Virgin Islands Sports Ambassador Michelle Smith, a high school senior at Montverde Academy, competed in the RADD Sunshine Showcase Indoor Track and Field competition on Jan. 20.
Smith finished first in the 60m hurdles setting a VI National U20 record and school record in a time of 8.72. Smith also set a V.I. National U20 record and School record while finishing second in the long jump with a jump of 5.66 meters (18 feet and 7 inches). In the 200m, she ran a personal record with a time of 24.51 finishing first in her heat and fourth overall.
Michelle Smith will compete next in the East Coast Invitational in Virginia Beach, Va., on Feb. 3.
Virgin Islands Track and Field Team member Sofia Swindell, a junior at Lawrenceville School, competed in the Mercer County Track and Field Championships, held on Jan. 17 in Princeton, N.J., and on Jan. 21 in Tom’s River, N.J.
Swindell placed first in the triple jump with 35 feet and 1 inch (10.69 meters) and fifth in the long jump with a jump of 15 feet 11 inches (4.75 meters). She competed in the 55m hurdles, earning first place and a VI National U20 Record of 8.25. She also placed first in the 55m dash, running a personal best of 7.18.
The Lawrenceville girls’ team placed second overall at the meet. Swindell’s next meet will be the Metropolitan Invitational on Jan. 24 at Ursinus College in Pennsylvania, where she will compete in the 55m and 4×200 relay.
Athletes competed in the 4th VITFF Developmental Meet on St. Croix on Jan. 18. Athletes were competing in the U13, U17 and Open categories.
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Interscholastic Track and Field competition will start on St. Croix on Thursday, Jan. 25, for middle school, high school junior varsity and high school varsity, and on Friday, Jan. 26, for elementary school.
Full results can be found at the Virgin Islands Track and Field website:
