On Oct. 25, the Virgin Islands Track and Field Federation (VITFF) hosted the St. Croix Interscholastic Athletic Association Cross-Country Team Championship. Some 139 athletes competed in the Elementary 1-Mile Race, the Middle School and Junior Varsity 2-Mile Race and the 3.1-Mile Varsity Race in Estate Negro Bay.
In the team championship, the first five athletes for each team to cross the finish line score points for their school. The place In which they finish equals the points they score. When the scores are totaled, the team with the lowest total points wins.
Lew Muckle Elementary School won both the male and female Elementary Team Championships. Good Hope Country Day won the Team Championship for both females and males in the Middle School and Varsity divisions. St. Croix Educational Complex won the female Junior Varsity Team division and St. Croix Central High School won the male Junior Varsity division.
Female and Male 1-Mile Elementary School winners were Juvantia Hurst, Eulalie Rivera, and Ridley Smith of Good Hope Country Day.
The winners in the 2-Mile race for Middle School were Faith Eatmon, Eulalie Rivera, Juvante Hurst and Eulalie Rivera.
The winners of the 2-Mile Junior Varsity were Shearnise Crawford and David Morton of St. Croix Central High School.
In the 3.1-Mile for the Varsity division, the winners were Kirra Lambert and Nathan Langley of Good Hope Country Day.
Top 3 results:
1-Mile Elementary Girls
Place/ Name/ Time/School
1/ JUVANTIA HURST/ 8:14.16/ Eulalie R. Rivera
2 SOPHIA GUARDOLO 8:34.20, Eulalie R. Rivera
3 TAMIA THOMPSON 8:36.18, Lew Muckle
1-Mile Elementary Boys
Place/ Name/ Time/School
1/ RIDLEY SMITH/ 7:03.74/ Good Hope Country Day
2 PARKER MORRISSEY 7:14.22, Free Will Baptist School
3 ISMAEL MANCEBO 7:16.53, Good Hope Country Day
2-Mile Middle School Girls
Place/ Name/ Time/ School
1/ FAITH EATMON/ 14:55.01/ Eulalie R. Rivera
2 OLIVIA CRIKELAIR 16:32.06, Good Hope Country Day
3 KATELYN JONES 18:02.94, Juanita Gardine
2-Mile Middle School Boys
Place/ Name/ Time/ School
1 JUVANTE HURST 14:00.08, Eulalie R. Rivera
2 KOLEBERT DAISLEY 14:03.28, Good Hope Country Day
3 XANDER MORALES 14:28.66, Free Will Baptist School
2-Mile JV Girls
Place/ Name/ Time/ School
1/ SHEARNISE CRAWFORD/ 15:30.95/ St. Croix Central HS
2 AMINAH PRASAD 15:51.66, St. Croix Educational Complex
3 SAFIYA PRASAD 16:04.74, St. Croix Educational Complex
2-Mile JV Boys
Place/ Name/ Time/ School
1/ DAVID MORTON/ 12:43.98/ St. Croix Central HS
2 MAKEO FREDERICK 14:39.63, Good Hope Country Day
3 MALIEK SOUTHWELL 14:41.39, St. Croix Educational Complex
3.1-Mile Varsity Girls
Place/ Name/ Time
1/ KIRRA LAMBERT/ 24:04.67
2 NAOMI CRAWFORD 28:48.78
3.1-Mile Varsity Boys
Place/ Name/ Time/ School
1 NATHAN LANGLEY 19:53.08, Good Hope Country Day
2 THOMAS CRIKELAIR 20:36.48, Good Hope Country Day
3 QUINN SAYRE 23:16.63, Good Hope Country Day
The full results can be found at Competitions/Results – Virgin Islands Track and Field Federation (www.vitrackandfield.com)
The next competition coming up for the V.I. Track and Field Federation athletes is the PANAM Games, which are held in Santiago, Chile. The Virgin Islands will be represented by Malique Smith in the male 400m hurdles race and Michelle Smith, also in the 400m hurdles race. Both will be competing on Nov. 1.
