Middle School Track And Field Results
The Middle School Track and Field Championships is underway at the National Sports Centre.
A spokesperson said, “The Whitney Institute Middle School hold a slim 1.5 point lead over last year’s champions Saltus Grammar School after the first day of competition. Whitney lead all schools with 139.5 points with Saltus close behind with 138 while Sandys Secondary Middle School is in third only five points further back with 133 points.
“Records were broken during the meet. Warwick Academy running sensation Naomi Macguinness broke the under 12 girls 800 metre record in a time of 2:30.73. The previous record was held by Whitney’s Deanne Lightbourne. Nadia Henderson from Bermuda High School broke the under 13 girl’s turbo javelin record with a throw of 24.90 meters. She broke the six-year-old record held by Dominique Brown of Dellwood by over 2 metres. Henderson added to her medal collection by finishing third in the shot put.
“Saltus Grammar’s Chaz Edmead was a double winner after winning the over 13 boys triple and high jump competitions. Xander Romeo from Mount Saint Agnes Academy claimed gold in the under 13 discus and silver in the shot put. Tahj Bean from Whitney won the over 13 shot put while coming second in the Discus.
“The finals promises to be an exciting affair as the top three contenders have all qualified multiple athletes in the track finals. The last day of competition is set for Tuesday, May 13th at the National Sports Centre starting at 9:30.”
The full Middle School Scores Day 1 follows below [PDF here]:
The full Middle School Day 1 results follows below [PDF here]:
