Carifta Trials at the Stadium East
Edwin Allen High's Christiania Williams was in impressive form at yesterday's opening day of the two-day Carifta Trials at the Stadium East. Running against a 1.1-metre per second wind, Williams scorched the track in an outstanding 11.39 seconds to capture the girls' Under-20 100-metre final.
The former Oracabessa High sprinter who is not eligible to run at Boys and Girls' Championships this month, pulled away from a determined Deandre Whitehorn in the final 20 metres for her impressive win. Whitehorn, just returning from injury, was second in a personal best 11.56 with former Glengoffe High athlete, Natasha Morrison, competing for the University of Technology, finishing third in 11.70.
"I was very confident before my final as I knew that I was going to win as I have been doing well all season and I was not surprised when I heard my time," said the Michael Dyke-coached athlete.
Easy victory
Former Old Harbour High athlete, Kemar Bailey-Cole, romped to an easy victory in the Under-20 boys' 100 metres. Now at Racers Track Club under sprint-guru coach Glen Mills, Bailey-Cole led from start to finish to turn back the challenge of Bridgeport High's Jahzeel Murphy, winning in 10.41 seconds. Murphy clocked a season-best 10.50 for second as Jamaica College Class Two athlete Deshawn Jackson was third in 10.73. Wolmer's Boys' Odean Skeen, who was expected to figure prominently in the event, did not compete.
There were also impressive wins for Wolmer's Girls' Shauna Helps and Wolmer's Boys' Raheem Robinson in the Under-17 event. First year Class Three athlete, Helps, clocked 11.95 to score a close win over Queen's High's Shanice Bonner, 11.98, with Glenmuir's Ashley Stephens, third in 12.23.
Robinson, who is expected to play a key role in the Class Two sprints for his school at Boys Champs, scored a minor upset as he won the Under-17 event in 10.90 to upstage Bog Walk High's Jevaughn Minzie (10.93) and Herbert Morrison's Gauwin Williams (10.96).
Camperdown High's Peta Gaye Williams was the winner of the Under-17 girls' 300-metre hurdles in 42.32 seconds, ahead of St Elizabeth Technical's Kimone Green (42.53) and Alpha Academy's Krista Gay Taylor (43.69).
Holmwood Technical's Janieve Russell (59.15) outlasted Vere Technical's Rushell Clayton (59.83) to capture the girls' Under-20 400-metre hurdles.
Manchester High's Omar McLeod won the boys' Under-20 one-lap hurdle event in 51.86 from Munro College's Patrick Campbell (52.28) and Vere Technical's Andre Clarke (53.01).
Holmwood Technical's Lisa Buchanan (2:16.42) won the girls' Under-17 800 metres ahead of Central High's Monique McPherson (2:18.64).
Girls' Under-20 800m
Spaldings High's Simoya Campbell (2:09.04) took the girls' Under-20 800m with Vere Technical's Chantal Duncan (2:10.48) finishing second.
Calabar High's Jorell Belafonte streaked to victory in the Under-17 boys' 800m in 1:57.46, while Clarendon College's Brian Smith won the Under-20 event in 1:53.31 to defeat Holmwood Technical's Andre Hosey (1:53.47).
St Jago High athletes dominated the 3000 metres for Under-17 boys and Under-20 girls. Shannakay South won the girls' event in 10:56.22, ahead of St Elizabeth Technical's Nickeisha Williams (10.59.01). In the boys' 3000m, it was Webster Pennant in 9:29.51 ahead of Edwin Allen's Akeem Francis in 9:37.63.
The meet will start this morning at 10:45 with the final of the boys' Under-17 400-metre hurdles.
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
What to expect two weeks before Champs
What to expect two weeks before Champs
Tuesday, March 08, 2011
WHEN news broke earlier this year that the annual Gibson Relays might have to be postponed, many people in the track and field circle in Jamaica felt their hearts collectively skipped a beat.
Coaches, fans and athletes alike all winced at the thought of not having the one-day spectacle as a last major preparation for ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys' and Girls' Athletics Championships. One can just imagine the relief when the dust settled and it turned out that it was not cancelled, but postponed due to the renovation work being done on the track.
Enter a new scenario; Gibson Relays will be the first major meet to be held on the newly installed track at the National Stadium.
