A powerful blend of rising talent and proven youth champions will carry Trinidad and Tobago’s hopes into the region’s premier junior athletics championship next month.
The twin-island republic has announced a 92-member delegation, including 74 athletes and 18 officials, to compete at the upcoming CARIFTA Games, scheduled for April 4-6 at the Kirani James Athletics Stadium in St. George’s, Grenada.
The contingent will depart Trinidad and Tobago on April 2 and return on April 7, representing the country’s second-largest CARIFTA team ever assembled.
A balanced squad of champions and emerging stars
Selectors have assembled a roster that combines experienced CARIFTA competitors with promising newcomers, many of whom have delivered impressive performances during the current athletics season.
Among the team’s headline performers are the dynamic sibling duo Tyrique Vincent and Tenique Vincent, the reigning CARIFTA champions in the decathlon and heptathlon, respectively. Widely known as the “Invincible Twins,” the pair will once again be central to Trinidad and Tobago’s medal ambitions.
Also expected to play a prominent role is talented middle-distance runner Oshea Cummings, a standout in the Girls Under-17 800m and 1500m events.
Sprint and middle-distance firepower
Speed will be another key asset for the Trinidad and Tobago squad.
Teen sprint sensation Alexxe Henry enters the championship ranked among the top three in the world in the Girls Under-20 100 meters, making her one of the most closely watched athletes at the Games.
On the boys’ side, Jaydon Goodridge arrives with similar expectations, currently holding a top-three global ranking in the Boys Under-18 400 meters.
Meanwhile, emerging sprinter Eden Chee Wah will look to make a statement in the Girls Under-17 200 meters, adding further depth to the nation’s sprint program.
The region’s premier youth athletics showcase
The CARIFTA Games remain the Caribbean’s most prestigious junior track-and-field competition, serving as a launching pad for generations of elite athletes.
Staged annually since 1972, the championship has helped nurture future Olympic medalists and world champions, and continues to provide young Caribbean athletes with an invaluable platform for international competition.
With a large and talented team heading to Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago will be aiming to challenge strongly across the track and field program.
Trinidad and Tobago CARIFTA Team
Girls Under-17
Chelcia Joseph (100mH, 4x100m)
Daija Reid (Long Jump, 4x100m)
Eden Chee Wah (200m, 4x100m, 4x400m)
Jael Peters (100m, 200m, 4x100m)
Keanna Cummings (400m, 4x400m)
Kelis Alexander (100mH, 4x100m)
La Queen Welch (High Jump, 400mH, 4x400m)
Makiah Williams (Triple Jump)
Nyla Kerr (800m, 1500m, 4x400m)
Oshea Cummings (800m, 1500m, 4x400m)
Reyann Graham (High Jump)
Soleil Caruth (400m, 4x400m)
Xiah Tobias (100m, Long Jump, 4x100m)
Boys Under-17
Chasiri Charles (400m, 4x400m, Mixed 4x400m)
Christian Parks (4x100m)
Dario Tavernier (200m, 4x100m, 4x400m)
Ethan Mayers (Shot Put, Discus)
Isaiah Teesdale (4x100m)
Jaafari Shaw (Shot Put, Discus)
Jafari Edwards (Octathlon)
Jamal Bailey (3000m)
Jaquan Douglas (100m, 4x100m)
Jayden Goodridge (100m, 200m, 4x100m)
J’dani Williams (800m, 1500m)
Jevon Grant (4x100m, Mixed 4x400m)
Joshua Andrews (Pole Vault)
Julien Chin Lee (400m, 4x400m)
Kaden Brathwaite-Adams (4x400m)
Lyndon George (4x400m)
Michal Paul (Long Jump, 4x400m)
Mikael Serrette (1500m)
Niyelle Alleyne (Octathlon)
Tannon Niemeyer (Javelin)
Zayne Martin (Triple Jump)
Girls Under-20
Alexxe Henry (100m, 4x100m, 4x400m)
Aniqah Bailey (1500m, 3000m)
Ayoola Alfred (4x400m)
Durlaina Rouse (400mH)
Imani Mills (100m, 4x100m)
Jenna-Marie Thomas (100mH, 400mH, 4x400m)
Kaori Robley (Heptathlon)
Kayla Charles (200m, 400m, 4x400m)
Kewes Gomes (100mH, 4x100m)
Kyah Hyson (400m, 4x400m, Mixed 4x400m)
Noemi Theodore (200m, 4x100m)
Peyton Winter (Shot Put)
Seannah Parsons (Long Jump, Triple Jump, 4x100m)
Shian Lewis (800m, Mixed 4x400m)
Tenique Vincent (Heptathlon)
Tessica Laurence (Pole Vault)
Zada Charles (4x100m, 4x400m, Mixed 4x400m)
Boys Under-20
Ahriseza Cox (Pole Vault)
Armani Dillon (1500m)
Brion Scott (4x400m, Mixed 4x400m)
Darion Whiteman (800m, 4x400m)
Darius Harding (1500m)
Daryan Boyce (Discus)
Ezekiel Williams (Javelin)
Giovanni Bobb-Semple (100m, 4x100m)
Imanni Matthew (Long Jump)
Isaiah Alder (5000m)
Jayden Maxwell (Triple Jump)
Jelany Chinyelu (Shot Put)
Jeremy Samaroo (5000m)
Kaeden Herbert (4x100m)
Kaleb Campbell (Decathlon)
Kiile Alexander Reid (800m, 4x400m)
Kristiano Perez (Long Jump, Triple Jump)
Lemuel Ogbeifun (High Jump)
Makaelan Woods (400m, 4x400m, 4x100m relay pool)
Omari Brown (4x100m, 400mH, 4x400m, 110mH)
Trevaughn Stewart (100m, 200m, 4x100m)
Tyrique Vincent (110mH, Decathlon)
Zaccheus Charles (200m, 4x100m)
Team Officials
Manager – Cuquie Melville
Assistant Manager – Davina Washington
Head Coach/Jumps – Michelle Alleyne-Pennie
Jumps – Dereem Wills
Sprints/Hurdles – Eric Mc Cree
Sprints/Hurdles – Donelle Stafford
Sprints/Hurdles – Shaun Stuart
Sprints/Hurdles – Kenrick Williams
Middle/Long Distance – Richard Jones
Middle/Long Distance – Jason Parris
Throws – Nadine Hamid
Throws – Ismael Lopez Mastrapa
Combined Events – Arlon Morrison
Combined Events – Reynold Porter-Lee
Medical – Anyl Gopeesingh
Medical – Anthony Walcott
Medical – Nicole Fuentes Charles
Medical – Ayodele Taffe
