List of Caymanian records in athletics

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The following are the national records in athletics in the Cayman Islands maintained by Cayman Island's national athletics federation: Cayman Islands Athletic Association (CIAA).

Outdoor

Key to tables:   Awaiting ratification   Record not kept by CIAA   Not ratified or later rescinded by CIAA

Men

Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref.
100 m 9.95 (+1.8 m/s) Kemar Hyman 7 July 2012 Meeting de Atletismo Madrid Madrid, Spain [1]
200 m 20.57 (+2.0 m/s) Jamal Walton 27 April 2017 HSAA Region 4A4 Championships Miramar, United States [2]
20.51 (−1.5 m/s) Jaiden Reid 10 May 2024 SEC Championships Gainesville, United States [3]
400 m 44.99 Jamal Walton 21 July 2017 Pan American U20 Championships Trujillo, Peru [4]
800 m 1:50.22 Jon Rankin 8 April 2011 Rafer Johnson / Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational Westwood, United States [5]
1500 m 3:46.09 Jon Rankin 15 July 2011 Central American and Caribbean Championships Mayagüez, Puerto Rico [6][7]
3000 m 9:06.33 Dominic Dyer 27 March 2016 CARIFTA Games St. George's, Grenada [8]
5000 m 14:08.09 Jon Rankin 11 March 2011 Oxy Distance Carnival Los Angeles, United States [9]
10,000 m 33:29.01 Nicholas Akers 6 August 1978 Commonwealth Games Edmonton, Canada
Half marathon 1:22:41 Mark Hydes 5 May 2002 Brussels, Belgium
Marathon 2:34:29 Jon Rankin 5 December 2010 Sacramento, United States
110 m hurdles 13.36 (+0.4 m/s) Ronald Forbes 30 April 2016 Spring Invitational Clermont, United States [10]
400 m hurdles 51.23 Junior Hines 25 May 2012 NAIA Championship Marion, United States [11]
3000 m steeplechase 12:12.29 Junio Hurlston 29 June 2003 Island Games Saint Peter Port, Guernsey
High jump 2.19 m Omar Wright 13 May 2006 El Paso, United States
Pole vault
Long jump 8.31 m Kareem Streete-Thompson 1 July 2000 Bad Langensalza, Germany
Triple jump 16.09 m Edward Manderson 16 July 1995 Central American and Caribbean Championships Guatemala City, Guatemala
Shot put 13.89 m Jonathan Frederick 25 June 2016 George Town, Cayman Islands
Discus throw 45.36 m Michael Letterlough 30 April 2005 Orlando, United States
Hammer throw 62.54 m Michael Letterlough 5 June 2011 Kamloops Throws Meet Kamloops, Canada [12]
Javelin throw 75.38 m Alexander Pascal 7 June 2017 NCAA Division I Championships Eugene, United States [13]
Decathlon
100m (wind) Long jump (wind) Shot put High jump 400m 110m H (wind) Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500m
20 km walk (road)
50 km walk (road)
4 × 100 m relay 39.54  Cayman Islands
Kemar Hyman
Tyrell Cuffy
David Hamil
Carlos Morgan 		4 July 2009 Central American and Caribbean Championships Havana, Cuba [14]
4 × 200 m relay 1:24.91  Cayman Islands
Kemar Hyman
Tyrell Cuffy
David Hamil
Troy Long 		24 May 2014 IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas [15]
4 × 400 m relay 3:13.77  Cayman Islands
Jeavhon Jackson
Karim Murray
Micheal Smikle
Sherlock Brooks 		12 July 2019 Island Games Gibraltar [16]

Women

Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref.
100 m 11.08 (+1.0 m/s) Cydonie Mothersille 5 July 2006 Salamanca, Spain
200 m 22.39 (+1.1 m/s) Cydonie Mothersille 10 July 2005 Central American and Caribbean Championships Nassau, The Bahamas
300 m 35.82 Cydonie Mothersille 14 September 2000 Sydney, Australia
400 m 52.17 A Shalysa Wray 15 May 2022 Big 12 Championships Lubbock, United States [17]
800 m 2:10.4 h Tiffany Cole 17 February 2018 First Chance 2 George Town, Cayman Islands
1500 m 4:48.10 Tabitha Parchment 10 April 1982 CARIFTA Games Kingston, Jamaica
3000 m 9:35.52 Michelle Bush 16 August 1987 Pan American Games Indianapolis, United States
5000 m 19:03.4 h Nicola Jordan 30 June 1999 Island Games Visby, Sweden
10,000 m 34:21.19 Michelle Bush 27 April 1989 Penn Relays Philadelphia, United States
10 km (road) 32:58 Michelle Bush 19 May 1991 Cleveland, United States
15 km (road) 52:35 Michelle Bush 9 July 1989 Utica, United States
20 km (road) 1:08:20 Michelle Bush 4 September 1989 New Haven, United States
Half marathon 1:13:50 Michelle Bush 10 November 1991 Long Beach, United States
Marathon 2:37:41 Michelle Bush 8 December 1991 California International Marathon Sacramento, United States
100 m hurdles 14.69 (−0.1 m/s) Ameilia Gillispie 16 July 2013 Island Games Devonshire Parish, Bermuda [18]
400 m hurdles 1:05.80 Kadeen Foster 21 February 2009 Kingston, Jamaica
3000 m steeplechase
High jump 1.75 m Ashleigh Nalty 17 July 2013 Island Games Devonshire Parish, Bermuda [19]
Pole vault
Long jump 5.66 m (±0.0 m/s) Anissa Owen 26 May 2019 BayTaf Classic Tampa, United States [20]
Triple jump 11.11 m Opal Bodden 19 March 2005 George Town, Cayman Islands
Shot put 13.06 m Lacee Barnes 16 April 2017 CARIFTA Games Willemstad, Curaçao [21]
Discus throw 47.63 m Lacee Barnes 15 April 2017 CARIFTA Games Willemstad, Curaçao [22]
Hammer throw 39.88 m Kristie Hurlston 15 April 2010 WCU Invitational Cullowhee, United States [23]
Javelin throw 43.43 m Daneliz Thomas 23 May 2019 NAIA Championships Gulf Shores, United States [24]
Heptathlon 4212 pts Ashleigh Nalty 24 May 2013 Marion, United States
100m H (wind) High jump Shot put 200m (wind) Long jump (wind) Javelin 800m
15.49 (+0.3 m/s) 1.67 m 8.73 m 27.24 (+2.3 m/s) 5.04 m (+2.3 m/s) 27.13 m 2:48.00
20 km walk (road)
4 × 100 m relay 47.60  Cayman Islands
Crystal Robinson
Schwannah McCarthy
Calicia Burke
Cydonie Mothersille 		1 July 1999 Island Games Visby, Sweden
4 × 400 m relay 3:54.60  Cayman Islands
Crystal Robinson
Schwannah McCarthy
Calicia Burke
Cydonie Mothersille 		1 July 1999 Island Games Visby, Sweden

