STT Senior Varsity Hawks secure thrilling win over ESHS Rams

March 8, 2016 by
Franklyn L. Penn Junior of the Senior ESHS Rams goes airborne against two players of Charlotte Amalie High School Hawks. Photo: Charlie E. Jackson/VINO

Franklyn L. Penn Junior of the Senior ESHS Rams goes airborne against two players of Charlotte Amalie High School Hawks. Photo: Charlie E. Jackson/VINO

By VINO

A dramatic finale to a day of High School Basketball unfolded on Saturday March 5, 2016 inside the Multi-Purpose Sports Complex in Road Town, Tortola as the Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS) Rams entertained Charlotte Amalie High School of St Thomas, US Virgin Islands in the St Thomas-St John Inter Scholastic Sports Association Programme.

Jr Rams down Jr Hawks

First up in the four match programme was the Girls Junior Varsity encounter, which was won by the ESHS Rams, 26-11, led by 13 points, 6 steals and 4 blocks from Shauliqua Fahie.

Claury Scatliffe added 8 points and Mya Walwyn picked off 5 rebounds.

For the CAHS Hawks, T. Carty scored 4 points, K. Potter 6 rebounds and S. Dinzey 5 rebounds.

Jr Boys Hawks top Rams

The Junior Boys game went the way of the CAHS Hawks, 35-24, despite 10 points from Jomoi Levons and 8 points, 9 rebounds from K’ ntenay Maduro. Elroy Bollers added 4 points, whilst Antwan Robinson notched 5 rebounds.

For the CAHS Hawks, J. Gumbs scored 7 points, 4 steals, M. Williams and K. Callendar both scored 6, T. Martin 5 and M. Loius picked off 5 rebounds.

Jr Girls Hawks rout Jr ESHS Rams

The vastly more experienced CAHS Senior Girls then routed the shorthanded ESHS Rams, 44-18, keeping the host School scoreless until half way through the second quarter and holding a 24-8 half time advantage.

The third quarter saw more of the same as the pace of the Hawks began to take its toll on the Rams and the lead increased to a 25 point margin.

The Hawks got a 10 point, 5 steal performance from S. George, 9 from E. Aska, 8 from I. Gabriel and 6 from T. Southwell.

The Rams were led by 8 points each by Laresha Martin and M. Pickering, whilst Amber Penn grabbed 5 rebounds.

Senior ESHS Rams pipped by Hawks in thrilling affair

The real drama of the day unfolded in the final game between the Senior Boys teams, when a 4 point half team lead to the Hawks became a 2 point lead, 35-33, to the Rams at the end of the third period. With just over five minutes to play it was all square at 40-40 and then with four minutes remaining the Rams were up 46-43.

Into the last two minutes the Hawks snatched the lead at 47-46, but with a minute left the Rams leveled the game at 48-48, before conceding a visit to the paint for the Rams, who made it 50-48 with just 6 seconds remaining.

With last possession, Franklyn L. Penn Junior took on a long run to the opposition basket, but stumbled and lost the ball as the clock ran out to give the Hawks the victory.

D’moi M. Hodge finished with 23 points for the Rams, Penn Junior 7 with 4 rebounds, Lestin Wiltshire 10 with 4 rebounds and Devante Brewley 6 rebounds.

For the Hawks, J. Brodie top scored with 25 points, R. James 9, V. Toussaint 6 and D. Lynch 4.

Coach of the ESHS Senior Varsity Rams, Derwyn Scatliffe commented afterwards that his boys had done all he could have asked on the day “from a team that hasn’t been able to practice together too often and was tired after no doubt going to Spring Fest, I couldn’t have asked for much more.”

The Girls, Scatliffe hopes, will take a lot from the experience and realise that if they can get to the same level as the Hawks, then they could get a ticket to further education, like most of their counterparts have already secured and that would make the involvement, dedication and sacrifice from everybody all worthwhile.

