By BVIAA

After just over a year away, Ruben Stoby returned to the territory then showed his fitness level by winning Saturday’s Dive BVI 5K Series race on Virgin Gorda, becoming the third winner in as many races—this time by smashing the course record.

Stoby navigated the loop in the Valley in 18 minutes and 41 seconds to finish ahead of Julius Farley—who won the last race—and followed in 19:40. Virgin Gorda resident Curwin Andrews was third in 20:00.

“I was still competing in Guyana, but, it’s good to be back,” Stoby said. “I felt very comfortable this morning and I’m happy with my run. I didn’t really push it. But, in the coming events—especially the 5K on Tortola—I see there’s more competition there so I’m excited.”

Stoby had some concerns since he was unable to train leading up to the race. “I was careful not to spend myself too early,” he explained. “I just sat comfortably behind the race leaders and made my move on the return where it’s mostly downhill. I believe I could go a lot faster—but wow, a course record—that’s great.”

Tortola resident, Rosmond Johnson won the women’s division for the second time in 22:27. “Today’s race was nice and easy—and I had no competition,” Johnson noted. “I’m not surprised. I didn’t see anyone behind me and I said ‘this is going to be my race.’ When I’m in Tortola, I have more competition. Kat (Crumpler) and Tallulah (Kinkead) they are always ahead of me. I probably would be stressed (if they were here) but I didn’t stress at all.”

The race, which attracted 65 participants, raised $600 for St. Mary’s School, whose students assisted with registration, water stops, cheering and started the race.

“We had an amazing turnout, ranging in age from four to 70,” race director Casey McNutt noted. “There were a lot of new faces this morning. We hadn’t seen a lot of these people in our first two races, so, it was nice to have more in the community come out.”

Final Results.

Men: 1. Ruben Stoby, 18 minutes and 41 seconds. 2. Julian Farley, 19:40. 3. Curwin Andrews, 20:00. 4. Ravindra Sukhu, 20:08. 5. Zebulon McLean, 20:40. 6. Emrol Amsterdam, 20:46. 7. Keith Williams, 21:23. 8. Kevin Jackson, 22:23. 9. Rainford Legair, 23:07. 10. Jermain Abram,s 25:06. 11. Matt Crossman, 25:55. 12. Craig Ruetzel, 25:58. 13. Brian Hespriah, 26:14. 14. Dan Hewison, 27:07. 15. Wilbert Samuel, 30:21. 16. Scott Butz, 30:25. 17. Lewis Munn, 31:10. 18. Stephen Beard, 31:49. 19. Noah Fox, 35:26. 20. Zoltan Birinyi, 35:59. 21. Indi Abrams, 36:41. 22. Bob Gause, 38:22. 23. Atlas VanSickle, 39:24. 24. Doug Daren, 44:24. 25. Murry Maxwell, 44:24. 26. Lars Giersing, 46:09. 27. Ron Callan, 46:53.

Women:1. Rosmond Johnson, 22:27. 2. Lara Burt, 26:48. 3. Lissa Eidelman, 27:07. 4. Lindsey Wilson, 28:27. 5. Barbara Rhodes, 29:23. 6. Aman Bispham 29:23. 7. Lisa Redfern, 29:34. 8. Leanne Munn, 29:35. 9. Arielle Goodley, 29:38. 10. Ghislaine Hoojendijk, 29:40. 11. Becca Knight, 29:58. 12. Roslyn Gilbert, 30:15. 13. AJ Syrett, 31:13. 14. Clair Burke, 32:11. 15. Tara Murphy, 32:22.16. Sally-Ann Riley, 35:27. 17. Kia Edwards, 35:29. 18. Mary Dann, 37:28. 19. Chris Yates, 39:07. 20. Sarah VanName, 39:30. 21. Beth Besom, 39:30. 22. Judy Gause, 40:26. 23. Debbie Ridgeway, 45:39. 24. Kya Ridgeway, 45:39. 25. Linda Giersing, 46:09. 26. Penny Callan, 46:58. 27. Kim Beradine, 47:29. 28. Tieneke Louw, 47:29. 29. Betty Biancardi, 48:33. 30. Lynn Hawkins, 48:33, 31. Linda Li, 49:31, 32. Sophie Bennett, 49:31, 33. Arlyn Gordon, 1:00:19, 34. Aiko VanSickle, 1:00:19. 35. Eva Fox, 1:02:15. 36. Amy Riddlestorffer, 1:02:16. 37. Michela Paradisi, 1:02:16. 38. DNF Milli Abrams.

