Published: December 10, 2012
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Malique Smith ran a blistering 4 minutes and 28 seconds to win the St. Croix Metric Mile road race on Sunday.
The 15-year-old sophomore at Educational Complex cruised through the 1,500-meter Upper Love point-to-point course to win by 24 seconds.
Smith's Complex and St. Croix Track Club teammate Rodney Griffin, 14, took second in 4:52 and Freewill Baptist School's Malik Delris, 14, was third in 5:02. Malik Delris was less than a second ahead of Elijah Delris.
Malique Smith's mother, Mirelle Smith, won the women's race in 5:29. Mirelle Smith is a St. Croix Track Club coach.
St. Croix Track Club's Deanna Roumo (5:42) and Alile Brown (6:04) finished second and third, respectively.
The next V.I. Pace Runners event is the Annual Cane Bay 5-Mile Road Race, and it's set for 7 a.m. Saturday.
For more information call 643-2557 or email wallacewillams@msn.com.
13-and-under boys: 1.Valance Modest, 11, SCTC, 5:32; 2. Jeremiah DeIrish, 12, FWB, 5:40; 3. James Beck, 8, FWB 6:07;
4. Stephen Beck, 7, FWB, 6:31; 5. Quasheem Christian, 12, John Woodson, 7:55; 6. Jaheem
Petersen, 12, Eulalie Rivera, 8:03; 7. Samuel Beck, 6, FWB, 8:04; 8. Marques Petersen, 7, ER, 9:00; 9. Inslee Carroll, 8, ER, 9:05.
13-and-under girls: 1. Sade Lubrin, 9, 7:16; 2. Opal Beck, 8, FWB, 7:20; 3. Amayah Sheriff, 7, ER, 8:01; 4. Kiana Gilbert, 7, FWB, 15:34.
Overall males: 1.Malique Smith, 15, SCTC, 4:28; 2. Rodney Griffin, 14, SCTC, 4:52; 3. Malik DeIris, 14, FWB, 5:02; 4. Elijah DeIris, 14, FWB, 5:02; 5. Akelam Romain, 16, FWB, 5:07; 6. Dante Francis, 16, ECHS, 5:16; 7. Valence Modeste, 11, SCTC, 5:32; 8. Shloma Williams, 16, home schooled, 5:39; 9. Jeremiah DeIrish, 12, FWB, 5:40; 10. Mike Klein, 40, 5:55 (late start); 11. James Foser Beck, 8, FWB, 6:07; 12. Raymond Williams, 16, SCTC, 6:28; 13. Stephen Beck, 7, FWBS, 6:31; 14. Quasheem Christians, 12,
John Woodson, 7:55; 15. Jaheem Petersen, 8, FWB, 8:03; 16. Samuel Beck, 6, FWB, 8:04; 17. Stephen Beck, 30, FWB, 8:07; 18. Marques Petersen, 7, ER, 9:00; 19. Inslee Carroll, 8, ER, 9:05; 20. Aleak Miller, 7, 9:12; 20. Anthony Gilbert, 9, SCTC, 11:52.
Overall females: 1. Mirelle Smith, 30, SCTC, 5:29; 2. Deanna Roumo, 15, SCTC, 5:42; 3. Alile Brown, 17, SCTC, 6:04; 4. Krystahl Gordon, 30, SCTC, 6:09; 5. Ashley Paddie, 15, SCTC, 6:19; 6. Cherryl Bellaira, 50, Athena TC, 6:47 (late start); 7. Shamiyah Burke, 14, St. Croix Central HS, 7:00; 8. Sade
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