 

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National Junior Championships Closes With Shot Put Youth Record

March 8, 2016 by
Judine Lacey wins the 400m in a personal best of 55.92 seconds after running 56.04 in the prelims. PHOTO. Dean "The Sportsman" Greenaway

Judine Lacey wins the 400m in a personal best of 55.92 seconds after running 56.04 in the prelims. PHOTO. Dean “The Sportsman” Greenaway

By BVI Milesplit

Djimon Gumbs put the disappointment of fouling out the Discus Throw during the morning session behind, by unleashing a National Youth Record throw in the Shot Put, to close the BVI Athletics Association National Jr. Championships on Saturday, which was highlighted by several personal best performances.

The two day championships saw three national marks falling, with records coming in the High Jump and Javelin Throw.

Gumbs-who also took the Javelin Throw with a 42.02m effort-upped his own record mark from 15.58m earlier in the season to 16.33m on his first throw of the evening session in the U18 Boys event.

Soon to be 15-year old Beyonce DeFreitas, won the U18 Girls 200m with a personal best run of 24.42 seconds, lowering her previous best of 24.50 from last year when she was fifth in the Carifta Games. Her time broke Nelda Huggins’s 2012 U16 record.  She ran 25.00 in the prelims.

Judine Lacey became the ninth BVI female athlete running the 400m under 56.00 seconds, when she took the final in 55.92, improving on her 56.04 in Friday’s prelims. Anguilla’s Artesha Richardson established a national record of 56.74 seconds in placing second.

Ronique Todman bounced back from a narrow loss to St. Croix’s Rodney Griffiths in the 400m-48.63-48.85 seconds to turn back Griffiths in the 200m with a personal best effort of 21.88 seconds to his opponent’s 22.42.

Josh Hill shaved his U18 Boys 800m personal best from 2:02.98 to 2:02.52.

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Gumbs, McMaster Claim JUCO Indoor Championships Titles

March 8, 2016 by
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Tynelle Gumps stands on top the podium in the NJCAAA Indoor Championships Weight Throw with twin sister Trevia to her right in third place. She had a record throw of 20.91m and Trevia 19.08. PHOTO: Tony Dougherty

By BVI Milesplit

Tynelle Gumbs followed up teammate Kyron McMaster’s 400m victory, by shattering the National Jr. Colleges Athletics Association Indoor Championships Weight Throw record, leading all five of the territory’s athletes competing to top 10 finishes in their respective events.

The Mar 4-5 championships were held in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Representing Central Arizona College and competing in the same event with twin sister Trevia who took the lead in the competition with her opening throw and personal best of 19.08m, Tynelle went to work in the second round where she seized the lead for good, with the first 20m throw of her career.

Tynelle’s 20.08 mark, demolished Barton County’s Ariel Brooks’ 19.55m championships mark that stood since 2004. She extended the mark to 20.28 in the third round but, still was not done. The sophomore had a throw of 19.82m in the fifth round before unleashing a 20.91m Jr. College record on her final attempt.

With her sister finishing third and Trinidad and Tobago Portious Warren placing fourth, Central Arizona picked up 21 points in the event and finished fourth in the final team standings with 85½ points.

“I enjoyed competing with everyone and I never let my guard down, because I knew that anyone could pop a big throw at anytime,” Tynelle said. “I’ve been trying to get the record since the beginning of the season but, it wasn’t coming together. I think the key to my success was just being relaxed and my technique coming together at the right place.”

She said the 20.91m throw came as a surprise. “It was close to 21,” she noted. “When I saw the throw land I started crying because I knew it was big. I was very happy.”

Tynelle said when Trevia opened with 19.08 to take the lead, she was excited for her as it increased her personal best from 18.28m. “The main aim was just to keep her relaxed so she could have a bigger throw,” she said.

While Tynelle and Trevia were in action, McMaster won the 400m in 47.95 seconds. The freshman ran 48.59 to win his heat with the second fastest time of the prelims. He anchored the 4x400m Relay to a fifth place finish in 3:16.97, helping Central Arizona to place third with 72 points.

Plagued by foul troubles, Eldred Henry who had the top billing in the Shot Put heading into the competition, had to settle for fifth place with a throw of 16.90m after fouling four of his six attempts. He also fouled his last four attempts and wound up ninth in the Weight Throw with a 17.00m mark.

South Plains College freshman Taylor Hill, was eight in the 60m dash in 7.68 seconds. She advanced to the final after running 7.62. She was second in her 200m heat in 25.41 seconds but did not advance to the final.

