The Grenada Athletics Association (GAA) has officially announced its most competitive developmental athletics squad in recent memory: a 25-strong national team set to compete at the 2026 North America, Central American and Caribbean Athletics Association (NACAC) Under-18 and Under-23 Championships, taking place July 10–12 in Apizaco, Mexico.
This tri-island nation’s delegation blends decorated regional medalists and standout collegiate talents competing in the United States, with five women athletes and 20 men athletes split across the Under-18 and Under-23 age divisions. The women’s roster is led by Suerena Alexander, the current United States National Junior College Javelin champion, and backed by an impressive supporting cast: five-time All-American sprint hurdler Shantay Augustine, 2025 CARIFTA Triple Jump title holder Christana Charles, 2025 CARIFTA Mixed Relay bronze medalist Ameiah Samuel, and 2026 CARIFTA 800m silver medalist Annalisa Brown, who is the team’s sole Under-18 female competitor.
The men’s roster carries an equally formidable competitive pedigree, with 11 athletes slotted for the Under-23 division and nine set to compete in the Under-18 group. The Under-23 men’s squad features a high-profile 4x400m relay pool anchored by Devonni Ferguson, Joshem Sylvester, and Shaquane Toussaint. Ferguson enters the championship in peak form, fresh off earning All-American honors with a runner-up finish at the 2026 National Junior College Athletics Championships. Sylvester and Toussaint return to regional competition after claiming 4x400m relay bronze at the 2025 NACAC Athletics Championships, with Sylvester also holding an individual Under-20 400m bronze medal from the 2024 CARIFTA Games.
Five-time CARIFTA medalist Ethan Sam joins national champions Ian George and Samuel Greene on the Under-23 squad. Sam and George were core members of the 2026 CARIFTA bronze medal 4x100m relay team that set a new Grenadian Under-20 national record of 40.18 seconds. Field and distance events for the Under-23 division are led by three-time All-American thrower Jaylon Calder, who recently took second place in discus and sixth in shot put at the 2026 US National Junior College Championships. He is joined by 2026 CARIFTA 800m silver medalist Nicholas Frederick and up-and-coming sprint hurdler Kyle Nedd, a 2025 CARIFTA 4x400m bronze medalist.
Grenada’s Under-18 boys’ squad is packed with emerging talent primed to deliver standout performances. It features 2025 CARIFTA Octathlon silver medalist Shyiem Phillip, who will contest the decathlon in Mexico, 2024 CARIFTA Triple Jump champion Christophe Calliste, and 2026 CARIFTA Javelin champion Deshawn Smart. Two-time CARIFTA throws silver medalist Kazim Telesford, 2025 CARIFTA 4x100m silver medalists Karmal Joseph and Nathaniel Douglas, and InterCol standouts Nathaniel Alfred and Phillip Mitchell round out the young men’s group. With final team entries now officially confirmed, GAA officials note this 25-member delegation stands as one of the strongest young teams Grenada has ever sent to a continental developmental championship, with high hopes for strong performances and medal finishes in Mexico.
Full Official GAA National Team Roster
Under-18 Boys
– Karmal Joseph: 400m, 4x100m, 4x400m
– Nathaniel Douglas: 100m, 4x100m
– Phillip Mitchell: 100m, 200m, 4x100m, 4x400m
– Nathaniel Alfred: 200m, 4x100m
– Jovanie Greene: 400m, 4x100m, 4x400m
– Deshawn Smart: Javelin
– Kazim Telesford: Discus, Shot Put
– Christophe Calliste: Long Jump, Triple Jump, 4x400m
– Shyiem Phillip: Decathlon
Under-23 Boys
– Ian George: 100m, 200m, 4x100m
– Kanick Nixon: 4x100m, 4x400m, 4x400m Mixed Relay
– Ethan Sam: 100m, 4x100m, 4x400m
– Shaquane Toussaint: 200m, 4x100m, 4x400m, 4x400m Mixed Relay
– Joshem Sylvester: 400m, 4x400m, 4x400m Mixed Relay
– Devonie Ferguson: 400m, 4x100m, 4x400m, 4x400m Mixed Relay
– Samuel Greene: 4x100m
– Kyle Nedd: 110m Hurdles, 4x400m
– D’Angelo Brown: 800m, 4x400m
– Nicholas Frederick: 800m, 1500m
– Jaylon Calder: Discus
Under-18 Girls
– Annalisa Brown: 800m, 1500m, 4x400m Mixed Relay
Under-23 Girls
– Ameiah Samuel: 800m, 4x400m Mixed Relay
– Shantay Augustine: 100m Hurdles
– Christiana Charles: Long Jump, Triple Jump
– Suerena Alexander: Javelin