The Tribune

EVERY now and then, there comes a young athlete with tremendous promise and lofty goals.

At present there is a 14-year-old athlete who attends Queen’s College who wants to be a medical doctor and an Olympic athlete. Her name is T’arjahnaye Green and she is a track and field athlete who concentrates on the discus and shot put. 

T’arjahnaye is no ordinary athlete at only 14, but she is poised to put the track and field world on notice. Already she has helped the Queen’s College Comets to the High School Championship. Now she is heading to the CARIFTA  Games after qualifying in the girls’ under-17 discus and shot put. 

T’arjahnaye, a ninth grader at Queen’s College, is a bona fide athlete in the discus and the shot put, even at such a young age. She started throwing the discus at the tender age of 10 years old, when many youngsters didn’t even know what the discus competition was all about, especially girls. 

But this young lady was focused and just a few years later we can see the trajectory and realise that she always knew what she wanted.  

In her first competition in the BAISS girls’ under-15, young T’arjahnaye threw 13.25 metres to impress everyone. Then she competed again in the girls’ under-15 division and threw 13.49m. And she competed in another track meet and threw in the same girls’ under-15 a whopping 20.58m. 

In the Star Trackers Meet she threw for 19.00m.

There was no question in anyone’s mind that this young lady is truly a gifted athlete in the discus and the shot put. 

T’arjahnaye has joined up with the Blue Chip Throwers Club and trains under the watchful eyes of coach Carrington Maycock who is assisted by Naquel Harris. Their star thrower has lofty ambitions and so far is on track to accomplish all of them. Her mother Patrice Riley always knew that she had a gifted athlete and guided her to fulfill her dreams. She also has three brothers and three sisters, but she is clearly the athlete in the family.

Having just qualified for the shot put and discus, T’arjahnaye is now headed to represent The Bahamas for the first time in her young career at the CARIFTA Games which is being held in  Trinidad and Tobago, April 19-21. The Bahamas’ young team of field athletes are all excited to represent their country and make a good showing. For T’arjahnaye this will be an experience she has been looking forward to and she’s expected to represent The Bahamas in many more international events to come. 

For now, we wish The Bahamas all the best and will certainly be looking out for the discus competition with young T’arjahnaye.