At World’s Last Chance meet in New York, Tahesia Harrigan-Scott won the 60m dash in a season’s best of 7.20 seconds, followed by Karene King in 7.53. Harrigan-Scott ran 7.33 in the prelims and King, 7.58.

Tarika “Tinker Bell” Moses ran the third best 400m in or outdoors when she placed second in 53.76 seconds.

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Records Highlight First Session of National Junior Championships

March 8, 2016 by
Z'Niah Hutchinson, 14, tied the High Jump Record of 1.65m PHOTO: Dean "The Sportsman" Greenaway

Z’Niah Hutchinson, 14, tied the High Jump Record of 1.65m PHOTO: Dean “The Sportsman” Greenaway

By BVI Milesplit

Several Under 18 Girls kicked off Session I of the BVI Athletics Association National Jr. Championships last night with record performances, highlighted by High Jumper Z’Niah Hutchinson and Javelin Thrower Arianna Hayde.

The competition included five St. Croix athletes and two from Anguilla.

Soon to be 15-year old Hutchinson equaled the National High Jump Record of 1.65m, first established by Virgin Gorda’s Tkola Creque in 1994 and matched by Chantel Malone in 2008, when she cleared the height on her second attempt.

Hutchinson who entered the competition with a best of 1.61m got over the bar at 1.68m, but was still on the High Jump bed when the bar fell off and was not credited with the outright record.

In the same event, Malone’s sister Xiomara, soon to be 14, finished second in a personal best of 1.60m, improving on her previous mark of 1.56. It’s the fifth best performance by a BVI athlete behind Creque, Malone, Hutchinson and Pat Archibald.

In the Javelin Throw, Arianna Hayde eclipsed Tynelle Gumbs’ 2012 mark of 41.46m with a heave of 41.47m, becoming the second U18 Girl to over 40m.

The semifinals of the U18 Girls 400m, saw Judine Lacey running a lifetime best of 56.04 seconds, behind U20 Girls Lakeisha “Mimi” Warner’s personal best of 55.88. Lacey cut her previous mark from 57.65 for the #9 mark All Time while Warner is now #8, lowering her three year old mark from 56.49.

Ronique Todman edged St. Croix’s Rodney Griffith in the U20 Boys 400m prelims, getting to the line in 48.89 seconds to Griffin’s 48.92. Under 18 boy Rakeel Jack dipped under 50 seconds for the first time, placing second in 49.50 seconds behind Tarique Moses’ 49.24.

Todman returned to win the U20 Boys 100m in 10.99 seconds.

 

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A Busy Weekend for BVI Athletes

March 8, 2016 by
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A busy weekend for BVI athletes at home and in Jr. College competition as they chase qualifying marks PHOTO Dean “The Sportsman” Greenaway

By BVI Milesplit

The BVI Athletics Association National Jr. Championships were held on Friday and Saturday at the A. O. Shirley Recreation Grounds, with three sessions of competitions.

Competition began at 5:30 p.m. on Friday with field events and running events starting at 6 p.m. of the second session on Saturday including the prelims of the 200m starting at 10 a.m. Session three was held from 5:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m.

Three athletes from St. Croix and two from Anguilla were hoping to qualify for the 45th Carifta Games in Grenada, Mar 26-28.

St. Croix’s Lamar Miller and Amani Alfred, contested the U18 Boys 100 and 200m, while Barthelemy Peter and Rodney Griffith competed in the U20 Boys 200m and 400m.

Anguilla’s two athletes were also seeking to qualify for the Carifta Games. Mauriel Carty in the U20 Boys 100/200 and Artesha Richardson in the U20 Girls 200/400m.

Five athletes to compete in JUCO Indoor Nationals

Five British Virgin Islands track and field athletes, who are ranked in the top 10 of their respective events and representing two institutions, competed in the National Jr. Colleges Athletics Association Championships in Winston-Salem, NC, March 4-5.

Central Arizona College freshman Kyron McMaster, joined sophomore teammates Eldred Henry and twin sisters Trevia and Tynelle Gumbs and South Plains College’s Taylor Hill at the two day competition.