The 35th staging of the event will be this Saturday, March 12 and based on the proximity to Champs, will offer possibly the greatest indication of what will happen at Champs than it ever has. The annual relay carnival, which is said to be the biggest one-day carnival of its kind in this hemisphere, is just two weeks before Champs (March 23-26). This means that no matter what games the top coaches might want to play, the gravity of the event will pull the best out of their charges.
With that said, keen attention will be placed on the high school relays. Indeed, the eyes of the crowd will be glued to the track when the 4x100, and 4x400 metre races for high schools are being run.
Based on what has been happening throughout the season, many of the country's top schools are ready to unleash crack squads at Champs and this weekend could provide us with our first glimpse.
One of the key events to watch at this year's event will be the boys' class one 4x100 metres. STETHS took the title in record form at this year's Western Relays but they will be pushed by the likes of Munro College, who are boasting Adam Cummings and Delano Williams in the line-up. Wolmer's Boys and Jamaica College should also be in the mix.
The high school 4x400 metres should be the perfect closers for the show this year. Many schools have been secretly putting together strong teams to compete in this event and we could see something special at this year's staging.
Tuesday, March 08, 2011
WHEN news broke earlier this year that the annual Gibson Relays might have to be postponed, many people in the track and field circle in Jamaica felt their hearts collectively skipped a beat.
Coaches, fans and athletes alike all winced at the thought of not having the one-day spectacle as a last major preparation for ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys' and Girls' Athletics Championships. One can just imagine the relief when the dust settled and it turned out that it was not cancelled, but postponed due to the renovation work being done on the track.
Enter a new scenario; Gibson Relays will be the first major meet to be held on the newly installed track at the National Stadium.
The 35th staging of the event will be this Saturday, March 12 and based on the proximity to Champs, will offer possibly the greatest indication of what will happen at Champs than it ever has. The annual relay carnival, which is said to be the biggest one-day carnival of its kind in this hemisphere, is just two weeks before Champs (March 23-26). This means that no matter what games the top coaches might want to play, the gravity of the event will pull the best out of their charges.
With that said, keen attention will be placed on the high school relays. Indeed, the eyes of the crowd will be glued to the track when the 4x100, and 4x400 metre races for high schools are being run.
Based on what has been happening throughout the season, many of the country's top schools are ready to unleash crack squads at Champs and this weekend could provide us with our first glimpse.
One of the key events to watch at this year's event will be the boys' class one 4x100 metres. STETHS took the title in record form at this year's Western Relays but they will be pushed by the likes of Munro College, who are boasting Adam Cummings and Delano Williams in the line-up. Wolmer's Boys and Jamaica College should also be in the mix.
The high school 4x400 metres should be the perfect closers for the show this year. Many schools have been secretly putting together strong teams to compete in this event and we could see something special at this year's staging.
Sprinters stole the spotlight at Western Champs
CATHERINE HALL, St James — Sprinters stole the spotlight on Saturday as the Milo-sponsored County of Cornwall Athletics Association's (COCAA) Western Champs ended at the Montego Bay Sports Complex.
Munro College's Class One sprinter Delano Williams won the sprint double, but his Class Four teammate Rushane Edwards was the toast of the day with a splendid 22.29 seconds in the 200m final.
Cherifa Bartlett clears a hurdle on her way to winning the Girls Class Two 100m hurdles in 14.31 seconds at last Saturday’s final of the Milo COCAA Western Championships at the Montego Bay Sports Complex.
Sixteen records were broken, two equalled and one established as champions Munro College in the boys' section and St Elizabeth Technical High (STETHS) girls' retained their respective titles.
Munro won their fifth-straight title after scoring 452 points, 199 more than second-placed STETHS with Herbert Morrison (228.5 points), Petersfield (179) and Cornwall College (110) rounding out the top five.
STETHS girls won their 10th straight with 419, 99 more than Herbert Morrison's 320 with Mannings third with 200 and William Knibb-125 and Hampton School-77 the top five.
A number of finals were held earlier in the week as the girls' eliminations were held on Tuesday and the Boys on Thursday.
Edwards' new time smashed the 22.96 seconds set six years ago by Jerome Silvera after he won the 100m gold earlier with 11.5 seconds.
