Pacers Impress At Youth Invitational In US
Bermuda Pacers Track Club athletes delivered outstanding performances at the 14 and Under National Age-Group Invitational in Landover Maryland.
Skye Furbert, 9, was among the standouts, capturing first place in the girls’ 9 to 10 long jump with a personal best leap of 3.57 metres.
She also advanced to the 60 metres and 200 finals placing fifth in the 60 finals and tenth in the 200.
Diamond Morris advanced to the 800 final in the 9 to 10 girls’ division, finishing fourth with a PB of 3min 51.65sec.
She also competed in the 400 in 1:16.12 and placed fifth in the long jump with a leap of 3.24.
In the 13 to 14 girls’ division, Mylah DeSilva advanced to the 400 final recording PBs in both rounds.
She ran 1:03.96 in the preliminaries before lowering her time to 1:02.97 in the final, placing eighth overall.
Amaya Davis placed fourth in the 13 to 14 girls’ long jump with a 4.60 effort, missing out on third place by two centimetres.
Ava St Luce ran 8.72 in the 60 and 29.77 in the 200, while Giselle Reid Rubaine clocked 9.36 in the 60 and 1:16.69 in the 400.
Head coach Cal Simons said the Maryland meet marked an important milestone for the squad.
“This was the first indoor competition for all of our athletes, and that transition is not easy,” Simons said.
“Indoor racing requires adjustments in pacing, stride pattern and race strategy, especially on the tighter banked turns. For them to adapt so quickly speaks to their preparation and mindset.”
Simons said three athletes reaching finals in highly competitive fields underlined the strength of the programme’s development pathway.
“When you see athletes like Skye, Diamond and Mylah reaching finals against large competitive fields, it shows that the work being done at home is paying off,” he said.
“And with athletes such as Mylah already being scouted by international schools, performances like this matter. It is not just about medals.
“It is about exposure, experience and showing that Bermuda’s young athletes can compete and belong on bigger stages.”
