Virgin Islands at the 2019 Pan American Games

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

Virgin Islands at the 2019 Pan American Games
IOC code	ISV
NOC	Virgin Islands Olympic Committee
in Lima, Peru 26 July–11 August, 2019
Competitors	29 in 6 sports
Flag bearer	Eduardo Garcia (opening)
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Pan American Games appearances (overview)
1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019

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

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
Beach volleyball	0	2	2
Sailing	0	1	1
Swimming	2	1	3
Total	14	15	29

Athletics (track and field)

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	N/A		2:19:12	12

Basketball

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

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 Alcindor, Shakeem 21 – 20 May 1998 1.52 m (5 ft 0 in) University of North Texas F 14 Aska, Ivan 29 – 26 June 1990 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Seoul SK Knights G/F 9 Gray, Johnathan 28 – 5 April 1991 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) G 8 Hart, Khalid (C) 24 – 13 September 1994 1.52 m (5 ft 0 in) Étoile Charleville-Mézières G/F 6 Hodge, Walter 32 – 21 September 1986 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) CS Sagesse G/F 7 Milligan, Georgio 29 – 26 July 1990 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Ostioneros de Guaymas G 5 Peltier, Devon 32 – 31 May 1987 1.52 m (5 ft 0 in) F/C 10 Perry-Murray, Jason 25 – 3 July 1994 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) BC Partizani Tirana G/F 0 Richards, Xavier 26 – 27 October 1992 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Cambelen F/C 12 Smith, LaRon 25 – 20 December 1993 1.52 m (5 ft 0 in) BC Yambol	Head coach William Colón Assistant coach(es) Donald Bough 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	Points
Puerto Rico	3	3	0	261	237	+24	6
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

Qualified for the Semifinals

31 July 2019 10:30

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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)

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1 August 2019 10:30

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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)

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2 August 2019 18:00

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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

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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

Roster

U.S. Virgin Islands women's basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. F 2 Roberts, Breyanna 17 – 14 September 2001 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) G 4 Matthew, Brittney 26 – 8 July 1993 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) G 5 Carey, Tanecka 28 – 17 August 1990 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) G 6 Barry, Kadesha 24 – 26 July 1995 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) F 7 Day, Natalie 29 – 23 July 1990 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) G 8 Fieulleteau, Sedeja 17 – 6 November 2001 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) G 9 Bough, Lanese (C) 25 – 7 December 1993 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) G/F 10 Hamilton, Victoria 28 – 8 July 1991 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) F 11 Hedrington, Cheyenne 26 – 10 May 1993 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) G 12 Tate, Imani 24 – 12 July 1995 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) F/C 14 George, Anisha 21 – 26 May 1998 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)	Head coach William Colón Assistant coach(es) Clint Williams 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	Points
United States	3	3	0	248	180	+68	6
Colombia	3	2	1	152	141	+11	5
Argentina^1	3	1	2	135	149	–14	3
Virgin Islands	3	0	3	180	245	–65	3

Qualified for the Semifinals

Note

• ¹: Argentina did not receive a point for the forfeit loss to Colombia.[9]

6 August 2019 18:00

Report

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)

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7 August 2019 18:00

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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)

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8 August 2019 10:30

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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

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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)

Beach volleyball

The Virgin Islands qualified a women's pair.[10]

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

Sailing

The Virgin Islands received a universality spot in the women's laser radial event.[11][12][13]

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

The Virgin Islands qualified three swimmers (two men and one woman).[14]

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	N/A		9:46.26	14
	Women's 200 m butterfly	2:32.49	15 QB	2:32.07	15

See also

• Virgin Islands at the 2020 Summer Olympics

References

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