Odyssey to Oregon

2022 ODYSSEY TO OREGON

Triple Jump Jordan Scott 25 yrs. SB: 16.69m, New York PB: 17.08, Virginia Ranking: 33 Jordan Scott was a finalist in the triple jump at the 2016 IAAF World Under‐20 Championships and the 2014 Youth Olympic Games. In 2019, he competed for Jamaica at the World Championships in Doha. Scott is formerly of Campion College, University of Virginia and the University of Southern California. Discus Throw Fedrick Dacres 28 yrs. SB: 65.98m, Kingston PB: 70.78, Rabat Ranking: 7 Fedrick Dacres is the national record holder in the event with a throw of 70.78 metres. He is the

first Jamaican to claim a global medal at a World Championships after winning the silver medal at the 2019 edition of the event in Doha, Qatar. Dacres was also the first Jamaican discus thrower to win a gold medal at the World Youth Championships in 2011 in France. In addition, he was the first to claim gold at a World Junior Championships in 2012 in Barcelona. Traves Smikle 30 yrs. SB: 66.60, Kingston PB: 67.72, Kingston Ranking: 15 The former Calabar High School and University of the West Indies, Mona standout Traves Smikle has represented Jamaica at the 2017 World Champs in London and the 2019 World

Championships in Doha. In addition, Smikle won silver in the event at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games and at the Pan‐American Games in Lima, Peru in 2019. Chad Wright 31 yrs. SB: 63.30, Kingston PB: 66.54, Kingston Ranking: 23 Chad Wright represented Jamaica at the 2015 Beijing World Championships. In 2021, he came the first Jamaican to contest an Olympic final in the men's discus placing ninth. Wright is the 2013 Central American and Caribbean Games champion in the discus throw and is the 2012 NCAA Discus Champion while representing Nebraska.

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