Barbados names 23-member CARIFTA team

A 23-member team has been selected by the Athletics Association of Barbados (AAB) to represent the island at the 50th CARIFTA Games in Nassau, Bahamas next month from April 8 to 10.

The Barbados team will have its eyes set on equaling or bettering the 2022 performance of 11 medals [ one gold, four silver, six bronze] in Kingston, Jamaica with 16 athletes expected to make their debuts.

Two noticeable omissions are Under-20 sprinters Amani Mascoll-Beckles and Kishawna Niles who dipped under the qualifying standards.
Mascoll-Beckles hit the CARIFTA mark in three events, clocking 47.77 seconds in the 400-metre, 21.29 in the 200-metre and 10.55 seconds in the 100-metre event.

While Niles stormed to 11.78 seconds in the Under-20 girls 100-metres.

Six under-17 girls have been chosen: Alika Harewood, Aniya Nurse, Ashlyn Simmons, Ariel Archer, Chanecia Bryan, and Kadia Rock, while Aaron Massiah, Kaden Dowrich-Roach and Luke Mcintyre are the under-17 boys. Asabi Callender, Brieanna Boyce, Layla Haynes, Khristel Martindale, and Nya Browne will compete in the under-20 girls division while the under-20 boys are: Amari Knight, Amir Gustave, Aragorn Straker, Favian Gollop, Fynn Armstrong, Jadon Pearce, Josiah Parris, Nikkolai Kennedy, T’shaun Sealy. The management team is expected to be announced at a later date.

Full team
Under-17 girls – Alika Harewood, Aniya Nurse, Ashlyn Simmons, Ariel Archer, Chanecia Bryan, Kadia Rock. Under-17 boys – Aaron Massiah, Kaden Dowrich-Roach, Luke McIntyre. Under-20 girls – Asabi Callender, Brieanna Boyce, Layla Haynes, Khristel Martindale, Nya Browne. Under-20 boys – Amari Knight, Amir Gustave, Aragorn Straker, Favian Gollop, Fynn Armstrong, Jadon Pearce, Josiah Parris, Nikkolai Kennedy, T’shaun Sealy.