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Coach hails team's performance

National track and field coach Troy Douglas has hailed Bermuda's impressive showing at yesterday's NACAC cross country championships in Jamaica.Bermuda's junior men's and women's teams did themselves and the Island proud by placing fifth overall in the team event in their respective divisions.The junior men competed on a 6k course while the junior women competed on a 4k race course in Mandeville.Juma Mouchette (22:52) recorded the fastest time among the local junior men while Zakkiyah Showers (17:03) was the fastest among the junior women.Also representing Bermuda in yesterday's event was senior athletes Lamont Marshall and Tamika Williams.Marshall placed 15th in the men's 8k event in a time of 26 minutes and 34 seconds while Williams finished 18th competing in the women's 6k.Commenting on the team's overall showing, Douglas told The Royal Gazette: “I'm really pleased with the performance and proud of the athletes for what they have accomplished.“It's a young team so there's a lot of potential there so I'm really happy for the athletes who did an impressive job. This just goes to show that we really have talent.”The former Olympic sprinter also praised the coaching staff that consisted of head coach Jay Donawa, Mike Watson and Jarita Vickers.“The coaches did a super job because they all came together to make sure these athletes learned how to run as a team,” Douglas said. “And they (junior athletes) achieved this by placing in the top five which is a really good showing.”Douglas said he wasn't surprised to see the team do well in Jamaica given the hard work the athletes had put in preparation for the event.“I knew something special was going to happen based on the reports the coaches provided on training and how they had planned,” he added.