5839 CR	Ramarco Thompson[5]  Barbados	5639	Woodens Corvil[6]  Turks and Caicos Islands	5572
4 × 100 metres relay	Jamaica Raheem Chambers Michael O'Hara Chad Walker Nigel Ellis	40.39	Bahamas Xavier Coakley Tyler Bowe Ken Russell Stephen Green	40.41	Trinidad and Tobago Gervais Ford Xavier Mulugata Francis Louis Jonathon Farinha	40.55
4 × 400 metres relay	Jamaica[7] Marvin Williams Jaheel Hyde Terry Thomas Michael O'Hara	3:09.13	Bahamas[8] Henri Delauze Justin Pinder Jordan Minnis Stephen Green	3:12.33	Trinidad and Tobago	3:15.77

^†: Open event for both junior and youth athletes.

Girls U-20 (Junior)

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres (+0.5 m/s)	Natalliah Whyte  Jamaica	11.56	Keianna Albury  Bahamas	11.64	Jenae Ambrose  Bahamas	11.74
200 metres (+4.3 m/s)	Kayelle Clarke  Trinidad and Tobago	23.12 w	Saqukine Cameron  Jamaica	23.32 w	Keianna Albury  Bahamas	23.49 w
400 metres	Shaquania Dorsett  Bahamas	53.40	Dawnalee Loney  Jamaica	53.58	Tiffany James  Jamaica	53.71
800 metres	Shaquania Dorsett  Bahamas	2:11.99	Faheemah Kyrah Scraders  Bermuda	2:12.16	Lisa Buchanan  Jamaica	2:13.26
1500 metres	Lisa Buchanan  Jamaica	4:39.50	Sasha-Gaye Whyte  Jamaica	4:40.66	Faheemah Kyrah Scraders  Bermuda	4:41.76
3000 metres †	Mary Fraser  Barbados	10:27.91	Shakeba Pink  Sint Maarten	10:32.72	Elizabeth Williams  Barbados	10:33.45
100 metres hurdles (+4.8 m/s)	Yanique Thompson  Jamaica	13.21 w	Jeanine Williams  Jamaica	13.40 w	Jeminise Parris  Trinidad and Tobago	13.85 w
400 metres hurdles	Andrenette Knight  Jamaica	1:00.52	Shannon Kalawan  Jamaica	1:01.01	Jonel Lacey  British Virgin Islands	1:01.26
High jump	Safia Morgan  Jamaica	1.76m	Khemani Roberts  Trinidad and Tobago	1.73m	Shanae McKenzie  Jamaica	1.73m
Long jump	Kristal Liburd  Saint Kitts and Nevis	6.11m (+1.1 m/s)	Danielle Gibson  Bahamas	5.99m (+1.1 m/s)	Rechelle Meade  Anguilla	5.98m (+1.3 m/s)
Triple jump	Tamara Moncrieffe  Jamaica	13.44m w (+5.8 m/s)	Yanis David / Guadeloupe	13.40m (+1.4 m/s) CR	Danielle Gibson  Bahamas	13.05m (+1.6 m/s)
Shot put	Portious Warren  Trinidad and Tobago	15.22m	Trevia Gumbs  British Virgin Islands	14.83m NR	Chelsea James  Trinidad and Tobago	14.73m
Discus throw	Shanice Love  Jamaica	49.39m	Rochelle Frazer  Jamaica	46.86m	Emeline Tedos / Martinique	41.00m
Javelin throw	Isheeka Binns  Jamaica	49.72m CR	Ayesha Champagnie  Jamaica	47.51m	Candesha Scott  Grenada	45.58m
Heptathlon †	Ayesha Champagnie[5]  Jamaica	5231 CR	Zinedine Russell[5]  Jamaica	4776	Priscilla Fond[9] / Guadeloupe	4527
4 × 100 metres relay	Jamaica Jeanine Williams Yanique Thompson Saqukine Cameron Natalliah Whyte	45.20	Bahamas Jerinique Brookes Jenae Ambrose Alexis Gray Keianna Albury	45.59	Trinidad and Tobago Jeunice Maxime Kadesha Prescott Thyla-Maree Scott Kayelle Clarke	47.64
4 × 400 metres relay	Jamaica Yeaschea Williams Tiffany James Andrenette Knight Dawnalee Loney	3:37.96	British Virgin Islands Lakeisha Warner Tarika Moses Taylor Hill Jonel Lacey	3:46.43	Trinidad and Tobago Thyla-Maree Scott Kayelle Clarke Jeunice Maxime Jeminise Parris	3:47.55

^†: Open event for both junior and youth athletes.

