ROSEJAMAICA'S 69-MEMBER squad will go into action today at the 2006 CARIFTA Games in Guadeloupe.
The island's top juniors, led by leading
sprinter Remaldo Rose of Camperdown High and Holmwood's 400m ace Sonita Sutherland, are expected to reap the usual harvest of medals at the three-day meet which ends on Monday.
Rose clocked 10.29 seconds over 100m at the recent trials while Sutherland registered a record 51.13 for the 400m at the VMBS/ISSA Boys and Girls Championships.
Also expected to do well are sprinters Schillonie Calvert and Yohan Blake, 800m
runner Theon O'Connor, Champs triple winner Natoya Goule and Donahue Williams in the 800m and 1,500m for Under-17 boys.
Male Under-17: Dexter Lee, Ricardo Powell, Damion Bent, Ramone McKenzie, Akino Ming, Dwight Robinson, Donahue Williams, Conroy Crossman, Kenroy Campbell, Jerome Myers, Javon Hardware, Christopher Waugh, Omar Bryan, Horane Holgate, Shanyon Daniels, Kimarley Henry.
Female Under-17: Carrie Russell, Danielle Jeffrey, Jura Levy, Latoya McDermott, Natoya Goule, Taneisha Davies, Rosemarie Carty, Sashanie Bennett, Shana-Gaye Tracey, Yushani Durrant, Keisha Wallace, Misha-Gaye DaCosta, Kattie-Lee Laidley, Vanessa Levy.
Male Under-20: Remaldo Rose, Cawayne Jervis, Yohan Blake, German Garfield, Allodin Fothergill, Jair Francis, Theon O'Connor, Melvin Weller, Lenford Adams, Bengallo Morrison, Kirk Brown, Andre Collins, Josef Robertson, Tarik Edwards, Alain Bailey, Raymond Brown, Sharif Small, Robert Peddler, Lorenzo Johnson.
Female Under-20: Schillonie Calvert, Samantha Henry, Anastacia Leroy, Naffene Briscoe, Sonita Sutherland, Kalise Spencer, Bobbi-Gaye Wilkins, Keno Heavens, Jodian Richards, Stacey Bell, Natasha Ruddock, Kimberly Laing, Rose-Ann Jones, Kimberly Williams, Shantel Thompson, Deborah Rose, Latanya Nation, Taneisha Blair, Sherene Pinnock. Head of delegation for the Jamaica team which flew out on Thursday is Helen Douglas while Vinton Powell is head coach.