Williams, who represented the Turks and Caicos Islands at both the IAAF World Juniors in Canada last year as well as the Commonwealth Games in India, was a surprise winner of the 100m after upsetting defending champion Andrew Fisher of STETHS with a 10.51 clocking before returning to clock a smart 2.73 seconds to win the 200m.
Another Munro College runner, Waynee Hyman broke Usain Brooks' four-year-old record 48.1 seconds in the Class One 400m when he raced to a new 47.26 seconds to win the one-lap race.
Irwin High School's Rene Ambursley continued her good season in the 400m as she ran a personal best 54.98 seconds to win the Class One 400m event, beating the 55.3 time held jointly by Herbert Morrison's Nickesha Anderson and STETHS' Davita Prendergast.
Herbert Morrison Technical's Siedatha Palmer took the Class One 100m in 11.85 seconds, holding off William Knibb's Stacika Bright and another Herbert Morrison runner Remona Burchell.
Three of the girls sprint relay records were also broken, Herbert Morrison won the Class One in 46.99 seconds, STETHS won the Class Two in 47.54 seconds, while STETHS won Class Four in 50.85 seconds.
A number of middle-distance records were also broken on Saturday as Petersfield's Tion Gray added the Class Three 1,500m record (4:28.5 seconds) to the 3,000m Open he broke on Thursday.
Munro's Giovanni Foote ran one minute 55.0 seconds to win the Class One 800m, while Giovanni Mowatt ran four minutes 03.7 seconds in the Class One 1,500m.
Munro College's Class One sprinter Delano Williams won the sprint double, but his Class Four teammate Rushane Edwards was the toast of the day with a splendid 22.29 seconds in the 200m final.
Cherifa Bartlett clears a hurdle on her way to winning the Girls Class Two 100m hurdles in 14.31 seconds at last Saturday’s final of the Milo COCAA Western Championships at the Montego Bay Sports Complex.
Sixteen records were broken, two equalled and one established as champions Munro College in the boys' section and St Elizabeth Technical High (STETHS) girls' retained their respective titles.
Munro won their fifth-straight title after scoring 452 points, 199 more than second-placed STETHS with Herbert Morrison (228.5 points), Petersfield (179) and Cornwall College (110) rounding out the top five.
STETHS girls won their 10th straight with 419, 99 more than Herbert Morrison's 320 with Mannings third with 200 and William Knibb-125 and Hampton School-77 the top five.
A number of finals were held earlier in the week as the girls' eliminations were held on Tuesday and the Boys on Thursday.
Edwards' new time smashed the 22.96 seconds set six years ago by Jerome Silvera after he won the 100m gold earlier with 11.5 seconds.
Williams, who represented the Turks and Caicos Islands at both the IAAF World Juniors in Canada last year as well as the Commonwealth Games in India, was a surprise winner of the 100m after upsetting defending champion Andrew Fisher of STETHS with a 10.51 clocking before returning to clock a smart 2.73 seconds to win the 200m.
Another Munro College runner, Waynee Hyman broke Usain Brooks' four-year-old record 48.1 seconds in the Class One 400m when he raced to a new 47.26 seconds to win the one-lap race.
Irwin High School's Rene Ambursley continued her good season in the 400m as she ran a personal best 54.98 seconds to win the Class One 400m event, beating the 55.3 time held jointly by Herbert Morrison's Nickesha Anderson and STETHS' Davita Prendergast.
Herbert Morrison Technical's Siedatha Palmer took the Class One 100m in 11.85 seconds, holding off William Knibb's Stacika Bright and another Herbert Morrison runner Remona Burchell.
Three of the girls sprint relay records were also broken, Herbert Morrison won the Class One in 46.99 seconds, STETHS won the Class Two in 47.54 seconds, while STETHS won Class Four in 50.85 seconds.
A number of middle-distance records were also broken on Saturday as Petersfield's Tion Gray added the Class Three 1,500m record (4:28.5 seconds) to the 3,000m Open he broke on Thursday.
Munro's Giovanni Foote ran one minute 55.0 seconds to win the Class One 800m, while Giovanni Mowatt ran four minutes 03.7 seconds in the Class One 1,500m.