By BVIAA

British Virgin Islands’ native and Central Arizona College sophomore, Eldred Henry, won the 2015 National Jr. College Athletics Association Indoor Championships Shot Put crown on Friday night, then finished second in the 35-pounds Weight Throw on Saturday, earning All America honors in both events.

Twin sister teammates Trevia and Tynelle Gumbs were second and eight respectively in their Shot Put competition, with Trevia earning All America honors, marking the second time two BVI athletes have earned the feat in any level of Collegiate competition.

On his third throw of the Shot, Henry—who went into the championships as the top seed with a 20.00m mark—hit a 19m measurement for the first time with his 19.08m winner.

“A lot of people hadn’t seen him compete. A lot of people had only seen his 20.00m mark and a lot of people doubted his 20.00m mark,” coach Tony Dougherty noted. “And when he threw 19 as easily as he did it, everybody had to forget about it.”

Henry rose to the occasion again in the Weight Throw—his first season trying the event. Ranked in the top 10 coming in, he unearthed a twirl of 17.97m (58’11½”) to finish second, destroying his previous best of 16.84m (55’3”) in the process.

Dougherty said the Weight Throw isn’t an event Henry practices much but was doing it to get team points to help win the championship. Henry was a little upset Dougherty noted because he had heard too many people didn’t think he had thrown the shot that far and said he’s going to come back and wing the Weight Throw.

“The guy ranked first had over a 20.20m throw but Eldred didn’t care, then had a 17.97m throw—a meter more than his personal best,” Dougherty explained. “On his last throw, he really went after it and he foot fouled. The official didn’t see it, but Eldred being who he is, walked out the front (of the ring) because he knew he had fouled. That throw was almost 19m. So, he almost did what he said he was going to do (win it). I’ve learnt never to doubt him ever because when he puts his mind to it, it can happen.”

Henry has earned three All America honors in his two Jr. College Championships after winning the Discus Throw outdoors last year.

Trevia, who entered the meet ranked No. 2 in the Shot Put, met one of her goals—beating Jamaica’s Glenvieve Grange of New Mexico Jr. College with whom she has battled at the Carifta Games—but had to settle for second with a 14.59m mark behind Iowa Central’s Janeah Stewart’s 14.71 fourth round winner. Grange—who had the top mark entering the meet—placed fourth. Tynelle was eight to score a point with her opening 12.74 effort.

“Trevia had a personal best, but, even that throw came off her hand wrong,” Dougherty noted. “She was having difficulty with the grip of the ball. But, she threw well and competed well.”

In the 20-pounds Weight Throw, Tynelle—who entered the competition in pole position with an 18.14m throw (59’6½”)—was plagued by foul trouble and settled for sixth place with an opening heave of 15.91m (52’2½”)—her lowest mark of the season.

“She couldn’t get a grip on it and hyperventilated twice during the competition,” Dougherty said. “Being ranked first may have put some extra pressure on her—I don’t know—but, it was completely emotional, stress and she didn’t throw well.”

Central Arizona women finished fifth in the championships with 57 points while the men were second with 116.

By BVIAA

Neither St. Kitts-Nevis or the British Virgin Islands are known regionally for hurdling. That’s about to change.

