Bermuda’s up-and-coming runners put in some dominant displays in the Primary, Middle and Senior School Butterfield Mile races last night.

Warwick Academy’s Jack Smith obliterated his opponents to win his first Senior School boys title in 4min 44.23sec, the fastest time on the night for the juniors. Seer Carey was second in 4:58.22, while third position went to Cameron Adkins, who crossed the finish line in 5:01.68.

Smith, 16, knocked nearly 20 seconds off his time from last year, when he finished fifth and was delighted to be on the podium after first participating in the race in 2018 when he was still in primary school.

“It’s amazing to win this race,’’ Smith said. “I've been working hard all these years and I've never been on the podium, so it really means a lot to me.

“I remember in 2018 I was even the last person to qualify for the race. To win it this year is a massive step up. The race was challenging, the road’s not perfectly even so you’re running up a steep hill sometimes.

“I was just pushing the pace and doing my best to drop everyone else. It was hard work, not easy at all.

“I've got one more year left in high school and I’ll definitely try my best to defend the title next year.”

Jaeda Grant, of Saltus Grammar School, was victorious in the Senior School girls race. The 15-year-old stopped the clock at 5:48.95, ahead of Azari Jones and Amaris Munya.

“I feel very special,’’ Grant said. “I'm still trying to process it, I'm really excited and really proud of myself.

“I took my time but made sure I stuck with the front pack. I knew that I could get a quicker pace when I turn around, so it all worked out for me in the end.”

Zydon Furbert, of Warwick Academy, won a closely contested Middle Schools boys race in 5:08.42. Furbert, 15, was part of a five-strong group who made a dash for the finish line and prevailed over Sanchez Smith and Dylan Eiselt.

“I did a lot of training in preparing for this race and to come first, it feels so good,’’ Furbert said.

“I was just focused on coming first and getting to that finish line first, so I didn't really look back to see if anyone was right behind me.”

Somersfield Academy’s Gabriella Cechini was victorious in the Middle Schools girls race. She clocked a time of 5:44.58 ahead of Brooklyn Myers and Sukanya Jobson.

“It feels great after all the hard work that I put in,’’ the 13-year-old Cechini said.

“The race felt long but with a good pace it wasn't too bad. I picked up the pace at about half a mile, that’s where I normally pick up the pace.”

Naomi MacGuinness of Warwick Academy produced an amazing run to defend her Primary Schools title. Her time of 5:44.82 was an improvement from the 6:09.92 she posted last year.

MacGuinness won the race by nearly 20 seconds over Zaya Zuill, with Evelyn Fahy occupying the last spot on the podium

The 10-year-old, who is in her last year of primary school came close to breaking the record of 5:39.77, set by Ziza Russell in 2019.

“I didn't start too hard and I just tried to stay in front for the whole race,’’ MacGuinness said. “I knew about the record and I was kind of chasing it.”

Adrian Myers from Saltus led from the start in the Primary School boys and won in 5:44.91. In second position there was Julian Simmons with a time of 5:52.75, while Khaleef Daley secured third spot after clocking 5:57.67.

“I kept my pace and just sprinted at the end,’’ Myers said.

“When the guy [Julian Simmons] was on my left coming up, I got delayed where I was supposed to sprint, and I just took off and left.”