Pacers Heading to Russell E Blunt Eastcoast Invitational
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This weekend the Bermuda Pacers Track Club will make their 45th appearance at the prestigious Russell E Blunt Eastcoast Invitational Track Meet.
This event will be held over three days from Friday, July 24th, 2026, through to Sunday July 26th, 2026.
It is hosted by the Durham StridersTrack Club and will take place at the Durham Country Memorial stadium. The event attracts athletes from across the east coast and the Caribbean. The team consists of 17 athletes between the ages of 8 and 18. The 17-member team will compete in 40 individual events and one 4x100 metre Relay in the 9-10 Girls Division.
Surii Russell, and Tobiah Goodchild, the senior male athletes on the team, will lead this year’s team. Both athletes competed at the IYC championships in DC this past weekend and plan to improve their performances.
They will compete in the 17-18 Boys’ Division, Russell will compete in the 400 and 800 metres, while Goodchild will compete in the 800 and 1500 metres.
In the 15-16 Girls’ Division, the club will see two promising female athletes Brianna Lightbourne, and Amara Samuel. Samuel is a member of the Bermuda team that competes at the 2026 Carifta Games. Both athletes competed at the IYC Championships in DC this past weekend and plan to improve their performances. Lightbourne, and Samuel will compete in the 100 and 200 metres.
In the 13-14 Girls’ Division, the club will have sprinter Jasmine Reid Rubaine compete in the 100 and 200 metres, while Jump specialist Amaya Davis who also competed in the DC meet will compete in the Long and Triple Jump. Davis plans to go one better and grab a Gold Medal in both Long Jump and Triple Jump. While Rubaine plans to make it to the final and secure a medal in both of her events.
In the 13-14 Boys’ Division, the club will have Jadon Lightbourne one of the most promising sprinters on the island will compete in the 100 and 200 metres. Lightbourne, who was selected as MVP last year in the 11-12 Boys’ Division plans to repeat this performance after his outstanding showing at the IYC last weekend.
First timers Orion Medeiros and Xander Romeo will compete in the 13-14 Boys’ Division. Medeiros will compete in 100 metres, Long Jump and High Jump. Medeiros, who represented Bermuda at the under 13 and under 15 NACAC Age Group Championships last year will attempt to repeat his performance and win the 13-14 Boy’s High Jump. Romeo the BSSF Middle School Over 13 Boy’s Outstanding athlete will compete in the Discus and Shot Putt.
Theo Smith and Nico Simmons will test their skills in the 9-10 Boys’ Division. Smith will compete in the 100, 200 and Long Jump while Simmons will be making his debut appearance at the Russell E.Blunt and compete in the 100 metres, 200 metres and 400 metres. Both boys are really excited about competing at the Russell E. Blunt Eastcoast Invitational track meet this year.
In the 9-10 Girls Division, the team will have four outstanding female athletes. BSSF 2026 under 9 Girls outstanding athlete champion Skye Furbert will compete in 100 and 200 metres. Diamond Morris also a 2026 BSSF outstanding female athlete in the under 10 Girl Division will compete in the 800 and Long Jump.
Giselle Reid Rubaine, who competed in the IYC this past weekend will compete in the 100 metres and Long Jump. Twin sisters Bree and Brooke Simmons will complete the 9-10 Girls’ pacers team. They will compete in the 100, 200 and Long Jump respectively. All these girls will make up the Pacers 9-10 girls 4 by 100 metre relay team.
The youngest member of the team is Raelyn Robinson. She will compete in the 8 and Under Girls’Division in the 100, 200 and Long Jump. Raelyn returned home recently after having successful track meets at the 2026 Abu Dubai Youth Championships and the 2026 Flying AngelsInternational Classic.
Monday, July 20, 2026
Robinson Shines with 4-Medal Haul in St. Louis
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Young athletics sensation Raelyn Robinson delivered a standout multi-event performance at the AAU National Championship – Jackie Joyner-Kersee Showcase in St. Louis, Missouri, securing Gold, Bronze, and national recognition.
