The Virgin Islands Track and Field Federation and the St. Croix Track Club organized the 2 by 1 Mile Cross Country Relay on St. Croix. A total of 34 two-member relay teams participated in the competition. Each relay member ran the 1-Mile Cross Country Course at the St. Croix Educational Complex.
The 1st relay member after completing the 1 mile distance would tag the 2nd relay member, who would also run 1 mile. Athletes from St. Croix Track Club, St. Croix Educational Complex, St. Croix Central High, Church of God Holiness Academy, Lew Muckle Elementary School, Claude O Markoe Elementary School, Eulalie R. Rivera Elementary School and Ricardo Richards Elementary School competed in the cross-country relay race.
There were five different divisions the relay members participated in. Safiya Prasad and Aminah Prasad placed first in the Open Female division.
In the Open Mixed Division the relay team of Wilfredo Conception and Mikaela Smith finished first.
In the Open Male division David Morton and Chris Santiago finished first.
In the Under 14 Female division Olivia Jones and Juvantia Hurst placed first and in the Under 14 Male division Ismael Mancebo and Malachi Maclorrain finished in first place.
Congratulations to all who competed and a heartfelt thank you to all our volunteers who assisted in the success of the competition.
Female Teams Open
(Place) Runner1/ Time/ Runner2/Time/Overall
(1) Aminah Prasad/ 6:50.51/ Safiya Prasad/ 6:29.85/
13:20.36
(2) Katelyn Jones 8:14.77/Lauren Jones/8:34.32/ 16:49.09
(3) Sarai Gomez9:01.69Ariana Mayapin/ 8:32.39/
17:34.0
Mixed Teams Open
(Place) Runner1/ Time/ Runner2/Time/Overall
- Wilfredo Conception/7:18.47/Mikaela Smith/5:55.10/13:13.57
- Brianna Arjune/8:43.03/Isaiah Saunders/ 6:38.40/15:21.43
- John Pula/6:53.08/Kixyra Petersen/10:00.29/ 16:53.37
Male Teams Open
- David Morton/5:48.47/Chris Santiago/6:05.45/11:53.92
(2) Jah’Quan Creque/6:25.31/Juvante Hurst/5:54.82
12:20.13
(3)Yahraya Doctrine/7:13.83/Imani Flavious/8:04.33/15:18.16
Female Teams Under 14
(Place) Runner1/ Time/ Runner2/Time/Overall
- Olivia Jones/7:45.45/Juvantia Hurst/7:34.10/
15:19.55
- Grace Eatmon/8:54.24/Faith Eatmon/6:27.38
15:21.62
- Denasia Giddings/9:20.59/Jahmilah Campbell/9:03.73/18:24.32
Male Teams Under 14
(Place) Runner1/ Time/ Runner2/Time/Overall
- Ismael Mancebo/6:37.57/Malachi Maclorrain/ 6:40.00/13:17.57
- Juan Charles/7:16.60/Kaheem Hanson/ 8:33.35/15:50.05
- Jai Harris/8:34.77/Soane Francis/10:04.94/ 18:39.61
The full results can be found at
https://vitrackandfield.com/competitions/
The cross-country series on St. Croix will continue Wednesday, Oct. 9, at the St. Croix Educational Complex cross-country course.
