by Hubert Lawrence | December 8, 2021 | New Generation, Scholarships, World U20
According to the respected US publication TRACK AND FIELD NEWS, five Jamaicans are among the top recruits to US colleges for the upcoming year. On the men’s side, they are 2021 World Under 20 medal winners Vashaun Vascianna, Devontie Archer and Kavion Kerr and...
by Hubert Lawrence | November 8, 2021 | Athlete's Performances, Scholarships
Ralford Mullings, Kavian Kerr, Chevonne Hall, Aron Tanui, Luke Brown, Nishon Pierre, and Akeel Hanchard, winners at the 2021 ISSA/Grace Kennedy Boys and Girls Championships, have all secured United States college scholarships. Impressive for their respective high...
by Hubert Lawrence | October 15, 2021 | Athlete's Performances, Scholarships
Led by double winners Shantae Foreman and Aaliyah Francis, 10 female 2021 Boys and Girls Championships Class 1, queens, have secured college scholarships. Foreman, who completed a stellar Champs career in the jumps at St Jago High School after years at Excelsior, will...
by Hubert Lawrence | September 20, 2021 | Athlete's Performances, Scholarships, World U20
“This has boosted my confidence so much. I just really want to see where else this will take me.” Those are the words of Kavian Kerr, who won Jamaica’s second straight long jump bronze medal at last month’s World Under 20 Championships in...
by Chelsea Harley | December 6, 2020 | Newsletter, Scholarships, Uncategorized
For the first time ever, a Jamaican is the head track and field coach at Georgetown University. The new director of track and field and cross country is former Calabar High School athlete Alton McKenzie, whose association with Georgetown goes back to 1989. McKenzie is...
by Chelsea Harley | November 26, 2020 | Athlete's Performances, Scholarships
Led by national record holder Natoya Goule, 7 Jamaican women have dipped under 2 minutes for the 800 metres. Jazmine Fray, the 2019 NCAA champion, wants to be next. Born into a New York based Jamaican family, Fray is not planning to rest on her laurels. In her last...
