Bermuda Pacers Set For Youth Championships
This weekend the Bermuda Pacers Track Club will compete at the 2026 International Youth Championships.
This event will be held over three days from Friday, July 17th, 2026, through to Sunday July 19th, 2026. It is hosted by the Glenarden Track Club, and it is the first time the club has competed at this meet.
This event attracts athletes from across the east coast and the Caribbean representing over 210 teams and 1600 athletes. The event will take place at the Prince Georges Sport and Learning Centre in Landover, Maryland.
The team consists of 19 athletes between the ages of 8 and 18. Seven athletes will be representing the club internationally for the first time.
The 19-member team will compete in 48 individual events. Surii Russell and Tobiah Goodchild the senior male athletes on the team, will compete in the 17-18 boys’ division in the 200, 400 and 800 metres respectively. Russell, a member of the 2026 Bermuda’s NACAC Under 18 team that competed in Mexico this past weekend in the 800 and 400 metres. ran an impressive time 2:04.73 finished eighth overall and ran a personal best time in the 400 metres in 49.9.
In the 15-16 girls’ division, the club will see four promising female athletes compete: Riana Robinson, Brianna Lightbourne, Kelise Wade and Amara Samuel. Lightbourne, Samuel, a guest athlete from DASH track club will compete in the 100 and 200 metres. This will be Lightbourne’s debut appearance. Wade will compete in the 200, 400, and 800 metres. Distance specialist Robinson will compete in three events the 800 metres, 1500 metres and 3000 metres.
In the 13-14 girls’ division. The club will have sprinters Cataliah Pitcher-Place and Jasmaine Reid Rubaine compete in the 100 and 200 metres. Pitcher Place will also compete in the long jump. Distance runner Mylah DeSilva will compete in the 200, 400 and 800 metres. Amaya Davis, the jump specialist in the age group, will compete in the long and triple jump. In the 13-14 boys’ division, the club will have three athletes: Jadon Lightbourne will compete in the 100 and 200 metres, middle distance runner Jemani Scott who ran personal best times during the recently held National Championships, will compete in the 400 and 800 metres and Ronan Davidge the distance runner in the 13-14 boys’ division, will compete in the 1500 and 3000 metres.
In the 11-12 girls’ division, the club will have BSSF Primary School Champion Gabrielle Saunders. Saunders will compete in the 100, 200 and 400 metres. This will be Saunders’ first time competing for the club and at an international event. In the 9 -10 girls ‘division you will see Giselle Reid Rubaine, Sazise Lobese and Novi Butler compete in the 100, 200, and long jump.
Sazise Lobese and Novi Butler will be making their debut appearance at an international event. In the 9-10 boys’ division Elliott Davidge will be the lone athlete in this division. He will compete in the400 metres, 800 metres and 1500 metres. At the last international event that Elliott competed in, he was crowned the outstanding athlete in the 8 and under boy’s division. The youngest member of the team is Kayjay Davis. He will compete in the 8 and under boy’s division in the100, and 200 metres. The team will be accompanied to the meet by Pacer executive members, coaches and several parents.
