Hummingbird flew to the top of the standings after the Camille Henry Memorial School track and field championship on January 23, at the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground. After finishing last in 2025, the boys and girls of Hummingbird maintained a steady rhythm to overtake defending champions, Flamingo House. Hummingbird tallied 396 points, an improvement of more than 150 points. Zenaida was second with 374, the title holders ended third with 354, and Eagle was grounded on 320.
Daveril Albert took the victor ludorum title in the Under-13 boys for the second year in a row, repeating as 80m (10.6 seconds) and 150m (19.9) champion. Kadia Joseph’s transition to the Under-13 girls’ division was effortless. The reigning Under-11 queen swept the 80m (11.1), 150m (20.6), and 300m (48.6) in the upper division. Alexia Giddings of Eagle won this division last year, and gave a good account of herself with two gold medals and a bronze.
Jaiden Hunte was the top boy in the Under-11 class, winning the 80m (11.4) and 150m (22.1), and placing second (53.7) in the 300m. Maddison Lee was a revelation, dominating the 150m (24.9) and 300m (59.4) in the Under-11 girls.
Among the Under-9 boys, Kheyon Aroudel won the 150m (24.4), and Zaiheed Isidore was triumphant in the 60m (9.6). For the Under-9 girls, Emery Minville won the 60m (10.6) and 150m (28.1).
CHMS principal Moarvelle Modeste Lubin told St. Lucia Times that the exploits of World Indoor Champion and Olympic gold medallist Julien Alfred have pumped energy into the sports scene in Saint Lucia. She explained that the entire school community has come together to support the very eager young runners ahead of the big day.
“Persons before didn’t see the need for sports, because they didn’t see it as a way of income for our students,” opined Modeste-Lubin. “But I think Julien Alfred proved us wrong. With the hype of Julien Alfred, sports is important, now more than ever. Students see that they can achieve on the world scale. So by ensuring that they are involved at this age, we nurture that talent.
“They are very excited. They’ve been working hard. Our parents, our teachers have been going on a Saturday, after school, training to ensure the athletes are ready, and their muscles are prepared to take the track,” she noted.
Some of the school’s top athletes will also be preparing for exit exams in the third term. They will have two more meets at the primary school level, the District 2 Championship and the Inter-District Track and Field Championship.
