Victor second in Decathlon; Peters advances to Javelin final

by Michael Bascombe

GLASGOW, Scotland, July 30, 2026 – Defending champion Lindon Victor was in second place after the opening three events of the men’s decathlon at the Commonwealth Games on Thursday.

After completing the 100 metres, long jump, and shot put, the Grenadian had accumulated 2,685 points.

Canada’s Damian Warner led the competition with 2,765 points, holding an 80-point advantage over Victor.

The decathletes will contest two more events on Thursday—the high jump and 400 metres—before completing the remaining five events on Friday.

Grenada also secured a place in the final of the men’s javelin throw through Anderson Peters.

The two-time world champion produced a qualifying throw of 81.29 metres, the second-best mark of the preliminary round. Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Pathirage led the qualifiers with 82.84m.

Peters will be joined in Friday’s final by two other Caribbean athletes. Bahamian Keshawn Strachan qualified with 78.60m, while Trinidad and Tobago’s former Olympic champion Keshorn Walcott advanced with 78.26m.

Jamaica’s Elvis Graham failed to qualify for the 12-man final after recording 65.07m.

Meanwhile, Jamara Patterson’s campaign in the women’s 400 metres ended in the semi-finals.

The Grenadian finished third in Heat 3 in 52.92 seconds but did not secure one of the two non-automatic qualifying places for the final.

Nigeria’s Ella Onojuvwevwo won the heat in 51.47, with Wales’ Charlotte Henrich finishing second in 52.13. Both advanced automatically.

Jamaica’s Dejanea Oakley recorded the fastest qualifying time of 51.18, while Barbados’ Sada Williams also progressed after clocking 51.85. They will be the Caribbean’s representatives in the women’s 400m final.

Patterson advances as Grenada experiences mixed fortunes in Glasgow

by Michael Bascombe

GLASGOW, Scotland, July 28, 2026 – Jamara Patterson advanced to the semi-finals of the women’s 400 metres as Grenada experienced mixed fortunes on the track on the second day of competition at the Commonwealth Games on Tuesday.

Patterson finished third in the opening heat in 52.79 seconds to secure her place in Thursday’s semi-finals.

Charlotte Henrich of Wales won the heat in 52.13, while England’s Laviai Nielsen finished second in 52.72.

Patterson was among four Caribbean athletes who progressed from the opening round. Jamaicans Shana Kaye Anderson and Leah Anderson advanced after recording 52.71 and 52.74, respectively, while Bermuda’s Caitlyn Bobb qualified in 54.94.

However, Grenada’s Michael Francois and Joshem Sylvester were unable to advance from the opening round of the men’s 400 metres.

Francois finished third in Heat 1 in 46.62, narrowly missing a qualifying place. Nigeria’s Edidiong Udo won the heat in 45.73, with Barbados’ Desean Boyce taking second in 46.55. Both advanced to Thursday’s semi-finals.

Sylvester placed fourth in Heat 6, crossing the line in 48.17. Amal Glasgow of St Vincent and the Grenadines won the heat in 46.03, while India’s Vishal Kayalvizhi was second in 46.49.

Jamaica’s Zandrion Barnes was the fastest qualifier overall, clocking 45.13.

Barnes led a strong group of eight Caribbean athletes into the semi-finals. The other qualifiers were Trinidad and Tobago’s Jereem Richards, who recorded 45.72; Jamaica’s Delano Kennedy, 45.82; St Lucia’s Michael Joseph, 45.84; Glasgow, 46.03; Trinidad and Tobago’s Jaden Marchan, 46.17; Jamaica’s Antonio Watts, 46.36; and Boyce, 46.55.

Three Grenadians Advance to NCAA Championships in Eugene

by Michael Bascombe

NEW YORK, May 30, 2026 - Grenada will be represented by three athletes at the 2026 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships after a series of impressive performances at the East and West First Round meets in Lexington, Kentucky, and Fayetteville, Arkansas.

The trio consists of Jamora Alves of St John's University, Kelsie Murrell-Ross of the University of Georgia, and Nazzio John of Ohio State University.

Alves qualified in the Women's Discus Throw after another record-breaking performance at the NCAA East First Round in Lexington. The Grenadian national record holder unleashed a personal best throw of 57.56 metres to finish third overall and secure her place at the national championships.

The performance improved her own national and school records, which she had established just two weeks earlier at the BIG EAST Championships. It will be Alves' third appearance at the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Oregon, where she previously earned USTFCCCA All-America Honourable Mention recognition in 2023 and 2025.

Murrell-Ross also secured her place in Eugene after advancing in the Women's Shot Put. Competing for the University of Georgia, she recorded a best mark of 17.63 metres to finish among the qualifiers from the East Region.

The former Grenadian national junior standout has enjoyed a strong season in one of the most competitive conferences in collegiate athletics and will now have an opportunity to test herself against the nation's elite throwers.

On the track, Nazzio John continued his outstanding season for Ohio State University by qualifying for the Men's 200 metres and the Men's 4x100m relay.

John equalled his Grenadian national record in the 200m when he won his quarterfinal heat in 20.27 seconds with a legal wind reading of +0.9 metres per second. The performance secured automatic qualification for Eugene and reinforced his status as one of Grenada's premier sprint talents.

