# 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.
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.
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.

## 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 |
| Sailing | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Swimming | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Volleyball | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 14 | 15 | 29 |

## Athletics (track and field)

The Virgin Islands qualified two male track and field athletes.

### Key

* Note–Ranks given for track events are for the entire round
* DNS–Did not start

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Eddie Lovett | 110 m hurdles | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS |
| Eduardo Garcia | Marathon | — | — | 2:19:12 | 12 |

## Basketball

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. This will mark the nation's debut in women's basketball at the Pan American Games. The men's team consisted of ten athletes, while the women's had 11, for a total of 21.

### Men's tournament
#### Roster

Source:

#### Group B

| Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 3 | 0 | 261 | 237 | +24 | 6 | Qualified for the Semifinals |
| United States | 3 | 2 | 1 | 273 | 224 | +49 | 5 | Qualified for the Semifinals |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1 | 2 | 204 | 227 | −23 | 4 | |
| Virgin Islands | 3 | 0 | 3 | 257 | 307 | −50 | 3 | |
* 31 July 2019 10:30
* Report
| 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)
* 1 August 2019 10:30
* Report
| 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)
* 2 August 2019 18:00
* Report
| 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
* Report
| 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

Source:

#### Group B

| Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 248 | 180 | +68 | 6 | Qualified for the Semifinals |
| Colombia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 152 | 141 | +11 | 5 | Qualified for the Semifinals |
| Argentina | 3 | 1 | 2 | 135 | 149 | −14 | 3 | |
| Virgin Islands | 3 | 0 | 3 | 180 | 245 | −65 | 3 | |
* ↑ Argentina did not receive a point for the forfeit loss to Colombia.
* 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)
* 7 August 2019 18:00
* Report
| 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)
* 8 August 2019 10:30
* Report
| 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
* Report
| 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)

## Sailing

The Virgin Islands received a universality spot in the women's laser radial event.
| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Net points | Final rank |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M | Net points | Final rank |
| 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).

### Key

* Note – Ranks given are for the entire round
* QB – Qualified for the B final
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Matthew Mays | Men's 100 m backstroke | 59.04 | 19 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Matthew Mays | Men's 200 m backstroke | 2:08.00 | 18 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Matthew Mays | Men's 200 m butterfly | 2:07.41 | 20 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Adriel Sanes | Men's 50 m freestyle | 23.54 | 20 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Adriel Sanes | Men's 100 m breaststroke | 1:03.03 | 17 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Adriel Sanes | Men's 200 m breaststroke | 2:17.56 | 12 QB | 2:16.40 | 11 |
| Adriel Sanes | Men's 100 m butterfly | 56.46 | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Adriel Sanes | 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 | Did not advance |
| Natalia Kuipers | Women's 800 m freestyle | — | — | 9:46.26 | 14 |
| Natalia Kuipers | Women's 200 m butterfly | 2:32.49 | 15 QB | 2:32.07 | 15 |

## Volleyball
### Beach

The Virgin Islands qualified a women's pair.
| Athletes | Event | Preliminary Round | Preliminary Round | Preliminary Round | Preliminary Round | 13th-16th place | 15th place | Rank |
| Athletes | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| 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 |