Oberlin High lays down the gauntlet at Eastern Champs
Many-time champions Oberlin High laid down the gauntlet to all challengers on day one of the Jamaica National/Eastern Secondary Schools Sports Association Athletic Championships at the University of West Indies/Usain Bolt Track, closing with a slight lead over defending champions Buff Bay yesterday.
Four records were broken as Oberlin, desperate to reclaim the crown they lost to Buff Bay last year, closed the day on 136 points, eight more than the defending champs who have set themselves up nicely for a showdown.
Both teams have distanced themselves from the pack after 17 completed finals.
Titchfield are third on 55 points, Glengoffe (50) fourth, while St Mary High close out the top five on 49.5.
Titchfield's Shantel Reid twice smashed the Class One girls' discus record, to highlight yesterday's action.
Reid first hurled 35.52m to erase Ashantia Hayden's old mark of 33.41 metres, before going even further with a 38.35m posting.
Robert Thomas (Paul Bogle High) made light of the old Class One boys' discus record, posting 47.14m en route to winning the finals and in the process erasing the old mark of 39.09m.
Oberlin's Shanice Lee, 1.65m bettered Trudy Ann Powell's (Morant Bay) 1.55m in the Class Two girls' high jump final, while Titchfield's Shavanes Robinson, 4:31.34, smashed the Class Three boys' 1500m record, which previously stood at 4:39.45.
Morant Bay High qualified with the fastest time in the Class Two boys' 4x100m with 44.69, but should be hard pressed by St Mary Technical, 45.05, and Buff Bay, 45.85, in today's final.
Javere Bell (Seaforth High) eased to 22.23 seconds in the Class One boys' 200m, the fastest qualifying time for today's final, with St Thomas Technical's Brandon McIntosh (22.25) posting the second fastest.
Glengoffe's Trishauna Hemmings, 4.43m, won the Class Four girls' long jump ahead of Raphana Brown from Buff Bay, 4.31m, and Oberlin's Theana Fraser, who posted 4.17m for bronze.
Oberlin's Sashae Fender, 5:13.08, was too strong for her peers, as she helped herself to the gold medal in the Class Three girls' 1500m final, while Shamona Hunt (Glengoffe), 5:18.12, was second with Doneta Hunt (Buff Bay), 5:28.09, running third.
The Class Two girls' were considerably slower with Oberlin's Margaret McKay claiming the event in 5:21.29. Glengoffe's Sanque Richards, 5:25.06, and St Mary's College's Diane Lamont, 5:45.77, finished second and third, respectively.
Oberlin High completed the sweep in the event, with Anna-Kay McCallum winning the Class One final in 5:26.86 ahead of Buff Bay's Lacy-Ann Lecky, 5:31.41, and Seaforth's Shareen Daley, 5:36.50.
Rohan Simms (Titchfield) won the Class One boys' 1500m final in 4:15.75, while Annotto Bay's Collin Miles, 4:23.16 and Oberlin's Marcel Lamb, 4:25.31, claimed the other podium spots.
Yallahs' Orando Morgan won the Class Two boys' 1500m finals in 4:26.80, while Annotto Bay's Gawayne Richards, 4:29.55, ran second and St Mary Technical's Anthony Small, 4:31.01, finished third.
Christopher Shakespeare (Morant Bay) won the boys' Class Two long jump final with a 6.15m jump ahead of the St Mary Tech duo of Theo Walker, 6.11m, and Tashane Riley, 5.99m.
Jodeen Williams' (St Mary High) 12.58 was the fastest female in all classes in the girls' 100m prelims, winning her Class Two heat in 12.58 seconds.
Four records were broken as Oberlin, desperate to reclaim the crown they lost to Buff Bay last year, closed the day on 136 points, eight more than the defending champs who have set themselves up nicely for a showdown.
Both teams have distanced themselves from the pack after 17 completed finals.
Titchfield are third on 55 points, Glengoffe (50) fourth, while St Mary High close out the top five on 49.5.
Titchfield's Shantel Reid twice smashed the Class One girls' discus record, to highlight yesterday's action.
Reid first hurled 35.52m to erase Ashantia Hayden's old mark of 33.41 metres, before going even further with a 38.35m posting.
Robert Thomas (Paul Bogle High) made light of the old Class One boys' discus record, posting 47.14m en route to winning the finals and in the process erasing the old mark of 39.09m.