A thrilling 400m Intermediate Hurdles finish where 0.04 separated St. Kitts-Nevis’ Oneil Thomas and the BVI’s Kyron McMaster, brought the curtains down on the BVI Athletics Association’s 7th Development Series meet of the season, ahead of the March 13-14 Premier Dental National Jr. Championships.

Under 20 Boys Thomas and McMaster, matched strides over the last 150m in a race that was a Carifta Games trials for the field, came off the final barrier almost in unison, drove for the line with Thomas getting the nod in 51.83 seconds to McMaster’s 51.87—both St. Kitts-Nevis and BVI National Jr. Records. Oneil’s time also established a BVI All Comers Record and St. Kitts-Nevis National Record.

Thomas chopped his best from last year’s 53.04 while McMaster sliced his from 53.26 also established in 2014.

In the female 100m Hurdles, St. Kitts-Nevis’ Kesshonna Brookes sped to a personal best of 14.00 seconds in the U18 Girls discipline, while the BVI’s Deya Erickson—who moved to the U20 division this year—made her season’s debut in 14.38, the No 2 Jr. mark behind Arianna Forbes’ 14.27 National Jr. Record.

Soon-to-be 14-year old, Beyonce DeFreitas won the U18 Girls 200m with a personal best effort of 25.09 seconds into a -1.2 meters per second headwind.

“We were looking for all the athletes to qualify in their respective events and we thought they had the opportunity to do it this meet because the level of competition is high in the BVI. We thought they were ready to go and qualify for the meets coming up in the summer,” St. Kitts-Nevis coach Donnell Esdaille said. “The times were superb. I believe now they
are ready to compete with the best in the Caribbean at the Carifta

Games level—especially Oneil and Kyron. They ran 51.8—that surpassed my expectations and I’m happy for that.”

With a personal best and National Jr. Record in his first race, McMaster expressed delight. “I went good for me because I’ve never started the season this good, this is one of my best seasons so far,” he noted. “The run felt good because around this time, we don’t get this type of competition until we reach the Carifta Games. To actually feel what I’ll be facing at Carifta, it gives me an idea of how I have to train now. How more aggressive I have to be technique wise to be prepared, so now I know what I’ll be up against.”

National Scholastic Record
In the field, Akeem Bradshaw demolished William “Willie” Archer’s 28-years and a day old National Scholastic Long Jump mark of 7.11m (23’4”) from March 5, 1987, when he cut the sand at 7.25m (23’9½”) on his opening leap and bettered his previous best of 6.91m (22’8”). He had a 7.40m (24’3½”) foul on his second attempt before leaving the Long Jump pit and lined up in the 200m where he ran a personal best of 22.50 seconds behind Ronique Todman’s personal best of 22.45.

In the USA, North Carolina’s Cary High School Sr. Lakeisha “Mimi” Warner made her 300m hurdles debut on Saturday, with a winning time of 47.9 seconds. Holmwood Technical High Sr. Jonel Lacey, competing at the Jamaica Carifta Games trials, missed the 400m Intermediate Hurdles final by a place with a time of 1:03.08, finishing fifth in her heat.

At the 40th Montverde Eagle Invitational in Orlando, Fla, Montverde Academy self coached basketball Sr. player Tahj Malone, matched last week’s 1.93m (6’4’) personal best High Jump effort, to win the competition. Sophomore teammate Jude Kinkead was 4th in his 1600m heat in 5:36.24.

By BVIAA

With the twin island federation of St. Kitts and Nevis hosting the 44th Carifta Games in less than a month, its hurdlers are heading to territory for a final tune up during Friday’s BVI Athletics Association Development Series meet, which comes ahead of next weekend’s Premier Dental National Jr. Championships.

A female 100m Hurdler and four 400m Intermediate Hurdlers from Sugar City, will be using the competition as their qualifier for the Carifta Games, the regional premier Jr. Championships set for April 3-6.