McMaster is coming off a 600m victory in the Central Arizona College Indoor meet on Saturday, where he ran one minute, 22.40 seconds. Tynelle and twin sister Trevia Gumbs, who occupy the top two positions in the Jr. College rankings in the Weight Throw, are coming off a 1-2 finish.

After fouling her first two attempts, Tynelle had a series of marks from 18.58m or better with a best of 18.81 on her fifth attempt. Trevia upped her best from 18.01m two weeks ago to 18.28m.

Trevia was third in the Shot Put with a heave of 13.00m on her first throw.

Heading into the JC championships, McMaster’s 47.78 seconds in the 400m is the sixth best mark. Henry’s 18.05m effort tops the Shot Put and he’s 10th in the Weight Throw at 17.07m.

Tynelle has the top billing in the Weight Throw with 19.55m while Trevia’s 18.28 mark is third.

Hill is ranked 7th in the 60m dash with 7.51 seconds and 6th in the 200m with a 24.54 mark.

Elsewhere, sprinter Ashley Kelly won the Staten Island Last Chance 200m in 23.76 seconds.

On Friday, Tahesia Harrigan-Scott will tune up for the IAAF World Indoor Championships at the World’s Last Chance meet at the Armory in New York. She along with Karene King, wlll contest the 60m. Tarika Moses is expected to see action in the 400m.

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BVI benefits from Long Term Athlete Development and Physical Literacy workshop

March 4, 2016 by
Front row (l-r): Hon Myron V. Walwyn, Richard Way, BVIOC President, Ephraim Penn, LTAD Coordinator, Angeleta Bernard and 68 participants including physical education teachers, doctors from the BVI Health Services Authority, nurses, chairpersons and members of national sporting federations and personnel from the Ministry of Education and Culture and the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare attended a two-day workshop on Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD) and Physical Literacy from February 29 – March 1, 2016.

Front row (l-r): Hon Myron V. Walwyn, Richard Way, BVIOC President, Ephraim Penn, LTAD Coordinator, Angeleta Bernard and 68 participants attended a two-day workshop on Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD) and Physical Literacy from February 29 – March 1, 2016. Photo credit: BVIOC

The British Virgin Islands Olympic Committee (BVIOC), in collaboration with Canada Sport for Life (CS4L), the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) and the Caribbean Association of National Olympic Committees (CANOC) and, with full endorsement from the Ministry of Education and Culture and the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare conducted a successful two day workshop on Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD) and Physical Literacy at the Fort Burt Hotel conference room on February 29 and March 1, 2016. Mr. Richard Way, CEO of Sport for Life Society, Canada was the facilitator.

At the Opening Ceremony Mr. Ephraim Penn, president, BVIOC, Hon. Myron V. Walwyn, Minister for Education & Culture and Ms. Ivy George, National Coordinator, Health Promotion Services, Ministry of Health and Social Development addressed the gathering.

The 68 participants comprised physical education teachers, doctors from the BVI Health Services Authority, nurses, chairpersons and members of national sporting federations and personnel from the Ministry of Education and Culture and the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare.

Physical Literacy which means ‘having the fundamental movement and sport skills and motivation that enable individuals to read their environment and make appropriate decisions, while moving confidently and with control in a wide range of physical activities’, was of major interest to the participants.

The premise of the program is that it will pave the way for residents of the BVI to live a healthier and productive life that will help to manage the cost of health care.

Five sporting federations successfully submitted applications to benefit from the LTAD programme. Athletics, Rugby, Football, Tennis and Sailing will shortly embark on the planning of the multi-stage training, competition and recovery pathway for their sport.

Mr. Andy Bickerton of the BVI Football Association said, “The workshop was educational and very relevant. If we practice what we learnt and employ them in our sport, our athletes should be healthier and the occurrence of non- communicable diseases would lessen. It has pointed us in the right direction and we of the BVI Football Association will ensure that we work with participants instead of concentrating only on the elite players, in an effort to sustain our sport.”

Nurse Cherry-Ann George Smith of the BVI Health Services Authority said, “It is timely and applicable to what is being done with community healthcare. It is a means of primary prevention in non- communicable diseases and chronic ailments. I see where it may be used for all our clients. This has opened an avenue for networking with different sports. It was an eye opener and I am pleased to have been a part of the experience.”

