ABOUT US
We created the first athletics ranking system for The Bahamas. Then we brought you the Bahamas Top 50 Basketball Camp, The Bahamas Hoopfest, and Now Island Relays Bahamas in partnership with The Grand Bahama Tourism team.
We successfully hosted our 1st annual event on March 16-18, 2023 with 6 collegiate track and field programs from Bahamian and US Universities.
For information to register or sponsor the 2024 event, contact us at info@islandrelaysbahamas.com
ORGANIZERS
CO-FOUNDER
JOYCE
JOHNSON
Ms. Johnson is an 8X author and founder of Why Sales Network. She started her career working with the NBA and has partnered on sports projects in The Bahamas for almost two decades; including, The International Coaches Clinic, Bahamas Top 50 Basketball Camp and most recently The Bahamas Hoopfest. She received a BA from Prairie View A&M University, MBA from University of Phoenix and hold a Diversity and Inclusion Certificate from Cornell University. Joyce is also a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
MASTERS ATHLETE
BILL
COLLINS
Collins holds five current Masters World Records, including three age groups of the 100 metres Younger athletes who train with him refer to him as "Superman." Several World and National Championships have been won by him both indoors and outdoors. Except when injured, he is rarely beaten in a class by himself.
CARIBBEAN REPRESENTATIVE
NEDYA
MORALES
Caribbean Representative of Puerto Rico.
CO-FOUNDER
MARVIN
HENFIELD
Coach Henfield has trained, mentored, and invested in the lives of more than 15,000 Bahamian athletes and countless others. Coach Henfield is also the founder of Caribbean Sports Academy (Bahamas), MHB Prison Fellowship, Marvin J. Henfield Education and Sports Foundation, Bahamas Baseball Invitational Classic, Marvin Henfield Basketball Shooting Academy and currently serves as Director of Basketball Operations and Skill Trainer to the Bahamas National Teams [2008 - Present]. He is also Co-Founder of the Bahamas Top 50 Basketball Camp, The Bahamas Hoopfest and [LEAP] Literacy Empowerment for Academic Proficiency [STEM] Program for at risk youth within The Bahamas.
PRESIDENT OF THE BAHAMAS MASTERS ASSOCIATION
MIKE
AMBRISTER
Coaching, therapy, and personal training by "Coach Mike," have changed many lives. He is a founding member of Red-Line Athletics as well as their Assistant Coach, specializing in mid-distance training. He holds several coaching certifications, such as IAAF Level 2 Endurance, USAT & amp; F Level 2 Youth Specialization, and USAT & amp; F Level 2 Endurance. In addition to training and competing for Team Bahamas as a master's athlete, he continues to advocate for the sport. The Bahamas Masters Athletics Association is currently led by him as President.
MEET DIRECTOR & US CO-CHAIR
ALAN
SIMS
Coach Sims has served in the following capacities and has the following achievements:
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Youth Club Coach 1987-2019
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28 athletes currently on college rosters
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4 former athletes qualified for the Olympics
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3 former athletes made the US National team and 1 made the Panama National team
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10 athletes made the World Championship teams
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Worked as a coach at the US Olympic training camp in 2016
BAHAMAS CO-CHAIR
TITO
MOSS
Coach Moss has almost 2 decades of track and field coaching eperience. Moss most recently he served as assistant coach for Bahamas Team at the 2022 NACAC Championships and currently serves as Vice President of Technical Operations for the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations (BAAA). Coach Moss is a banker and Certified International Project Manager by profession.
TALK TO US
Thomas A. Robinson Stadium,
University Drive/ Thompson Boulevard
Nassau, Bahamas
