Press Release by the GAA on the selected athletes for Carifta Games 2017

1. Grenada Athletic Association
PRESS RELEASE
TO: All Media Personnel
FROM: Grenada Athletic Association
March 25, 2017Re. 2017 CARIFTA Team
The Grenada Athletic Association announces the roster of 21 athletes to compete at the FLOW
CARIFTA Championships2017. The competition takes place April 15 to 17April 2017 in
Curacao.
The CARIFTA Games is an annual junior athletics competition first held in 1972. The Games
has two age categories: under 18 and under 20. Grenada hosted the Championship in 2016,
placing 4th winning 13 medals.
CARIFTA TEAM 2017
Under18 Female
Name Club Event
Joniar Thomas St. David’s Track Blazers Long Jump
Aaliyah Bartholomew Anglican High School Long Jump
Holly Charles Mc Donald College Javelin
Under 20 Female
Name Club Event
Amanda Crawford. Unattached 400m
Under 18 Male
Name Club Event
Johann Jeremiah Grenada Boys Secondary School Discus and Shot Put
Kelvin La Crette Grenada Boys Secondary School Discus
Trent Simon Grenada Boys Secondary School Shot Put
Deandre Collins St. David’s Track Blazers Javelin
Kore Joseph ACE Track Club 400 hurdles
Kyle Bowen Beacon Southern Pros 400 hurdles

2. Rico Moultrie Westmoland Secondary School 100m and 200m
Jared Sylvester St. David’s Track Blazers 400, 800 and 4x400
Javel Best ACE Track Club 400 and 4x400
Matthew Paul. Ace Track Club 400 and 4x400m
Under 20 Male
Name Club Event
Adrian Thomas Bishop’s College Javelin
Dunason Compton Bishop’s College Javelin
Gamali Felix Grenada Boys Secondary School Triple Jump and Long jump
Nathan Hood Beacon Southern Pros 800m
Nicholas Stanisclaus Grenada Boys Secondary School Pole Vault
Kenny Horsford Grenada Boys Secondary School High Jump
Kyle Gibson St. David’s Track Blazers Octathlon
The team Officials are
Name Position
Denise Williams Manager
Paul Phillip Coach
Wayne Mc Sween Coach
Kevon James Coach
MarioChristopher Physiotherapist
The team continues in training at the Grenada Athletic Stadium, on Saturday 1st
April 2017 and will
participate in the CARIFTA Camp from April 7th
to 10th
, 2017.
GAA PR Committee
Please contact: Kwame Hypolite (PRO) at 415 – 2046 for any questions, queries or concerns.