N.C.A.A. DIVISION 1 FINALISTS (TOP 8) - O.E.C.S. ATHLETES Anguilla Shara Proctor(Florida)-Long Jump- 8th 2008,6th 2009,5th 2010 Triple Jump- 4th 2009;3rd 2010 Antigua & Barbuda Lester Bird(Michigan)-Long Jump-4th,1960;5th,1961 Brendan Christian(Texas) -100m- 8th,2004 200m- 5th,2003 4x 100m- 7th,2004 4x400m- 4th,2004 Lester Benjamin(Georgia)-Long Jump -6th,1985 4X100m- 3rd 1983;1st 1984 Fred Sowerby(Murray St.) -4x 400m-7th,1971 400m- 6th,1973 Maxwell Peters(Alabama) -Triple Jump- 5th1978;5th,1979 Rai Benjamin(U.C.L.A.) - 400m Hurdles- 6th,2016;2nd,2017;1st,2018 4x400m- 1ST2018 Heather Samuel(Murray State)- 100m- 6th,1994 Terri Julian(Georgia)-4x 100m-6th,1985 Afia Charles(Central Florida) -4x 100m-3nd,2013 Ruperta Charles (Howard) 4x 400m-5th,1982 {Mother of Afia Charles} Charmaine Gilgeous(Alabama- 4 x400m-1994 Priscilla Frederick( St.John's )-High Jump)-6th-2010- British Virgin Islands Dion Crabbe (Mississippi State)- 100m- 7th,2002 200m- 5th 2002 Keita Cline (Minnesota) - Long Jump-8th,1995 Tahesia Harrigan (Alabama)- 100m-6th 2005;4th 2006 Ashley Kelly (Illinois) - 400m-8th,2011 Chantel Malone(Texas) - Long Jump-5th,2011 Triple Jump- 6th 2011 4 x 100m- 5th 2011 4x 400m- 1st 2009;7th 2010 Dominica Bruce Phillip(Manhattan) - 400m- 4th 1989 Jerome Romain(Arkansas) -Triple Jump-2nd 1994;2nd 1995 Erison Hurtault(Columbia)-400m-2nd-2011 Dawn Williams(Arkansas-Little Rock) -800m-3rd 1996;2nd 1997 Thea LaFond(Maryland) - High Jump-8th 2013 Grenada Sean Lambert(Tennessee)- 100m-4th 2001;6th 2003 Alleyne Francique(Louisiana State)- 400m-2nd 2001 4x 400m-3rd 2001 Joel Phillip(Arizona State) -400m- 7th 2008 4x 400m- 8th 2010 Kirani James(Alabama) - 400m- 1st 2010; 1st 2011 Randy Lewis(Wichita State) - Triple Jump -5th 2003 Keron Francis(Boise State)- Javelin Throw- 4th 2004;3rd 2006 Alleyne Lett (Louisiana State) - Decathlon- 7th 2005 Kurt Felix (Boise State) - Decathlon- 1st,2012 Emron Gibbs(Southern Miss) - Javelin Throw- 4th,2016 Lindon Victor(Texas A & M) - Decathlon -1st,2016 ;1st 2017 Bralon Taplin (Texas A & M)- 4 X400m-1st,2010;7th,2011 Anderson Peters(Mississippi St.)- Javelin Throw-1st,2018 Sherry Fletcher( Louisiana State) -100m-1st 2007 200m- 4th 2007 4 x100m-- 2nd 2006;2nd 2007 Hazel-Ann Regis(Louisiana State) - 400m-5th 2003; 8th 2004 4x 400m- 2nd 2003; 1st 2004 Neisha Bernard-Thomas (Louisiana State)- 800m- 2nd 2003; 1st 2004 4x 400m- 2nd 2003; 1st 2004 Trish Bartholomew( Alabama) - 400m- 7th,2007;2nd 2008 Patty Sylvester (Georgia)- High Jump= 8th, 2005 Long Jump- 2nd,2006 Jacinta Bartholomew(Arizona State) - Long Jump- 3rd 1988 4x 100m- 1st, 1988 4x 400m- 3rd 1988 Meisue Francis(Louisiana State) -4x 400m- 1st 2006 Kanika Beckles(Texas A & M) - 4x 400m- 3rd 2012 Montserrat Julius Morris(Western Kentucky) -4x 100m- 5th,2016 St.Kitts and Nevis Kim Collins(Texas Christian) - 100m- 2nd 2001 4x 100m- 1st 2001 Melville Rogers(Louisiana State)-4x 400m- 1st 2006 Delwayne Delaney(Texas Christian) - 4x 400m-2nd 2006 Diane Dunrod{Francis} (Alabama)-400m- 2nd 1990;4th 2001 4x 100m- 6th 1990 4x400m-2nd 1990, 4th 1991 Virgil Hodge(Texas Christian) - 200m -7th 2006; 6th 2007 4x100m- 7th 2006; 4th 2007 Tiandra Ponteen(Florida) - 400m- 5th 2004; 2nd 2005 Valma Bass(Louisiana State) - 200m- 5th 2000 4x 400m-6th 1998 e Marecia Pemberton(Florida State) - 4x 100m-6th 2011 Nathandra John (Texas Christian) - 4x 400m - 8th 2005; 7 th 2006 St.Lucia Dominic Johnson(Arizona)- Pole Vault-3rd 1996 Decathlon- 6th 1997 Ronald Promesse(Texas,El Paso)--4x 100m- 7th 1999 Ivan Jean- Marie(Arizona State) -4x 400m-6th 1995 Levern Spencer(Georgia) - High Jump-8th 2006; 3rd 2007 Jeannelle Scheper(South Carolina) - High Jump-5th 2013 Makeba Alcide((Arkansas) - Heptathlon- 2nd 2013 Augustina Charles(Southwest Missouri) - 4x 400m-5th 1999 Vernetta Lesporis(Southwest Missouri)- 4x 400m- 5th 1999 St.Vincent & the Grenadines Joel Mascoll (Norfolk State) -4x100m-7,th1998 Michael Williams(U.C.L.A.)