North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association
The North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association is the continental confederation governing body of athletics for national governing bodies and multi-national federations within North America, Central America and the Caribbean. NACAC is one of six area associations of the World Athletics before International Association of Athletics Federations. NACAC was founded on December 10, 1988, in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Presidents
Amadeo Francis was elected first president of the association. He was re-elected in 1999 and 2003. In 2007 Neville "Teddy" McCook was elected as new president. He was re-elected in 2011. After he died on February 11, 2013, Alain Jean-Pierre from Haïti, treasurer of NACAC and president of the Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation, acted as interim president. On August 7, 2013, Víctor López from Puerto Rico, president of the Association of Panamerican Athletics, was elected new president for the period 2013-2019. During the NACAC Congress held in Querétaro, Mexico on July 2 was elected as a new president Mike Sands of Bahamas for the period 2019- 2022.Name | Country | Presidency |
Amadeo Francis | 1988–2007 | |
Neville McCook | 2007–2013 | |
Alain Jean-Pierre | 2013 | |
Víctor López | 2013 - 2019 | |
Mike Sands | Bahamas | 2019 - 2022 |
Competitions
- NACAC Championships
- NACAC Under-23 Championships
- NACAC Cross Country Championships
- NACAC Race Walking Championships
- NACAC Mountain Running Championships
- Pan American Combined Events Cup
- Central American and Caribbean Championships
Member associations
Nation | Organisation |
Anguilla Amateur Athletic Federation | |
Athletic Association of Antigua & Barbuda | |
Aruba Athletic Federation | |
Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations | |
Athletics Association of Barbados | |
Belize Amateur Athletic Association | |
Bermuda National Athletics Association | |
British Virgin Islands Athletics Association | |
Athletics Canada | |
Cayman Islands Athletic Association | |
Costa Rican Athletics Federation | |
Cuban Athletics Federation | |
Dominica Amateur Athletic Association | |
Athletics Federation of the Dominican Republic | |
Federacion Salvadoreña de Atletismo | |
Grenada Athletic Association | |
Guatemalan Athletics Federation | |
Haitian Amateur Athletic Federation | |
Federación Nacional Hondureña de Atletismo | |
Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association | |
Federation of Mexican Athletics Associations | |
Montserrat Amateur Athletic Association | |
Nicaraguan Athletics Federation | |
Puerto Rican Athletics Federation | |
Saint Kitts & Nevis Amateur Athletic Association | |
Saint Lucia Athletics Association | |
Team Athletics Saint Vincent & The Grenadines | |
National Association of Athletics Administrations of Trinidad & Tobago | |
Turks & Caicos Islands Amateur Athletic Association | |
USA Track & Field | |
Virgin Islands Track & Field Federation |