This weekend the Bermuda Pacers
Track Club will host the Clevonte Lodge Bean Sprint Classic. This track
meet is dedicated to Clevonte Lodge Bean, a former Bermuda Pacers Track
Club and Bermuda National Athletic Association athlete, who sadly lost
his life in an accident in November 2020.
Lodge Bean represented
Bermuda at the Carifta Games, the USATA Junior Nationals Championships,
and the Junior Olympic.
He was a member of the Bermuda Pacers Track
Club for 10 years and he represented the club at many Russell E. Blunt
Eastcoast Invitational track meet in the United States. During that
time, he won many age group awards at the event.
This event is
for athletes between the ages of 3 to 19 years. The event will be held
at the Flora Duffy South Field Stadium at the National Sports Center on
Saturday, April 22nd, 2023, starting at noon.
Entry deadline is Friday,
April 12th, 2024, and the registration fee is $10. Parents can pick up
their race numbers starting at 10:00 am on the top level of the stadium.
Athletes must register via online registration - www.trackiereg.com/20240422. There is no entry on race day.
Lodge
Bean, who was predominantly a 200 and 400-meter runner, the club feels
that he was destined for greatness. During the meet, the club will hold a
special 400-meter race to honor Lodge Bean. After this event, a special
presentation will be made to the fastest female and male runners in the
Under 17 and Under 20 age groups.
Last year's winners were LaShee Jones and Seer Carey both were 2024 Carifta games athletes.
The athletes competing in this weekend's event will run in the following events.3-year-old and 4-year-old boys and Girls can compete in the 25 and 50 meters.5-year-old and 6-year-old boys and girls can compete in the 50 and 75 meters. Athletes between the ages of 7 to 19 years can compete in the 100, 200, and 400 meters.