Carifta Games on Saturday.

And yesterday the the teenage shot putter was joined by Zindzi Swan who also struck gold in the high jump.

At the conclusion of day two of the three-day Games in Bridgetown, Barbados, Bermuda's overall medals haul last night stood at an impressive five.

In addition to Marshall and Swan, Richard Walcott and Danielle Watson grabbed silver medals on Saturday while the Island's under-17 women's relay team won bronze in the 4x100 metres.

And besides the five medals, Bermuda's 11-strong team recorded 10 personal best performances over the opening two days.

But it was the performance of Marshall, daughter of senior national cricket team skipper Charlie Marshall, that helped inspire the team as she followed up her silver medal success at the same Games in Grenada last year with an even better showing.

This time Marshall launched the heavy ball 11.95 metres -- 73 centimetres further than a year ago -- to capture honours in the under-17 age division.

Her impressive performance on the morning of the opening day gave the Island team momentum as they went on to record one of their best medal hauls in recent years -- with still another day remaining.

Last year, Marshall's silver was Bermuda's only medal. This year, again, she was taking on competitors as much as four years her senior.

"We are so delighted with our athletes' performance to date,'' said national track and field coach Gerry Swan last night.

"In addition to winning several medals, there have been numerous personal bests turned in by our athletes.'' On Saturday, Marshall received a strong challenge from Guadeloupe's Sandy Tros who had to settle for silver despite matching the Bermudian with a best throw of 11.95. Jamaica's Petagaye Beckford was a distant third with a throw of 10.85.

However, Marshall's hopes of a second medal disappeared when she and team-mate Crystal Hayward failed to reach the final of the discus.

High jumper Swan's achievement in the under-17 girls division was sensational, according to coach Swan.

She cleared 1.71 metres (approximately five feet, seven and a quarter inches), by far a personal best. A year ago, Swan had placed seventh in the same age group.

Swan then picked up a bronze in the relay when she teamed up Michelle Trott, Tiffany Eatherley and Danielle Watson to record a time of 47.44 seconds.

Walcott and Watson, meanwhile, showed superb form to come away with silver medals.

Walcott, competing in the boys' under-20 1500 metres, recorded a time of 3:56.23 while Watson, competing in the girls' under-17 400 metres, placed second in 55.97.

Youngsters strike gold From Page 29 Walcott trailed Guadeloupe's Mathias Castingo to the tape, the gold medallist clocking 3.56.16 while Jamaica's Aneisha McLaughlin edged Watson home in a time of 54.22.

Bermuda also came close to grabbing further medals, Walcott barely losing out and placing fourth in the 800 metres. According to Swan, he was bumped just 150 metres from the tape when he was lying third.

Tiffany Eatherley, recovering from an injury sustained while training on Thursday, finished fourth in the girls' 800m, pipped at the end when she was in contention to finish second.

Henry Talbot placed fifth in the 1500m, Derrick Golding ninth in the shot, Gabriel Wilkinson sixth in the discus and Shar-dae Whitter sixth in the 1500m.

The Games end today with Derrick Golding (discus), Gabriel Wilkinson (shot, discus), Michelle Trott and Danielle Watson (200m) all in action.

Brittney Marshall: Captured Bermuda's first gold medal in the Under-17 shot putt on Saturday.