Six of Island’s best honoured at Hurdle awards
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BFA player development committee chairman Mark Wade
Bermuda School Sports Federation (BSSF) have honoured 54 of Bermuda’s finest student-athletes at the 27th annual Denton Hurdle Memorial Awards.
The awards, honouring the late Denton Hurdle, are used to highlight, recognise and reward the finest primary, middle and senior school student-athletes.
Hurdle was a keen sportsman who attended Warwick Academy, Bermuda College and Dalhousie University.
After completing his physical education degree he went on to teach at Warwick Academy. He was an avid sportsman and excelled in football, cricket and volleyball.
His first love however was rugby and he went on to captain Teachers Rugby Football Club and was Bermuda national team regular.
To be nominated for the award, students must display leadership, sportsmanship, self-discipline and dedication.
Only students in the final year of primary, middle or senior school are eligible for this reward.
Zekiah Lewis from West Pembroke won the primary school girls division.
Lewis represented her school in football, netball, track and field, swimming and softball. She is an East Coast Invitational Track Meet medallist and a current member of the national gymnastics team.
Honourable mention was given to Ashley Irby from Saltus Grammar School and Brijette Basden from Francis Patton.
Warwick Academy’s Sajan Harvey won the Primary School Boys division. Harvey excelled on the track this year winning the KPMG Front Street Mile and the 2012 Over 10 Boys BSSF track and Field Champion. He was an All-Star footballer and also competed in rugby, tennis, softball, swimming and cricket.
Honourable mention was awarded to Zaarion Darrell from Dalton E. Tucker Primary and Tariq Simons from Purvis Primary.
The Middle School Girls division was won by Eva Frazzoni from Saltus Grammar School. Frazzoni is currently training with two national programmes. She represents Bermuda at the youth level in tennis and is also training with the National Academy in football. She will be training with FC Virginia this summer in the Super Y League Programme.
Zakiyya Showers from Sandys Secondary Middle School received honourable mention.
Warwick Academy’s Shannon Botelho won the Middle School Boys division. He has represented Bermuda at the CARIFTA swimming championships. Botelho was also part of the Bermuda under-14 rugby team which toured Canada earlier this year.
He is always keen to represent his school and competes in swimming, rugby, volleyball, basketball, cross country, track and field, badminton, tennis, softball and football.
Tyler Smith from Somersfield Academy was awarded honourable mention.
Carifta Games participant Akeila Richardson from CedarBridge Academy won this year’s senior school girls winner. The deputy head girl has also represented Bermuda at the Commonwealth Youth Games as well as the CAC Youth Championships.
She also led CedarBridge as netball captain and won the 2012 Outstanding Teen Award. Rachel Waldron was the recipient of honourable mention.
Joshua Malpas claimed the Senior School Boys Division. Malpas can be seen representing Warwick in basketball, volleyball, track and field, football, swimming, softball, badminton, cross country and tennis. Phillip Burgess of CedarBridge received honourable mention.
2012 Nominees:
Primary Girls
Leilanni Nesbeth - St. David’s Primary
Vanessa Gilbert - West End Primary
Kaylee Lema - Paget Primary
Emma Harvey - Warwick Academy
Zekiah Lewis - West Pembroke Primary
Ashley Irby - Saltus Grammar School
Jya Ratteray-Smith - Somerset Primary
One’ Hart - Port Royal Primary
Dejae Trott - East End Primary
Brijette Basden - Francis Patton Primary
Tanzania Thomas - Prospect Primary
Alyssa Paynter - Bermuda High School
Charlotte Toogood - Somersfield Academy
Rakeysha Robinson - Elliot Primary
Anah Lightbourne - Harrington Sound Primary
Monique Waite - Gilbert Institute
Primary Boys
Leo Harris - St. George’s Preparatory
Diego Richardson - Somersfield Academy
Jeze Butterfield - Paget Primary
Sajan Harvey - Warwick Academy
Jalun Hassell - somersault Primary
Tariq Simons - Purvis Primary
Za’hn Richardson - East End Primary
Sean Adderley - West Pembroke Primary
Cameron Coffey - Saltus Grammar School
Zaarion Darrell - Dalton E. Tucker Primary
Shai-Lon Cartwright - Prospect Primary
Marley Hines - Harrington Sound Primary
Malik Joell - Mount Saint Agnes
Bradley Adams - Gilbert Institute
Nezhii Spencer - Francis Patton Primary
Khiari Sharieff-Hayward - Elliot Primary
Middle Girls
Marissa Trott- Somersfield Academy
Mykaelah Smith - Warwick Academy
Tiara Derosa - T.N. Tatem Middle School
Amali Smith - Clearwater Middle School
Eva Frazzoni - Saltus Grammar School
Zakiyyah Showers - Sandys Secondary Middle School
Jade Weaver - Bermuda High School
Middle Boys
Jordan Smith - T. N. Tatem Middle School
Jahnaze Swan - Dellwood Middle School
Tyler Smith - Somersfield Academy
Shannon Botelho - Warwick Academy
San’j Dill - Saltus Grammar School
Senior
Akeila Richardson - CedarBridge Academy
Chelsea Harvey - Mount Saint Agnes
Rachel Waldron - Saltus Grammar School
Ashley Borges - Warwick Academy
Michelle Onyia - the Berkeley Institute
JayLynn Hines - Bermuda High School
Phillip Burgess - CedarBridge Academy
Joshua Malpas - Warwick Academy
Ian Simmons - Saltus Grammar School
Juma Mouchette - the Berkeley Institute
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Published Jun 22, 2012 at 7:51 am (Updated Jun 22, 2012 at 7:50 am)