NACAC Championships

Continental track and field athletics event

Not to be confused with Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics.

The North American, Central American and Caribbean Championships is a continental track and field athletics event organised by the North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association. The last of the six IAAF areas to hold a continental senior athletics competition, the NACAC Championships' inaugural edition was held in 2007 in San Salvador, El Salvador. Three hundred athletes competed at the 2007 Championships and a total of 26 nations were represented.[1] The United States dominated the first edition with a total of 43 medals, including 28 gold medals. Mexico and Trinidad and Tobago took second and third places with totals of 20 and 11 medals, respectively.

## Editions

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Edition  | Year  | City  | Country  | Date  | Venue  | Events  | Nations  | Athletes  | Top of the
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1 | 2007 | San Salvador |  El Salvador | July 13–15 | Estadio Jorge "Mágico" González | 42 | 26 | 275 |  United States
2 | 2015 | San José |  Costa Rica | August 7–9 | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica | 38 | 31 | 369 |  United States
3 | 2018 | Toronto |  Canada | August 10–12 | Varsity Stadium/Toronto Islands | 42 | 31 | 319 |  United States
4 | 2022 | Freeport |  Bahamas | August 19–21 | Grand Bahama Sports Complex | 45 | 26 | 329 |  United States
5 | 2025 | Freeport |  Bahamas | August 15–17 | Grand Bahama Sports Complex |  |  |  |

## Records

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### Men

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Event  | Record  | Name  | Nationality  | Date  | Championships  | Place  | Ref.

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100 m | 9.95 (−0.4 m/s) | Jerome Blake |  Canada  | 15 August 2025  | 2025 Championships | Freeport, Bahamas  |
200 m | 19.87 (+0.6 m/s) | Andrew Hudson  |  Jamaica  | 21 August 2022  | 2022 Championships | Freeport, Bahamas  | [2]
400 m | 44.48  | Kirani James |  Grenada  | 17 August 2025  | 2025 Championships | Freeport, Bahamas  | [3]
800 m | 1:42.87  | Handal Roban |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  | 16 August 2025  | 2025 Championships | Freeport, Bahamas  | [4]
1500 m | 3:37.54  | Foster Malleck |  Canada  | 16 August 2025  | 2025 Championships | Freeport, Bahamas  | [5]
5000 m | 13:57.53  | Lopez Lomong |  United States  | 8 August 2015  | 2015 Championships | San Jose, Costa Rica  |
10,000 m | 29:23.77  | Sean McGorty |  United States  | 19 August 2022  | 2022 Championships | Freeport, Bahamas  | [6]
110 m hurdles | 13.00 (+0.3 m/s) | Freddie Crittenden |  United States  | 20 August 2022  | 2022 Championships | Freeport, Bahamas  | [7]
400 m hurdles | 47.34  | Kyron McMaster |  British Virgin Islands  | 21 August 2022  | 2022 Championships | Freeport, Bahamas  | [2]
3000 m steeplechase | 8:14.07  | Daniel Michalski |  United States  | 17 August 2025  | 2025 Championships | Freeport, Bahamas  | [8]
High jump | 2.28 m (7 ft 5+3⁄4 in)  | Jeron Robinson |  United States  | 11 August 2018  | 2018 Championships | Toronto, Canada  | [9]
Pole vault | 5.45 m (17 ft 10+1⁄2 in)  | Scott Houston |  United States  | 12 August 2018  | 2018 Championships | Toronto, Canada  | [10]
Long jump | 8.29 m (27 ft 2+1⁄4 in)
(−0.4 m/s) | Marquis Dendy |  United States  | 12 August 2018  | 2018 Championships | Toronto, Canada  | [11]
Triple jump | 16.98 m (55 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
(+1.4 m/s) | Yordany Durañona |  Dominica  | 7 August 2015  | 2015 Championships | San Jose, Costa Rica  |
Shot put | 21.68 m (71 ft 1+1⁄2 in)  | Darrell Hill |  United States  | 10 August 2018  | 2018 Championships | Toronto, Canada  | [12]
Josh Awotunde |  United States  | 15 August 2025  | 2025 Championships | Freeport, Bahamas  | [13]
Discus throw | 68.47 m (224 ft 7+1⁄2 in)  | Fedrick Dacres |  Jamaica  | 12 August 2018  | 2018 Championships | Toronto, Canada  | [14]
Hammer throw | 72.94 m (239 ft 3+1⁄2 in)  | Roberto Sawyers |  Costa Rica  | 11 August 2018  | 2018 Championships | Toronto, Canada  | [15]
Javelin throw | 87.24 m (286 ft 2+1⁄2 in)  | Curtis Thompson |  United States  | 17 August 2025  | 2025 Championships | Freeport, Bahamas  | [16]
20,000 m walk (track)  | 1:26:21.08  | José Ortiz |  Guatemala  | 20 August 2022  | 2022 Championships | Freeport, Bahamas  | [7]
4 × 100 m relay | 38.05  | Brown
Blake
Rodney
Adjibi  |  Canada  | 17 August 2025  | 2025 Championships | Freeport, Bahamas  | [17]
4 × 400 m relay | 3:00.07  | Clayton Parros
Calvin Smith
Marcus Chambers
James Harris |  United States  | 9 August 2015  | 2015 Championships | San Jose, Costa Rica  |

