Althea Scatliffe Primary School's Wanyee Bell, en route to a 200m victory for his U11 Boys sprint sweep
MAY 27—Threats of inclement weather which hampered Friday’s opening day turnout gave way to sunny sky on Saturday morning and a look at the future, as Under 15 athletes from 16 schools competed in the BVI Youth Championships which also marked the IAAF World Athletics Day celebrations.
Some 11 athletes were double winners in each of the divisions ranging from U9-U15.
Enis Adams’ A’Keela McMaster won the U9 Girls 80/150m double in 12.53 and 24.41, after 12.60 and 24.90 respectively in the prelims. Althea Scatliffe’s Jahtivya Williams was second in both events in 12.58 and 24.39. Francis Lettsome’s Chayenne Castello was third in the 80m and Joyce Samuels’ Kieanjah Roberts third in the 150m.
Bregado Flax’s D’Neigh Williams earned an U11 Girls 100m/Long Jump double with marks of 14.16 seconds then leapt 3.45m into a -3.9 mps headwind.
Althea Scatliffe’s Alisha Hayde, notched an U11 Girls 200/300m sprint double, in 30.27 and 47.99 respectively, after preliminary times of 30.29 and 48.03. Hayde led Alexandrina Maduro’s Shymera Forbes and Bregado Flax’s Kaelyah Liburd to the line in both events. Forbes and Liburd had times of 31.58 and 31.70 in the 200m and 51.05 and 52.43 in the 300m.
Xiomara “Gia” Malone prevented her Althea Scatliffe teammate Zara Brown’s U13 Girls 100/200m/Long Jump triple. Brown won the 100 and 200m in 13.70 and the 200m in 28.12. Her teammate Azonia Hodge was second in the 100m in 14.07 followed by Ivan Dawson’s Tashara Edwards in 14.42. Malone was second in the 200m in 28.72, followed by Enis Adams’ Naya Penn in 29.38. Malone edged Brown in the Long Jump with a 4.34m measurement to Brown’s 4.33m.
Elmore Stoutt’s High School’s Judine Lacey was an U15 Girls 200/400m winner. After running 59.36 seconds in the 400m prelims, she won in 1:00.53. She then prevented 100m winner Zakharia “Zakie” Frett, who ran a personal best of 12.63 seconds quest of a sweep, taking the 200m in 25.96 to Frett’s 26.44. Frett ran a personal best of 25.90 in the prelims.
On the Boys’ side, Althea Scatliffe’s M’Korri Crabbe ran 12.34/24.44 seconds for his 80/150m double. Bregado Flax Primary’s T’Koy Stevens followed Crabbe in both events in 12.37 and 24.64. Enis Adams’ Jeremiah George was third behind the duo in both sprints in 12.77 and 25.73 respectively.
Wanye Bell of Althea Scatliffe, had an U11 Boys 100/200m double in 13.76/28.57 seconds. St. Georges’ Kyron Walwyn was second in the 100m in 13.90 with Althea Scatliffe’s Sh’ael Lavacia, third in 14.09. Lavacia finished second in the 200m in 28.93 with Alexandrina Maduro’s Kybah Dawson third in 30.53.
Lavacia however, secured and U11 Boys Long Jump/Ball Throw double with 3.81/38.63m.
Althea Scatliffe’s J’Quaan Smith avenged an Inter Primary loss to Enis Adams’ Koen Penn, for an U13 Boys 100/200m double in 13.23/27.45 seconds. Penn was second in both sprints, 13.30/28.38. Keon Frederick placed third in the 100m in 14.03, while Enis Adams’ Shiloh Dawson grabbed third in the 200m in 28.75.
St. Georges School’s Chaz Fahie, notched double wins in the U13 Boys 400/800m 1:01.09/2:28.28. Alexandrina Maduro’s Samuel Gilbert and Althea Scatliffe J’Quaan Bodkin were second and third in the 400m in 1:08.16 and 1:11.67. Francis Lettsome’s Gershorn Bowers edged Gilbert in the 800m, 2:42.47 to 2:42.60.
Elmore Stoutt’s Khoy Vanterpool ran U15 Boys 100/200m bests of 12.21/25.47 to teammate Leshawn Lindo’s 12.25/25.91. Cedar’s Rikkoi Brathwaite was third in the 100m in 12.62 with Elmore Stoutt’s Jelani Norman placing third in the 200m in 25.98.