Lawrence Lockart and Evelise Gomez, former V.I. Daily News Athletes of the
Week, were victorious in running of the 18th Annual Three Kings Miler Road
Race in Frederiksted on Saturday.
Lockhart a graduate of the St.Croix
Educational Complex and a freshman at Alabama State University where he was
the number one runner on the cross-country team, took the early lead in the
race which follows the exact route of the St.Croix Festival Adult Parade.
At the 800 meter/half-way point, he started to put distance on the rest of
the field and cruised across the finish line at Fort Frederik in 4 minutes
and 19 seconds, a personal record.
Jabari Goodwin finished strong in second
place in 4:28; Greg Johnson was third in 4:38; George Cannon fourth in 4:41
and Leopold Frederik fifth in 4:48.
Gomez, a freshman at the St.Croix Educational Complex, had four women on her
heels as she worked to get to the finish line first in 5 minutes and 23
seconds.
Rachel Witty was second in 5:26; Theresa Harper third in 5:40; Jawanna Goodwin fourth in 5:53 and Jude Woodcock fifth in 5:59.
The Finishers Male:
1.Lawrence Lockhart 4:19; 2. Jabari Goodwin 4:28; 3. Greg Johnson 4:38;
4. George Cannon 4:41; 5. Leopold Frederiks 4:48; 6. George Willocks 4:48;
7. Ivan Henry 4:48; 8. Jonathan LeTang 5:05; 9. Julien Pierre 5:10; 10.
Barrymore Berley 5:15; 11. Wes Whitehurst 5:44; 12. Joseph Lestrade 5:50;
13. Ryan Stutzman 6:14; 14. Edrick Adams 6:19
The Finishers Female:
1. Evelise Gomez 5:23; 2. Rachel Witty 5:26; 3. Theresa Harper 5:40; 4.
Jawanna Goodwin 5:53; 5. Jude Woodcock 5:59; 6. Janice Brown 6:00; 7. Jkiwa
Goodwin 6:09; 8. Azaleah Galiber 7:34; 9. Marie Elise Witmer 7:47; 10. Susan
Armstrong 8:10; 11. Cathy Bennett 8:28
Awards:
$100 to Top Male and Female from V.I.Track & Field Federation; $75 Foot Locker Gift Certificate to top Male and Female school finishers from V.I.Pace Runners; $50 Gift Certificate to second place male overall from
Annapolis Sailing School; $50 Gift Certificate from Kicks to second place
female overall; $25 Gift Certificate to third place male overall from Urban
Threadz; $20 Gift to third place female overall from ABS Printing; two free
lunches raffle for all participants from Under da Tammin Tree; $15 cash raffle to all participants; Raffle Gift Certificate from Ice Cream Decadence; medals to top four male and females; V.I.Pace Runners
Certificates to all participants.
For more information call V.I.Pace Runners 777-0258 or visit:
www.virginislandspace.org
