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JAAA names CARIFTA Games team
Jaheel Hyde
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PAUL A REID Observer writer  
March 24, 2014

JAAA names CARIFTA Games team

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Five individual medallists from the World Youth Championships have been included on the Jamaican 78-member team to the CARIFTA Games to be held in Martinique mid-April.

On the list released earlier Tuesday, gold medallists Yanique Thompson, Jaheel Hyde, Martin Manley and Marvin Williams and 400m bronze medallist Tiffany James were named to head the team which is expected to once again top the medals tables.

Notable omissions form the team are Calabar’s World Youth Championships 200m gold medallists Michael O’Hara and Wolmer’s Boys Christoff Bryan, the defending champion in the Under 20 high jump.

O’Hara did not take part in the two-day CARIFTA Trials and was reported to have submitted a medical certificate while Bryan had failed on all three attempts in the high jump after sitting out the early rounds.

The full team is: Under 18 Girls — Collista Baker, Moisha Barnes, Junelle Bromfield, Janeek Brown, Devia Brown, Shellece Clarke, Shenice Cohen, Lamara Distin, Britnie Dixon, Taqece Duggun, Janel Fullerton, Shania Ingram, Tiffany James, Shannon Kalawan, Britny Kerr, Sidney Marshall, Shanice Reid, Kimone Shaw, Nattalliah Whyte, Shanice Wright.

Under 20 Girls — Claudette Allen, Isheka Binns, Saquikine Cameron, Kedisha Dallas, Rochelle Frazer, Paul-Ann Gayle, Kimone Green, Camira Haughton, Andrenette Knight, Olivia Leckford, Dawnalee Loney, Yaniquie McNeil, Monique McPherson, Tamara Moncrieffe, Safia Morgan, Jonielle Smith, Yanique Thompson, Shanieke Watson, Sasha Gaye Whyte, Peta-Gay Williams.

Under 18 Boys — Nathaniel Bann, Warren Barrett, Akeem Bloomfield, Shane Buchanan, Ryan Butler, Raheem Chambers, Duran Crooks, Ryan Dunkley, Nigel Ellis, Jaheel Hyde, Roje Jackson-Chin, Jauvaney James, Martin Manley, Jhevaughn Matherson, Vashon McCarthy, Jordan Scott, Chad Walker, Obrien Wasome, Lushane Wilson.

Under 20 Boys —

Nathon Allen, Clayton Brown, Jordan Chin, Chadoye Dawson, Marco Doodnaughtsingh, Romario Fote, Jevaughn Fowler, Obrien Frith, Demar Gayle, Rajay Hamilton, Ivan Henry, Odaine Lewis, Tyler Mason, Jevaughn Minzie, Raheem Robinson, Kevon Robinson, Delano Rochester, Marvin Williams, Okeen Williams.

Neil Harrison of Munro College has been named head coach with Marlon Gayle, Christopher Harley, Andrew Kidd and Petrona McClymont the assistants.

Angella Chaplin is the Chef de mission, Dennis May the manager, Orville Brown the assistant manager, Preci Hamilton is the team doctor and Marlon Wilkie the masseur.

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