Greg
Johnson and Theresa Harper Winners in Annual St. Croix Metric Mile Road
Race...
St.Croix, Virgin Islands--12/7/02 Greg Johnson, a veteran runner who has
represented the Virgin Islands twice in the World Cross-Country
Championships, beat all-comers to the finish line Saturday in the annual St.
Croix Metric Mile with a time of 4 minutes 39 seconds. It was his first race
of the year and a hint that he is preparing for the World Masters
Championships in Puerto Rico next summer. Thirteen year old Troyson Raymond,
V.I. Express Track Club, was the second male finisher in 4:51.80; Burnell
Smith of the St.Croix Educational Complex was third in 4:52.65 and George
Willock was fourth 5:01.48; Charles Golphin Jr. of the Hounds and Foxes
Track Club was fifth in 5:08.01.
Theresa Harper, completing her second run for the day, including the early
morning V.I. Care 5 mile in the rain forest, was the first female finisher
with a time of 5:24.95. Melissa Smith of the St. Croix Educational Complex
was the second female in 5:45.51; Mackiesh Taylor of ECHS was third in
6:01.76; Tasia Eddy of ECHS was fourth in 6:03.17 and Jervina Thomas of ECHS
was fifth in 6:05.88.
Pedro Morales lead the V.I. National Guard participants to the finish with a
time of 5:12.53; Roy Vialet was second in 5:34.89 and Dalma Williams a
veteran of V.I. Pace races and making a come back, was third in 5:42.00.
Marcia Spencer was the first female National Guard finisher with a time of
6:16.22; Patrice Turner was second in 7:36. 74 and third was Carolyn Lanclos
in 7:51.54.
Male Finishers
1.Greg Johnson, 4:39.11; 2. Troyson Raymond, V.I. Express Track Club
4:51.80; 3. Burnell Smithen, St. Croix Educational Complex (ECHS) 4:52.65;
4. George Willock, 5:01.48; 5. Charles Golphin Jr., Hounds & Foxes Track
Club 5:08.01; 6. Barrymore Bereley, V.I. Express Track Club 5:10.39; 7.
Pedro Morales, V.I. National Guard (VING)5:12.53; 8. Andrew Petersen, ECHS
5:34.35; 9. Roy Vialet, VING 5:34.89; 10. Miguel Miranda, John H. Woodson
Jr. High School 5:35.47; 11. Surindra Motilal, ECHS 5:39.00; 12. Dalma
Williams, VING 5:42.00; 13. Floyd E. Lake, VING 5:5585; 14. Sobers Joseph,
VING 6:06.08; 15. Hansel Estepan, WJHS 6:40.19; 16. Alphonso Romney Jr.,
VING 7:15.28; 17. Ellington Martin, VING 7:47.81; 18. Kenny D. Walcott, VING
7:48.22; 19. Wreford Grouby, VING 7:48.61; 20. Benito Torres, VING 8:31.51;
21. Angel E. Nieves, VING 12:23.62; 22. Melwood Civil, VING 12:24.15; 23
Female Finishers:
1.Theresa Harper, 5:24.95; 2. Melissa Smith, ECHS 5:45.51; 3. Mackiesh
Taylor, ECHS 6:01.76; 4. Tasia Eddy, ECHS 6:03.17; 5. Jervinia Thomas, ECHS
6:05.88; 6. Laura Oscar, ECHS 6:10.88; 7. Julissa Copeman, St. Croix Central
High School (CHS) 6:11.67; 8. Marcia Spencer, VING 6:16.22; 9. Tiffany
Carrington, CHS 6:20.23; 10. Meosha Eddy, ECHS 6:36.09; 11. Jolene Edwards,
CHS 6:43.32; 12. Yajaira Gonzalez, WJHS 6:46.98; 13. Marelle Sylvester, ECHS
7:23.32; 14. Patrice Turner, VING 7:36.74; 15. Carolyn Lanclos, VING
7:51.54; 16. Annette Henry, VING 8:16.66; 17. Valery Regisson-Willie, VING
8:44.91; 18. Aiesha Nelson, VING 9:01.15; 19. Esther A. Sweeney, VING
9:06.74; 20. Jessica Cornelius, VING 9:39.32; 21. Lorelie Clarke, VING
12:08.70; 22. Cynthia St. Luce, VING 12:45.50; 23. Anita Smith, VING
13:22.14; 24. Agnes Lindsay, VING 13:52.84; 25. Claudis Frederick, VING
14:21.77; 26. No Name 19:33.24; 27. Janice Sackey, VING 19:35.89; 28.
Jessica Rodriguez, VING 21:56.39; 29. Valerie Laurent, VING 22:20.83
The next race on the V.I.Pace Runners schedule is the annual Cane Bay 5 Mile
Road Race on Saturday December 21, 2002 at 7:00 am at Cane Bay Beach.
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