Arantxa King may have endured a long, hard season but she feels there is still enough in the tank to claim a medal at the CAC Games in Puerto Rico.

The long jumper finished her collegiate season on a high, winning the silver medal at the NCAA's with a leap of 6.57 metres last month – the same event where middle distance runner Aaron Evans grabbed the silver in the 800 metres.

Both athletes left the Island for Mayaguez yesterday where they will be joined by long jumper Latroya Darrell, high jumper Tyrone Smith and sprinter Tre Houston in Bermuda's track and field team.

King, a former world youth champion, is bristling with confidence ahead of her debut appearance at the CAC Games where she hopes to add to the Island's medal tally which currently stands at two bronze.

"I'm feeling good, I'm feeling confident and we'll just have to see what happens. I'll certainly be trying my best," said the 23-year-old.

"I definitely believe I can win a medal and my main aim is just to jump consistently."

The Stanford University student said she was feeling the effects of a gruelling college campaign but was ready for one last push before taking a well-deserved break.

Due to university commitments, King will not be able to compete at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India in October.

"It's been a long season and I was delighted to win a medal at the NCAA's," said Smith. "I don't know much about the other competitors in Puerto Rico and some will probably be just starting their seasons so they might have a slight advantage.

"But I'm looking forward to it and it's always good to meet up with Aaron and Latroya as we've been representing Bermuda together for a long time, it's good that we've all stayed at it."

King's mother, Branwen Smith-King, will also be making the journey to the Caribbean in her capacity as team manager. Sprinter Tre Houston has set his sights on breaking the 21 second barrier which he believes will be quick enough to qualify for the 200 metres finals at the CAC Games.

"I'm concentrating on the 200 metres mainly and I want to get my time down to at least 20.9 seconds," said Houston, who trains in the UK with world-renowned coach Tony Lester.

"If I get over the 21 second barrier I'll be happy and I think I will make the finals – that's all I really want."

At the recent NACAC Under-23 Championships, Houston narrowly missed out on reaching the 200 metres final by just one hundredth of a second.

He did manage to achieve a personal best, though, dropping his time from 21.24 seconds to 21.04.

"I've been in that predicament before, I was down at the time but I ran a PB and I told myself that I'm getting a lot quicker," said Houston, who will also run the 100 metres.

Houston has tipped Bermuda's track and field contingent to shine at the CAC Games and reckons his close friend Evans is bound for medal glory

"Aaron's had a great season and I really feel he will win a medal," he said. "Latroya and Arantxa have also had great season. If we all make the finals then who knows what we can achieve."