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JAM | Aug 16, 2025

Jamaica surge to top of NACAC championship with 10 medals inclusive of six gold

Howard Walker

Howard Walker / Our Today

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Jamaica surged to the top of the Table at the NACAC Championship with six gold medals after the completion of three sessions, amassing 10 medals overall.

Fedrick Dacres, Amoi Brown, Demario Prince and Jonielle Smith struck gold on Friday, while Nikoali Williams and Samantha Hall added two more early Saturday morning.

Jamaica lead the table with six gold, one silver and three bronze. The United States of America (USA), despite amassing 14 medals, are second with five gold, seven silver and two bronze.

Canada, with one gold, one silver and one bronze, sit in third position just ahead of Puerto Rico, The Bahamas and Guatemala.

Dacres won the first final of the championship, capturing the men’s discus with a throw of 65.10m. His teammate Chad Wright secured the bronze with 62.85m.

Amoi Brown then won the women’s 110 hurdles in 12.83 (-1.1 m/s) ahead of Tatiana Aholou of Canada in second in 13.01, while Jamaica’s Yanique Thompson was fifth in 13.19.

Jamaican athlete Jonielle Smith celebrates after winning the 100m in an August 2019 non-Diamond League event in Zurich, Switzerland. (Photo: World Athletics)

Demario Prince sped to 13.35 for gold in the 110 hurdles ahead of Dylan Beard of the USA in 13.39. Jamaica’s Jaheim Stern won bronze in 13.63.

Jamaica picked up its fourth gold courtesy of Jonielle Smith brought the curtains down on Friday night, winning the women’s 100m in 11.05 (0.1 m/s) with her teammate Jodean Williams in fourth in 11.13.

Jamaica’s Ryiem Forde secured silver in the men’s 100m in 10.01 behind Canada’s Jerome Blake in 9.95.

Nikoali Williams leapt to an impressive personal best of 8.16m (-0.1 m/s) to win the men’s long jump with his more established teammate Shawn D Thompson getting bronze with 7.87m. American Will Williams took the silver in 7.96m.

Samantha Hall threw 61.19m for gold in the women’s discus, completing the double for Jamaica in the event. Gabi Jacobs of the USA was second with 57.07m and Canada’s Julia Tunks snatched bronze with 56.78m.

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