Coach Donnell Esdale will be bringing St. Kitts and Nevis’ 400m National Record holder Oneil Thomas who ran a best of 53.04 seconds to win the 2014 national title and Youth Olympic Games finalist Akeem Chumney, who ran 53.00 last year in the U18 Division. They will meet BVI record holder Kyron McMaster who ran against Chumney at the 2014 Carifta Games where he ran 52.97 seconds for the bronze in the U18 division. McMaster has run 53.26 over the U20 Division hurdles in which the trio will face off in Friday night’s last event.

Aljani Bridgewater who has run the U18 division barriers in 56.71 seconds will also see action.

Female hurdler Kiesshonna Brookes, who has a best of 14.45 seconds in the 100m U18 division, will get her tune up against National Youth Record Holder Deya Erickson, who has a best of 14.16 seconds. Erickson, a 2014 Youth Olympic Games participant, ran 14.32 to finish fifth in last year’s Carifta Games.

Friday’s competition begins at 5:30 p.m.

Field events include:1. Baseball Throw U19, U11, U13 (17:30).2. Shot Put U18, U20 & Open (17:30). 3. Long Jump U11-13-15-18-20-Open (17:30) 4. Discus Throw U18 and Open. Running Events: 150 Meters U9, U11, U13, U15. 200 Meters U15, U18, U20 & Open. 600 Meters U13 & U15. 800 Meters U18, U20 & Open. 100M Hurdles Open and 400m Hurdles Open.

By BVIAA

Showing her best form since her days at Illinois, sprinter Ashley Kelly, posted the second fastest 200 and 400m indoor times by a BVI female athlete, competing in the Boston Last Chance meet at Boston University on Saturday.

The Illinois graduate began her day by lowering her 400m personal best of 53.69 seconds from 2011, to 53.33 and placed third in the competition. Only Chantel Malone’s 53.23 national standard is faster. She followed up with a second place finish in the 200m chopping the 24.04 seconds she ran earlier this season down to 23.87, the No. 2 mark behind Karene King’s 23.73.

Meanwhile, veteran sprinter Tahesia Harrigan-Scott ended her European tour in Metz, France, with a third place finish in the 60m dish, covering the distance in 7.45 seconds. She ran 7.43 in the prelims.

At the Highlander Invitational in Orlando, Fla., Montverde Academy Sr. Tahj Malone equaled his High Jump personal best with a clearance of 6’4″–the same measurement as the winner–but was third overall after missing at a lower height.
At the same competition, Jude Kinkead had a personal best of 12 minutes 15.99 seconds in the 3200m.

Field event specialists competing for JC titles
Three BVI natives attending Central Arizona College tuned up for the March 5-6 National Jr. College Athletics Association Indoor Championships in Albuquerque, New Mexico on home soil on Saturday.

Eldred Henry who tops the Jr. College Shot Put rankings with the only 20.00m throw in the event, warmed up for the championships with a heave of 18.14m in Coolidge, Az.

Trevia Gumbs and her twin sister Tynelle, had a 1-2 finish in the Shot Put with marks of 13.61m and 12.86m respectively. Trevia’s winner came on her final attempt. Trevia has the No. 2 Shot Put mark in the Jr. Colleges’ rankings, 3¼” behind Jamaica’s Glenveve Grange of New Mexico Jr. College, with whom she has had several Carifta Games battle in the event. Grange had a best mark of 47’9″.

Tynelle used an opening 17.76m measurement to bury the field in the Weight Throw, while Trevia was fourth with a first round effort of 15.53m–a personal best. Tynelle’s 59’6¼” mark leads the field heading into the championships.

Development Series continues
After a week off, BVI athletes will have their final tune up for the March 13-14, Premier Dental National Jr. Championships with a meet on Friday afternoon at the A. O. Shirley Recreation Grounds.

