Smith, Simpson earn three golds each, help set USVI record during V.I. National Championships

Two U.S. Virgin Islands athletes earned three gold medals each, and were part of a record-setting relay effort during the Virgin Islands Track and Field Federation’s Tabarie Henry V.I. National Championships meet.

The meet was held Saturday morning at the Ivanna Eudora Kean High School stadium on St. Thomas. It was renamed this year in honor of St. Thomas native Henry, a former NCAA champion at Texas A&M and two-time USVI Olympian.

St. Croix’s Michelle Smith and Omar Simpson each won two individual events, then teamed with St. Croix’s Malique Smith and Faith Eatmon to take their third gold and set a territorial record in the mixed 4x400-meter relay, winning the event in 3 minutes, 45.22 seconds.