Topic: Lacee Barnes
The Tropical Relay Challenge is back
The annual Tropical Relay Challenge has returned, and Vision Academy 345 has a goal of 50-60 participating teams this year.
Lacee continues Larner’s legacy at long-time track club
Vision Academy 345, formally known as 345 Athletics Club, officially relaunched this month with Lacee Barnes-Riley and husband Adrian Riley as its new leaders.
CARIFTA official blamed for CIAA, Barnes-Riley spat
The regional governing body of athletics has laid the blame for the controversy surrounding the CARIFTA coaching credentials of Lacee Barnes-Riley on an official at the games.
Bernie Bush calls for CIAA board to resign following athlete controversy
Sports Minister Bernie Bush has called for the resignation of the Cayman Islands Athletic Association board despite a public apology from track-and-field officials over the handling of the Lacee Barnes-Riley’s expulsion from the CARIFTA Games.
Athletics chiefs apologise over shot putter’s CARIFTA expulsion
National female shot put record holder, Lacee Barnes has hurled several allegations against members of the Cayman Islands Athletic Association, whom she claimed had her escorted out the CARIFTA Games by Bahamian soldiers for unofficially training Cayman competitors.
Lacee Barnes takes bronze at indoor championships
Cayman Islands shot-putter Lacee Barnes has set a new national record en route to a bronze medal at the 2022 Conference USA Indoor Track and Field Championships held over the weekend.
Athletes’ New Year resolutions: Track and fielders
Many athletes across all disciplines are already setting their goals for 2022. In the first of a series on athletes’ New Year’s resolutions, we highlight Caymanian track-and-fielders
Cayman’s athletes claim five medals at NACAC championships
Cayman’s track-and-fielders made their presence known at the 2021 under-18 and under-23 NACAC championships in Costa Rica last weekend, capturing five medals.
Barnes sets new record in discus
On the heels of setting a Cayman national record in shot put in February where she threw 14.70 metres, Lacee Barnes has done it...
Barnes sets new Shot Put National Record
Caymanian shot put standout Lacee Barnes threw a distance of 14.7 metres on Friday, 29 Jan. to set a new Cayman Islands national record.
Caymanian college athletes roundup
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to interrupt sporting seasons around the globe, we want to reflect on the performances of Cayman’s college athletes and provide updates on what they’re doing now.
Barnes takes 5th in shot put at indoor championships
Lacee Barnes, Cayman’s five-time CARIFTA Games medallist, took fifth place in the shot put at the Conference USA Indoor Championships in Birmingham Alabama, on 22 Feb.
Cayman athletes win 47 swim, 6 track medals
Cayman’s Carifta athletes celebrated a double success this week, capturing an impressive number of medals in Curacao and the Bahamas and winning the bid to host the 2019 Carifta Games.
Cayman’s Carifta medalists reflect on their success
Fourteen of Cayman’s best track and field athletes competed against the region’s elite at the 2016 Carifta Games hosted in St. George’s, Grenada at the end of March.