Highlighting the event will be the 400m Hurdles, where Jr. Record holder Kyron McMaster is expected to face competitors from St. Kitts and Trinidad and Tobago over the barriers. Deya Erickson will seek to defend home turf in the 100m against her St. Kitts counterparts. St. Kitts will host the 44th Carifta Games, April 3-6.

By BVIAA

Tarique “Tweety” Moses and Tallulah Kinkead were the respective men’s and women’s division winners during Saturday’s kickoff off of the 2015 Blenheim Trust 5K Series.

The series, which has different tour stops around Tortola, began and ended at the A. O. Shirley Recreation Grounds in a tour of the city and dubbed the City Circuit. Soon to be 20 year old Moses overhauled the early leaders to win in 18 minutes and 47 seconds while Kinkead, 14 later this year, seized the lead from Katrina Crumpler near the end to take the women’s division in 21:23, in a race that attracted 60 participants.

“This race this morning was better than expected,” Moses stated of his debut. “When I came, I knew the competitors I had to tackle in the race and they went out fast. I stayed 10-20 meters behind them and caught them around the softball field. When we made the turn to come home, I knew I was stronger than them and they’d have to run to catch me so I left them.”

Moses who won the 800m in 2 minutes 01.64 seconds in the Feb 13 BVI Athletics Association Development Series meet, said it was like a training run, but had hoped to go under 18 minutes, said it wasn’t a bad opener and he’ll be back. “I know those guys will be looking out for me,” he noted.

Early women’s leader, Kinkead, who was passed by both Katrina Crumpler and Rosmond Johnson who placed second and third respectively, didn’t have any particular goals for the race. “I really just wanted to run,” she explained. “Rosemond was ahead of me and then I caught Katrina on a sprint at the very end.”

“It was great to see so many people for the series opener,” Race Director Kay Reddy stated. “We had 60 people hit the road today despite a little bit of early morning rain making it flat and fast. Our youngest was eight years old and our oldest was, well I’m no allowed to say, but we had a wide spread and today, the youth won out over experience.”

With the race contributing points towards the 2015 Road Racer of the Year, Reddy noted that Moses has thrown down the gauntlet. “Over the drinks, I could hear the old and the young throwing down the gauntlet at each other so I think the next race is going to be very fast, as people push to take the bullets back,” she said.

The next tour stop will be in Carrot Bay on March 28, followed by the race on Beef Island. The Dive BVI 5K Series continues on Virgin Gorda on March 7.

Final results.

Men: 1. Tarique Moses, 18 minutes and 47 seconds.  2. Guy Williamson, 19:08.  3. Julius Farley, 19:27.  4. Curwin Andrews, 19:43.  5. Zebalon McLean, 20:01.  6. Ravindra Sukha, 20:03.  7. Emrol Amsterdam, 20:18.  8. Michael Killourhy, 20:27.  9. David Kinkead, 21:34.  10. Aaron Gardner, 21:45.  11. Joash Victor, 22:15.  12. Adam Holdt, 22:21.  13. Adrian Dale, 22:46.  14. Patrick Ormond, 22:48.28.  15. Charles Kerins, 22:28.  16. Chris Conway, 23:18. 17. Anton Goldstein, 23:32.  18. Luka Chalwell, 23:43.  19. Sam Potgieter, 26:09.  20. Julien Johnson, 26:10.  21. Claudius Rhymer, 26:53.  22. Stephen Bridson, 27:14.  23. Andrew ‘Birthday Boy’ Willins, 29:08.  24. Charlie Potgieter, 29:18.  25. Marvin Flax, 30:15.  26. Stephen Beard, 30:24.  27. Howard Moore, 31:07.  28. Chris & Joey Potgieter, 33:40.  29. Rommel Sofia, 34:04.

