On October 23, the Virgin Islands Track and Field Federation hosted the St. Croix Cross Country Team Championships for the St. Croix Interscholastic Athletic Association, with 152 athletes competing in the Elementary 1 Mile, the Middle School, and Junior Varsity 2 Mile and the 3 Mile Varsity Championship races at the St. Croix Educational Complex facility.
For the Elementary division team, scores are based on the top five athletes of each school. For the middle school, junior, and varsity divisions, team scores were calculated using the position of the top three athletes in each school. Each athlete scores points based on their finishing position. First-place runners score 1 point, second-place runners score 2 points, and so forth. The school with the lowest point total wins, according to the press release.
In the Girls’ Elementary division, Ricardo Richards Elementary School won the Cross-Country Team Championship with 38 points. Their athletes placed 3, 4, 9, 10, and 12. Eulalie R Rivera finished in second place with 48 points. Their athletes finished 1, 2, 6, 19, and 20, the press release stated.
In the Boys’ Elementary division, Claude O. Markoe won the Cross-Country Team Championship with 65 points. Their athletes placed 5, 8, 10, 19, and 23. Ricardo Richards Elementary School finished in second place with 96 points. Their athletes finished 11, 13, 16, 18, and 38, the release stated.
Girls Middle School #1 team: Eulalie R. Rivera with 9 points and the athletes finishing in 1, 2, and 6th position.
Boys Middle School #1 team: Good Hope Country Day with 9 points and the athletes finishing in 1, 3, and 5th position.
Girls JV #1 team: St. Croix Educational Complex with 8 points and the athletes finishing in 1, 2, and 5th position.
Boys JV #1 team: St. Croix Educational Complex, with 8 points, and the athletes finishing in 1, 3, and 4th position.
Girls Varsity #1 team: St. Croix Educational Complex with 15 points and the athletes finishing in 4, 5, and 6th position.
Boys Varsity #1 team: Good Hope Country Day with 6 points and the athletes finishing in 1, 2, and 3rd position.
Female and Male 1 Mile Elementary school winners were Juvantia Hurst, Eulalie Rivera and Malachi Maclorrain, Eulalie Rivera.
The winners in the 2 Mile race for Middle School: Faith Eatmon, Eulalie Rivera and Cole Cullinan, Good Hope Country Day.
2 Mile Junior Varsity: Safiya Prasad, St. Croix Educational Complex and Juvante Hurst, St. Croix Educational Complex.
In the 3 Mile for the Varsity division: Kirsten Jones Central High School and Ayden Cintron, Good Hope Country Day.
Top 3 results:
1 Mile Elementary Girls
1 JUVANTIA HURST 7:28.52, Eulalie R. Rivera
2 OLIVIA JONES 7:38.37, Eulalie R. Rivera
3 ELIZA LUNDGREN 8:03.94, Ricardo Richards
1 Mile Elementary Boys
1 MALACHI MACLORRAIN 6:34.36, Eulalie R. Rivera
2 AMIR THIAM 7:09.24, Eulalie R. Rivera
3 JUAN CHARLES 7:13.69, Eulalie R. Rivera
2 Miles Middle School Girls
1 FAITH EATMON 13:55.28, Eulalie R. Rivera
2 J’LEAN CONNOR 18:30.82, Eulalie R. Rivera
3 AZALEIA MENDEZ 22:19.58, Free Will Baptist Christian School
2 Miles Middle School Boys
1 COLE CULLINAN 11:46.31, Good Hope Country Day
2 ISMAEL MANSEBO 13:05.81, Eulalie R. Rivera
3 ZAVIER SALEEM 13:23.10, Good Hope Country Day
2 Miles JV Girls
1 SAFIYA PRASAD 13:33.66, St. Croix Educational Complex
2 AMINAH PRASAD 14:31.46, St. Croix Educational Complex
3 OLIVIA CRIKELAIR 15:09.52, Good Hope Country Day
2 Miles JV Boys
1 JUVANTE HURST 12:31.22, St. Croix Educational Complex
2 MALIEK SOUTHWELL 12:32.22, Good Hope Country Day
3 ISAIAH SAUNDERS 14:38.04, St. Croix Educational Complex
3 Miles Varsity Girls
1 KIRSTEN JONES 27:22.66, St. Croix Central HS
2 ASIA WILLIAMS 30:23.35, Good Hope Country Day
3 BELLA DAVIS-MCCARTHY 30:39.33, Good Hope Country Day
3 Miles Varsity Boys
1 AYDEN CINTRON 17:09.18, Good Hope Country Day
2 THOMAS CRIKELAIR 18:44.24, Good Hope Country Day
3 DAVID MORTON 19:06.61, St. Croix Central HS
3 Miles Open Female
1 MIKAELA SMITH 19:42.86, TEAM VI
The full results can be found at Competitions / Results – Virgin Islands Track and Field Federation (vitrackandfield.com) – https://vitrackandfield.com/
The Virgin Islands National Cross Country Championships will be held on Saturday at 7 a.m. at the St. Croix Educational Complex Cross Country course. The VI National Cross Country Championships are open to all athletes registered with the VI Track and Field Federation.