Indoor

Men

Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref.
60 m 6.56 Kareem Streete-Thompson 29 February 2004 Erdgas Athletics Leipzig, Germany
Kemar Hyman 21 January 2012 Auburn Invitational Birmingham, United States [25]
200 m 21.42 Kemar Hyman 21 January 2011 Hokie Invitational Blacksburg, United States [26]
21.40 OT 6 March 2009 Johnson City, United States
20.27 Jaden Reid 27 February 2025 SEC Championships College Station, United States [27]
400 m 48.00 Carl Morgan 9 February 2007 Allston, United States
800 m 1:52.21 Jorel Belafonte 27 February 2015 Blacksburg, United States
1:51.82 OT Jorel Belafonte 23 January 2016 Lexington, United States
1500 m
3000 m
55 m hurdles 7.28 Ronald Forbes 26 January 2008 Gainesville, United States [28]
60 m hurdles 7.58 Ronald Forbes 14 March 2008 NCAA Division I Championships Fayetteville, United States
High jump 2.19 m Louis Gordon 22 February 2020 America East Championships Boston, United States [29]
Pole vault 2.65 m Maxwell Hyman 24 January 2009 Lynchburg, United States
Long jump 8.16 m (1st Jump) Kareem Streete-Thompson 11 March 2001 World Championships Lisbon, Portugal [30]
8.16 m (2nd Jump)
Triple jump 15.60 m Carl Morgan 6 December 2008 Murfreesboro, United States
Shot put 16.14 m Michael Letterlough 26 February 2006 Murfreesboro, United States
Heptathlon
60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m
5000 m walk
4 × 400 m relay

Women

Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref.
60 m 7.36 Cydonie Mothersille 14 February 2003 Tyson Invitational Fayetteville, United States
200 m 22.82 Cydonie Mothersille 23 February 2003 Meeting Pas de Calais Liévin, France
400 m 53.40 A Shalysa Wray 26 February 2021 Big 12 Championships Lubbock, United States [31]
53.20 A Shalysa Wray 25 February 2023 Big 12 Championships Lubbock, United States [32]
800 m 3:03.29[a] Ashleigh Nalty 7 February 2014 Keck Invitational Bloomington, United States [33]
2:11.05 Jaden Francis 10 February 2024 Tiger Paw Invitational Clemson, United States [34]
2:07.60 Jaden Francis 2 March 2025 ACC Championships Louisville, United States [35]
1500 m 4:18.80[b] Michelle Bush 2 March 1987 New York City, United States
3000 m 9:28.99[c] Michelle Bush 22 February 1987 West Point, United States
60 m hurdles 9.58 Ashleigh Nalty 20 February 2014 AMC Championships Elsah, United States [36]
High jump 1.70 m Ashleigh Nalty 2 March 2013 NAIA Championships Geneva, United States [37]
7 February 2015 Akron, United States
Pole vault
Long jump 4.73 m[d] Ashleigh Nalty 7 February 2014 Keck Invitational Bloomington, United States
20 February 2014 Elsah, United States
5.56 m Anissa Owen 26 February 2011 AUS Track and Field Championship University Moncton Montreal, Canada [citation needed]
5.38 m Anissa Owen 28 January 2012 17th Annual McGill Team Challenge Montreal, Canada [38]
Triple jump
Shot put 7.87 m[e] Ashleigh Nalty 7 February 2014 Keck Invitational Bloomington, United States [39]
Pentathlon 2667 pts Ashleigh Nalty 7 February 2014 Keck Invitational Bloomington, United States [40]
60m H High jump Shot put Long jump 800m
9.97 1.60 m 7.87 m 4.73 m 3:03.29
3000 m walk
4 × 400 m relay

Notes

  1. ^ record set during pentathlon competition
  2. ^ outdoor mark ratified as absolute record
  3. ^ outdoor mark ratified as absolute record
  4. ^ per World Athletics source
  5. ^ record set during pentathlon competition

References

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