Seven year old Kesron Agard wins the one mile division of Saturday's college Classic Series
[photo: Hezikiah Maddox]

Darwn Peters blister College Classic Series record

BY DEAN GREENAWAY

Darwn Peters threw her hands over her mouth in disbelief then sighed on Saturday, after learning that she had shattered Linda Ketchem’s 1998 HLSCC/Highland Spring College Classic Series record. Her plan was to break the record-but not so soon. She had no choice. Leann Polomann pushed her-hard.

“I actually expected to break it towards the end of the series I really didn’t expect to do it today,” Peters said after eclipsing Ketcham’s 14:18.7 mark with her 14:06.0 time, while Polomann also bettered the previous standard with her 14:09.0.

“She gave me a tough fight,” Peters explained. “She was in front of me, and then I caught up with her and started running with her. On the way back, I tried to put some distance between us, but, she was really good. Every time I tried to add a little speed, she did the same-she was always there. She made me push myself very hard.”

Following the September 22 race where she ran 15 minutes and 20.8 seconds, Peters set her eyes on the course record and called race to inquire about the time and who held it.

Assistant race director Stephanie Russ Penn said she wasn’t surprised of the time. “Darwn has the mental frame of mind and the desire to go out and do really well,” Penn said. “She certainly was pushed to do so today, so I’m not surprised at all. I’m very happy for her.”

Linden Peters was the overall race winner in 12:19.3 with Zebalon McLean second in 12:20.8. In the Cross country segment, Rotary Club of Road Town had three runners in the top five among the service clubs, but only had four runners overall to their Rotary Club of Tortola counterparts who field a full squad and claimed full points.

Montessori school made their debut and with a full team then grabbed second in the Primary Schools Cross Country behind defending champions Althea Scatliffe. Despite the BVI High School Carlisle House sweeping the top three places, they finished behind Lincoln who fielded a full squad to collect full cross country points. With each house winning one race, the November 2 race will be pivotal for all teams who were short of personnel on Saturday as they chase the title in their respective divisions.

Final results. One Mile Boys: 1. Kesron Agard, 7 Minutes 34.6 seconds. 2. Tarik Aaron, 7:57.6. 3. Jevaughn Nibbs, 8:06.9. 4. Stepphen Gilbert, 9:06.6. 5. Jevon Fahie, 9:10.3. 6. Elvette Dore Jr. , 9:20.7. 7. Melrick Richards, 9:22.0. 8. Alexander Clark, 12:08.0. Girls: 1. Theressa Williams, 9:34.2. 2. Ayoka Greenaway, 9:34.6. 3. Chandia John, 17:22.5. Dnf: Michayla Robles.

2 Mile. Men: 1. Linden Peters, 12 Minutes, 19.3 seconds. 2. Zebalon McLean, 12:20.8. 3. Aliston ‘Al’ Potter, 12:41.9. 4. Nicloas Lurac, 12:45.5. 5. Kindel Vanterpool, 12:57.8. 6. Rainford Legair, 13:02.3. 7. Alston Hanley, 13:12.3. 8. Malcius Matthews, 13:14.0. 9. Kenton Brewley, 13:31.8. 10. Aggrey Henry, 13:41.6. 11. Dion Blyden, 14:10.7. 12. Clifton ‘Tito’ Forbes, 14:23.6. 13. Mark Bailey, 14:27.3. 14. Nicholas Clark, 14:45.5. 15. Darel Christopher Sr., 14:54.0.

Women: 1. Darwn Peters, 14:06.0 (New record. Old record Linda Ketchem, 14:18.7, 1998). 2. Leanne Polomann, 14:09.0. 3. Stephanie Monteith, 16:02.2. 4. Sarah Eades, 16:33.9. 5. Angela Penn, 17:53.5. 6. Laura Dore, 18:04.0. 7. Caroline Diprose, 19:12.6. 8. Patlian Johnson, 19:13.5. 9. Amberly Crabbe, 19:58.4. 10. Tracy Flax, 20:14.6. 11. Lenice Lewis, 20:17.6. 12. Nicolle McGuire, 20:20.0. 13. Roslyn Gilbert, 20:57.0. 14. Movine Fahie, 21:14.7. 15. Lynette Lewis, 21:18.6.

Cross Country. Service Clubs: (Points are awarded based on the position of each team’s top 5 of 6 participants). 1. Nigel Bailey, Rotary Club of Tortola, (RCT) 14:41.6. 2. Paul Webster, Rotary Club of Road Town (RCR), 15:31.1. 3. Hubert O’Neal, RCR, 16:42.4. 4. Elvis ‘Jughead’ Harrigan, RCR, 17:18.6. 5. Barbra Gerker, RCT, 1727.7. 6. Audley Maduro, RCT, 17:32.1. 7. Archie Christian, RCT, 18:06.2. 8. Carla Card, RCR, 18:53.4. 9. Pat Bailey, RCT, 20:36.1 10. Leroy ‘Squeaky’ Moses, RCT, 23:42.5. 11. Colin Scatliffe, RCT, 23:43.1. 12. Rosemary Flax, Lions Club of Tortola, (LCT), 29:11.9. 12. Gwenneth Richardson, LCT, 29:14.1. Points: RCT 26. 2. RCR,17 (4 participants). 3. LCT, 25 (2 participants).

BVI High School: 1. Jermaine Bryan, (Carlisle) (C), 12:35.8. 2. Rasheed Richards, (C), 13:27.1. 3. Ackim Lewis, (C), 13:52.5. 4. Mark Kendall, Lincoln (Li), 14:52.6. 5. Ray Victor, Flemming (F), 14:59.8. 6. Ron Hatchett, (Li), 15:50.4. 7. Ramos Hatchett, (Li), 15:52.2. 8. Taynashia Henry, (F), 15:55.3. 9. Bianca Dougan, (F), 16:45.3. 10. Andy Jeffers, (Li), 18:11.9. 12. Randolph McDowall, (Lettsome) (Le), 19:55.6. 13. Melvin Richards, (Li), 22:51.6. 13. Rhonda Victor, (F). Points: 1. Lincoln, 39. 2. Carlisle, 6 (3 competitors) 3. Flemming, 22 (3 competitors). Lettsome, 11 (One competitor.)

Primary Schools: Khiry Creque, Althea Scatliffe Primary School, (ASPS), 14:08. 2. . Jamiel St. Rose, ASPS, 15:47.9. 3. Kanishque Todman, ASPS, 15:49.1. 4. D’anna Blyden, ASPS 17:00.2. 5. Omar Wheatley, Willard Wheatley, (WWPS), 18:51.1. 6. D’wayna Blyden, ASPS, 18:18.2. 7. Khoy Vanterpool, ASPS, 18:59.9. 8. Lammar Wheatley, WWPS, 19:18.9. 9. Jamal Turnbull, WWPS, 19:41.3, 10. Donald Lettsome, Ebenezer Thomas, (ETPS), 21:05.9. 11. George Fay, Montessori, (MTS), 22:34.10. 12. Holly Hastel, MTS, 23:13.1. 13. Rohan Amin, MTS, 24:10.0. 14. Bittnay Morgan, MTS, 24:10.7. 15. Alexa Shirley, MTS, 24:12.6. 16. Tecius Frett, WWPS, 24:39.2. 17. Dean Fonseca, MTS, 25:05.0. 18. Berresford Woodley, ETPS, 27:17.2. Points: 1. ASPS, 16. 2. Montessori, 64. 3. WWPS, 38. (4 competitors) 4. ETPS, 28 (2 competitors).