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UPDATE: It's official! McMaster & Malone named Senior VI Athletes of 2017
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The British Virgin Islands Athletics Association (BVIAA) has officially announced that Kyron A. McMaster and Chantel E. Malone have been named the BVIAA Senior Male and Female Athletes of the Year for 2017.
McMaster #2 & Malone #10 in IAAF 2017 World Rankings
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Two Virgin Islands' athletes have made the Top 10 List of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Rankings.
Malone 7th in Long Jump Final @ World Championships
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Even before making her first jump in the final of the Women’s Long Jump at London Olympic Stadium on August 11, 2017, Chantel E. Malone had already etched her name in the history books by becoming the first Virgin Islands athlete to make it to a senior IAAF World Championships final.
4 new National Records for VI athletes
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Virgin Islands’ top athletic prospects continue to enjoy improvement and success overseas, as during the period spanning February 10-13, 2017 four new National Indoor Athletics Records were set.
Michael Frater Guest of Honour @ Athletes Awards Gala
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Jamaican Sprinter Michael Frater is to be the Guest of Honour at the BVI Athletics Association (BVIAA) 8th Annual Awards Gala at The Moorings on Thursday December 29, 2016.
Harrigan-Scott takes sprint double in Belgium
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- 2006 and 2010 Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games 100m champion, Tahesia G. Harrigan-Scott opted out of the AP Invitational in Guyana yesterday, June 18, 2016 to compete in Nivelles, Belgium where she took a sprint double.
VI finishes 6th in 4 x 100m @ Penn Relays
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, USA – The Virgin Islands quartet of Ashley N. Kelly, Tahesia G. Harrigan-Scott, Chantel E. Malone and Karene King finished a creditable sixth in the 4 x 100m at the Penn Relays in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Saturday April 30, 2016.
VI quartet betters 4x100m Relay National Record
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Running together for the first time since 2013, the Virgin Islands' quartet of Ashley N. Kelly, Tahesia G. Harrigan-Scott, Chantel E. Malone and Karene King broke their six year old 4 x 100m Relay National Record at the Tom Jones Memorial Classic in Gainesville, Florida, on Friday April 22, 2016.
Ashley N. Kelly qualifies for Rio Olympic Games!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Ashley N. Kelly made her outdoor season debut a memorable one by becoming the second [British] Virgin Islands (VI) athlete qualifying for this summer’s Rio Olympic Games in the 200m while Chantel E. Malone claimed the Long Jump title also in a season’s best at the Florida Relays.
Kelly improves 60m best for #2 VI ranking
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Ashley Kelly joined Tahesia G. Harrigan-Scott as the second [British] Virgin Islands female sprinter to dip under 7.40 seconds over 60m indoors, when she established a new personal best of 7.39 at the Millrose Games in New York on Saturday February 20, 2016.