Thomas, Campbell lead Commonwealth team

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NATIONAL 100 METRES champions Dwight Thomas and Veronica Campbell head Jamaica's 50-member track and field team named yesterday by the Jamaica Amateur Athletic Association (JAAA) for next month's Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England.

Thomas won the sprint double at last weekend's National Junior and Senior Athletic Championships while Campbell ran a personal best 11.01 to capture the women's 100m ahead of Olympic bronze medallist Tayna Lawrence. Both Thomas and Campbell were winning their first national senior titles.

Also named to the Jamaican team are World Championships 400m silver medallist Lorraine Fenton and relay gold medallists veterans Sandie Richards, Deon Hemmings and Debbie-Ann Parris. Parris and Hemmings will compete in the 400m hurdles.

Two members of the junior team for the July 16-21 IAAF/Coca-Cola at the National Stadium are also in the Commonwealth Games squad. Melaine Walker who was third to Parris and Hemmings in the 400m hurdles final gets her chance in that event while Germaine Mason who cleared a national record 2.27 metres in the high jump is also included.

The full team:

Men: Dwight Thomas, Michael Frater, Ricardo Williams, Chris Williams, Asafa Powell, Latonel Williams, Michael Blackwood, Sanjay Ayre, Pete Coley, Brandon Simpson, Danny McFarlane, Davian Clarke, Marvin Watts, Michael Tomlin, Maurice Wignall, Greg Hines, Ricardo Melbourne, Kenel Thompson, Ian Weakley, Dinsdale Morgan, James Beckford, Germaine Mason, Craig Norman, Kevin Brown and Claston Bernard.

Women: Veronica Campbell, Tayna Lawrence, Peta-Gay Barrett, Beverly McDonald, Astia Walker, Juliet Campbell, Sandie Richards, Allison Beckford, Ronetta Smith, Lorraine Fenton, Charmaine Howell, Michelle Ballentine, Mardrea Hyman, Brigitte-Ann Foster, Lacena Golding-Clarke, Vonette Dixon, Debbie-Ann Parris, Deon Hemmings, Melaine Walker, Elva Goulbourne, Trecia-Kaye Smith, Suzette Lee, Karen Beautle, Melissa Gibbons and Natalie Grant.

Managers: Bernard Panton, Keith Gardner, Jennifer Wynter, Marie Tavares.

Coaches: Dennis Johnson (technical leader), Fitz Coleman (head men's coach), Jerry Holness (head female), Raymond Stewart, Maurice Westney and Maurice Wilson.

The following are names of the 49-member team named for the IAAF/Coca-Cola World Junior Championships:

Boys: Winston Hutton, Tesfa Latty, Usain Bolt, Sekou Clarke, Yhann Plummer, Orion Nicely, Sheldon Leith, Adrian Cephas, Andre Wellington, Dwain Bryden, Jermaine Gonzales, Jermaine Myers, Gregory Little, Richard Phillips, Shaun Smith, Dwayne Robinson, Germaine Mason, Olutola Fakehinde, Sedian McDonald, Kenneth Sylvester, Kimai Kirton, Fabian Morgan, Asa Phillips (awaits final selection), Patrick Lee (awaits final selection).

Girls: Simone facey, Kerron Stewart, Aneisha McLaughlin, Sherone Simpson, Nickesha Anderson, Nadine Palmer, Tracey-Ann Rowe, Sheryl Morgan, Davita Prendergast, Camille Robinson, Carlene Robinson, Verona Patterson, Melaine Walker, Keisha Brown, Stacey Livington, Nicola Maye, Kasia Williams, Shaunette Davidson, Peaches Roach, Peta-Gaye Beckford, Kimba Johnson, Shaneka Parkes, Kaia Durrant-Nairne, Natalee Pessoa and Nadina Marsh.

Manager: Alfred Francis, Assistants: Dwight Cunningham, Marlene Hawthorne. Medical: Dr. Paul Auden, Michael Douglas (chiropracter), Gaynor Downer (physio). Coaches: Maurice Wilson - head coach (female), Raymond Graham, Michael Dyke, Patrick Johnson, Mark Prince. Edward Hector - head coach (male), Jerry Holness, Michael Vassell, Lloyd Clarke and Lennox Graham.

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