### Women

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Event  | Record  | Name  | Nationality  | Date  | Championships  | Place  | Ref.

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100 m | 10.83 (−0.1 m/s) | Shericka Jackson |  Jamaica  | 20 August 2022  | 2022 Championships | Freeport, Bahamas  | [7]
200 m | 22.35 (+0.3 m/s) | Brittany Brown |  United States  | 21 August 2022  | 2022 Championships | Freeport, Bahamas  | [2]
400 m | 49.40  | Shaunae Miller-Uibo |  Bahamas  | 20 August 2022  | 2022 Championships | Freeport, Bahamas  | [7]
800 m | 1:57.52  | Ajeé Wilson |  United States  | 11 August 2018  | 2018 Championships | Toronto, Canada  | [18]
1500 m | 4:04.53  | Heather MacLean |  United States  | 21 August 2022  | 2022 Championships | Freeport, Bahamas  | [2]
5000 m | 15:11.68  | Natosha Rogers |  United States  | 19 August 2022  | 2022 Championships | Freeport, Bahamas  | [6]
10,000 m | 32:19.84  | Taylor Roe |  United States  | 15 August 2025  | 2025 Championships | Freeport, Bahamas  | [19]
100 m hurdles | 12.55 (+0.9 m/s) | Kendra Harrison |  United States  | 11 August 2018  | 2018 Championships | Toronto, Canada  | [20]
400 m hurdles | 53.32  | Shamier Little |  United States  | 12 August 2018  | 2018 Championships | Toronto, Canada  | [21]
3000 m steeplechase | 9:34.36  | Gabrielle Jennings |  United States  | 19 August 2022  | 2022 Championships | Freeport, Bahamas  | [6]
High jump | 1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in)  | Vashti Cunningham |  United States  | 19 August 2022  | 2022 Championships | Freeport, Bahamas  | [6]
Pole vault | 4.75 m (15 ft 7 in)  | Katie Nageotte |  United States  | 11 August 2018  | 2018 Championships | Toronto, Canada  | [22]
Long jump | 6.93 m (22 ft 8+3⁄4 in) (+2.0 m/s) | Quanesha Burks |  United States  | 8 August 2015  | 2015 Championships | San Jose, Costa Rica  | [23]
Triple jump | 14.49 m (47 ft 6+1⁄4 in) (+1.5 m/s) | Thea LaFond |  Dominica  | 21 August 2022  | 2022 Championships | Freeport, Bahamas  | [2]
Shot put | 20.15 m (66 ft 1+1⁄4 in)  | Sarah Mitton |  Canada  | 21 August 2022  | 2022 Championships | Freeport, Bahamas  | [2]
Discus throw | 63.18 m (207 ft 3+1⁄4 in)  | Laulauga Tausaga-Collins |  United States  | 19 August 2022  | 2022 Championships | Freeport, Bahamas  | [6]
Hammer throw | 74.60 m (244 ft 9 in)  | DeAnna Price |  United States  | 10 August 2018  | 2018 Championships | Toronto, Canada  | [24]
Javelin throw | 64.68 m (212 ft 2+1⁄4 in)  | Kara Winger |  United States  | 21 August 2022  | 2022 Championships | Freeport, Bahamas  | [2]
20,000 m walk (track)  | 1:40:04.78  | Mirna Ortiz |  Guatemala  | 20 August 2022  | 2022 Championships | Freeport, Bahamas  | [7]
4 × 100 m relay | 42.24  |
Barbara Pierre
Lekeisha Lawson
Dezerea Bryant
Kyra Jefferson |  United States  | 9 August 2015  | 2015 Championships | San Jose, Costa Rica  |
4 × 400 m relay | 3:23.54  | Kaylin Whitney
Kyra Jefferson
A'Keyla Mitchell
Jaide Stepter-Baynes |  United States  | 21 August 2022  | 2022 Championships | Freeport, Bahamas  | [2]