Competing in the 8 & Under division, Robinson collected four medals across track and field events to finish third overall in the 8U girls' standings and earn prestigious AAU All-American honors.
Robinson’s crowning achievement came in the long jump, where she produced a gold-medal leap of 3.56m (11ft 8in) to top the field in emphatic style.
Her form was equally sharp on the track. After qualifying fourth from the 200m preliminaries in 33.36, she sliced over a second off her time in the final to cross the line in 32.26 for a Bronze Medal.
She duplicated that bronze-medal finish in the 100m, clocking 15.40 in the final after placing second in her heats (15.82).
The stellar showing in St. Louis caps off a dominant week, but her summer campaign is far from over.
By virtue of her podium finishes, Robinson has officially qualified in all three disciplines—the 100m, 200m, and Long Jump—for the AAU Junior Olympics, taking place in Des Moines, Iowa, this August.
Sunday, July 19, 2026
Pacers cap Youth Championships with 6-medal Final Day
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The Bermuda Pacers Track Club signed off from the 2026 International Youth Championships in Maryland in spectacular fashion, capturing six medals on the final day of competition to push their total tally to 10.
Following Saturday's severe storms that forced a temporary suspension of events at the Prince George's Sports and Learning Centre in Landover, the young Bermudian squad returned to the track in formidable form.
Riana Robinson led the final-day charge, storming to victory in the Girls 1500m (15-16 Division) with a time of 5:31.61 to claim Bermuda's lone gold medal of the closing session.
The Pacers added four silver medals across field and distance events:
Novi Butler produced a leap of 3.84m (12ft 7.25in) in the Girls Long Jump (9-10 Division) to secure second place, while teammate Giselle Reid-Rubaine finished just off the podium in 4th (3.76m).
Amaya Davis flew to a silver medal in the Girls Triple Jump (13-14 Division) with a top mark of 10.65m (34ft 11.25in).
In middle-distance action, Elliott Davidge claimed silver in the Boys 1500m (9-10 Division) in 5:05.43, a feat matched by Ronan Davidge in the Boys 1500m (13-14 Division) with a time of 4:52.54.
In the short sprints, Kaden Davis capped an impressive individual championship in the Boys Under-8 division. Having placed fourth in the 200m final (29.43s), Davis bagged a bronze medal in the 100m final after crossing the line third in 14.31s.
Boys 100m & 200m (8 & Under Division) 100m Final: 3rd Kaden Davis – 14.31 (Bronze) 200m Final: 4th Kaden Davis – 29.43
Sprint Finals Round-up
Girls 100m (9-10 Division): 12th Novi Butler – 14.63 Girls 200m (9-10 Division): 11th Novi Butler – 30.01 | 20th Giselle Reid-Rubaine – 31.39 Girls 100m (11-12 Division): 13th Gabrielle Saunders – 13.34
Sunday, July 19, 2026
DeRosa-Williams back on Podium on Day Two in Oklahoma
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Bermuda’s Tiara DeRosa-Williams wrapped up a busy weekend with another podium finish on day two of the Throw Town Ramona meeting.
Competing in the Women’s 19-49 Discus Throw as part of the Oklahoma Throws Series, DeRosa-Williams claimed third place with a best effort of 47.74m or 156ft 8in.
The performance came less than 24 hours after her record-breaking national mark of 51.10m on the opening day of competition in Ramona.
While short of her landmark throw from Saturday, the 27-year-old showed strong consistency in high-caliber conditions to secure her second top-three finish of the event.
Saturday, July 18, 2026
National Record for DeRosa-Williams & Podium in Oklahoma
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Bermudian discus thrower Tiara DeRosa-Williams has set a new national record after claiming a third-place finish at the Throw Town Ramona meeting.
Competing in Oklahoma as part of the prestigious Oklahoma Throws Series, DeRosa-Williams produced a stunning lifetime best performance in the circle.
Her top effort of 51.10m (167ft 8in) secured a podium spot and comfortably rewrote the national record books.
The landmark throw eclipses her previous national benchmark of 50.07m, laying down a serious marker as she continues her preparations for the international stage later this year.
