Virgin Islands at the 2019 Pan American Games

Virgin Islands at the
2019 Pan American Games
IOC codeISV
NOCVirgin Islands Olympic Committee
in Lima, Peru
26 July–11 August, 2019
Competitors29 in 5 sports
Flag bearer Eduardo Garcia (opening)
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Pan American Games appearances (overview)

The Virgin Islands competed at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru from July 26 to August 11, 2019.[1][2]

The Virgin Islands team was named in July 2019, with the squad consisting of 29 athletes (14 men and 15 women) competing in five sports. This marked an increase of 11 athletes from four years prior in Toronto.[3]

During the opening ceremony of the games, track and field athlete Eduardo Garcia carried the flag of the country as part of the parade of nations.[4]

Competitors

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The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline.

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 2 0 2
Basketball 10 11 21
Sailing 0 1 1
Swimming 2 1 3
Volleyball 0 2 2
Total 14 15 29

Athletics (track and field)

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Main articles: Athletics at the 2019 Pan American Games and Athletics at the 2019 Pan American Games – Qualification

The Virgin Islands qualified two male track and field athletes.[3]

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are for the entire round
  • DNS–Did not start
Track and road events
Men
Athlete Event Semifinals Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Eddie Lovett 110 m hurdles DNS
Eduardo Garcia Marathon — 2:19:12 12

Basketball

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Main article: Basketball at the 2019 Pan American Games
Ivan Aska represented the Virgin Islands in the men's competition

The Virgin Islands qualified both a men's and women's team of 12 athletes each, after both placed in the top 7 of the 2017 FIBA AmeriCup and 2017 FIBA Women's AmeriCup respectively.[5][6] This will mark the nation's debut in women's basketball at the Pan American Games.[6] The men's team consisted of ten athletes, while the women's had 11, for a total of 21.

Men's tournament

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Main article: Basketball at the 2019 Pan American Games – Men's tournament
Roster
U.S. Virgin Islands men's basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
F/C 15 Shakeem Alcindor 21 – (1998-05-20)20 May 1998 1.52 m (5 ft 0 in) University of North Texas United States
F 14 Ivan Aska 29 – (1990-06-26)26 June 1990 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Seoul SK Knights South Korea
G/F 9 Johnathan Gray 28 – (1991-04-05)5 April 1991 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
G 8 Khalid Hart (C) 24 – (1994-09-13)13 September 1994 1.52 m (5 ft 0 in) Étoile Charleville-Mézières France
G/F 6 Walter Hodge 32 – (1986-09-21)21 September 1986 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) CS Sagesse Lebanon
G/F 7 Georgio Milligan 29 – (1990-07-26)26 July 1990 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Ostioneros de Guaymas Mexico
G 5 Devon Peltier 32 – (1987-05-31)31 May 1987 1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)
F/C 10 Jason Perry-Murray 25 – (1994-07-03)3 July 1994 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) BC Partizani Tirana Albania
G/F 0 Xavier Richards 26 – (1992-10-27)27 October 1992 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Cambelen Dominican Republic
F/C 12 LaRon Smith 25 – (1993-12-20)20 December 1993 1.52 m (5 ft 0 in) BC Yambol Bulgaria
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes current club
  • Age – describes age
    on 31 July 2019

Source: [7]