“The workshop was informative and well structured,” said Mr. Elsworth Phillips, president of the BVI Swim Federation. “Mr. Richard Way made the concepts easy to understand. I now see where the BVI Swim Federation can partner with the sailing association with strength and conditioning, their swimming skills and water safety.”

Mrs. Angeleta Bernard, local coordinator of the LTAD, BVI was pleased with the enthusiasm of the participants and will be meeting with the committee, chaired by Mr. Penn to initiate the launch of LTAD, BVI and Physical Literacy in the national federations, schools and communities.

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Five VI Athletes to Compete in National Junior Colleges Athletics Competition

March 3, 2016 by
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By VINO

Five Virgin Islands track and field athletes, who are ranked in the top 10 of their respective events and representing two institutions, will compete in the National Jr Colleges Athletics Association Championships in Winston-Salem, NC, March 4-5, 2016.

Central Arizona College freshman Kyron McMaster will join sophomore teammates Eldred Henry and twin sisters Trevia and Tynelle Gumbs and South Plains College’s Taylor Hill at the two-day competition.

McMaster is coming off a 600m victory in the Central Arizona College Indoor meet on Saturday February 27, 2016, where he ran one minute, 22.40 seconds. Tynelle and twin sister Trevia Gumbs, who occupy the top two positions in the Jr College rankings in the Weight Throw, are coming off a 1-2 finish.

After fouling her first two attempts, Tynelle had a series of marks from 18.58m or better with a best of 18.81 on her fifth attempt. Trevia upped her best from 18.01m two weeks ago to 18.28m.

Trevia was third in the Shot Put with a heave of 13.00m on her first throw.

Heading into the JC championships, McMaster’s 47.78 seconds in the 400m is the sixth best mark. Henry’s 18.05m effort tops the Shot Put and he’s 10th in the Weight Throw at 17.07m.

Tynelle has the top billing in the Weight Throw with 19.55m while Trevia’s 18.28 mark is third.

Hill is ranked 7th in the 60m dash with 7.51 seconds and 6th in the 200m with a 24.54 mark.

Elsewhere, sprinter Ashley Kelly won the Staten Island Last Chance 200m in 23.76 seconds.

On Friday March 4, 2016 Tahesia G. Harrigan-Scott will tune up for the IAAF World Indoor Championships at the World’s Last Chance meet at the Armory in New York. She, along with Karene King, will contest the 60m.

Tarika ‘Tinkerbell’ Moses is expected to see action in the 400m.

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VI Volleyball Association Power League Continues With Five Set Thriller

March 1, 2016 by
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By VINO

As the 2016 Virgin Islands Volleyball Association Power League continued over the weekend, Seventeen and Raw Power shared a five set thriller to conclude the action on Sunday February 28, 2016.

The opening set proved it was going to be a game that went to the wire with Raw Power edging it 30-28 and then Raw Power doubled their advantage, taking the second set, 25-22. However, Seventeen is packed with experience and they began an epic fight back in the third set, snatching the win, 25-18, to make it 2-1.

The fourth set went to Seventeen by the same score line and then in the fifth they held on to take the win, 15-12.

Deborah Dagou smashed 11 Kills and 5 Digs, Erica Smith-Penn notched 10 Kills, and Lynelle Gumbs made 5 Digs.

For Raw Power, Henrietta Alexander picked of 13 Kills, 7 Digs and served up 4 Aces, whilst Lauren Welch finished up with 5 Kills, 5 Blocks, 8 Digs and 5 Aces.

School Them sweep Vixens

In Sunday’s other game, School Them romped to a 3-0 win over the Vixens, 25-16, 25-20, 25-19, with Tiffany Brewley hitting 4 Kills and Tyjenica Maduro-George 4 Digs and 4 Aces.

On Saturday February 27, 2016, Phoenix Red Roosters had an equally comfortable win over the Super Spikers, 3-0, 25-10, 25-10, 25-20 and Raw Power men beat VG Hawks also 3-0, 25-16, 25-16, and 25-13.

Edward Pollock notched 8 Kills and Leon Smith 7.

