Jabari Goodwin of the St.Croix Track Club won his first St.Croix Metric Mile on St.Croix Saturday.
Goodwin, a top interscholastic competitor in road racing the past few years, went ahead of the pack of two-dozen runners at the half-way mark and controlled the race from the front on the flat point-to-point course in Upper Love. His time was 4 minutes 26 seconds.
Kent Bradbury, a marathoner and an employee at Hovensa, took second in 4:35; George Cannon was third in 4:40; George Willocks was fourth in 4:45 and Ivan Henry was fifth in 4:45.
Evelise Gomez, a freshmen at the St.Croix Educational Complex, dominated the field of female runners. She won with a time of 5 minutes 20 seconds. Sherma Aurelien was second in 5:55; Jawana Goodwin third in 5:55; Laverne Jones fourth in 6:05 and J Kiwa Goodwin fifth in 6:08.
The Finishers Male: 1. Jabari Goodwin 4:26.35; 2. Kent Bradbury 4:35.03; 3. George Cannon 4:40.18; 4. George Willocks 4:45.22; 5. Ivan Henry4: 45.51; 6. Juliean Pierre 4:53.84; 7. Johnathan Le Tange 4:55.38; 8.Reginald Adams 5:10.01; 9. Teddy Seymour; 5:11.47; 10. Donald Shillingford 5:14.55; 11. Barrymore Berley 5:24.21; 12. Bob Guilford 5:24.64; 13. J'Kendai Goodwin 6:09.21; 14. Jnuru Goodwin 6:26.40; 15. Joseph Murray 7:58.77; 16. Joshan Lang 10:09.79
The Finishers Female: 1. Evelise Gomez 5:20.36; 2. Sherma Aurelien 5:55.61; 3. Jawana Goodwin 5:55.81; 4. Laverne Jones 6:05.69; 5. J' Kiwa Goodwin 6:08.26; 6. Tasia Eddy 7:58.14; 7. Verona Murray 9:50.03; 8. Kirsty Murray 10:10.14; 9. Rochelle Bryan 10:24.00; 10. Anjinee Bryan 10:32.78
The next V.I. Pace Runners race is the annual Cane Bay 5 Mile Road Race on Saturday December 18 at 7 a.m. For more information call V.I. Pace Runners 340-777-0258 or visit:www.virginislandspace.org