Women: 1. Tallulah Kinkead, 21:23.  2. Katrina Crumpler, 21:24.  3. Rosmond Johnson, 22:30.  4. Melissa Brunner, 23:43.  5. Anna Kinkead, 25:17.  6. Juliane Potgieter, 26:09.  7. Lauren Julien, 26:19.  8. Natasha Ruscheinski, 26:36.  9. Ariana Forbes, 27:03. 10. Lisa Bridson, 27:13.  11. Sarah Caroll, 27:24.  12. Eva Askuly, 27:25.  13. Jenny Dobbie, 28:07.  14. Zoe Bickerton, 28:24.  15. Ixora Williams, 28:45.  16. Catherine Ouriach, 29:28.  17. Sophie Jackson, 29:33.  18. Roslyn Gilbert, 29:45.  19. Ghislaine Hoogendijk, 30:00.  20. Candy Holdt, 30:48.  21. Simone Dabreo, 30:53.  22. Clair Burke, 31:40. 23. Fayona Creque, 32:09.  24. Joanne Mijares, 32:50.  25. Simpa Ganadillo, 33:10.  26. Sandra Fichtner, 35:18.  27. Claire Santillan, 35:54.
Walkers: 1. Liz Tapley, 46:36.  2. Sophie Bennett, 46:37.

By: BVIAA

British Virgin Islands strongman Eldred Henry – with one mammoth heave on Saturday – demolished three records, at the Glendale Community College Invitational in Glendale, Arizona.

Henry obliterated his own BVI Shot Put mark of 18.25m (59’10½”) hitting the vaunted 20.00m (65’7½”) plateau for the first time in his career on his final attempt in a series the began with an 18.34 effort followed by long fouls.

In the process, Henry became the first Central Arizona College athlete in its history to crack the 20m barrier with the 16lbs canon ball, taking down Nigerian two times Olympian, Chima Ugwu’s 10-year old outdoor mark of 18.96m (62’ 2½”). His throw also shattered the 41-year old National Jr. College Indoor mark of 18.82m (61’ 8¾”) by Mesa College’s, Mark Semkiw, a measurement that stood since 1974.

“It was ok. But, I was expecting more,” Henry a 6’5” and 350 pounds specimen stated in an email. “All I did was do what I was doing in practice and kept in the ring without fouling.”

Henry then expended his personal best in the Weight Throw from 16.38m to 16.84.

At the same meet, teammate, Trevia Gumbs won the Shot Put with a throw of 13.74m with twin sister Tynelle following with a career best mark of 12.98m. She won the 20lb Weight Throw with a 16.90m toss.

In Europe, Tahesia Harrigan-Scott ended her second tour on Saturday at the Sainsbury Indoor Grand Prix in Manchester, England by finishing one spot out of a 60m finals berth with a time of 7.31 seconds. She was coming off running 7.29 to win her heat at the AIT Invitational in Ireland on Thursday, where the clock malfunctioned in the final after placing second.

Chantel Malone kicked off her European tour with a leap of 6.39m to place seventh at the ISTAF Berlin Germany. She finished third in her 200m heat at the Stockholm XL Galan in Sweden with a time of 24.49 seconds and then placed seventh in the Long Jump after cutting the sand at 6.19m.

On her next stop at the AIT Invitational in Ireland, she was third in the Long Jump with a 6.35m mark. She completed her tour at the Sainsbury Indoor Grand Prix with a sixth placed finish following a best effort of 6.08m

Competing in 30+ degrees at the Carl Friedland Memorial Invitational in Orlando, Fla., Montverde teammates, Tahj Malone and Jude Kinkead opened their respective season with marks of 6’0” in the High Jump and 12:23.50 in the 3200m.

Hayde climbs Youth Javelin Throw ladder
Heptathlete, Aranna Hayde continued her vast improvement over a year ago. Already with a throw of 34.05m with the senior 600g spear used in her discipline in her last outing, the soon to be 15-year old dropped down to her age specific weight, then hurled the 500g spear out to 39.59m. It is the #2 mark for U18 female athletes behind Tynelle Gumbs’ national standard of 41.46 from 2012, among highlights of Friday’s BVI Athletics Association Development Series meet.

