12-YEAR-OLD Jada Davis of High Performance running
the qualifying time int he Girls Under-17, 3,000 metres
(photo by Robertson S Henry)
Following two days of the trials at the 2026 Dr. Lennox Adams National Junior Championships, four athletes added their names to the list of qualifiers to attend the Carifta Games.
On day one, Saturday, March 7,2026, Isiah Patterson of the St. Vincent Grammar School cleared the required 1.90 metres for the Under-20 Boys High Jump qualifying standard.
Then, in one of the final races for the afternoon, 12-year-old Jada Davis of High Performance ran 11 minutes 07.61 seconds in the Under-17 Girls 3000 metres, bettering the 11 minutes 09.00 second qualifying standard.
On Sunday March 8, following two days of multi-events, Kessian John of High Performance, known more for her middle distance running prowess scored 3,640 points, passing the 3,343 points needed to qualify.
Jahiem Williams, also of High Performance, qualified in the multi-events, this time in the Under-20 Boys Decathlon, where he needed 4,952 points to qualify; he finished the weekend with 4961.
They now join Ethan Kent and Evonte Nimblett, of the St. Vincent Grammar School in the Under-17 Boys High Jump; Trevel Sylvan of Xceed Sports Club in the Under-20 Boys High Jump; and J’aivar Cato currently attending Jamaica College, in the Under-20 Boys Long and Triple Jumps, as the St. Vincent and the Grenadines qualifiers so far.
Coming close to qualifying, but finishing just short was Tocarra Barbour of the Xceed Sports Club in the Under-20 Girls Discus. She threw a best of 35.00 metres, but needed 35.83 metres to qualify.
The window for qualification remains open however, leaving an opportunity for other athletes to make standards before the Easter Weekend Carifta Games in Grenada set to run April 4-6, 2026.
