St. Croix Track Club Athletes Win Golds, Set Personal Bests at Georgia Meet

Thirteen athletes from the St. Croix Track Club, known as the Mustangs, traveled to McDonough, Georgia, on May 30 to compete at the Champions United Track & Field Meet, where the team recorded several personal bests and earned multiple medals across sprint, hurdle, jump, middle-distance and relay events. The athletes, ranging in age from 11 to 18, competed in conditions described by the team as extremely hot and unfamiliar. Many participated in three to five events, including the 100m, 200m, 400m, 100m hurdles, 400m hurdles, 800m, long jump, high jump, 4x100m relay and 4x400m relay. Among the team’s top performances was Charlise Morris’s gold medal in the long jump. Morris won the event with a leap of 5.33 meters, setting a new personal best. She also placed third in the high jump with a clearance of 1.47 meters, another personal record. The Mustangs also earned gold in the 4x100m relay, where Yahraya Doctrine, Rajon Charles, Juvante Hurst and Jah’Quan Creque clocked 43.27 seconds. ...