Harrington Sound
Primary School were convincing in defending their Bermuda School Sports
Federation (BSSF) Primary School Track and Field Championship Title. The
Smith's School was nearly 100 points ahead of their nearest rival school.
Harrington Sound
accumulated 321 combined points during the meet. Warwick Academy finished in
second with 226.5 points while Saltus Grammar School came in third with 181.5
points.
Three records fell
during the final day of the competition. Naomi Macguinness broke Two Records in the
space of an hour. The Warwick Academy student first broke a 33-year-old record
in the 800 meters after crossing the line in 2:30.66. The former record holder,
Jarita Dill was in attendance and was very gracious in presenting the new
record holder with her winning Gold Medal. Macguinness returned to the track in
less than an hour to shatter the Randy Benjamin Open Mile with a new time of
5:25.57. Macguinness lowered the former record of 5:49.30 by almost 24 seconds.
Aalirah Daniels then broke her own record in the Under 10 Girls 200 meters with
a time of 28.59 seconds. The Harrington Sound runner bested her previous record
of 29.15 which she set last week in qualifying.
Tamera Smith was
named Champion Girl in the Under 9 Girls Division. The Harrington Sound runner
won the 200-meter and finished second in both the 400 and 800-meter events. Schoolmate Kamari Brooks-Gibbons was a double winner after winning the 400 and
800 meters. Harrington Sound wasn't done collecting points in the division as
Rayven Weeks claimed Gold in the 100 meters and captured Silver in the 200
meters. Conor Kane from Saltus Grammar School was crowned Champion Boy in the
Under 9 Division after winning Gold in the 400 and 800-meter races while
finishing sixth in the 100 meters. A trio of Port Royal Primary athletes
finished behind Kane. Shammaah Darko won the 100 and 200 meter races while
Ethan Anderson claimed double Bronze in the 400 and 800 meters. Desani Samuels
finished second in the 200 meters and third in the 100.
Dalton E. Tuckers
Yara Muhammad was crowned Champion Girl in the Under 10 Division edging record
breaker Daniels by a point. Muhammad captured Gold in the 400 and 800 meters
while also finishing third in the 200 meters. Daniels followed up her 200-meter
win by also winning the 100 meters and claiming Bronze in the Long Jump. Jordyn
Lewis won a collection of Medals after finishing second in the 200 and Long
Jump and third in the 100 meters Prospect Primary's Zavion Trott won both the
200 and 400 meters to go along with a Silver in the 100 meters in winning Under
10 Champion Boy. Elliot Primary's Gabriel Outerbridge finished second in the
200 meters and cricket ball throw and third in the 100 meters. Harrington
Sound's Kahleef Daley also got on the podium in three events after finishing
second in the Long Jump and third in the 400 and 800 meters.
Ava St. Luce
collected a Gold Medal haul in winning the Over 10 Girls Champion title. St.
Luce on the 100 and 200-meter sprint double. She also collected Gold in the
Long Jump and Relay. The Harrington Sound student was also named the Toby
Colombe Memorial top performer of the meet. Teammate Zaya Zuill also impressed
on the track winning the 400 meters and finishing second in the 200 and 800
meters. Macguinness added Bronze medals in the 400 meters and Cricket Ball
Throw.
West End Primary's
Jemani Scott ran his way to the Champion Boy title in the Over 10 Division.
Scott won the 200 meters and finished second in the 400 and 800 meters. Mazaii
Tucker from Victor Scott was the only double winner in the Division after he
placed first in the 100 meters and Long Jump.