Athletes from 32 member-nations will compete in the 2010 NACAC Under 23 Track & Field Championships at the Miramar, Florida Ansin Sports Complex from July 9th - 11th.

Under the auspices of the IAAF (International Amateur Athletics Federation) and the USATF (USA Track & Field) , athletes in the 23 and under category representing Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, El Salvador, St. Kitts/ Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, The Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Turk and Caicos Islands, United States Virgin Islands, and United States of America will bring their top athletes to compete at this high level senior competition.

The makeup of the Bahamas’ team is predominately collegiate athletes a number of whom recently competed for their universities and colleges’ at their conference and national championships.

Leading the team will be Demetrius Pinder the new national champion in the men’s 400 meters who has a season best of 44.93secs; Jamal Forbes in the 100 meters with a season best of 10.28; Nathan Arnett 400 meter hurdles Junior College champion with a season best of 51.47.  

Among the women competing are Bianca Stuart NCAA All American and sevenjump with a season best 6.54 meters along with Michelle Cumberbatch NCAAA Division 2, 400 meter hurdles champion and Ramona Nicholls 800 and 1500 meter standout from Park Atlanta University. Relay teams in the women’s 4x400 meters and men’s 4x100 and 4x400 will also be fielded. (7) time Missouri Valley Conference champion in the long

WOMEN’S TEAM EVENT
Charlesha Lightbourne               200 meters
Ramona Nicholls                         800 meters
Shellyka Rolle                             800 meters
Michelle Cumberbatch                400 meters Hurdles
Bianca Stuart                              Long Jump
Keythra Richards                         Long Jump
Yanique Clarke                            4x400 meters relay
Ashley Hanna                              4x400 meters relay
Michelle Cumberbatch                  4x400 meters relay
Shellyka Rolle                              4x400 meters relay

MEN’S TEAM EVENT
Jamal Forbes                              100 & 200 meters & 4x100 meter relay
Jonathan Davis                           100 & 200 meters & 4x100 meter relay
Demitrius Pinder                         400 meters & 4x400 meter relay
Latoy Williams                            400 meters  4x400 meter relay
Laquardo Newbold                     800 meters
Dennis Bain                                110 meters Hurdles & 4x100 meter relay
Nathan Arnett                            400 meters Hurdles
Jeffry Gibson                              400 meters Hurdles & 4x400 meter relay
Jamal Wilson                              High Jump
Stanley Poitier                            Long Jump
J’Venta Deveaux                         Triple Jump
Antillio Bastian                            Triple Jump
Cordero Bonamy                        4x100 meter relay
La’Sean Pickstock                       4x400 meter relay
Jamal Butler                               4x400 meter relay
Jerone Mitchell                           4x400 meter relay

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