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Saltus claim middle school honours

Keep on running: Callum MacFarlane, of Warwick Academy, competes in the under-13 boys’ race during the Bermuda School Sports Federation Cross-Country in the Arboretum yesterday(Photograph by Akil Simmons)

Saltus Grammar School were crowned overall champion at the Bermuda School Sports Federation Middle School Cross-Country Championships held at the Arboretum today.Saltus finished the competition in first place with 221 points with Warwick Academy finishing 47 points back with 268 points. Jada Grant from Saltus Grammar School won the under-13 girls’ race by 41 seconds in a time of 13.14. Camryn Lines and Ava Pedro from BHS rounded out the top three sports. Saltus edged out BHS for team honours by two points after scoring 33 points. Somersfield Academy finished a distant third with 120 points. Warwick Academy grabbed the top four positions in the under-13 boys’ division with Nyan Grant leading the way. Grant was in third place after completing the first two laps but came strong in the final lap to win in 12min 20sec ahead of class-mates Xavi Derosa and Callum MacFarlane. Warwick easily won the team award with 20 points followed by Saltus on 65 and Somersfield on 106. Jasmin Hasselkuss led three Warwick Academy runners to claim gold in the over-13 girls’ race in a time of 12:51. She finished ahead of the Warwick trio of Adrian Argent, Daria Desmond and Bella Howes. Despite three top four finishers Warwick Academy finished second behind Saltus Grammar School in the team division with BHS finishing third. Eoghan Homan led from start to finish to win the over-13 boys’ race. The Somersfield Academy student crossed the line in a time of 11:54. Warwick Academy classmates Kaej Stovell and Harlan Watson-Brown finished second and third. Warwick finished ahead of Somersfield Academy in the team division with 39 points. Somersfield finished with 61 points with Saltus coming third with 71 points. BERMUDA SCHOOL SPORTS FEDERATIONSMiddle SchoolUnder-13 GirlsJada Grant (SAL) 13.14Camryn Lines (BHS) 13.53Ava Pedro (BHS) 14.21Lucy Roberts (SAL) 14.44S’Nya Cumbermack (SAN) 14.46Fenella Wightman (BHS) 14.47Ella Newton (SAL) 14.49Stasia Spurling (SAL) 14.53 Under-13 Girls TeamSaltus Grammar School — 33Bermuda High School — 35Somersfield Academy — 120 Under-13 BoysNayan Grant (WA) 12.20Xavi Derosa (WA) 12.38Callum MacFarlane (WA) 12.42Rory Fleming (WA) 12.53Charles Reiss (SAL) 13.00Jace Donawa (SAN) 13.07Tahjahn Rogers (WI) 13.09Elijah Bean (BI) 13.18 Under-13 Boys TeamWarwick Academy — 20Saltus Grammar School — 65Somersfield Academy — 106Over 13 GirlsJasmin Hasselkuss (SOM) 12.51Adriana Argent (WA) 13.28Daria Desmond (WA) 13.58Bella Howes (WA) 14.49Katherine Bean-Rosario (DELL) 15.04Rachel Hyland (SAL) 15.29Gace Rothwell (SAL) 15.30Sarah Lawrence (BHS) 14.37Over-13 Girls TeamSaltus Grammar School 52Warwick Academy 65BHS 75Over-13 boysEoghan Homan (SOM) 11.54Kaej Stovell (WA) 12.13Harlan Watson-Brown (WA) 12.14Bakari Furbert (SAL) 12.35Seer Carey (DELL) 12.36Malachi Henry (WA) 12.52Cameron Simons (SOM) 15.57Jannis Roberts (SOM) 13.05 Over-13 boys TeamWarwick Academy — 39Somersfield Academy — 61Saltus Grammar School — 71