Grand
Cayman, Cayman Islands –
Bermuda and the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) are expressing
cautious optimism going into the 48th
CARIFTA Games which take place over Easter weekend at the Truman
Bodden Sports Complex.

Bermudians
were hoping Sakari Famous would win a brighter colour medal for them
at this year’s Games but Famous, who secured bronze in the U-20
girls’ high jump in 2018, will not make the trip to Cayman due to
commitments at the University of Georgia where she is studying.

This
year’s team of 19 will have several first-timers, according to
Donna Raynor, President of the Bermuda National Athletics
Association.

“We
have a few medal contenders based on the results from last year, but
we will see on the day,” said Raynor.

Bermuda
CARIFTA Team – Girls

• Amelia
  Othman (high jump, 4x100m)
  
• Caitlyn
  Bobb (200m 400m, 4x100m, 4x400m)
  
• Jezhari
  Talbot (800m, 4X400m)
  
• Ketura
  Bulford-Trott (200m, 4X100m, 4x400m)
  
• Sanaa
  Rae Morris (400m, 4x100m, 4x400m)
  
• Za'Kayza
  Parsons (100m, LJ, 4x100m, 4x400m)
  
• Isabelle
  Dutranoit (1500m, 3000m)
  
• Kiara
  Francis (shot put)
  

Bermuda
CARIFTA Team – Boys

• Chayse
  Tanner (100m, long jump, 4x400m)
  
• Kahzi
  Sealey (3000m, 4x400m)
  
• Nathan
  Armstrong (1500m, 3000m, 4x400m)
  
• Nirobi
  Smith-Mills (800m, 1500m, 4x400m)
  
• Sancho
  Smith (800m, HJ, 4x400m)
  
• Clevonte
  Bean (200m, 400m, 4X100m)
  
• Johndell
  Cumberbatch (5000m)
  
• Ryan
  Outerbridge (5000m)
  
• Mikal
  Dill (100m, long jump, 4x100m)
  
• Sadiq
  Nurse (long jump, 4x100m)
  
• Suresh
  Black (100m, 200m, 4x100m)
  

Bermuda
CARIFTA Officials

• Terry
  Lynn-Paynter (Team Manager)
  
• Devon
  Bean (Head Coach)
  
• Jerome
  Richards (Coach)
  
• Joyann
  Clark (Coach)
  

Team
Turks and Caicos is hoping to at least repeat their U17 4x100m bronze
medal performance in 2018. Daveon Durham, Darren Pierret, Wooslyn
Harvey and Joshua Meghoo secured their country’s relay medal last
year and, and according to news from within the team, they are
expected to medal again.

Latrell
Pierre, who won bronze in the boys U17 javelin in 2018, will also be
looking for better success this time around but last year's gold
medal winner, Wilkinson Fenelon, who starred in the octathlon, and
Ken Reyes, who took silver in the 800m, have passed the Games' age
limit and will not be able to make a contribution to TCI’s medal
hunt. 32 TCI athletes total will be trying to improve on the
country’s 2018 four-medal.

TCI
CARIFTA Team – Girls

• Alexia
  Prince
  
• Died
  Mondestin
  
• Daisy
  McIntosh
  
• Aniyah
  Forbes
  
• Archelande
  Joseph
  
• Tenisha
  Gardiner
  
• Katrina
  Outten
  
• DeAjah
  Smith
  
• Bryana
  Brown
  
• Alecia
  Castan
  
• Zoe
  Butler
  
• Rebecca
  Barnadin
  

TCI
CARIFTA Team – Boys

• Daveon
  Durham
  
• Dashawn
  Gray
  
• Wooslyn
  Harvey
  
• Anthony
  Louis
  
• Mike
  Legerme
  
• Carson
  Garland
  
• Zachary
  Stern
  
• Tayjo
  Oppong-Adjei
  
• Darvon
  Rigby
  
• Chadwin
  Gray
  
• Emmanuel
  Agenor
  
• Darren
  Pierret
  
• Colby
  Jennings
  
• Junior
  Paul
  
• Joshua
  St. Michael-Meghoo
  
• Claude
  Baptiste
  
• Martijn
  Healy
  
• Bilton
  Gomez
  
• Kinsonne
  Noel
  
• Latrell
  Pierre
  

TCI
CARIFTA Officials

• Randy
  Ford (head coach)
  
• Alvirto
  Smith (assistant coach)
  
• Rosellie
  Ingham (team manager)
  
• Thelma
  VanAlstine (chaperone)
  

CARIFTA
tickets (Mackie Stand) are available for purchase at Funky Tangs and
all Reflections locations and also on www.caymancarifta2019.ky.