The Tribune

By BRENT STUBBS

Senior Sports Reporter

bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

WITH the IAAF World Championships in Athletics looming over the horizon, about seven athletes, including Michael Mathieu and Shaunae Miller who double up in the 200 and 400 metres and Sheniqua ‘Q’ Ferguson, who has a double dip in the 100 and 200m, have already attained the A qualifying standards so far this year.

Based on the performances posted on the IAAF website, Mathieu, Miller and Ferguson are joined by Derrick Atkins, Jamial Rolle, Jeffery Gibson and Anthonique Strachan.

There are another six - Ramon Miller, Ryan Ingraham, Jamal Wilson, Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie, Tynia Gaither and Bianca ‘BB’ Stuart, who have surpassed the B qualifying standards.

All of these athletes are expected to compete in the BAAA National Track and Field Championships at the Grand Bahama Sports Complex Friday to Saturday.

The meet will serve as the final trials for the World Championships, scheduled for August 10-18 in Moscow, Russia. According to the IAAF website, the top performances by Bahamians so far this year are as follows:

Men’s 100m

A standard 10.15

B standard 10.21

Derrick Atkins - 10.06 -

Montverde, Florida,

June 8

Warren Fraser - 10.24 - Greensboro, North Carolina, on May 23

Adrian Griffith - 10.29 - Montverde, Florida, on June 8

Wind-aided times

Shavez Hart - 10.08 - Hutchinson, Kansas State, on May 18

Adrian Griffith - 10.09 - Montverde, Florida, June 1

Trevorvano Mackey - 10.10 - Lubbock, Texas, on April 25

Men’s 200m

A standard 20.52

B standard 20.60

Michael Mathieu - 20.35 - S�o Paulo on May 19

Jamial Rolle - 20.51 - Montverde, Florida, on June 8

Ramon Miller - 20.63 - Hengelo on June 8

Wind-aided times

Shavez Hart - 20.56 - Hutchinson, Kansas State, on May 17

Teray Smith - 20.58 - Nassau on April 1

Men’s 400m

A standard 45.28

B standard 45.60

Michael Mathieu - 45.21 - Montverde, Florida, on June 8

Ramon Miller - 45.58 - Oslo on June 13

Chris Brown - 45.85 - Eugene, Oregon, on June 1

Stephen Newbold - 45.94 - Nassau on March 30

Men’s 400m Hurdles

A standard 49.40

B standard 49.60

Jeffery Gibson - 49.39 - Eugene, Oregon, on June 7

Men’s High Jump

A standard 2.31m

B standard 2.28m

Ryan Ingraham - 2.28m - Nassau on April 13

Jamal Wilson - 2.28m - Nassau on April 13

Donald Thomas - 2.25m - Beijing on May 21

Trevor Barry - 2.24m - Shanghai on May 18

Men’s Long Jump

A standard 8.25m

B standard 8.10m

Raymond Higgs - 7.90m - Eugene, Oregon, on June 6

Wind-aided

Raymond Higgs - 8.03m - Eugene, Oregon, on June 6

Men’s Triple Jump

A standard 17.20m

B standard 16.85m

Latario Collie-Minns - 16.41m - Hutchinson, Kansas State, on May 17

Women’s 100m

A standard 11.28

B standard 11.36

Sheniqua Ferguson - 11.26 - Auburn on April 20

Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie - 11.32 - Clermont, Florida, on May 11

Tynia Gaither - 11.42 - Greensboro, North Carolina, on May 23

Wind-aided

Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie - 11.28 - Clermont, Florida, on May 11

Women’s 200m

A standard 23.05

B standard 23.30

Sheniqua Ferguson - 22.43 - Uberl�ndia on May 16

Shaunae Miller - 22.61 - Auburn on April 20

Anthonique Strachan - 22.93 - Auburn on April 6

Tynia Gaither - 23.29 - Colombia on May 22

Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie - 23.34 - Georgetown, Cayman Islands, on May 8 Nivea Smith - 23.42 - Auburn on April 6

Wind-aided

Shaunae Miller - 22.41 - Athens, Georgia, on April 13

Anthonique Strachan - 22.77 - Montverde, Florida, on June 1

Women’s 400m

A standard 51.55

B standard 52.35

Shaunae Miller - 50.70 - Eugene, Oregon, on June 7

Women’s 100m Hurdles

A standard 12.94

B standard 13.10

Ivanique Kemp - 13.25 - Colombia on May 21

Wind-aided

Ivanique Kemp - 13.10 - Colombia on May 11

Women’s 400m Hurdles

A standard 55.40

B standard 56.55

Michelle Cumberbatch - 57.59 - Pueblo, Colombia, on May 25.

Women’s Long Jump

A standard 6.75m

B standard 6.65m

Bianca Stuart - 6.73m - Dakar on June 12