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The pool of CARIFTA qualifiers continues to grow as the Barbados squad takes shape for the Easter track and field event in Grenada, set for April 4–6.
Over the weekend, a number of athletes surpassed the AAB standard at the Joseph Payne Classic.
Jahyke Brester clocked 21.37 seconds in the Under-20 boys’ 200 metres, Krystal Bentham ran 54.94 in the Under-20 girls’ 400 metres, and Shamari Greenidge-Lewis posted 48.28 in the boys’ equivalent.
Other qualifiers include Reneco Brooks in the Under-20 boys’ 800 metres, Kamal Armstrong in the Under-17 boys’ shot put, and Jayden Walcott in the Under-20 boys’ shot put.
Grace-Anne Smith 
