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Friday 30 June 2006
 

JOA announces track & field team for CAC Games

Jermaine Gonzales -JAAA Jamaica  National Trials 2006

The Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) on Friday, June 30th, released the names of track & field athletes selected to represent Jamaica at the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games to be held in Cartagena, Columbia.

Jermaine Gonzales and Novlene Williams, both 400m bronze medallists from March's Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia, head the 44-member team for the July 25-29 Games.

400m hurdler Ian Weakley, national 400m champion Ricardo Chambers, CAC Championships hammer throw bronze medallist Natalie Grant, and national 400m hurdles champion Melaine Walker are also included on the team.

The squad also includes marathon runners Areita Martin and Andrew Gutzmore, along with javelin throwers Miekael Downer and Olivia McKoy as well as Shot put throwers Dorian Scott, Nadia Alexander and Zara Northover.

Leford Green and Rose-marie White who represented winning teams Kingston College (KC) and Holmwood at this year's Boys & Girls Athletics Championships, respectively, are the only teenagers on the team.

THE TEAM

Men: Evon Allen, Sanjay Ayre, Carl Barrett, Xavier Brown, Ricardo Chambers, Lerone Clarke, Aundrae Clarke, Andre Drummond, Miekael Downer, Kevon Fairweather, Jermaine Gonzales, Leford Green, Andrew Gutzmore, Alex Morgon, Jason Morgan, Jason Saunders, Dorian Scott, Bryan Steele, Kenneth Sylvester, Wainard Talbert, Wilbert Walker, Ian Weakley, Ricardo Williams and Decosma Wright.

Women: Nadia Alexander, Karen Beautle, Andre Bliss, Althea Chambers, Nyoka Cole, Jenice Daley, Vonette Dixon, Natalie Grant, Jovanee Jarrett, Andrea Linton, Areita Martin, Olivia McKoy, Anneisha McLaughlin, Zara Nothver, Shevon Stoddart, Melaine Walker, Rose-Marie White, Clora Williams, Novlene Williams and Marcia Woollery.

Officials: Bernard Panton (manager), Laurel Smith (assistant manager), Marvaline Ellis (assistant manager), Michael Clarke (head coach), Michael Russell, Orville Byfield, Lloyd Clarke, Leacroft Bolt, Debbie-Ann Parris-Thymes (coaches) and  Dennis Gordon (Press Delegation Manager)