Ronique Todman became just the third school boy to break the 50.00 seconds barrier in the 400m on home soil while still enrolled in school, when he stopped the clock for a personal best of 49.45 seconds, finishing ahead of his Fast Lane Track Club teammate, Kyron McMaster’s 49.65. McMaster, who ran 48.75 in his season opener, won the 100m in 11.03, with Todman finishing second in 11.18. Tarique “Tweety” Moses is the other schoolboy to dip under 50 at home. All have done it since the new track was laid in 2008.

Judine Lacey ran 58.84 seconds for her second U18 Girls 400m victory and was followed by Sha’Kida Lavacia who celebrated her birthday by cracking the 60 seconds barrier for the first time in 59.65 to edge Shaniyah Caul’s 59.70 effort.

Competition resumes on March 6 ahead of the Premier Dental National Jr. Championships.

By BVIAA

Tarika “Tinker Bell” Moses made her long awaited 800m debut in grand style on Friday at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational in Boston, Mass., and established a British Virgin Islands National Indoor Record in the process.

The 2013 Carifta Games U17 Girls 400m silver medalist who was sidelined by injury last year, became the third best performer all time but the fastest debutant when she stopped the clock at 2 minutes 12.46 competing against collegians. She became the first athlete to book her ticket to St. Kitts for the 44th Carifta Games over the Easter Weekend.

At the same competition, after running the sixth fastest time of 7.61 seconds in the 60m dash, Karene King ran a season’s best of 24.04 seconds to win her 200m heat and was fifth overall. Her time eclipsed Ashley Kelly’s 24.12 as the fastest so far this season.

Bethune-Cookman Sr. Keron Stoute was fourth in the MEAC Conference Indoor Championships Heptathlon with a score of 4502 points. He helped his team to a 1.5 points victory over North Carolina A&T, 126.50-125.

Competing at the Don Kirby Elite and Open, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Central Arizona Freshman Trevia Gumbs, improved her Shot Put best to 14.47 (47’5¾”) the ninth best throw of the meet, then recorded another personal best in the Weight Throw with a 15.39m measurement to place 23rd overall. Her twin sister Tynelle finished 9th following her 17.28m effort but didn’t have a legal throw in the Shot Put.

Eldred Henry encountered foul trouble in the Shot Put and did not record a legal throw.

At the Melrose Games in New York, Ashley Kelly was fourth in the 400m in 54.36 seconds.

Taylor Hill ran her second successive 200m under 25.00 seconds to place fourth in the Tyson Invitational Olympic Development event in 24.74 seconds in Fayetteville, Ark.

Cary High School Sr. Lakeisha “Mimi” Warner, was third in the North Carolina State High School 4A Championships 500m with a personal best of 1 minute, 16.49 seconds. She contributed third leg carries on both the 4x200m and 4x400m Relays respectively. The 4×200 quartet was second in 1:42.07 and the 4×400 was also second in 3:55.76.

Chantel Malone kicked off her European tour at the ISTAF Berlin Indoor in Germany, with a leap of 6.39m in the Long Jump, to place seventh overall.

BVIAA Development Series
L’Tisha “Lea” Fahie qualified for the July 9-15 IAAF World Youth Championships in Cali, Colombia, with a third placed finish in the 200m during Friday’s BVI Athletics Association 5th Development Series meet.

Running into a -3.1 meters per second headwind, Fahie finished behind Nelda Huggins’ winning time of 24.91 seconds and Beyonce DeFreitas’ 25.18, when she turned in a time of 25.24.

DJimon Gumbs had a personal best throw of 45.42m in the U18 Boys Discus Throw among the meet’s highlights.

By BVIAA

Tortola’s Julius Farley and Rosmond Johnson won Saturday’s second leg of the Dive BVI 5K Series on Virgin Gorda, a race that attracted 55 participants.

