Two @MiamiTrack Signees to Represent Bahamas
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – University of Miami track and field signees Henri Delauze and Ian Kerr were selected to represent The Bahamas at the 2014 IAAF World Junior Championships.
Delauze and Kerr are part of the 22-member Bahamian team that will travel to Eugene, Ore., to compete against the worlds top junior athletes. The 2014 IAAF World Junior Championships will be held from July 22-27 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. The 2014 edition of the IAAF World Junior Championships marks the first time the event has ever been held in the United States.
Delauze is a talented sprinter from Freeport, Bahamas, who was a 2013 CARIFTA Under-17 400m finalist and 4x400m gold medalist. In 2013, Delauze became the Island Sports Champion and Record-Holder, and High School National Champion and Record-Holder (under 17 – 48.53sec). Delauze was also a member of two junior national teams, representing the Bahamas at CARIFTA and the World Youth Championships.
Kerr, who attended Queens College in Nassau, Bahamas, was the 2014 BAAA National Champion in the 200m and was the runner-up in the 100m. Kerr also represented the Bahamas at the 2013 IAAF World Youth Championships.
Delauze and Kerr will join Miami freshmen standouts Shakima Wimbley and Gian Piero Ragonesi in qualifying for the 2014 IAAF World Junior Championships, giving the Hurricanes four representatives at the world’s premier track meet.
Wimbley is part of Team USA’s 89-member roster for the 8th IAAF World Junior Championships, earning one of six spots in Team USA’s 4x400m relay pool. Wimbley recently competed at the USATF Junior Outdoor Championships, placingthird in the women’s 400m final with a time of 52.55 seconds.
Ragonesi will represent Italy in the throws. As a freshman, qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary where he posted a personal-best mark of 55.47m, which ranks second in school history. An All-ACC selection after finishing third in the shot put at the ACC Indoor Championships, Ragonesi ranks second in school history in the indoor shot put and discus, while claiming the third-best outdoor shot put, hammer throw and weight throw marks in UM history.
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