Club runners dominated the Secondary Schools Road Race on Thursday, December 11, at Beausejour, Gros Islet. Beneath persistent rain, Sir Arthur Lewis Community College’s Omarion Edwin and McKayla Oliver were the boys’ and girls’ champions, dominating the five-kilometre course.
Starting at the northeast corner of the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, runners circumnavigated the facility before striking north along the Beausejour Promenade, then past the Saint Lucia Sports Academy (SLSA) to Bella Rosa Road, and back to the DSCG.
Edwin, a member of Survivors Track Club and a two-time CARIFTA competitor, won the Under-18 division in 18:28, ahead of Tafari Martin from Micoud Secondary (18:44) and Choiseul’s Demille Theodore (18:57). Soufriere’s Chaz Alexander gave a good account of himself in the Under-16 category, crossing the line in 18:52 to win the U16 category from Tai Joseph of Saint Lucia Sports Academy and Jamal Cadette of Soufriere.
Daniel Hippolyte also represented SALCC well, winning the U20 boys’ race in 19:59, with schoolmate Daniel Martin second, followed by the Vieux Fort Comprehensive duo of Roger Moffat and Joshua Celestin. Jaylan McDonald won the U14s for St Mary’s College in 21:45, leading Wayndell Etienne of Patricia D James Secondary and Jervon Charlery of VFCSS.
Among the girls, Oliver, who trains with Road Busters, completed the run in 23:02 to win the U20 girls’ division, 30 seconds clear of U14 winner Kayleigh Landers in second, and U18 champion Angelle Joseph in third. Clerissa Placide of SALCC and Layla Jn Baptiste of SLSA completed the U20 podium.
Joseph won the U18 crown in 23:39 for Clendon Mason Memorial, ahead of Abigail Herman of SALCC, who was fourth overall. CARIFTA athlete Isabelle Emilienne of SLSA was the U18 bronze medallist.
Laila Nicholas led an SLSA 2-1 in the U16 category, finishing in 25:06, with teammate Aria Andrew and Soufriere’s Kena Butcher trailing. Landers completed an impressive U14 win in 23:32 for VFCSS, defeating Daniella Lambert of St Joseph’s Convent and Briann Jean of SLSA.
U20 Boys:
Daniel Hippolyte, SALCC 19:59
Daniel Martin, SALCC 20:32
Roger Moffat, VFCSS 20:54
U18 Boys:
Omarion Edwin, SALCC 18:28
Tafari Martin, MSS 18:44
Demille Theodore, CHSS 18:57
U16 Boys:
Chaz Alexander, SCSS 18:52
Tai Joseph, SLSA 19:43
Jamal Cadette, SCSS 19:50
U14 boys:
Jaylan McDonald, SMC 21:45
Wayndell Ettienne, PDJSS 22:18
Jervon Charlery, VFCSS 22:32
U20 girls:
McKayla Oliver, SALCC 23:02
Clerissa Placide, SALCC 24:06
Layla Jn Baptiste, SLSA 27:36
U18 girls:
Angelle Joseph, CMMMS 23:39
Abigail Herman, SALCC 23:46
Isabelle Emilienne, SLSA 24:55
U16 girls:
Laila Nicholas, SLSA 25:06
Aria Andrew, SLSA 25:19
Kena Butcher, SCSS 25:44
U14 girls:
Kayleigh Landers, VFCSS 23:32
Daniella Lambert, SJC 23:59
Briann Jean, SLSA 24:01
