Island Games 2008
Date:
Sunday June 8, 2008
Time:
9am -Preliminaries begin
12 noon -Official Ceremonies
1:00 pm -Finals USA Trophy Champions
Location:
Mitchel Athletic Complex, Uniondale
Press Access:
Patrick Payne - 516-564-5103
11 Nations in Competition for the USA Championship Trophy
An Athletic Competition Featuring Teams from the USA and 10 Caribbean Countries led by Jamaica,
Trinidad & Tobago. Several Countries sending athletes to prepare for Olympics or World Junior Games in
Poland this summer. In celebration of Caribbean Heritage Month Flags of the Caribbean Countries and Foreign Teams Will be raised during the Official Ceremonies. Competitors wearing colors of respective Country of origin.
Locals Competing:
Zara Nortover - Jamaica's National Shot Putt Champion , Attended -Elmont H.S
Shevon Stoddart, 2004 Olympian for Jamaica, Attended - Uniondale High School
Feature Event: Men's Hammer Throw-
Jacob Freeman Long Island Athlete: Graduate of Manhattan College 2007 NACAC Senior Champion
Currently Ranked 8th USA, 52 in the world
Paddy McGrath New York Resident 2000 Olympian- Ranked 7th in the USA, 55 in the world
Karen Henning Sophomore @ St. Anthony's, South Huntington, NY Ranked 9th in US in HS -
Hammer Sister of National Junior Record Holder and 2007 Pan Am Juniors Gold Medallist Walter Henning
USA Competitors:
Travis Nutter - California Resident: 2004 Olympian - Ranked 5th in the USA, 44 in the world
Grace Zollman - 12th in the US
Competitors:
Isa Phillips world ranked #5 in 400 Hurdles.
Melissa Delean Trinidad & Tobago 800m National Champion
Nadine Palmer (Jamaica) - VS - Ladedra Guy (USA) in 100/200m duel
Zora Northover Jamaican National Champion 2007 /Record Holder Shot Putt -Ranked 51 in the world
Natasha Ruddock - Liberian National Team
Women's Hammer Throw:
Kristal Yush Former URI Assistant Coach 2007 Pan Am Games Finalist & World Championships Competitor
Ranked 7th in the USA, 41 in the world
Caltha Seymour (www.calthaseymour.com) 2007 National Senior Team Member
2007 NACAC Senior Finalist
Ranked 2nd in Jamaica
Women's Javelin:
Inga Stasiulionyte Lithuanian National Team Member Ranked 37th in world
Kateema Riettie 2007 Jamaican National Champion Ranked 64 in the world
Men's Shot:
Noah Bryant Ranked 29th in the world 2007 USA World Team Member 2x NCAA Shot-put Champion 4x NCAA Shot-put All-American www.noahstrength.com
Women's Shot:
Kristin Heaston 18th in World 3-time USA Outdoor Champion 2004 Olympian
100m Men:
Luis Lopez ( Puerto Rico)
DeWayne Barrett (Jamaica)
5000m: Kemoy Campbell Jamaica's Sensational Junior Champion
Media coverage for Television and Radio: News 12/ Michael Coleman & Jamaican Radio Personalities