Farley, who finished behind Virgin Gorda’s Curvin Andrews in last year’s running for Male Road Racer of the Year, had a winning time of 19 minutes and 47 seconds ahead of Andrews’ 19:52. First race winner Emrol Amsterdam was third in 20:16.

Johnson took the women’s division in 22:44, with Tortola counterpart NiMade Oniashi second in 23:59. Rhiannon Jones ran 26:42 to finish third.

“It was an amazing run as Tortola came to Virgin Gorda and dominated,” event coordinator Casey McNutt pointed it. “It was awesome and on March 7 we’ll do it again to see who comes out on top.”

Although there was no race registration fee, $200 was raised for charity as participants contributed to the Virgin Gorda Elderly home.

“It’s good to give them a little cash from people who donated from our community,” McNutt stated. “In our first race we contributed $150 in donations to the Virgin Gorda Animal Rescue and Kontrol (ARK). On March 7, the young kids at St. Mary’s School for the citizenship part of their course, they are going to run the race for us. Under our supervision, they will be taking registration, helping with timing, pinning numbers on runners and working at the water stations and at the end, we’ll have a big beach breakfast.”

The Blenheim Trust 5K Series kicks off on Tortola on Feb 21. That 7 a.m. race will start and end at the A. O. Shirley Recreation Grounds.

Final Results.

Men: 1. Julius Farley, 19 minutes and 47 seconds. 2. Curwin Andrews, 19:52, 3. Emrol Amsterdam, 20:16. 4. Zeblon McLean, 20:33. 5. Ravindra Sukhu, 20:45. 6. Ezron. Simmons, 21:00. 7. Marco Brava, 21:14. 8. Marlon Felix, 22:30. 9. Charles Kerins, 22:53. 10. Rainford Legair, 23:16. 11. Kevin Jackson, 23:26. 12. Shane Donovan, 23:29. 13. Jermaine Abrams, 24:22. 14. Luka Chalwell, 25:14. 15. Jonathan McCarthy, 26:02. 16. Keith Williams, 26:15. 17. Wilbert Samuel, 29:59. 18. Stephen Beard, 30:49. 19. Scott Butz, 32:06. 20. Zoltan Birinyi, 37:01. 21. Mark Moore, 49:43. 22. Nicholas Moore, 49:43. 23. Benjamin Moore 53:16.

Women: 1. Rosmond Johnson, 22:44. 2. Oniasih Ni Made, 23:59. 3. Rhiannon Jones, 26:42, 4. Zoe Bickerton, 27:37. 5. Jenni Dobbie, 28:43. 6. Jo South, 28:50. 7. Lisa-Ann Redfern, 30:17. 8. Chislaine Hoogendyk, 30:27. 9. AJ Syrett, 30:49. 10. Becca Knight, 31:11. 11. Roslyn Gilbert, 31:41. 12. Tara Murphy, 31:49. 13. Clare Burke, 31:58. 14. Charlie Brigden, 35:24. 15. Chris Yates, 38:52. 16. Hyacinth Telemaque, 46:52. 17. Michela Paradisi, 47:09. 18. Beth Besom, 48:00. 19. Betty Biancardi, 48:00. 20. Lynne Hawkins, 48:03. 21. Linda Ryan, 50:03. 22. Erika Radack, 50:05. 23. Liz Tapley, 50:05. 24. Sarah Moore, 53:16. 25. Jolyn Jno Baptiste, 53:44. 26. Jackisha R, 53:47. 27. Debbie Bruce, 53:56. 28. Kenesha Bascombe, 55:09. 29. Jamila Courtney, 55:12. 30. Taureen Walters, 55:14. 31. Kiara Thomas, 55:14. 32. Tanieka Gludd, 55:14. 33. Cathyann Bascombe, 55:14. Kim Berarine DNF injury