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 Northern America, Central America, and the Caribbean. NACAC is one of six area associations of World Athletics, previously named the International Association of Athletics Federations. NACAC was founded on December 10, 1988, in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Presidents
Amadeo Francis of Puerto Rico was elected as the first president of the association. He was re-elected in 1999 and 2003. In 2007 Neville "Teddy" McCook was elected as new president and was re-elected in 2011. After McCook died on February 11, 2013, Alain Jean-Pierre from Haiti, 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. On July 2, 2019, during the NACAC Congress held in Querétaro, Mexico Mike Sands of Bahamas was elected president for the period 2019-2022.| Name | Nation | Presidency |
| Amadeo Francis | 1988–2007 | |
| Neville McCook | 2007–2013 | |
| Alain Jean-Pierre | 2013 | |
| Víctor López | 2013–2019 | |
| Mike Sands | 2019–2026 |
Competitions
- NACAC Senior Championships
- NACAC U23 Championships
- NACAC U18 Championships
- NACAC U13-U15 Championships
- NACAC Cross Country Championships
- NACAC Race Walking Championships
- NACAC Mountain Running Championships
- Pan American Combined Events Cup
- Central American and Caribbean Championships