Boys U-18 (Youth)

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres (+0.3 m/s)	Javan Martin  Bahamas	10.41	Akanni Hislop  Trinidad and Tobago	10.47	Tyreke Wilson  Jamaica	10.56
200 metres (+1.8 m/s)	Akanni Hislop  Trinidad and Tobago	20.91	Javan Martin  Bahamas	21.16	Xavior Angus  Jamaica	21.17
400 metres	Christopher Taylor  Jamaica	46.64 CR	Jacob St Clair  Trinidad and Tobago	46.73	Devaughn Ellington  Jamaica	47.43
800 metres	Leon Clarke  Jamaica	1:56.75	Jauavney James  Jamaica	1:58.21	Jonathan Jones  Barbados	1:58.43
1500 metres	Shemar Salmon  Jamaica	4:02.98	Jonathan Jones  Barbados	4:04.03	Keemon Lawrence  Jamaica	4:04.98
3000 metres	Keemon Lawrence  Jamaica	8:55.64	Shemar Salmon  Jamaica	9:03.06	Dominic Dyer  Cayman Islands	9:09.41
110 metres hurdles (91.4 cm) (NWI)	Tavonte Mott  Bahamas	13.1 (ht) CR	Jordan Roberts  Jamaica	13.2 (ht)	Rivaldo Leacock  Barbados	13.3 (ht)
400 metres hurdles (83.8 cm)	Rivaldo Leacock  Barbados	51.34	Jauavney James  Jamaica	53.18	Aljani Bridgewater  Saint Kitts and Nevis	53.44
High jump	Lushane Wilson  Jamaica	2.11m	Jermaine Francis  Saint Kitts and Nevis	2.06m	Enzo Hodebar‡ / Guadeloupe	2.00m‡
Long jump	Pakito Dudley  Jamaica	7.03m w (+2.5 m/s)	Shammawi Wellington  Jamaica	7.02m w (+2.6 m/s)	Clement Campbell  Trinidad and Tobago	6.86m (+0.9 m/s)
Triple jump	Tamar Green  Bahamas	15.21m (+0.1 m/s)	Enzo Hodebar / Guadeloupe	15.11m (+0.8 m/s)	Pakito Dudley  Jamaica	14.68m w (+2.4 m/s)
Shot put (5.0 kg)	Isaiah Taylor  Trinidad and Tobago	17.56m CR	Kevin Nedrick  Jamaica	17.44m	Kyle Mitchell  Jamaica	17.03m
Discus throw (1.5 kg)	Deondre Rutherford  Bahamas	47.41m	Adrian Thomas  Grenada	47.40m	Johann Jeremiah  Grenada	46.34m
Javelin throw (700g)	Tyriq Hosford  Trinidad and Tobago	70.73m CR	Kevin Nedrick  Jamaica	65.09m	Vandel Joseph  Trinidad and Tobago	61.67m
4 × 100 metres relay	Jamaica Tyreke Wilson Xavior Angus Rushane Edwards De'Jour Russell	40.52 CR	Trinidad and Tobago Jalen Purcell Akanni Hislop Jerod Elcock Tyrell Edwards	41.43	Bahamas Jonathon Smith Javan Martin Poitier Kaze Donovan Storr	41.77
4 × 400 metres relay*	Jamaica* Leonardo Ledgister Devaughn Ellington Jauavney James Christopher Taylor	3:12.07 CR	Trinidad and Tobago Kobe John Terry Frederick Judah Taylor Jacob St Clair	3:14.23	Bahamas* Bradley Dormeus Poitier Kaze Byron Wilson Donovan Storr	3:18.12

^‡: It is reported that there is a tie for the bronze medal in high jump. However, it is also reported that Enzo Hodebar from Guadeloupe cleared the 2.00m in the first attempt, while Aaron Worrell from Barbados cleared the 2.00m in the third attempt, what should have broken the tie.^[4]
*: Initially, the U-18 4 × 400 m relay teams from Jamaica and the Bahamas were disqualified resulting in gold for Trinidad and Tobago, silver for the Cayman Islands (3:20.86) and bronze for Saint Kitts and Nevis (3:24.95). However, after successful protests, both teams were reinstated in the medal ranks.^[8][10]

Girls U-18 (Youth)