Oberlin's Shanice Lee, 1.65m bettered Trudy Ann Powell's (Morant Bay) 1.55m in the Class Two girls' high jump final, while Titchfield's Shavanes Robinson, 4:31.34, smashed the Class Three boys' 1500m record, which previously stood at 4:39.45.
Morant Bay High qualified with the fastest time in the Class Two boys' 4x100m with 44.69, but should be hard pressed by St Mary Technical, 45.05, and Buff Bay, 45.85, in today's final.
Javere Bell (Seaforth High) eased to 22.23 seconds in the Class One boys' 200m, the fastest qualifying time for today's final, with St Thomas Technical's Brandon McIntosh (22.25) posting the second fastest.
Glengoffe's Trishauna Hemmings, 4.43m, won the Class Four girls' long jump ahead of Raphana Brown from Buff Bay, 4.31m, and Oberlin's Theana Fraser, who posted 4.17m for bronze.
Oberlin's Sashae Fender, 5:13.08, was too strong for her peers, as she helped herself to the gold medal in the Class Three girls' 1500m final, while Shamona Hunt (Glengoffe), 5:18.12, was second with Doneta Hunt (Buff Bay), 5:28.09, running third.
The Class Two girls' were considerably slower with Oberlin's Margaret McKay claiming the event in 5:21.29. Glengoffe's Sanque Richards, 5:25.06, and St Mary's College's Diane Lamont, 5:45.77, finished second and third, respectively.
Oberlin High completed the sweep in the event, with Anna-Kay McCallum winning the Class One final in 5:26.86 ahead of Buff Bay's Lacy-Ann Lecky, 5:31.41, and Seaforth's Shareen Daley, 5:36.50.
Rohan Simms (Titchfield) won the Class One boys' 1500m final in 4:15.75, while Annotto Bay's Collin Miles, 4:23.16 and Oberlin's Marcel Lamb, 4:25.31, claimed the other podium spots.
Yallahs' Orando Morgan won the Class Two boys' 1500m finals in 4:26.80, while Annotto Bay's Gawayne Richards, 4:29.55, ran second and St Mary Technical's Anthony Small, 4:31.01, finished third.
Christopher Shakespeare (Morant Bay) won the boys' Class Two long jump final with a 6.15m jump ahead of the St Mary Tech duo of Theo Walker, 6.11m, and Tashane Riley, 5.99m.
Jodeen Williams' (St Mary High) 12.58 was the fastest female in all classes in the girls' 100m prelims, winning her Class Two heat in 12.58 seconds.
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Yohan Blake blazing form at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Invitational track and field
RACERS Track Club's Yohan Blake was in blazing form at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Invitational track and field meet yesterday, as he raced to a world leading 20.37 seconds to capture the men's Olympic 200 metres.
Blake, the former St Jago High sprinter, underlined his ability last year when he went sub-10 and sub-20 seconds over the 100 and 200 metres, respectively.
Yesterday he gave the fans something special as despite easing up some 10 metres from the finishing line, Blake was still able to clock a fast time as he relegated teammate Edino Steele into second place in 20.77 seconds.
Racers actually dominated the event as Kenroy Anderson won his heat in 20.66 seconds for second overall.
Blake was very pleased with his run.
"I feel good about my time as I came to run this event to work on the curve, and after easing up near to the finish line I am happy to run so fast," said Blake. "This is a good start for me and I hope my coach will allow me to run both sprints at the Trials this year."
Bridgeport High School's outstanding sprinter, Jahzeel Murphy, continued his impressive return to competition after missing most of last season with a with a right hamstring injury, as he gave another fine display in the boys Class One 100 metres.
Competing in the first heat, the 2009 CARIFTA Games double sprint champion, despite looking a little bit tight in the first 20 metres, found top gear in the final 80 metres to motor away from his opponents for a 10.52-second clocking.
Second-fastest time
Racers' Kemar Bailey-Cole, the former Old Harbour High athlete, recorded the second-fastest time among Class One boys, as he captured his heat in 10.57 seconds.
Manchester High's Lennox Campbell and Wolmer's Boys' Jordan James look set to capture the respective Class Two and Three 400 metres at Champs, as they produced record-breaking performances.
