by RJ Michaels
- CARIFTA bronze medal is Hall’s personal best of 53.45 seconds
- First Grenadian to medal in hurdles in a quarter-century
- Rodney George secured silver in 54.39 seconds in 2001
Tevaughn Hall’s rise on the regional athletics stage has entered new contexts. Following a historic performance at the 2026 CARIFTA Games held in Grenada over the Easter Weekend, Hall is now officially ranked third in the North American, Central American, and Caribbean Athletics Association (NACAC) region in the Under-18 400m hurdles.
The Inter-Col Under-17 champion delivered the performance of a lifetime in front of a home crowd, storming to a bronze medal in a personal best of 53.45 seconds. The result was a staggering improvement on his previous record-breaking performance at InterCol (55.04s), shaving more than 1.5 seconds off his time in a single outing.
Hall’s podium finish carries profound historical weight; he is the first Grenadian to medal in the event in a quarter-century. The country’s last success in the 400m hurdles came in 2001, when Rodney George secured silver in 54.39 seconds. Notably, Hall’s bronze-medal time surpassed George’s silver-medal mark from 25 years ago.
According to the latest NACAC Outdoor Rankings (updated April 6, 2026), Hall trails only Jamaica’s Oniel Lawrence and Kavian Minnot, the respective gold and silver medallists at CARIFTA. This ranking distinguishes Hall as the top-ranked athlete in the event outside of Jamaica.
Hall was a key member of the St Andrews Anglican Secondary School (SAASS) boys team, which earned its 22nd boys title at InterCol 2026. Local fans will not have to wait long to see the rising star back in action. Hall is scheduled to compete next at the 2026 Classique Lighting Communal Invitational on 25–26 April.
