Tyler Smith of Bermuda High School and Tiye Williams of Warwick Academy were the senior schools boys’ and girls’ winners at the 31st Denton Hurdle Memorial Awards last night at Warwick Academy.

Smith, a top junior triathlete, was voted this year’s Outstanding Teen and is also the Junior Male Athlete of the Year for the past two years.

The 17-year-old, finished fourth and fifth in the past two Appleby Bermuda May 24 Half-Marathon Derbies and is ranked fifth in the Pan American region for best junior cyclist.

Smith represented Bermuda in the Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing in 2014 and finished fifth in the 5,000 metres at this year’s Carifta Games in Grenada, his first time competing in the event.

He also won two silver medals in the 2014 Junior Caribbean Championships. Smith was not at the awards last night as he is abroad.

Williams, the senior girls’ winner, is one of the top squash players on the island. She was the plate winner at last year’s Caribbean Junior Squash Championships and was the classic winner in the 2014 edition.

In 2014 she also won the Bermuda Junior Squash National Championships and was the plate winner in the women’s division.

Williams has won the Bermuda School Sports Federation over-16 singles and doubles badminton tournaments and represents Warwick Academy in basketball, football and volleyball.

“It’s quite an achievement to be recognised for what I’ve done over the years,” the 18-year-old said.

“I’m kind of surprised that it is me because so many other girls who I’ve competed against in team and individual sports are just as worthy of the award.

“It was quite a challenge to keep up in sports the way I wanted to, as well as the academics. I’m going away to Canada to study criminology and hopefully I can keep up with my sports.

“I would say squash is my favourite sport, I’m on the national squad and it has taken me the furthest internationally. I just love the sport.”

Honourable mention in the senior boys’ went to Jacques de Verteuil of Warwick Academy. He was nominated in three categories for this year’s Outstanding Teen awards.

Honourable mention for the senior girls’ award was awarded to Tiara DeRosa of Berkeley Institute. DeRosa broke the national senior and junior discus record this year.

She also competed at last year’s Youth Commonwealth Games and has qualified for five consecutive Carifta Games.

The middle school boys’ winner was Yusef Bushara from Somersfield Academy. Bushara is a two-times football all-star and has represented Somersfield in basketball, football, volleyball, track and field, cross country, swimming and field hockey.

He has claimed three gold, six bronze and a silver medal at the Jump Rope World Championships. Bushara was also voted Most Outstanding Player on his futsal team that competed in the World Futsal Championships.

Kayla Raymond of Mount Saint Agnes Academy was the middle school girls’ winner.

She was one of two girls to be a part of the BCB National Academy cricket team for the 2014 tour to South Africa, and has also represented Bermuda Pacers Club at the Russell E. Blunt East Coast Invitational.

“I’m excited I didn’t think I was going to win,” said Raymond, 14, who said basketball is her favourite sport.

The Primary school boys’ winner was Stefan Jones, the deputy head boy and house captain at Somerset Primary. He led the West all-star football team to victory this year. Jones was invited to train with the West Bromwich Albion academy under-10s.

The primary school girls’ winner was Myeisha Sharrieff from Elliot Primary School. She competes on the track with the Pacers and in the pool with Harbour Swim Club.

More than 50 of Bermuda’s top student-athletes were honoured during the awards.

Jimmy Spithill, the skipper of Oracle Team USA, the America’s Cup defender, was the guest speaker at the awards.

The 36-year-old Australian urged the students to continue to work hard at their sports and reminded them that hard work always beats talent.