On Friday, the Roosters overcame Seventeen 3-1, 27-25, 25-16, 25-17, 25-7 and School Them beat Black Ops, 3-0, 25-14, 26-24, 25-15, with 5 Kills and 7 Aces from Nicola Maduro, 4 Kills and 6 Aces from Elecia Todman and 12 Kills from Tiffany Brewley.

 

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Kelly Sprints BVI’s Second Fastest 60m At Millrose Games

February 23, 2016 by
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Photo courtesy of BVI Milesplit

By BVI Milesplit

Ashley Kelly joined Tahesia Harrigan-Scott as the second British Virgin Islands female sprinter to dip under 7.40 seconds over 60m indoors, when she cut her personal best from 7.46 earlier in the season to 7.39, at the Millrose Games in New York on Saturday. The 400m specialist, coming off a personal best of 53.01 last week and a 23.69 in the 200m three weeks ago, finished eight overall.

In North Carolina, returning to her 800m roots, Lakeisha “Mimi” Warner ran 2 minutes 12.85 seconds to place third overall in the UCS Invitational in Winston-Salem on Saturday.

Tarika “Tinkerbell” Moses was third in her 400m heat and fourth overall in 55.81 seconds followed by Jonel Lacey in 55.88-her second successive race under 56.00.

Beyonce DeFreitas finished second in heat three with the meet’s eight best mark of 57.52. Judine Lacey was second in the fourth heat with a 59.34 seconds time.

Karene King was fourth in the 60m dash in 7.50 seconds after advancing by winning her heat in 7.60. Sixth was L’Tisha Fanie with a 7.59 mark after getting to the final with a 7.69 heat winner. King finished second in the 200m after running 24.37 while Fahie recorded a time of 25.58 for ninth overall. Zacharia Frett ran 26.79.

The quartet of Lacey, Moses, DeFreitas and Warner, won the 4x400m Relay with a time of 3 minutes, 46.46 seconds. It was the second best indoor mark by a Sprint Tech quartet following up on the 3:45.34 in Boston on Jan 29.

Arianna Hayde leapt 4.79m in the Long Jump and was timed in 8.52 seconds in the 60m dash.

Rikkoi Brathwaite ran his 60m in 7.07 seconds and won his 200m heat in 23.34 seconds.

Mikkel Bassue was second in heat six in 23.40.

Rakeal Jack ran 51.94 seconds for second in his 400m heat, while Josh Hill was second in his section in 52.40. Valique Graham’s 54.55 seconds time was the top mark in heat nine. Bassue clocked 53.18 to finish third in the fourth heat.

The Sprint Tech quartet of Jack, Hill, Brathwaite and Graham became the first BVI male team to run a 4x400m Relay indoors. They were second in their heat and fifth overall in 3:30.61.

South Plains College freshman Taylor Hill, competing in her home invitational, sped to 60 and 200m personal bests on Saturday. Hill ran 7.49 seconds to finish third in the 60m after recording 7.52 in winning her semifinal. She then topped the podium in the deuce with a 24.47 seconds run.

Central Arizona sophomore Tynelle Gumbs, won the Pima Indoor Classic Weigh Throw with a heave of 19.42m, to follow up on last week’s Jr. College record of 19.70. Her series also included a 19.28 mark.

Lurching in second place after the third round, Eldred Henry edged teammate Hezekiel Romero by one centimeter to win the Shot Put with a 17.68m effort on his last attempt, after Romero took the lead with 17.67 in the fifth round.

Shaquoy Stephens was second in the Steve Miller Open 60m dash in Manhattan, Kansas, with a season’s best of 6.93 seconds. He won his 200m heat in 23.16 to finish eight overall.

In Jamaica, St. Jago’s Nelda Huggins won the Central Champs Class I Girls 100m in 11.90 seconds.

Long Jumper Chantel Malone wrapped up her European tour in Glasgow, Scotland, with a leap of 6.45 meter to place fifth overall on Saturday.

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Fournier Ends Stoby’s Streak in Blenheim Trust 5K Series Opener

February 23, 2016 by
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By BVI Milesplit

Virgin Gorda resident Vincent Fournier ended Reuben Stoby’s year long winning streak in local road races during Saturday’s season opening Blenheim Trust 5K Series tour stop in Road Town, breaking the eight year-old course record in the process.