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres (+1.3 m/s)	Shellece Clark  Jamaica	11.50	Tristan Evelyn  Barbados	11.54	Brianne Bethel  Bahamas Shaneil English  Jamaica	11.63
200 metres (+1.5 m/s)	Shaneil English  Jamaica	23.38	Brianne Bethel  Bahamas	23.47	Kimone Shaw  Jamaica	23.89
400 metres	Junelle Bromfield  Jamaica	53.48	Sanique Walker  Jamaica	54.23	Meleni Rodney  Grenada	54.56
800 metres	Mary Fraser  Barbados	2:11.63	Chrissani May  Jamaica	2:13.28	Reanda Richards  Saint Kitts and Nevis	2:14.48
1500 metres	Mary Fraser  Barbados	4:41.44	Britnie Dickson  Jamaica	4:44.39	Jeima Davis  Jamaica	4:50.64
100 metres hurdles (76.2 cm) (+1.2 m/s)	Janeek Brown  Jamaica	13.29 CR	Jessie Zali / Martinique	13.70	Kieshonna Brooks  Saint Kitts and Nevis	13.71
400 metres hurdles	Junelle Bromfield  Jamaica	59.55 CR	Sanique Walker  Jamaica	1:02.40	Cheziah Phillip  Trinidad and Tobago	1:07.98
High jump	Shiann Salmon  Jamaica	1.73m	Doneisha Anderson  Bahamas	1.71m	Sakari Famous‡  Bermuda Lamara Distin‡  Jamaica	1.68m‡
Long jump	Charisma Taylor  Bahamas	5.93m w (+3.1 m/s)	Kieshonna Brooks  Saint Kitts and Nevis	5.72m w (+3.4 m/s)	Ave-Anna Venair  Jamaica	5.66m w (+3.0 m/s)
Triple jump	Charisma Taylor  Bahamas	12.01m (+0.3 m/s)	Zainy Nelzon  Suriname	11.88m w (+4.3 m/s)	Nichioner George  Grenada	11.75m w (+3.4 m/s)
Shot put (3.0 kg)	Sahjay Stevens  Jamaica	16.31m CR	Akidah Briggs  Trinidad and Tobago	15.09m	Laquell Harris  Bahamas	14.54m
Discus throw	Devia Brown  Jamaica	48.78m	Shyledeen Smith  Jamaica	44.83m	Serena Brown  Bahamas	44.20m
Javelin throw (500g)	Hayley Matthews  Barbados	47.37m	Asha James  Trinidad and Tobago	45.12m	Shanee Angol  Dominica	43.55m
4 × 100 metres relay	Jamaica Janeek Brown Shaneil English Shellece Clark Kimone Shaw	45.33	Trinidad and Tobago Akeera Esdelle Deleth Charles Jendayi Noel Shikyla Walcott	47.10	/ Guadeloupe[9] Judy Chalcou Océane Frédéric Kaëlle Bourguignon Naëlle Selbonne	47.41
4 × 400 metres relay	Jamaica Junelle Bromfield Satanya Wright Shanique Walker Anna-Kay Allen	3:39.13	Bahamas Doneisha Anderson Britni Fountain Brianne Bethel D'Nia Freeman	3:40.58	Saint Kitts and Nevis Hanah Mills Reanda Richards Namibia Clavier Kieshonna Brooks	3:51.26

^‡: It is reported that there is a tie resulting in four bronze medallists in high jump. However, only Sakari Famous from Bermuda and Lamara Distin from Jamaica cleared the 1.68m in the second attempt and all other heights in the first attempt. Daejha Moss from the Bahamas cleared both the 1.68m and the 1.65m in the second attempt, while Anelia Austrie from Dominica cleared the 1.68m in the third and the 1.65m in the second attempt. Consequently, there should be only two bronze medals.^[4]

Medal table (unofficial)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Jamaica	42	25	19	86
2	Bahamas	8	13	10	31
3	Barbados	7	4	5	16
4	Trinidad and Tobago	6	8	9	23
5	Grenada	1	3	4	8
6	Saint Kitts and Nevis*	1	2	6	9
7	Suriname	1	1	0	2
8	Guadeloupe	0	2	3	5
9	Martinique	0	2	2	4
10	British Virgin Islands	0	2	1	3
11	Bermuda	0	1	2	3
12	Antigua and Barbuda	0	1	0	1
	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	0	1	0	1
	Sint Maarten	0	1	0	1
15	Saint Lucia	0	0	2	2
16	Anguilla	0	0	1	1
	Cayman Islands	0	0	1	1
	Dominica	0	0	1	1
	Turks and Caicos Islands	0	0	1	1
Totals (19 entries)		66	66	67	199

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 499 athletes from 25 countries participated. (Relay teams not completely known).

References

External links

• Facebook
• "Complete results". Archived from the original on June 11, 2015. Retrieved April 4, 2015.

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