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Athletes of The Year Being Named During Development Meet
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| Athletes will line up on the track for the season's first meet from 10 a.m. on Jan 3. Photo>Dean "The Sportsman" Greenaway |
TORTOLA—The first in a series of BVI Athletics Association Development Meets will kick off at 10 a.m. on Saturday at the A. O. Shirley Recreation Grounds. The series runs though March 7. Saturday’s competition, which is expected to also attract participants from the U.S. Virgin Islands, is being used to gauge where athletes are in their training as they prepare for the 2009 season. Several BVI collegians—at home for the holidays— will also be in action during the competition. Pre registration for the event that has two field events and four track events has already begun and officials are asking coaches and managers to return forms by email to bviathletics@gmail.com by Friday.
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Dec 31, 2008, 19:35
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Development Series Begins on Jan 3
TORTOLA--The BVI Athletics Association will kick off its 2009 season with a Development Track and Field Series, starting on January 3rd 2009. Field Events will include the Long Jump for Under 13 male and female athletes and Shot Put for Under 17 and Open, male and female participants. Track events will include the 600 meters for Under 17 and Open male and female athletes; 200 meters Hurdles for Under 17 and Under 20 male and female athletes; 60 meters targeting Under 9 and Under 11 male and female athletes and the 150 meters targeting Under 13 to Open male and female athletes.
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Dec 19, 2008, 06:34
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New BVI Athletics Association Elected
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| New BVI Athletics Association Executive. L-R: Stephanie Russ Penn, Marlon Penn, Michel Penn, Dean Greenaway, Adriana Herbert and Roger Mathavious. Photo>John Lewis |
TORTOLA--A new BVI Amateur Athletics Association Executive Committee was elected last night (December 8, 2008) during a General Meeting, held under the tent at the Elmore Stoutt High School. Mr. Dean Greenaway edged out Mr. Dion Crabbe by 26 votes to be elected President. Mr. Roger Mathavious was elected Vice President; Mr. Marlon Penn was elected Treasurer; Mrs. Stephanie Russ Penn was elected Secretary; Ms. Michel Penn was elected Assistant Secretary; Mrs. Tamara Archibald Gill was elected Public Relations Officer and Ms. Adriana Herbert was elected Athlete's Representative.
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Dec 9, 2008, 07:06
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Zuber Breaks Asson's Half Marathon Record
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| St. John's Jeremy Zuber, right, and Steven Asson refuel 10-miles into the race before Zuber went on to break Asson's course record. Photo>Dean "The Sportsman" Greenaway |
TORTOLA—For just over 11 miles, St. John’s Jeremy Zuber and defending champion and BVI Half Marathon record holder Steven Asson, ran stride for stride in a classic Saturday morning road battle in the third edition of the event. The two made the early break leaving, leaving 24 others in their wake over the 13.1 mile race course from the Tortola Sports Club in Pasea, up to the Port Purcell Roundabout, down to Pockwood Pond and return. Zuber tried to shake Asson but he wouldn’t fall. He tried again, Asson’s back tightened, and Zuber opened more than a minute lead. But, Asson was not done. He made a valiant comeback. Although cutting Zuber’s deficit that had stretched to over a minute, he could not overcome the separation and Zuber pulled out a thrilling 14 seconds victory, in the closest finish in the 3-year old event.
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Dec 1, 2008, 07:19
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Asson, Reddy Crowned Ceres 10K Champs
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| kay Reddy breaks the tape to win the race and the Ceres Juices 10K Series with a personal best time of 50 minutes, 04.76 seconds. Photo>Dean "The Sportsman" Greenaway |
TORTOLA—Steven Asson didn’t run the time he wanted, but Kay Reddy settled for a personal best, as the Ceres Juices 10K Series—a warm up for the Nov 29 BVI Half Marathon—wrapped up on Saturday at the Tortola Sports Club in Pasea, with both being crowned the respective champions. Asson was timed in 35 minutes and 58.24 seconds, while Reddy covered the 6.2 mile jaunt from the Tortola Sports Club, via Port Purcell to Duff’s Bottom and return in 50:04.76 seconds. “I wanted to run faster than I ran last year and I was close, but I had a challenge with the wind,” Asson recalled. “I couldn’t run against the wind so I had to take it how I got it."
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Nov 18, 2008, 09:11
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