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Wednesday, March 11, 2026
BAISS Track and Field Championships - Day 2
SAC holds 42-point lead
Rival Queen’s College in 2nd place
Olympic champion Shaunae Miller-Uibo supports her alma mater By JONATHAN BURROWS Tribune Sports Reporter jburrows@tribunemedia.net
By JONATHAN BURROWS Tribune Sports Reporter jburrows@tribunemedia.net ST Augustine’s College track and field head coach Jason Edwards said that “pressure is a privilege” as the Big Red Machine maintained their lead after day two of the BAISS Track and Field Championships at the original Thomas A. Robinson Stadium. “I’m okay about it, I thought that we could have done some things a little better but the kids fought and you know it is what it is, just only have to look forward and try to seal the deal tomorrow,” said Edwards when asked about the 42-point lead heading into the last day. “Execution and being smart, we’re not trying to over do anything,” said Edwards on the game plan for competition. “You know, it’s St Augustine’s College, the expectation is always to win, let's be honest now and not act like the pressure is not there. You don't want to be in a place where you could just sit and be in a lull, you want to be in a place where something is expected of you,” said Edwards. With one day remaining, SAC continues to lead the combined school standings with 702 points while rival Queen’s College sits close behind with 660. The Big Red Machine is looking to reclaim the title after losing last year’s championship to the Queen’s College Comets, and their athletes delivered key points across several events to put themselves in position heading into the final day. TEAM STANDINGS AFTER DAY 2 1. St Augustine’s College – 702 2. Queen’s College – 660 STUDENT athletes in action on day two.
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MILLER-UIBO
Photos: Chappell Whyms Jr
OLYMPIC champion Shaunae Miller-Uibo made a meaningful appearance at the BAISS Track and Field Championships yesterday, returning to familiar ground to support her alma mater, St Augustine’s College. Miller-Uibo, 31, spent time with athletes at the meet as competition continued at the original Thomas A Robinson Stadium. Her presence added extra energy to the championships, particularly for the St Augustine’s College team, where she first built the foundation for a career that would eventually take her to the top of the global track and field stage. “It feels great, I’m a Sacer for life, and I just wanted to come out and support them and make sure we get this title,” said Miller-Uibo. “There is so much talent, I’ve seen so many qualifiers already today, and I’m looking forward to seeing what they can do at CARIFTA,” said Miller-Uibo. The visit comes during an encouraging comeback period for the Bahamian track star. Miller-Uibo has
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Cadot selected CCAC West Coach of the Year By BRENT STUBBS Chief Sports Editor bstubbs@tribunemedia.net IN one year of joining the Cornerstone Christian Academy as the new director of basketball and head coach, Bahamian Ronnie Cadot was selected as the 2026 CCAC West Coach of the Year. In making his debut this season at Cornerstone in Statesville, North Carolina, Cadot transformed the school from a five-win team to a 21-7 team, the winningest season ever in school history. "I feel good about it but first and foremost, I give glory to God because without him, none of this would have been possible," Cadot said. "He knew where he brought me from. He knew the process he took me through even before he gave me a platform like this, so I thank him for the process he took me through to prepare me for this." It was during the AllStar game last Friday at the Spectrum Center, home of the NBA’s Charlotte Hornets, in Charlotte, North Carolina, when Cadot’s name was called to receive the honour. While the All-Star team that he was coaching also won the game, Cadot said he was grateful for the players, coaches and his Cornerstone Christian Academy family for enabling him to achieve the feat. To come from The Bahamas and emerge on the
biggest stage in high school basketball in North Carolina to receive such an award in such a short space of time is something that Cadot said he will cherish. "To be here from The Bahamas and to have the opportunity to coach kids in a different culture, in a different setting, I'm grateful and blessed to win this award," Cadot said. "I didn’t even know I was going to win the award. When they called me up on the All-Star day in the Spectrum Center where the Hornets play, I never knew that would happen. So it's a shock, but it was also a blessing to do something like this for The Bahamas." With his successful first year of experience at Cornerstone Christian Academy under his belt, Cadot said he's now preparing for the off-season and recruiting the next set of players to play for him. "I've been in contact with some kids from The Bahamas, I've been in contact with a few kids out of state, who are coming to attend my basketball clinic here at the school this weekend," he said. "This opportunity gives me the opportunity to give some Bahamian kids the opportunity to travel from The Bahamas to North Carolina to play high school basketball," Cadot said. "So I thank God for this position he's placed me in and I'm hoping that I can get some kids from The Bahamas to help me in my recruiting to build a better
RONNIE Cadot has been selected as the 2026 CCAC West Coach of the Year. and stronger team for next year and win everything." In addition to the boys' varsity team, Cadot said he's also going to institute a post grad team as he changes the culture at Cornerstone Christian Academy. "I also want to bring in another high school team,
which will be an elite team and also add another postgrad team," he pointed out. "I just want to change the culture here at this school. "There's a lot of stuff that I'm putting in place as the director of basketball and also as the head coach at Cornerstone Christian Academy.
“It's a high school, so you can add a lot of these teams to the programme." Cadot, a former collegiate and national team player, moved over from Sunrise Academy where he served as an assistant coach for their varsity team a year ago.
"I believe God has taken me through the process as a player, an assistant coach and now as a head coach," he said. "The process was an easy one, so the transition worked very well for me. I was very humble through the process. I didn't jump out of it. I allowed the process to shape me and so all I had to do was to step into the transition that he prepared for me." This weekend, Cadot will be hosting an elite skills clinic at Cornerstone Christian Academy. He will be assisted by Ryan Goodson, an American world renowned skills trainer, who has worked in the past with Stephen Curry, Trae Young, Anthony Edwards and Zack LaVine, all now prominent players in the National Basketball Association. Cadot, who at one time was invited to try out for the NBA, said the skills clinic will definitely benefit those Bahamian players who make the trek to North Carolina. "I don't want them to miss this stuff," he stressed. "I want them to get the best of these opportunities available. It's going to be a lot of kids and so I want the Bahamian kids who can make it to be there." For those who can't make it, Cadot encouraged them to stay tuned for the date, time and place where he will stage his elite skills training camp when he returns home for the summer. "The work continues," Cadot summed up.