Up to date: Jul 24, 2024 07:07 PM
Bermuda Pacers Monitor Membership athletes pose for a crew photograph on their return from the Russell E Blunt East Coast Invitational in North Carolina ({Photograph} provided)
Zydon Lightbourne-Furbert received two gold medals and set a brand new meet document throughout an outstanding debut on the prestigious Russell E Blunt East Coast Invitational in North Carolina final weekend.
The Bermuda Pacers Monitor Membership athlete received gold within the 200 and set a brand new document of 49.54sec within the remaining of the 400 metres, eclipsing the earlier mark of fifty.45sec that had stood since 2005.
Lightbourne-Furbert’s time of twenty-two.57sec within the 200 positioned him within the top-ten performances for the occasion alongside Bermuda Pacers athlete Miles Outerbridge, who made his mark in 2022.
These performances led to the Bermuda Faculty Sport Federation Monitor and Area Champion Lightbourne-Furbert being chosen because the Excellent Male Athlete within the 13-14 boys division.
In all, the 22-strong Bermuda Pacers contingent got here away from the championship with a formidable 16 medals, made up of 5 golds, 5 silvers and 6 bronze.
Aalirah Daniels earned three medals and achieved two personal-best occasions within the 9-10 women division.
Daniels received gold within the 200 in a private finest time of 27.88sec, which positioned her within the top-five place for all 200 metres runners in her age group. She additionally received silver in lengthy bounce with a leap of three.93 metres and bronze within the 100 metres witha PB of 13.93sec.
Bermuda Pacers Monitor Membership’s 11-12 women gold medal relay successful crew. L-R: coach Cal Simons, Alae Rochester, Amaya Davis, Leydi Raynor and Ava St Luce ({Photograph} provided)
Additionally claiming gold was Azari Jones within the 15-16 women 1,500 metres and Bermuda Pacers’ 11-12 women 4 x 100 relay crew of Ava St Luce, Amaya Davis, Alae Rochester and Leydi Raynor.
It’s the second time that the native membership’s 11-12 women relay crew has received a gold medal at a world observe meet.
Riana Robinson received a pair of silver medals within the 13-14 women 3,000 and 1,500 metres, whereas Giselle Reid-Rubaine within the 8 and beneath women lengthy bounce andTheodore Smith within the 8 and beneath boys lengthy bounce additionally completed runners-up. The 13-14 women 4 x 400 metres relay crew of Riana Robinson, Zakhya Scott, Leilani Peters and Zyari Lawrence additionally received silver.
Giselle Reid-Rubaine additionally received bronze within the 8 and beneath women 100 as did Jasmine Reid- Rubaine n the 11-12 women 400 and Sukanya Jobson within the lengthy bounce. Paz Lightbourne- Francis completed third the 11-12 boys lengthy bounce as did Nazir Johson within the 13-14 boys 800.
Zydon Lightbourne-Furbert and coach Cal Simons ({Photograph} provided)
Bermuda Pacers coach Cal Simons was thrilled to see his athletes stay as much as excessive expectations.
“The membership coaches have been extraordinarily happy by the performances of all of the athletes and weren’t stunned by their outcomes,” he mentioned.
“The extent of the competitors introduced out the most effective in all of the athletes as lots of them had private finest performances.”
Simons was additionally impressed by the excellent performances of the 11 athletes making their debut on the occasion, which included Lightbourne-Furbert.
“They dealt with themselves very effectively and weren’t overwhelmed by the dimensions of the occasion,” he added.
The Russell E Blunt East Coast Invitational featured 1,000 athletes from throughout america, Canada and Caribbean and happened on the Durham County Memorial Stadium final Friday to Sunday.