The Virgin Islands Track and Field Federation and the VI Swim Federation teams attended the combined opening ceremony of the 52nd CARIFTA Games on April 18, 2025, at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. With flags waving and spirits soaring, the team joined with 27 other participating nations in a vibrant celebration marking the beginning of this intense competition.
The 52nd CARIFTA Track & Field Championships, which will take place at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago from April 19 to April 21.
The VI Track and Field athletes competing on the first day, Saturday April 19 are as follows:
The Morning Session
Faith Eatmon – Female Under 17 – 400m at 9:23 am – Semi-Final 1, Lane 2
Micah Dominique – Male Under 17 – 400m at 9:40 am – Semi-Final 1, Lane 8
Juvante Hurst —Male Under 17—400m at 9:48 am – Semi-Final 2, Lane 2
Aminah Prasad – Female Under 17 – 100m at 10:58 am – Semi-Final 2, Lane 8
Charlise Morris – Female Under 17 – 100m at 11:05 am – Semi-Final 3, Lane 8
Kennedy Coggins – Male Under 17 – 100m at 11:12 am – Semi-Final 1, Lane 5
Jah’Quan Creque – Male Under 17 – 100m at 11:26 am – Semi-Final 3, Lane 7
The Afternoon Session:
Kemori Francis – Male Under 17 – 1500m final at 4:54 pm
Ayden Cintron – Male Under 20 – 1500m final at 5:14 pm
Nathan Langley – Male Under 20 – 1500m final at 5:14 pm
And the finals of the 100m and 400m
The events that the athletes will compete in are:
Faith Eatmon – Female Under 17 – 400m, 4*100m
Charlise Morris – Female Under 17 – 100m, 200m, 4*100m
Aminah Prasad – Female Under 17 – 100m, 200m, 4*100m
Safiya Prasad – Female Under 17 – 800m, 400m Hurdles, 4*100m
Michelle Smith—Female Under 20- 400m Hurdles, 800m
Sofia Swindell — Female Under 20—200m, 100m Hurdles
Kennedy Coggins – Male Under 17 – 100m, 200m, 4*100m, 4*400m
Jah’Quan Creque – Male Under 17 – 100m, 200m, 4*100m, 4*400m
Micah Dominique – Male Under 17 – 400m, 4*100m, 4*400m
Juvante Hurst —Male Under 17—400m, 800m, 4*100m, 4*400m
Kemori Francis – Male Under 17 – 800m, 1500m
Isaiah Benjamin – Male Under 20 – High Jump
Ayden Cintron – Male Under 20 – 1500m, 5000m
Nathan Langley – Male Under 20 – 800m, 1500m, 4*400m Relay
Virgin Islands CARIFTA Medalists:
The Virgin Islands has achieved a cumulative total of 36 medals in the CARIFTA Games, spanning from 1982 to 2024. These medals consist of 10 Gold, 9 Silver, and 17 Bronze. Out of all the Virgin Islanders, Michelle Smith holds the distinction of the highest number of Gold medals won, with a remarkable tally of 6. Additionally, Michelle Smith stands as the sole Virgin Islander who has managed to set a CARIFTA Record. Michelle holds the U17 400m Hurdles Record at 58.61, set in Kingston, Jamaica in 2022.
Iyiechia Petrus won the first V.I. medal a Bronze – 400m 57.36 Kingston Jamaica 1982
Franklin “Felco” Feltieu won the first male medal a bronze – 400m 50.48 Kingston Jamaica 1982
Franklin “Felco” Feltieu won his second medal a silver – 800m 1:57.5 Kingston Jamaica 1982
Iyiechia Petrus won her second medal a silver – 400m 57.32 in Martinique 1983
Iyiehia Petrus won her third medal a silver – 800m 2:15.12 in Martinique 1983
Flora Hyacinth won her first medal a bronze in the 400m 54.70 Barbados 1985
Iyiechia Petrus won her fourth medal a bronze in the 800m 2:14.75 Barbados 1985
V.I. won first relay women medal bronze in 4x100m relay 48.09 Barbados 1985
Iyiechia Petrus fifth medal
Flora Hyacinth second medal
Fidora Phillip first medal
Ruth Morris first medal
V.I. won second relay women medal bronze in 4x400m relay 3:50.48 Barbados 1985
Iyiechia Petrus sixth medal
Flora Hyacinth third medal
Fidora Phillip second medal
Ruth Morris second medal
Jimmy Fleming won his first medal a bronze medal in the 100m 10.80 Barbados 1985
Jimmy Fleming won the first gold medal for the V.I. in the 200m 21.65 Barbados 1985
Rodneshyia Pitts won her first medal a bronze in the 100m 12.15 Barbados 1997
Rodney Pitts won his first medal a bronze in the 100m 11.09 Barbados 1997
Rodneshyia Pitts won her second medal a silver in the 100m 12.25 Martinique 1999
Adrian Durant won bronze medal in 200m 21.14 Trinidad & Tobago 2003
Sanny Eugene won bronze medal 800m 2:18.87 Bermuda 2004
Juan Robles won bronze medal in 3000m 9:53.88 Bermuda 2004
Sanny Eugene won gold medal 800m 2:12.75 Tobago 2005
Anecia Willliams won bronze medal in 1500 4:54.13 Guadeloupe 2006
Allison Peter silver medal 100m 11.91 St. Kitts & Nevis 2008
Allison Peter gold medal 200m 23.99 St. Kitts & Nevis 2008
Leslie Murray won the bronze medal in the 400m 46.74 St. Lucia 2009
Leslie Murray won the silver medal in the 400m hurdles 51.20 St. Lucia 2009
Allison Peter won bronze medal in the 100m 11.50w St. Lucia 2009
Allison peter won bronze medal in the 200m 23.51 St. Lucia 2009
Allison Peter won gold medal in the 200m 23.29 Cayman Islands 2010
Allison Peter won silver medal (6th medal) 100m 11.51 in the Cayman Islands 2010
Evan Jones won silver medal 1500m 4:02.93 in Nashua, Bahamas 2018
Michelle Smith won a Gold medal in the 400m Hurdles 58.61 and set a U17 CARIFTA record in Kingston, Jamaica 2022
Michelle Smith won a Silver medal in the 100m Hurdles 14.31 in Kingston, Jamaica 2022
Michelle Smith won a Gold medal in the 800m 2:10.78 in Kingston, Jamaica 2022
Michelle Smith won a Gold medal in the 400m Hurdles 57.69 in Nassau, Bahamas 2023
Michelle Smith won a Gold medal in the 800m 2:09.72 in Nassau, Bahamas 2023
Michelle Smith won a Gold medal in the 400m Hurdles 56.28 in St. George, Grenada 2024
Sofia Swindell won a Bronze medal in the 100m Hurdles 13.95 in St. George, Grenada 2024
Michelle Smith won a Gold medal in the 800m 2:06.18 in St. George, Grenada 2024
Carifta stands for The Caribbean Free Trade Association. Carifta grew out of an economic trade association that began with three Caribbean countries and grew to over 14 Caribbean countries into CARICOM today. The Carifta Championship of today is the world’s best Junior Championships. It is where the great Caribbean athletes usually get their start. Olympic gold medalists such as Usain Bolt and Shaunae Miller-Uibo came up through the Carifta Championships.
The Virgin Islands CARIFTA team received funding through competition grants from both the Virgin Islands Olympic Committee and the Virgin Islands Track and Field Federation.