Group B
Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
 Puerto Rico 3 3 0 261 237 +24 6 Qualified for the Semifinals
 United States 3 2 1 273 224 +49 5
 Venezuela 3 1 2 204 227 −23 4
 Virgin Islands 3 0 3 257 307 −50 3
Source: [citation needed]
31 July 2019
10:30
United States  119–84  Virgin Islands
Scoring by quarter: 39–23, 17–20, 35–19, 28–22
Pts: Diallo 20
Rebs: Diallo 11
Asts: Gillespie 3		 Pts: Hodge 18
Rebs: Aska 8
Asts: Milligan 8
Coliseo Eduardo Dibos, Lima
Referees: Michael Weiland (CAN)
1 August 2019
10:30
Puerto Rico  101–89  Virgin Islands
Scoring by quarter: 33–11, 26–16, 18–27, 24–35
Pts: Sosa 25
Rebs: Andujar 8
Asts: Collier 3		 Pts: Hodge 27
Rebs: Aska 9
Asts: Hodge 5
Coliseo Eduardo Dibos, Lima
Referees: Andréia Silva (BRA)
2 August 2019
18:00
Virgin Islands  84–87  Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 19–19, 29–20, 15–24, 21–24
Pts: Milligan 22
Rebs: three players 7
Asts: Hodge 3		 Pts: Zamora 19
Rebs: Carrera 11
Asts: Vargas 4
Coliseo Eduardo Dibos, Lima
Referees: Michael Weiland (CAN)
Seventh place match
3 August 2019
10:30
Virgin Islands  81–92  Mexico
Scoring by quarter: 13–26, 11–28, 31–12, 26–26
Pts: Hodge 25
Rebs: Perry-Murray 5
Asts: Aska 3		 Pts: Camacho 18
Rebs: Gutiérrez 9
Asts: Five players 5
Coliseo Eduardo Dibos, Lima
Referees: Luis Vazquez (PUR)

Women's tournament

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Main article: Basketball at the 2019 Pan American Games – Women's tournament
Roster
U.S. Virgin Islands women's basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
F 2 Breyanna Roberts 17 – (2001-09-14)14 September 2001 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
G 4 Brittney Matthew 26 – (1993-07-08)8 July 1993 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
G 5 Tanecka Carey 28 – (1990-08-17)17 August 1990 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
G 6 Kadesha Barry 24 – (1995-07-26)26 July 1995 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
F 7 Natalie Day 29 – (1990-07-23)23 July 1990 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
G 8 Sedeja Fieulleteau 17 – (2001-11-06)6 November 2001 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
G 9 Lanese Bough (C) 25 – (1993-12-07)7 December 1993 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
G/F 10 Victoria Hamilton 28 – (1991-07-08)8 July 1991 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
F 11 Cheyenne Hedrington 26 – (1993-05-10)10 May 1993 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
G 12 Imani Tate 24 – (1995-07-12)12 July 1995 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
F/C 14 Anisha George 21 – (1998-05-26)26 May 1998 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes current club
  • Age – describes age
    on 6 August 2019

Source:[8]

Group B
Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
 United States 3 3 0 248 180 +68 6 Qualified for the Semifinals
 Colombia 3 2 1 152 141 +11 5
 Argentina 3 1 2 135 149 −14 3[a]
 Virgin Islands 3 0 3 180 245 −65 3
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Argentina did not receive a point for the forfeit loss to Colombia.[9]
6 August 2019
18:00
Colombia  69–66  Virgin Islands
Scoring by quarter: 17–21, 16–14, 16–16, 20–15
Pts: Arias 21
Rebs: Mosquera 18
Asts: Palacio 5		 Pts: Day 23
Rebs: Day 15
Asts: three players 2
Coliseo Eduardo Dibos, Lima
Referees: Jorge Vázquez (PUR)
7 August 2019
18:00
Virgin Islands  55–103  United States
Scoring by quarter: 10–34, 11–21, 13–23, 21–25
Pts: Day 20
Rebs: George 6
Asts: Day 3		 Pts: Mikesell 16
Rebs: P. Williams, Onyenwere 6
Asts: K. Williams 6
Coliseo Eduardo Dibos, Lima
Referees: Andrés Bartel (URU)
8 August 2019
10:30
Argentina  73–59  Virgin Islands
Scoring by quarter: 19–19, 19–11, 17–18, 18–11
Pts: Llorente 19
Rebs: Llorente 8
Asts: Gretter 5		 Pts: George 32
Rebs: George 14
Asts: Tate 3
Coliseo Eduardo Dibos, Lima
Referees: Jorge Vázquez (PUR)
Seventh place match
9 August 2019
10:30
Paraguay  69–61  Virgin Islands
Scoring by quarter: 23–14, 12–15, 19–22, 15–10
Pts: Ferrari 28
Rebs: Ferrari 6
Asts: Ferrari 7		 Pts: George 19
Rebs: George 13
Asts: Tate 5
Coliseo Eduardo Dibos, Lima
Referees: Andréia Silva (BRA)

