Rasheed Foster (born 23 August 2002) is a Jamaican sprinter. He made his senior international debut for Jamaica at the 2025 World Athletics Relays, winning a silver medal in the mixed 4 × 100 metres relay.[1]
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| Born | 23 August 2002 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Sprint | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 60 m: 6.60 (2026) 100 m: 10.12 (2025) 200 m: 21.40 (2022) | ||||||||||||||
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Early life
editFoster started participating in track and field in 2017. He attended Charlemont High School in Saint Catherine Parish before receiving a scholarship to attend Mico University College in Kingston, Jamaica.[2]
Career
editHe won back-to-back titles for the Mico University College at the Intercollegiate Track and Field Championships in 2024, running a wind-assisted 100 metres time of 10.12 seconds in April 2024.[3][2]
In April 2025, he finished first in the College Men’s 100 metres race at the Penn State Relays at Frank Forld in Philadelphia. He also helped his MICO University College team capture the College Men’s 4 × 100 m relay title.[4][5]
He was selected for the Jamaican relay pool for the 2025 World Athletics Relays in Guangzhou, China in May 2025.[6] He ran as part of the Jamaican team in the inaugural Mixed 4 × 100 metres race at the event alongside Natasha Morrison, Krystal Sloley and Javari Thomas as the Jamaican quartet won their heat in 41.04 seconds to finish 0.01 ahead of the Great Britain team and recording the second fastest time on the day behind Canada, with the medals decided the following day in the same order.[7][8][9]
Foster ran a person best 6.60 seconds for the 60 metres (+1.4) at the 2026 Gibson McCook Relays in Kingston.[10] He was named in the Jamaica squad for the 2026 World Athletics Relays in Gaborone, Botswana, running on the opening day in the men’s 4 x 100 metres alongside Rohan Watson, Odaine McPherson, and Adrian Kerr.[11][12]
References
edit- ↑ "Rasheed Foster". World Athletics. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
- 1 2 "Foster defying setbacks to break 'barriers'". Jamaica Gleaner. 13 April 2025. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
- ↑ "Inter-Collegiate Championships". World Athletics. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
- ↑ "RASHEED FOSTER 1ST PLACE COLLEGE MEN'S 100M - THE PENN RELAYS PRESENTED BY TOYOTA 2025". Dye Stat. 26 April 2025. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
- ↑ Levy, Leighton (27 April 2025). "Lowe, Foster star as MICO, GC Foster athletes impress on final day of Penn Relays". Sportsmax.tv. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
- ↑ Foster, Anthony (24 April 2024). "Blake Is Back! Thompson, Fraser-Pryce, and Jackson Headline Jamaica's World Relays Team". Track Alerts. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
- ↑ "World Relays: Jamaica win heat in first-ever mixed 4x100m". Jamaica Observer. 10 May 2025. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
- ↑ "Tough World Relays day one for Jamaica". Jamaica Gleaner. 11 May 2025. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
- ↑ "Canada claims inaugural World Relays mixed 4x100m crown in Guangzhou". World Athletics. 11 May 2025. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
- ↑ "Gibson McCook Relays". World Athletics. 1 March 2026. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
- ↑ "JAAA names powerful team for World Relays". Jamaica Observer. 15 April 2026. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
- ↑ "World Relays: Jamaica fourth in men's 4x100m heat, will have to wait to qualify for World Champs". Jamaica Observer. 2 May 2026. Retrieved 2 May 2026.