Rasheed Foster
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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: 6.64 (2025) 100 m: 10.12 (2025) 200 m: 21.40 (2022) | ||||||||||||||
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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]
Early life
Foster 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
He 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]
References
- ^ "Rasheed Foster". World Athletics. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
- ^ a b "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.