Bermuda's 12-member contingent returned from the annual Carifta Games buoyed by their six medals and seven personal-best performances at the Bahamas meet.

Coach Gerry Swan termed the squad's output "very pleasing", noting that "six medals to 12 athletes is a very good ratio".

The Bermudians landed two golds, three silvers and one bronze. Additionally, the athletes achieved seven personal bests (PBs) in their hunt for medals at the Easter weekend Games.

"We had a few disappointments but we also had many successes and it was a good outcome for us overall," said Swan.

However, the best results from this year's Carifta may be yet to come as numerous enquiries were made about some Bermudian competitors by scouts and coaches from American colleges. This could well translate into scholarships for various athletes.

"Coaches from universities in Texas, Alabama, Tennessee, Kansas, Arkansas and Michigan - just to name a few - were interested in certain athletes. We have exchanged contact information and the coaches will be sending me information and literature (on their respective universities) for some athletes," disclosed Swan.

Bermuda wrapped up their participation in the Carifta Games by picking up another two medals on the final evening of the three-day competition on Monday.

These were a silver compliments of debutant Latroya Darrell in the Under-17 girls' triple jump and a bronze from Tiffany Eatherley in the Under-20 girls' 800 metres.

Darrell, who will hardly forget her maiden Carifta outing, snatched her second silver when she hopped, skipped and jumped to 11.18 metres. This effort was 2.5 feet (check) better than her previous personal best.

Meanwhile, Eatherley's 2:16.55 minutes was good enough for third spot on the medal podium in the senior girls' two-lap event.

Two other Bermudians came agonisingly close to adding to the medal haul. Zindzi Swan, already savouring a gold in the Under-20 girls' long jump, was denied a second medal in her pet event - high jump - when she finished fourth with a jump of 1.74 metres. This equalled her national record. Swan, who won gold in the Under-17 girls' high jump last year, was competing at senior level for the first time.

James Bergl, too, had to settle for second best in the Under-20 boys' shot put final. He was edged out of bronze by three centimetres but recorded a personal best of 13.22 metres. His team-mate, Derrick Golding, placed eighth with 11.97 metres.

Husayn Brown, another debutant, finished eighth in the Under-17 boys' 800 metres with his second-best time of 2:06.30 minutes.