Virgin Islands to host CARIFTA 2010...NACAC Half-Marathon Championships 2009...NACAC
Cross-Country Championships 2011...
The North America, Central America and Caribbean Athletic Confederation (NACAC) has awarded three
of its championships competition to the Virgin Islands. They include: The 2010 CARIFTA Championships
to be held in St.Thomas; The NACAC Half-Marathon Championships 2009 to be held in St.Croix and The
NACAC Cross-Country Championships 2011 to be held in St.Croix.
These announcements were in conjunction with the NACAC Bahamas Sumit held in Nassau, Bahamas
October 23 to 25.
Beijing Olympic Games...
Two Virgin Islands National Team athletes have qualified for the Beijing Olympics for the Virgin Islands.
Lavern Jones: 100m, 200m, 400m; Tabarie Henry: 400m.
To qualify for the Olympics, athletes must be registered with the Virgin Islands Track and Field Federation
to establish eligibility, once eligible, athletes must qualify by meeting the IAAF "A" or "B" Standard and
meet the criteria of the Virgin Islands Olympic Committee.
Jones and Henry have met the "A" Standards. To review the IAAF Beijing Olympic Qualifying Standards
logon to the IAAF website.
Athletes who are approaching the qualifying standards are: Adrian Durant 100m, 200m; Valma Bass 100m,
200m; Courtney Patterson 100m, 200m; Terry Charles 800m; Lisah Hamilton Marathon
Upcoming Competition...
Athletes, coaches and officials should be aware that the following upcoming competitions are
scheduled for the upcoming months:
June 12-23 CAC University Championships--El Salvador, San Salvador
July 4-6 CAC Senior Championships--Cali, Colombia
July 8-13 World Junior Championshps--Bydgoszca, Poland
July 18-20 NACAC Under-23 Championships--Toluca, Mexico
August 15-24 Beijing Olympic Games--Beijing, China
Other regional competitions will be added as they are finalized.
CARIFTA 2008
The Federation is preparing the V.I.National Team for CARIFTA which will be held in
St.Kitts/Nevis March 221-24. Athletes, Coaches, Officials intent with being eligible for and
representing the V.I. with team are reminded to complete your annual Federation Form and
submit a valid passport promptly.
VITFF Bulletin #: 17-8-07 Athlete Training Grants…
The Virgin Islands Track and Field Federation announced today that those athletes who are
currently on Virgin Islands Olympic Committee Training Grants interested in continuing to receive
the grants and others who are eligible should apply to the Federation with a letter to the Virgin
Islands Track and Field Federation to requests its support and justify the request by outlining their
level of fitness (exemplified by competition results) individual training program and competition
plans for the next year. Currently athletes on the grants include: Adrian Durant and Julio Felix,
male sprinters; Laverne Jones and Valma Bass, female sprinters and Bill Bohlke, long distance
runner. These athletes competed on Virgin Islands national teams in the North America, Central
America and Caribbean Championships in El Salvador; the Pan Am Games in Brazil, the World
University Games in Bangkok, Thailand and other international competitions.
Get this information to the Federation via email by August 23. The Federation registration and
other information is available at:
http://virginislandstrackandfield.orgContact the Virgin Islands Track and Field Federation at: isv@mf.iaaf.org