Athletes prep at over distance relays event
Sports
December 17, 2021
Athletes prep at over distance relays event

LOCAL TRACK athletes tested their abilities last Saturday at the Diamond Track with the staging of the over-distance relays by Team Athletics SVG.

The 13 events were contested last Saturday, December 11 and resulted in IT- DAT Academy trumping in four. The St Vincent Grammar School (SVGS) and High Performance (HP), both registered three wins each, while X- Cel Track Club won two and Mustangs had a solitary triumph.

IT – DAT Academy won the 4 x 300m open females in 2:57.18, the 4 x 330m open males in 2:25.60; the 4 x 400m mixed in 3:46.03 and the 4 x 600m females in 7:31.37.

Meanwhile, the SVGS claimed the 4 x 300m males Under-15 in 2:43.03; the 4 x 150 Under-15 in 1:18.09 and the 4 x 600m Under-15 in a time of 7:01.81.

HP also won three of the relays- the 4 x 300m males with a clocking of 2:35.11; the 4 x 150m male open (1:06.97) and the 4 x 150 Under-17 females in a time of 1:19.14.

X- Cel Track Club won the 4 x 600m Under-17 males, with a clocking of 6:27.69 and the 4 x 600m open males (5:48.50).

And, Mustangs secured the females Under-15 4x150m, in 1:23.97.

Saturday’s relays also saw the participation of the X- Ceed Sports Club, Roses Academy, Chatoyer, and the Girls’ High School.

Anticipation is high that track and field will return in a wholesome way in 2022.