Donna Watson, the Bermuda National Athletics Association president, has given Bermuda’s performance at the Carifta Games in St Kitts the proverbial thumbs-up.

Despite boasting one of the smallest teams at the regional event, Bermuda still managed to punch above their weight by capturing three medals, with female athletes Kyrah Scraders and Sakari Famous leading the charge.

Scraders, the 2014 Junior Female Athlete of the Year, won silver in the under-20 girls 800 metres and a bronze in the 1,500 metres while Famous earned bronze in the under-18 girls high jump.

“We had a small team with varying experience and some athletes who moved into the under-20 division for the first time,” Watson said.

“To come away with three medals is not bad at all and I am very pleased with my team and I expressed this to them in a meeting.”

Watson described Scraders’s double medal display as “phenomenal”.

She said: “Kyrah’s performances were phenomenal as we did not know what to expect in the under-20 age group. She always has the crowd on their feet in that last 100 but this time she just missed out on the gold.”

Watson also hailed Famous’s medal-winning exploits.

“Sakari once again rose to the occasion and is still one if the younger athletes in her age group,” she said.

Despite failing to earn a place on the podium, several of Bermuda’s athletes held their own in their respective disciplines.

“Watching the athletes perform and give it their very best was great,” Watson said. “We had several personal bests and season bests, which bodes well for the coming season.

“Jah-Nhai Perinchief jumping with the big boys and placing fifth with a season best was great, while Ethan Philip going from 6.75 to 7.01 in the long jump was great for him.

“Keisha Miller, in her first Carifta Games, made the finals with a PB in the long jump, while Michaiah Robinson surprised us by qualifying in the 400 and then running a PB in the 800 and just missing out on the finals.

“Aaron Jacobs gave 100 per cent effort in the 800 at his young age, hanging in the top four, while Kionje Somner had a great 200 running a season best, placing third in his heat.

“Tiara Derosa and David Darrell had good competitions, with our new high jumper, Mikayla Wilson, getting over her first-time jitters and jumping 1.60.

“This was a small team and we were not sure what to expect as there were so many new situations.

“I feel we did well and as I told the athletes this is a good building block for the future. We need to look at adding to this field so next year we can take a bigger team.”