- 4X400 -6h 1992 Thomas Dickson (Ohio State)- 4x 400m- 7th 2001 Natasha Mayers(Southern Cal) - 100m-2nd 2002 200m- 1st 2002 Kineke Alexander(Iowa) -400m -7th 2005;2nd 2006; 6th 2007;8th 2008 Yvette Haynes(Rice) - Triple Jump- 7th 1992 Finalists from other "Small Island States " Barbados Men- Obadele Thompson (Texas,El Paso)- 100m- 4th 1995,1st 1998.Qualified but did not compete in 1996 200m- 1st,1997 . 4x400m- 5th.1994 Jim Wedderburn (New York Univ.)- 400m-5th.1961 Elvis Forde(So.Illinois)- 400m- 8th ,1984 4x 400m- 4th ,1984 Seibert Straughn(Murray St.) -4oom-8th.1991 7th,1992 Orlando Greene(Seton Hall)- 800m-4th,1976 4x400m- 3rd,1974 Shane Brathwaite (Texas Tech)-110 m Hurdfes- 7th.2012 Greggmar Swift(Indiana St.)- 110m Hurdles- 7th,2013 Henderson Dottin(Texas,El Paso)- High Jump-5th,2004 Victor Houston(Auburn)- Decathlon- 1st,2006 Hamil Grimes(Kentucky St.)- 4x100m- 8th,1976 4x400m- 2nd,1976 Pearson Jordan (Louisiana State)-4x100m-3rd,1979 Kirk Cummins(Louisiana State)- 4x100m- made final but DQ'ed Richard Louis(Howard)- 4x400m- 4th,1982; 6th,1983 Terrence Harewood( Murray St.)- 4x400m-7th,1992 Steven Roberts (Murray St.)- 4x400m- 7th,1992 Women- Sonia Gaskin (Missouri St.-800m- 7th,2014 Kierre Beckles(South Carolina)- 100m Hurdles) -6th,2011 Andrea Blackett(Rice)- 400m Hurdles- 5th,1996; 2nd,1997 4x400m- 4th,1996; 7th,1997 Desiree Crichlow(Trxas,El Paso)- High Jump- 4th, 2003 Akela Jones(Kansas St.)- High Jump-4th,2015 Heptathlon- 1st,2015;3rd,2016 Shernelle Nicholls( Missouri)- 8th,2007 Esme Austin(So.Carolina St.)-4x100m-7th.1984 Sonia Clarke(So.Carolina St.)-4x100m- 7th,1984 Julia Sandiford(Seton Hall)-4x400m- 3rd,1992; 5th,1993; 1st,1994: DNF,1995 Melissa Straker(Rice)-4x 400m- 4th,1996; 7th,1997 Sheena Gooding(Austin Peay)-800m,5th,2001 Bermuda Men Calvin Dill(Seton Hall)- 100m- 3rd,1977 200m- 6th,1977 Aaron Evans( Geo;rgia) 800m-7th.2012 Nick Saunders- High Jump- 2nd,1983; 7th,1984; 5th,1985 Brian Wellman(Arkansas)-Triple Jump- 1st,1991;1st,1992 Greg Simons(San Diego St)-4x400m- 4th,1980 Women- Arantxa King(Stanford)- Long Jump- 2nd,2010 Sonya Smith(Abilene Christian)- Javelin Throw- 5th.1985 Cayman Islands Men- Kemar Hyman (Florida St.) -100m- 6th,2012 4x100m- 1st,2011; 2nd,2012 Ronald Forbes(Florida Intl) -110m Hurdles- 8th,2008 Kareem Streete-Thompson(Rice)- Long Jump- 3rd,1993 Women- Cydonie Mothersill(Clemson)-4x100m- 4th.2001 4x400m- 1st,2001 Netherlands Antilles Churandy Martina (Texas,El Paso)- 100m- 6th ,2006 200m- 4th,2006 4x 100m- 3rd,2004 Caimin Douglas(Texas,El Paso) - 200m- 2nd,2001 4x100m- 7th,1999;3rd,2001 U.S.Virgin Islands Tabarie Henry(Texas A & M)- 400m- 8th,2010 4x400m- 1st,2010;1st,2011 Eddie Lovett (Florida) -110m Hurdles-5th.2014 Leslie Murray(Delaware St.)-400m Hurdles-6th.2009 4x400m- 7th,2011 Muhammad Halim(Cornell)-Triple Jump- 8th,2007; 2st,2008 Hashim Halim(Virginia Tech)-Triple Jump- 4th,2011;3rd,2012 Women- Laverne Jones(Oklahoma) -100m- 6th,2004 Ameerah Bello(Morgan St.)-200m- 8th,1998 400m- 6th,1998 Flora Hyacinth(Alabama)- Triple Jump- 5th,1987: 7th,1988;4th,1990 4x100m- 3rd,1987 4x400m-2nd,1986; 1st but DQ'ed,1987 Allison Peter(Texas) 4x100m-5th ,2011 Compiled by Reynold O'Neal, ATFS .