A team of 36 athletes and 10 officials took part in the 16th edition of the CUT games held in BVI on 15th and 16th July 2016. The team amassed 235 and 6th overall out of 12 countries who participated. Jamaica was 1st with Barbados and St. Kitts rounding off the top 3.
Some note worthy performance came from Johniff Gumbs who captured the Under 9 boys class championship winning two silver medals in 80ms and 150ms and two bronze medals in the Cricket ball throw and as part of the 4x100ms relay team who consisted of Niakoy Phillip, Zach Davies and Kemari Gumbs, who erased the National Record that was broken this year from 1.05.00 to 59.39sec. This feat was first time a male Anguillan team had medaled in a 4x100ms in the CUT games.
Other medalist included Jenell Smith who captured silver in the Under 13 girls 100ms, Khallan Edmeade who took silver in the Under 9 Girls long Jump and bronze as part of quartet who comprised Khedijah Bannis, Sieanna Ferguson, Te-Jhana Young who gave Anguilla its first 4x100ms female relay medal with a new National Record of 1.02.38. Omar Hodge was a double bronze medalist in the Under 13 boys Shot Put and CBT with Omar establishing a new National Record with a throw of 9.77metres
Some other noteworthy performance were
Kemari Gumbs 4th Under 9 Boys long jump 3.61m National Record
Niequana Hodge 4th under 11 girl’s long jump 3.64
Sage Connor 6th under 11 Girls 100m and 200ms 14.56 PB and 29.99 respectively
Jahlik Richard 4th 100ms 13.08 National Record and 5th 200ms
Veernique Connor 6th Under 9 girl CBT
Olinka Harrigan 4th open girls 1000m and 5th 800ms 2.31.93PB
Jemar Willock 5th Under 11 Boys 300ms 48.33 PB
Amikai Gavey 6th 400ms and 8th Long Jump
Iyesha Carty 5th Under 13 girl High Jump 1.29
Zaquarii Gumbs 5th under 15 boys long Jump 5.73m PB
Eveon Claxton 6th under 15 400m 57.83 PB
Jaiden Walker 7th Open Boys 1200ms 3.50.98 PB
Mavicia Buchanan 6th Javelin Under 15 Girls 17.00ms PB and 7th Shot Put 8.15 m PB
Sethreanda Williams 5th under 15 girls high jump 1.52 National Record Equaled
Monae Gumbs 4th under 11 girls 300ms 47.72 National Record
Under 11 Boys 4x100ms 6th 56.89 National Record
{ Jhakia Dascent, Shaquille Watty, Jemar Willock, Keante Brooks}
Under 13 Girls 4th 52.24 National Record
{Frankajha Fleming, Akoyah Phillip, Akiarra Pina- Richardson, Jenell Smith}
Under 13 Boys 4th 51.09 National Record
Jahlik Richard, Raequan Gumbs, Devonic Mack, Amikai Garvey
Under 11 Girls 4x100ms 4th 57.36 sec
Kiera Lake , Niequana Hodge, Monae Gumbs, Sage Connor
Under 15 boys Medley
Junaro Dupie, Zaquarii Gumbs, Eveon Claxton, Jaiden Walker 7th 1.56.40 National Record
The Anguilla Amateur Athletic Federation wishes to thank the Government of Anguilla , The Anguilla Teachers Union and The General Public for their kind support in getting to the games and congratulates the athletes and the Coaches on a commendable performance at the Games.
– Press Release
(Published without editing by The Anguillian newspaper.)
