The Mourant HLSCC College Classic Series kicked off its 26th year on Saturday, September 25, at the College’s Paraquita Bay campus with 41 participants in the Open 2 Mile race.
Under the theme, “Moving Together for the Fun of It”, organizers have scheduled 3 races on Tortola and a special race for a cause on Virgin Gorda.
Fifteen-year-old, Jonathan Lynch became one of the youngest to win the race opener, clocking 11 minutes 58.64 seconds. While past overall female champion, Rosmond Johnson crossed first for the females in a time of 15 minutes 41.14 seconds.
Race Director, Mrs. Stephanie Russ Penn said, “Despite still not being able to run the races as in years past, it was a good start to what should be another excellent Races Series. Participants eagerly and happily walked, jogged, and ran. Seeing and feeling the Community spirit remains an honoured pleasure to partake in.”
The HLSCC race series continues on October 9 with another Open 2 Mile race at the Paraquita Bay campus. This year, the Tortola series will not see a cross country division where teams participate, but it will conclude with another Elite Relay Exchange where relay teams of 3 persons can participate.
The College continues to partner with the law firm, Mourant providing a green and safe event.
Participants are asked to bring their own water bottles, and adhere to social distancing and safety measures outlined at all events. Distribution of water otherwise is in reusable cups instead of disposable plastic bottles.
For more information on upcoming races, persons are asked to contact the Race Director, Mrs. Stephanie Russ Penn via telephone at (284) 496-7155.
Complete Results OPEN 2 Mile Run:
https://www.webscorer.com/race?raceid=255076
OPEN FEMALES: 1. Rosmond Johnson, 15:41.14. 2. Ixora Wong, 17:41.81. 3. Kay Reddy, 18:08.39. 4. Richie Paul, 18:25.99. 5. Millie Cottreau, 19:01.49. 6. Adenike Flax, 19:23.06. 7. Ariana Forbes, 20:00.14. 8. D’Niya Thomas, 22:57.89. 9. Leela Mellor, 23:14.46. 10. Denika Vanterpool, 24:44.67. 11. Ericca Frederick, 25:54.49. 12. Natalie Pickering, 32:37.78
OPEN MALES 1. Jonathan Lynch, 11:58.64. 2. Jelani Croal, 12:37.89. 3. Mark Stephenson, 12:52.17. 4. Caleb Lynch, 13:19.14. 5. Adriano Gumbs, 13:32.34. 6. Kaleem Lettsome, 13:37.42. 7. Kendi Brewley, 14:04.67. 8. Sam Potgieter, 14:23.46. 9. Charlie Potgieter, 14:29.28. 10. Adrian Dale, 15:30.56
Jaleel Croal, 15:49.89. 11. Paul VandorMaas, 15:53.34. 12. Milton Creque, 16:06.42. 13. Deonte Vanterpool, 16:22.92. 14. Hugh-Anthony Jones, 16:24.06. 15. Devonte Smith, 16:54.06. 16. Barry Jones, 16:56.39. 17. Nicholas Clark, 16:56.92. 18. Alric Smith, 17:03.34. 19. Latriel Williams, 18:05.06. 20. Aaron Harry, 18:33.67. 21. Coy Ellis, 18:54.24. 22. Amaury Jones, 19:15.81. 23. Devon Mellor, 20:44.42.
24. Ethan Mohamed, 20:44.64. 25. Akim Moses, 22:31.81. 26. Josh Noblett, 23:07.53. 27. Jim Cullimore, 23:59.53. 28. Zebalon McLean, 32:38.14
COMING UP:
October 6 HLSCC RACE Series – Race 2 – TOR – OPEN 2 MILE
October 30 HLSCC RACE Series – Race 3 – TOR – ELITE RELAY EXCHANGE
November 13 VANESSA RYMER MEMORIAL WALK/RUN; RACE FOR A