BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – SANDY POINT have once again proven that it is the hub for Track and Field talent in the Federation as the Primary School in that town successfully retained their Ram’s Primary School Championships, which was held over the weekend at the Silver Jubilee Stadium.
At the end of the first day of the Championships, Sandy Point Primary School were in the driver’s seat with five gold medal, earning a two-gold medal lead over a surprised Estridge Primary School.
Leading the charge for Sandy Point on day one was Mitchell Richards, who accounted for two of the five gold medals in the Under-11 Boys 200 metres and Long Jump.
He was ably supported by Trishanie Warner, who continued her annual battle against Dekwanya McSheen and drew first blood by winning the Under-13 Girls 200 meters.
Second placed Estridge Primary School was powered on the first day by Ayazmia Dolphin when she captured all the school’s gold medals by winning the Under-11 Girls 200 meters, Long and High Jumps.
The CARIFTA trails simultaneously took place over the weekend with over 150 athletes aiming to represent Team St. Kitts and Nevis at the Games on home soil.
Impressing in the CARIFTA trials on day one was Wayne Mathew who won the Under-18 Boys 200m in a time of 22.00, which is a qualifying time for the World Youth Games Championship.
Shanice Elliot won the Female Under-13 category and was closely followed by Kieshonna Brookes as both athletes ran qualifying times as well for the World Youth Games to be staged during the Summer in Columbia, while Hakeem Huggins won the Under-20 Male category in a time of 21.47 seconds, but the wind speed was above the required standard to be registered as a legal time.
On the final day of competition however, Sandy Point built on their momentum with Mitchell Richards who was celebrating his birthday and who went on to add the 100 metres and 400 metres titles to his gold medal collection.
Warner then won the 400 metres to beat McSheen for the second time of the Championships. However, McSheen captured the 100 metres title in the individual rivalry between the two.
Dolphin added two more gold medals to her collection to carry her and her school’s total to five in the Cinderella story of the Championships.
However, an improved day two performance saw Dr. William Connor Primary School capturing the Girls Under-9 100 metres and winning a number of the Relays.
The hundreds who had assembled at the Silver Jubilee Stadium received a treat in the Under-13 Boys 4x100 metres Relay that was won by the Immaculate Conception Catholic School, which displayed some pristine baton passes and was properly set up to blow away their competitors. After the race, many patrons were convinced that the school had set a new record because they thought the athletes had run an almost faultless race.
However, at the end of the day, it was the Sandy Point Primary School’ athletes who were in celebratory mood.
Mitchell Richards of Sandy Point went on to earn the title of Victor Ludorum while Estridge’s Ayazmia Dolphin earned the Victrix Ludorum.
Medal Count for Top six finishers:
1st Place - Sandy Point - 11 Gold, 9 Silver and 9 Bronze – 29 medals
2nd Place - Dr. William Connor - 6 Gold, 6 Silver and 7 Bronze – 19 medals
3rd Place - Tucker Clarke - 5 Gold, 3 Silver and 7 Bronze – 15 medals
4th Place - Estridge Primary - 5 Gold, 2 Silver and 3 Bronze – 10 medals
5th Place - Beach Allen - 4 Gold, 7 Silver and 6 Bronze – 17 medals
6th Place - Cayon Primary - 4 Gold, 5 Silver and 6 Bronze – 15 medals
Category winners:
Under-9 Boys Champion - Jahkeel Henderson of Sandy Point Primary
Under-11 Boys Champion - Mitchell Richards of Sandy Point Primary
Under-13 Boys Champion - Rafique Morson of Immaculate Conception Catholic School
Under-9 Girls Champion - Adaxia Berkley of Dr. WIlliam Connor Primary
Under-11 Girls Champion - Ayazmia Dolphin of Estridge Primary School
Under-13 Girls Champion - Jasonna Williams of Cayon Primary School
Victor Ludorum - Mitchell Richards of Sandy Point Primary School
Victrix Ludorum - Ayazmia Dolphin of Estridge Primary School