### Mixed

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Event  | Record  | Name  | Nationality  | Date  | Championships  | Place  | Ref.

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4 × 400 m relay | 3:11.10  |
McPherson
Anderson
Barnes
Williams  |  Jamaica  | 16 August 2025  | 2025 Championships | Freeport, Bahamas  | [25]

## Medal table

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Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  United States| 109| 65| 42| 216
2|  Jamaica| 18| 28| 19| 65
3|  Trinidad and Tobago| 6| 9| 11| 26
4|  Canada| 5| 12| 21| 38
5|  Cuba| 5| 6| 8| 19
6|  Mexico| 4| 16| 7| 27
7|  El Salvador| 4| 2| 2| 8
8|  Saint Lucia| 3| 0| 2| 5
9|  Guatemala| 2| 2| 6| 10
10|  Dominica| 2| 1| 2| 5
11|  British Virgin Islands| 2| 1| 0| 3
12|  Bahamas| 1| 4| 9| 14
13|  Dominican Republic| 1| 4| 4| 9
14|  Puerto Rico| 1| 3| 7| 11
15|  Costa Rica| 1| 2| 6| 9
16|  Saint Kitts and Nevis| 1| 1| 2| 4
17|  Grenada| 1| 0| 1| 2
Honduras| 1| 0| 1| 2
19|  Barbados| 0| 3| 7| 10
20|  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines| 0| 2| 1| 3
21|  Antigua and Barbuda| 0| 1| 1| 2
22|  Belize| 0| 1| 0| 1
Bermuda| 0| 1| 0| 1
24|  Haiti| 0| 0| 1| 1
Nicaragua| 0| 0| 1| 1
Turks and Caicos Islands| 0| 0| 1| 1
U.S. Virgin Islands| 0| 0| 1| 1
Totals (27 entries)| 167| 164| 163| 494

## References

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1. ^ Clavelo Robinson, Javier (2007-07-16). USA dominates 1st NACAC Senior Championships. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-06-16.
2. ^ a b c d e f g h Javier Clavelo Robinson (22 August 2022). "Lafond, Winger and McMaster close a festive NACAC Championships in Freeport". World Athletics. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
3. ^ [400m results - Men]
4. ^ [800m Results - Men]
5. ^ [1500m Results - Men]
6. ^ a b c d e Javier Clavelo Robinson (21 August 2022). "Five records fall on opening day of NACAC Championships". World Athletics. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
7. ^ a b c d e Javier Clavelo Robinson (21 August 2022). "Miller-Uibo delights home crowd as nine more records fall at NACAC Championships". World Athletics. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
8. ^ [3000m Steeplechase results - Men]
9. ^ "High Jump Results". deltatiming.com. 11 August 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
10. ^ "Pole Vault Results". deltatiming.com. 12 August 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
11. ^ "Long Jump Results". deltatiming.com. 12 August 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
12. ^ "Shot Put Results". deltatiming.com. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
13. ^ [Shot Put Men - 2025]
14. ^ "Discus Throw Results". deltatiming.com. 12 August 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
15. ^ "Hammer Throw Results". deltatiming.com. 11 August 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
16. ^ [Javelin results - Men]
17. ^ [4x100m Relay - Men]
18. ^ "800m Results". deltatiming.com. 11 August 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
19. ^ [10000m Women - 2025]
20. ^ "100m Hurdles Results". deltatiming.com. 11 August 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
21. ^ "400m Hurdles Results". deltatiming.com. 12 August 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
22. ^ "Pole Vault Results". deltatiming.com. 11 August 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
23. ^ "Women's Long Jump Results". tiempodellegada.com. 9 August 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
24. ^ "Hammer Throw Results". deltatiming.com. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
25. ^ [4x400 Relay Results - Mixed]

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