VITFF Bulletin: Cross Country on St. Croix; VI Athlete Smith in Florida

St. Croix held its 3rd Cross Country race in the 2022 SCIAA Cross Country Series on Wednesday, Oct. 19, at the Cross Country course in Negro Bay.

The Elementary Girls’ Mile race had 58 runners

1. Charlise Morris of Good Hope Country Day 7:51.87
2. J’Zharia Osario of Alfredo Andrews 8:36.38
3. Hypatia Thomas of Ricardo Richards 8:56.42
4. Fiona Gilbert of Good Hope Country Day 8:58.24
5. Diamond Frazer of Pearl B. Larsen 9:06.38

The Elementary Boys’ Mile race had 92 runners

1. Kolebert Feda of Good Hope Country Day 6:32.88
2. Ridley Smith of Good Hope Country Day 6:35.14
3. Jose Herrera of Alfredo Andrews 7:33.47
4. Xander Morales of Lew Muckle 7:38.72
5. Avery Adams of Good Hope Country Day 7:54.12

Start of the Girls and Boys Middle School, JV, Varsity 2 Mile Race

The 2 Mile Middle School, JV, and Varsity race had a total of 40 runners.

2 Mile – Middle School Girls

1. Aminah Prasad of Free Will Baptist Christian School 16:25.35
2. Safiya Prasad of Free Will Baptist Christian School 16:53.02
3. Olivia Crikelair of Good Hope Country Day 17:19.82

2 Mile – Middle School Boys

1. David Morton of John H. Woodson 13:54.22
2. Maliek Southwell of Good Hope Country Day 15:27.11
3. Jamai Williams of John H. Woodson 18:12.65

2 Mile – JV Girls

1. Naomi Crawford of Central High School 17:18.04
2. Kennedy James of Good Hope Country Day 17:41.27

2 Mile – JV Boys

1. Nathan Langley of Good Hope Country Day 12:12.63
2. David Sean Hardesty of Good Hope Country Day 13:52.93
3. Quinn Sayre of Good Hope Country Day 13:57.06

2 Mile – Varsity Boys

1. Brandon Springer of Central High School 16:02.13
2. Jeremiah Nurse of Central High School 20:08.05

Full results are on the VI Track and Field website: https://vitrackandfield.com/competitions/

The next Cross Country race, which is the SCIAA St. Croix Cross Country Championship, will be held on Oct. 26 at Negro Bay on Centerline Road, St. Croix, across from the Department of Agriculture.

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Virgin Islands Track and Field and Cross Country Team member Michelle Smith, a junior at Montverde Academy High School, competed in the Florida District Championships in Melbourne, Fla. on Oct. 22. Smith finished 7th in the district with a time of 20:14.07 in the 5K race. She helped Montverde Academy to a 2nd place finish in the district team standing behind Bishop Moore H.S.

Smith’s next race will be the FHSAA Regional Championship Meet in Brooksville, Fla., on Oct. 28.

The V.I. National 10K Road Race Championship will be held on Oct. 29 on St. Croix. The race will start and finish by the Landing Beach Bar at Cane Bay. Race start: 7 a.m.

Register for the event on the VITFF website at https://vitrackandfield.com/competition-registration-form/ or at 6:15 a.m. on race day.