Zenith Athletic Club's middle-distance runner Mark London ran a dominant race and retained the men's title at the Tobago leg of the National Cross Country series at Mt Irvine Golf Course on Sunday.
The five-time Carifta champion completed the 6k (three laps) course in 21 minutes and 23 seconds to comfortably win ahead of Jediael Walters of the University of T&T (UTT), who was second, with 22.45 and Raphael James (Tobago Select) in third with 25.23.
In the women's category, Carissa Douglas Jacob (RSSP) raced across the line in 28.29 to take the top prize while the University of the West Indies (UWI) duo Janice Gooding was the runner-up with 31.01 and in third place, Ifeula Gooding with 32.13.
The younger runners competed in the 4K (two laps) and 2K (one lap).
Winning the Boys Under-20 4K was Tobago Select's Keiel Yearwood in a time of 15.33 while in the girls' version of the race, Julice Gardiner of Zenith was victorious in 18.26.
In the Under-17 Boys' 4k, Jamali Crichlow of Tobago Select dominated with 14.01 and among the girls, it was Arlette Oliverra (Tobago Select) winning with an 18.46-clocking.
The 2K events were just as competitive in each of the three age-groups, the Under-15s, Under-13s and Under-11s.
Ben-Israel Banister of Mason Hall topped the Boys' Under-15 division with a 7.05-timing while Bon Accord's Rasheda Cave's 9.04 earned her first place among the girls' race.
In the Under-13 contests, another Mason Hall runner excelled with Anderson Burris win the boys' race with 7.42 and in the girls one-lap, Q-Jhea Stewart, running unattached, won in a time of 9.31.
Zenith's Malique Young crossed first in the Boys' Under-11 race with 7.53 and Sylina Jack, also of Mason Hall, won the girls' Under-11 race with 8.53.
Results
Men: 1 Mark London (Zenith) - 21.23, 2 Jediael Walters (UTT) - 22.45, 3 Raphael James (Tobago Select) - 25.23
Women: 1 Carissa Douglas Jacob (RSSP) - 28.29, 2 Janice Gooding (UWI) - 31.01, 3 Ifeula Gooding (UWI) - 32.13
U-20
Boys: 1 Keiel Yearwood (Tobago Select) - 15.33, 2 Tyla Austin (UTT) - 15.35, 3 J'yll Roberts (Kaizen) - 16.06
Girls: 1 Julice Gardiner (Zenith) - 18.26, 2 Shanika Belfon (Kaizen) - 25.00, 3 Jadah Williams (UTT) - 29.50
U-17
Boys: 1 Jamali Crichlow (Tobago Select) - 14.01, Nkosi Toney (Tobago Select) - 14.18, 3 Darion Henry (Kaizen) - 14.47
Girls: 1 Arlette Oliverra (Tobago Select) - 18.46, 2 Shanille Green (Speyside High) - 22.26, 3 Kalisha Gibbs (Speyside High) - 22.27
U-15
Boys: 1 Benisrael Banister (Mason Hall) - 7.05, 2 Yeshua Prescod (Jubilee) - 7.31, 3 Dareem Calliste (Bon Accord) - 7.33
Girls: 1 Rasheda Cave (Bon Accord) - 9.04, 2 Seleste Blackman (RSSP) - 10.46, 3 Carlesia Williams (Tobago Select) - 10.52
U-13
Boys: 1 Anderson Burris (Mason Hall) - 7.42, 2 Darion Webster (Mason Hall) - 7.49, 3 Isaiah Alder (Cougars) - 8.05
Girls: 1 Q-Jhea Stewart (Unattached) - 9.31, 2 Kaori Robley (Mecury) - 9.50, 3 Angel Davidson (Mason Hall) - 9.58
U-11
Boys: 1 Malique Young (Zenith) - 7.53, 2 Kyron Lawrence (Bon Accord) - 8.19, 3 Ezekiel Prescod (Jubilee Stars) - 8.34
Girls: 1 Sylina Jack (Mason Hall) - 8.53, 2 Kelly Kerr (Bon Accord) - 10.09, 3 Denesia Fletcher (Jubilee Stars) - 10.15