Stars to watch at the 2025 NACAC Track & Field Championships
Bahamian sprinter Miller-Uibo can’t wait to compete in front of her home fans.
The two-time Olympic gold medalist secured a spot on the Tokyo-bound team by finishing in second place at the National Championships in 51.41 seconds, her fastest time since giving birth last year.
Printassia Johnson, the winner of the 400m women’s race at The Bahamas Trials, will also participate in the regional competition.
Gardiner, who also achieved notable success in Nassau by winning his first 200m national title, will concentrate on the half lap and the men’s 4x100m relay.
Canada’s top sprinters are also expected to take centre stage. Their roster is headlined by world champions Blake, Rodney and Brown, who were members of the Olympic gold medal-winning 4x100m relay team in Paris, as well as shot putter Sarah Mitton.
Olympic sprinter Terry, who came in fourth place in the 100 metre race at the 2025 USA Trials, is the fastest of the 18 women who are set to start on Friday, 15 August. Team USA’s favourite in the 200m is Brittany Brown, the Olympic bronze medallist. Hurdler CJ Allen and Vashti Cunningham are the other experienced athletes in the US squad that have dominated the past four editions of the event.
Among the standout names on the entry list are Jamaica’s Christopher Taylor, the 400m champion from the 2022 edition also held in Freeport, and Olympic triple jump silver medallist Shanieka Ricketts. Returning from a two-year hiatus, Taylor is aiming for the 200 metre qualifying mark for September’s World Championships.