SPORTS SECTION E
TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 2025
Collegiate athletes shine at outdoor meets in USA By BRENT STUBBS Chief Sports Editor bstubbs@tribunemedia.net
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hile quartermiler Timothy Munnings and long jumper Michael Armbrister were handling their business during the World Masters Association’s Indoor Championships, triple jumper Kaiwan Culmer, thrower Calea Jackson and long jumper Sabriya Farquharson were taking care of business in the outdoor collegiate meets over the weekend in the United States. Here are some of the performances posted as Bahamians were taking in the world record-breaking performance of Munnings and the bronze medal by Michael Armbrister. Culmer shines at FSU Relays At the Florida State University Relays at the Mike
Long Track in Tallahassee, Florida, the 28-year-old Culmer soared 53-feet, 101/2-inches to win the men’s triple jump on his second attempt. After he fouled his first attempt, he popped his best mark before he passed his third and fouled his fourth. He closed out his final two jumps with 53-10 ¼ (16.41m) on his fifth and 53-7 ½ (16.34m) on his sixth. Culmer, one of the top senior jumpers in the country, has a lifetime best of 55-1 (16.79m) in the hop, skip and jump event and 23-2 1/2 (7.07m) in the long jump. He has represented The Bahamas at several interntional meets, including the Commonwealth Games and the NACAC Championships. Abaco native Quincy Penn, now competing for the University of Florida Gators, was third in the
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women’s 200m in 23.88 at the meet as well. Rachel Joseph, a junior at Iowa State, won the event in 23.37. Penn is a transfer from Alabama State where she is now a team-mate of Anthaya Charlton, the Bahamian long jumper who was sixth at the World Indoor Championships in
Nanjing, China, a week ago where her older sister Devynne Charlton repeated as the women’s 60m hurdles champion in a world record-breaking performance. Jackson second and third at Hurricane Invitational It was a good day at the office for Jackson, a sophomore competing for the
TIMOTHY MUNNINGS RETURNS HOME By BRENT STUBBS Chief Sports Editor bstubbs@tribunemedia.net
University of Miami at the Hurricane Collegiate Invitational at the Cobb Station in Coral Gables, Florida. Jackson, coming off a great indoor campaign where she established a new national record in the women’s weight throw, picked up a second-place finish with her best of 161-1 (49.40m) on her second attempt. In fact, it was her only legal mark as she scratched the other five attempts. Amani Heaven won the event with her best of 165-10 (50.56m) on her first throw. Jackson also participated in the hammer with her best of 176-2 (53.10m) on her second attempt for third. She opened up with 145-0 (44.21m) and scratched her third, fourth and fifth tries before
BAHAMIAN Timothy Munnings, now the world’s fastest man in both the indoor and outdoor 55-59 age group, said he’s just grateful to be home after his latest historic performance at the World Masters Association’s 2025 World Indoor Masters Championships in Alachua County, Florida. While there were no dignitaries on hand to greet him at the Lynden Pindling International Airport yesterday, Munnings got a chance to celebrate with the junkanoo group as he was warmly received by his family and friends for his gold medal record breaking feat on Sunday. “It was good to have the junkanoo group on hand to welcome me,” Munnings said. “It was well-organised.”
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COACH Kevin Clarke and his Tabernacle Baptist Falcons team receive their championship trophy from MP Kingsley Smith.
Photos: Vandyke Hepburn
Tabernacle Baptist Falcons fly high again By BRENT STUBBS Chief Sports Editor bstubbs@tribunemedia.net THE Tabernacle Baptist Falcons are flying high once again as they wrapped up the local high school basketball season by capturing the second annual Mario Bowleg Best-ofthe-Best Tournament last night at the St George’s Gymnasium. Tabernacle Baptist did it by dethroning the Sunland Baptist Stingers 64-54 in overtime in a final that organiser Ozzie ‘the Insider’ Simmons decided to switch from Saturday night. “We get more fans’ support when we play during after school, so we decided to play it today,” said
MP Kingsley Smith presents the tournament special awards to Tabernacle Baptist players, shown from left to right, Dylan Morris, Jrius Hall and Geanno Murray. Simmons of the final that concluded the tournament that had 12 of the top teams in The Bahamas. “With the two Baptist schools renewing its long
THE SPORTS March CALENDAR BASEBALL/ SOFTBALL RELOADED INVITATIONAL THE Reloaded baseball and softball programme for boys and girls is scheduled to hold its fourth invitational tournament April
18-21 at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex. The event, organised by Stephen “Bishop” Beneby, is being sanctioned by the Bahamas Baseball Assocation, headed by Clarence “CJ’
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standing rivalry, the games are always good and the crowds got another good one tonight.” Just like they did last year when Sunland won the first title in overtime over Tabernacle, the Falcons flipped the script and captured this year’s title in overtime. Kevin Clarke, who was awarded the trophy as the coach of the tournament, said it didn’t matter whether it was Saturday or Monday, Tabernacle Baptist was prepared to complete the triple feat by adding the Mario Bowleg Tournament to the crowns they won as the Grand Bahama high school champions and the prestigious Hugh Campbell Basketball Classic in New Providence in February. “You could never get used
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