Williams, running out of lane eight in his heat, showed too much class for his opponents as he cruised to an easy win in 48.94 seconds to erase the 49.49-second mark of Calabar's High's Carlton Cousins.
"I was very easy today and to run a record I am very excited and I am looking to defend my title successfully," said Campbell.
James continued to be elusive in Class Three as he showed too much class for the field to destroy Jamaica College's Jordan Edwards' mark of 53.48 seconds, with an impressive 50.85 seconds. His teammate, Dujon Wilson, finished second overall in 52.42 seconds.
St Jago's boys made a clean sweep in the boys Open 2000 metres steeplechase, which will be a new event at Champs this year. Milo Central Champs winner Webster Chung made it two wins in-a-row as he captured heat one in 6:18.24, while his teammate Sanjay Pantry captured heat two in 6:23.61 for second overall. Rushane Johnson finished third overall in 6:30.81.
In the female equivalent, the vastly-improved Dezrine Montique of Edwin Allen pulled away from Holmwood Technical's Amoy Bailey in the final 90 metres to win in 7:20.85, as Bailey was timed in 7:21.99 for second.
Jamaica College's Edward Clarke and Calabar's Michael Oharo were tops in the Class Two and Three 100 metres, respectively. Clarke stopped the clock at 11.23 seconds, with Oharo registering 11.79 seconds to get the better of Wolmer's Boy's Karey Kelly, who was timed in 11.91 seconds
Blake, the former St Jago High sprinter, underlined his ability last year when he went sub-10 and sub-20 seconds over the 100 and 200 metres, respectively.
Yesterday he gave the fans something special as despite easing up some 10 metres from the finishing line, Blake was still able to clock a fast time as he relegated teammate Edino Steele into second place in 20.77 seconds.
Racers actually dominated the event as Kenroy Anderson won his heat in 20.66 seconds for second overall.
Blake was very pleased with his run.
"I feel good about my time as I came to run this event to work on the curve, and after easing up near to the finish line I am happy to run so fast," said Blake. "This is a good start for me and I hope my coach will allow me to run both sprints at the Trials this year."
Bridgeport High School's outstanding sprinter, Jahzeel Murphy, continued his impressive return to competition after missing most of last season with a with a right hamstring injury, as he gave another fine display in the boys Class One 100 metres.
Competing in the first heat, the 2009 CARIFTA Games double sprint champion, despite looking a little bit tight in the first 20 metres, found top gear in the final 80 metres to motor away from his opponents for a 10.52-second clocking.
Second-fastest time
Racers' Kemar Bailey-Cole, the former Old Harbour High athlete, recorded the second-fastest time among Class One boys, as he captured his heat in 10.57 seconds.
Manchester High's Lennox Campbell and Wolmer's Boys' Jordan James look set to capture the respective Class Two and Three 400 metres at Champs, as they produced record-breaking performances.
Williams, running out of lane eight in his heat, showed too much class for his opponents as he cruised to an easy win in 48.94 seconds to erase the 49.49-second mark of Calabar's High's Carlton Cousins.
"I was very easy today and to run a record I am very excited and I am looking to defend my title successfully," said Campbell.
James continued to be elusive in Class Three as he showed too much class for the field to destroy Jamaica College's Jordan Edwards' mark of 53.48 seconds, with an impressive 50.85 seconds. His teammate, Dujon Wilson, finished second overall in 52.42 seconds.
St Jago's boys made a clean sweep in the boys Open 2000 metres steeplechase, which will be a new event at Champs this year. Milo Central Champs winner Webster Chung made it two wins in-a-row as he captured heat one in 6:18.24, while his teammate Sanjay Pantry captured heat two in 6:23.61 for second overall. Rushane Johnson finished third overall in 6:30.81.
In the female equivalent, the vastly-improved Dezrine Montique of Edwin Allen pulled away from Holmwood Technical's Amoy Bailey in the final 90 metres to win in 7:20.85, as Bailey was timed in 7:21.99 for second.
Jamaica College's Edward Clarke and Calabar's Michael Oharo were tops in the Class Two and Three 100 metres, respectively. Clarke stopped the clock at 11.23 seconds, with Oharo registering 11.79 seconds to get the better of Wolmer's Boy's Karey Kelly, who was timed in 11.91 seconds
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