Oscar Quiroz wins 93rd annual Cross Country Classic Fourteen Year Old Amazes

Nassau, Bahamas, April 9, 2023

Fourteen-year-old Demetrie Meyers put Belize on the map by winning 2 gold medals in the Under-17 boys 1,500 meters on Saturday and the Under-17 boys 3,000 meters on Sunday at the 50th CARIFTA Games held at the Thomas A. Robinson Stadium in Nassau, Bahamas.

Continued from 2 prizes all the way to Cayo. Macdonald was on the pace as they entered Santa Elena at the Loma Luz roundabout, and he sprinted away from the others to win the $1,000 station prize offered by the BTB crossing the Hawksworth bridge. Alas for Macdonald he suffered a flat shortly after and would not be able to catch up to the lead group again.

The lead trio had opened a 5 minute gap on the chase group by the time they reached Belmopan. A group of 10 riders mounted an effort to try to reel in the breakaway trio. This group included Henry Li of the Furnished Apartments Ltd team, Goran Gabourel and Jyven Gonzalez of the G-Flow team, the 2005 champion Bill Elliston, Giovanni Lovell of Team Lovell, Osvaldo Mora of Team Mora from Mexico, and John Delong and Patrick Raines of the Skyline team of the USA.

Delong would challenge the others to close the gap to the lead trio, but only Henry Li hung onto his wheel, and Mora, Raines and Lovell would tag along. Delong would leave the other behind to ride in solo 5 minutes behind Quiroz to win the $1,200 prize. Osvaldo Mora rode in seconds behind to take the $800 prize for 5th place

Henry Li outsprinted Shay Wright of the Kelly Benefits team for 6th place to win the $500 prize and trophy, Wright claimed the $425 prize for 7th place. Jyven Gonzalez was 8th, to win a $325 prize, and Giovanni Lovell took the $325 prize for 9th place. Bill Elliston won a $110 prize for 10th place.

Cyrus Pearo of the Primal-Audi-Rio team of the USA was 11th, Goran Gabourel finished 12th, and Derrick Chavarria of the Furnished Apartments team was 13th. Patrick Raines of the Skyline team pulled in 14th, Brandon Morgan was 15th, Wasani Castro of the Westrac Alliance was 16th and Nashan Ysaguirre of the Budget Rentals team was 17th Angel Tzib of Westrac was 18th, the 2012 champion Geovanni Choto of Team Imani’s was 19th, and a rider of the PMA team from the USA rounded out the top 20. Riders finishing 11th to 15th each won a $100 prize, and riders 16th to 20th each received a $75 prize.