Sailing

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Main articles: Sailing at the 2019 Pan American Games and Sailing at the 2019 Pan American Games – Qualification

The Virgin Islands received a universality spot in the women's laser radial event.[10][11][12]

Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M
Mayumi Roller Women's laser radial 10 10 12 14 17 10 17 16 12 17 Did not advance 118 14

Swimming

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Main articles: Swimming at the 2019 Pan American Games and Swimming at the 2019 Pan American Games – Qualification

The Virgin Islands qualified three swimmers (two men and one woman).[13]

Key
  • Note – Ranks given are for the entire round
  • QB – Qualified for the B final
Athlete Event Heat Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Matthew Mays Men's 100 m backstroke 59.04 19 Did not advance
Men's 200 m backstroke 2:08.00 18 Did not advance
Men's 200 m butterfly 2:07.41 20 Did not advance
Adriel Sanes Men's 50 m freestyle 23.54 20 Did not advance
Men's 100 m breaststroke 1:03.03 17 Did not advance
Men's 200 m breaststroke 2:17.56 12 QB 2:16.40 11
Men's 100 m butterfly 56.46 21 Did not advance
Men's 200 m individual medley 2:07.15 16 QB 2:06.90 12
Natalia Kuipers Women's 200 m freestyle 2:16.80 22 Did not advance
Women's 800 m freestyle — 9:46.26 14
Women's 200 m butterfly 2:32.49 15 QB 2:32.07 15

Volleyball

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Beach

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Main articles: Beach volleyball at the 2019 Pan American Games and Beach volleyball at the 2019 Pan American Games – Qualification

The Virgin Islands qualified a women's pair.[14]

Athletes Event Preliminary Round 13th-16th place 15th place Rank
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score
Mannika Charles
Melanie Valenciana 		Women's  Horta /
Lavalle (BRA)
L 0–2 (8–21, 7–21) 		 Orellana /
Revuelta (MEX)
L 0–2 (12–21, 12–21) 		 Mardones /
Rivas (CHI)
L 0–2 (15–21, 10–21) 		4  Davidson /
Grant (TRI)
L 0–2 (8–21, 10–21) 		 Alvarado /
Bethancourt (GUA)
L 0–2 (17–21, 8–21) 		16

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Participating Countries". www.lima2019.pe/. Lima Organizing Committee for the 2019 Pan and Parapan American Games (COPAL). Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Our 41 Members". www.panamsports.org/. Panam Sports. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  3. ^ a b Murphy, Kyle (25 July 2019). "Virgin Islands Will Participate in 2019 Pan-American Games in Peru". The St John Source. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Abanderados Lima 2019" [Flagbearers Lima 2019] (PDF). www.lima2019.pe/ (in Spanish). Lima 2019 Organizing Committee for the 2019 Pan and Parapan American Games. 27 July 2019. p. 4. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  5. ^ "USA qualifies, the Semi-Final picture is complete". www.fiba.basketball/. International Basketball Federation (FIBA). August 31, 2017. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Semi-finals are set!". www.fiba.basketball/. International Basketball Federation (FIBA). August 11, 2017. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  7. ^ Team Roster - Virgin Islands. Lima Organizing Committee for the 2019 Pan and Parapan American Games (COPAL). Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  8. ^ Team Roster - Virgin Islands. Lima Organizing Committee for the 2019 Pan and Parapan American Games (COPAL). Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  9. ^ "Tournament summary – Basketball" (PDF). Lima2019. 7 August 2019.
  10. ^ "Status of NOC Qualification – 2019 Pan American Games – Sailing" (PDF). panamsailing.org/. Pan American Sailing Federation. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  11. ^ "Record growth for 2019 Pan Am Games". www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/. Scuttlebutt Sailing News. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  12. ^ "26 nations to compete at the 2019 Panam Games". www.sailing.org/. World Sailing. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  13. ^ "NF's Qualified for the Aquatic Disciplines 2019 Pan American Games revised June 25, 2019". www.teamunify.com/. Swimming Union of the Americas (UANA). 25 June 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  14. ^ "Women Ranking Beach Volleybal Accumulated 2015- 2018" (PDF). norceca.net/. North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation (NORCECA). Retrieved 3 May 2019.
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