He will also return to Hayward Field as a member of Ohio State's 4x100m relay team, which successfully advanced through the regional qualifying round.

While three Grenadians secured places at the national championships, several others narrowly missed out on qualification despite producing noteworthy performances.

Jamara Patterson of Louisiana Tech continued her remarkable season in the Women's 400 metres. Although she fell short of advancing to Eugene, Patterson lowered her personal best during the regional competition, adding to a season that included a Conference USA title and a meet record performance.

Isaiah Patrick of the University of Alabama also missed qualification in the Men's 110m Hurdles, while Indiana University's D'Angelo Brown fell short in the Men's 800 metres despite enjoying a season highlighted by a Grenadian national record.

The 2026 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships will be held June 10-13 at the world-famous Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, where Grenada's trio will seek to conclude their collegiate seasons on the sport's biggest stage.

Alves, Patterson and Alexander strike Gold as Grenadians deliver Big Performances

by Michael Bascombe

NEW YORK, May 17, 2026 - Grenadian track and field athletes produced an outstanding series of performances across the United States this weekend, highlighted by five gold medals, two national records, and several personal best performances.

There were impressive results at the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Track and Field Championships in New Mexico, as well as NCAA Division I Conference Championships in Connecticut, Tennessee, Nebraska, and Alabama.

At the NJCAA Championships, where several Grenadian athletes produced personal best performances, Suerena Alexander of South Plains College emerged as the lone gold medallist after capturing the Women’s Javelin Throw title with a new personal best and stadium record of 49.57 metres. She also placed fifth in the Shot Put with a best effort of 13.45m.

Devonni Ferguson of Indian Hills Community College secured Grenada’s first silver medal after finishing second in the Men’s 400 metres in 46.41 seconds. Ferguson had earlier produced a personal best of 45.77 seconds in the preliminary round.

Joshem Sylvester of South Plains College also registered a personal best of 46.16 seconds in the preliminary round before placing fifth in the final in 47.00 seconds.

Jaylon Calder of Barton County Community College collected another silver medal for Grenada after finishing runner-up in the Men’s Discus Throw with a personal best mark of 53.72m. His teammate, DeAndre Bristol, was fifth with a personal best throw of 49.48m.

Both Calder and Bristol also competed in the Shot Put and produced personal best performances. Calder was sixth with 16.29m, while Bristol finished 12th with 15.24m.

In the Men’s Javelin Throw, Rayvohn Telesford of South Plains College recorded a personal best of 62.41m to finish sixth. Bristol also competed in the event and placed 12th with another personal best of 51.69m.

Shaquane Toussaint of Monroe University also delivered strong performances in the Men’s 200 metres. He clocked a personal best 20.26 seconds in the preliminary round and later finished fifth in the final in 20.37 seconds.

Shantay Augustine of Iowa Western Community College finished sixth in the Women’s 100m Hurdles in a personal best time of 13.67 seconds. She also anchored her team to sixth place in the Women’s 4x100m relay in 46.47 seconds.

In NCAA Division I competition, Jamora Alves of St John’s University emerged as one of the standout performers of the weekend after capturing double gold at the Big East Championships in Connecticut to secure the Most Outstanding Field Performer award.

Alves won the Women’s Shot Put with a season’s best throw of 15.46m before returning on Saturday to break her own Grenadian national record in the Women’s Discus Throw with a winning mark of 55.89m.

Her performances secured qualification to the 2026 NCAA Division I East Preliminary Round scheduled for May 27-30 in Lexington, Kentucky.

At the Southeastern Conference (SEC) Championships in Alabama, Kelsie Murrell-Ross of the University of Georgia placed third in the Women’s Shot Put with 18.02m.

Jamara Patterson of Louisiana Tech continued her impressive season at the Conference USA (CUSA) Championships in Tennessee. After clocking 52.56 seconds in the Women’s 400m preliminary round on Thursday, Patterson returned on Saturday to win the title in a personal best and meet record time of 51.43 seconds.

She later secured a second gold medal after running the second leg on Louisiana Tech’s victorious Women’s 4x400m relay team.

At the Big Ten Championships in Lincoln, Nebraska, Nazzio John of Ohio State University registered fast sprint times in wind-aided conditions.

John finished fourth in the Men’s 100 metres in 9.90 seconds (5.6 m/s) and later placed fourth in the Men’s 200 metres in 20.23 seconds (7.5 m/s). He also secured a bronze medal in the Men’s 4x100m relay as the Buckeyes clocked 38.72 seconds.

This marked the second sub-10-second performance of John’s collegiate career. In 2023, while competing for Butler Community College, he ran a wind-aided 9.96 seconds (4.3 m/s) at the Region VI Championships in Kansas.

Meanwhile, at the same championships in Nebraska, D’Angelo Brown of Indiana University established a new Grenadian national record in the Men’s 800 metres with a time of 1:47.69, surpassing the previous record of 1:48.28 held by Nathan Hood since 2022.

Several Grenadian athletes will now turn their attention to the NCAA Division I East and West Preliminary Rounds scheduled for May 27-30 in Lexington, Kentucky, and Fayetteville, Arkansas, respectively.