Fournier controlled the pace from the start to win the circumnavigation of Road Town from the A. O. Shirley Recreation Grounds and return in 17 minutes, 00.91 seconds. His time eclipsed Steven Asson’s 17:09.17 from 2008. Stoby finished in a personal best of 17:07 with Tarique “Tweety” Moses third in 18:14, in the race that saw five runners under 19 minutes.

“Every time I race, I try to do my best, I set my own things, if somebody beats me, he beats me, if he doesn’t he doesn’t, that’s just how it goes,” Fournier pointed out. “Today, I wanted to do 3:30 per kilometer. I ended up doing it and I’m proud of myself. I ended up winning too, so that was a great thing.”

Stoby said Fournier pushed a good pace and he was feeling comfortable for the second mile and was right there with him. “At the end, I just couldn’t keep up, he was very consistent so it was a very good run,” Stoby explained. “About the fourth kilometer, he put on a stretch that I couldn’t cover.”

Fournier said he heard Stoby’s breathing throughout the race. “I never really knew if he was going to give a surge or not, so in the end, I was happy to see him enter (the A. O. Shirley Grounds) way behind and I was like ‘yes, I got this.'”

Stoby is now looking forward to an interesting battle in defending his Male Road Racing Athlete of the Year title.

“This certainly makes the season very interesting with Fournier in the mix now, so I’m looking forward,” Stoby stated. “The aim this year is to run 16 (minutes) in the 5K and I’ve managed 17:07, smashing my personal best, so a very interesting season ahead.”

Katrina Crumpler who missed last year’s series because of injuries, returned and wiped out Claire-Louise Whiley’s women’s mark of 22.45 from 2011, with a time of 20:11.83.

“It was really fast and I think the conditions were really good, nice and cool, a little bit of wind,” she noted. “The first mile was too fast for me. I was trying to keep up with the boys and did about 6:20 which was really quick, so I backed off a bit over the second mile because of the hill and picked it up again.”

Final Results: Men1. Vincent Fournier, 17 minutes 00.91 seconds, (New course record. Old record, Stephen Asson 17:09.17, March 14, 2008.)  2. Reuben Stoby, 17:07.  3. Tarique Moses, 18:14.  4. Julius Farley, 18:32.  5. Guy Williamson, 18:52.  6. Michael Killourhy, 19:28.  7. Emrol Amsterdam, 19:57.  8. Stephen Asson, 20:05.  9. Zebalon McLean, 20:11.  10. Simon Cook, 20:49.  11. Simon Cross, 21:14.  12. Guyp Dubois, 21:27.  13. Adrian Dale, 21:41.  14. Ishwar Persad, 21:49.  15. Daniel Mitchell, 22:02.  16. Charles Kerins, 22:23.  17. Martin Trott, 23:02.  18. Lovat Carnally, 23:19.  19. Ravindra Sukhu, 23:20.  20. Dennis Delacruz, 28:40.  21. Howard Moore, 28:54.  22. Ravenal Santos, 31:44.  23. William Kinkead, 33:28.  24. Barry Leon, 34:16.

Women: 1. Katrina Crumpler, 20:11.83 (New course record. Old record, Claire-Louise Whiley. 22 minutes and 45.41 seconds, 2011.).  2. Rosmond Johnson, 21:21.  3. Melissa Brunner, 22:19.  4. Amy Sweeney, 22:23.  5. Lauren Julien, 23:06.  6. NiMade Oniasih, 23:51.  7. Anna Kinkead, 24:25. 8. Chloe Harris, 24:35.  9. Melisande Rowe, 24:45.  10. Philomena Robertson, 25:23.  11. Brodie Faragher, 26:27.  12. Sophia Addas, 26:27.  13. Clair Burke, 31:06.  14. Sara Knock, 32:16.  15. Simpa Ganadillo, 32:42.  16. Claire Santillan, 32:29.  17. Nedy Adordionicio, 33:40.  18. Jenny McConnell, 36:17.

Power Walkers: 1. Shirley Liburd, 45:45.  2.= Sophie Bennett and Linda Li, 48:06.

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