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Edwin Allen won this event at the Penn Relays
in 2016. All four girls, Kasheika Cameron,
Patrice Moody, Shellece Clark and Khamoy
Farquharson are now in Class I and are
expected to continue their domination of
the sprint relays. Their main challengers
Holmwood, St. Jago and Hydel, all have strong
teams, but are just not fast enough to upset
the talented Edwin Allen aggregation.
4 x 100M CLASS II
Record: Edwin Allen – 44.88 (2015)
HOLMWOOD HOLDS OFF OTHERS
1. Holmwood Technical _______________________
2. Hydel _______________________
3. St. Jago _______________________
4. Vere _______________________
5. Edwin Allen _______________________
6. Manchester _______________________
7. St. Catherine _______________________
8. Tacius Golding _______________________
FINALISTS
Led by Carifta Trials 200M U17 champion
Michae Harriott, Holmwood Technical
won this event at both the Gibson and
Milo Western relays. However they were
threatened by a very strong Vere Technical
team anchored by their super athlete Britany
Anderson. Defending champions St. Jago,
with outstanding athletes Kimone Shaw and
Shaneil English have underperformed this
year, but could threaten the top teams for the
Championship title.
4 x 100M CLASS III
Record: Hydel Group of Schools – 45.33 (2014)
THE EDWIN ALLEN TEAM BREAKS THE RECORD
1. Edwin Allen _______________________
2. Holmwood Technical _______________________
3. Excelsior _______________________
4. St.Jago _______________________
5. St. Catherine _______________________
6. Hydel _______________________
7. Manchester _______________________
8. Camperdown _______________________
FINALISTS
In 2015, this Edwin Allen team broke the
Class IV record, running an astounding 46.65
seconds. Last year, the first year Class III girls
were again victorious, threatening the record
of 45.33. This year, the girls ran 44.91 at the
Gibson Relays, becoming the first Class III
team to run below 45 seconds. With the ever
improving Kevona Davis leading the team,
the Championship record will be decimated.
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4 x 100M CLASS IV
Record: Edwin Allen – 46.65 (2015)
EDWIN ALLEN HOLDS THE BATON FOR A WIN
1. Edwin _______________________
2. Hydel _______________________
3. St. Jago _______________________
4. Excelsior _______________________
5. Holmwood Technical _______________________
6. Immaculate _______________________
7. Manchester _______________________
8. Mt. Alvernia _______________________
FINALISTS
In 2016, the Edwin Allen Class IV team was
expected to break the Championship record,
but dropped the baton in the heats. This year,
the Edwin Allen team showcases the Clayton
twins and are expected to dominate their
rivals. But at the Gibson Relays, they again
dropped the baton while leading the event
by a long way. Their main rival will be the
Gibson Relay record breaking Hydel team that
capitalised on Edwin Allen’s misfortunes. Led
by Oneika McAnnuff and Dejona Simpson
the Hydel team expect to also threaten the
record. The St. Jago team with top sprinter
Brianna Lyston is a very talented team and
could surprise the favourites.
HEPTATHLON OPEN
Record: Nadina Marsh (St. J) – 5282 points (2004)
IN A WATERED DOWN EVENT, HEADLEY AND
MCKENZIE FIGHT FOR THE GOLD MEDAL
1. P. McKenzie (Ed.A.) _______________________
2. F. Barnes (Vere) _______________________
3. K. Headley (Holm.) _______________________
4. A. Shaw (Rus.) _______________________
5. A. Moore (Hydel) _______________________
6. S. Scott (St.J.) _______________________
7. Z. Green (Xlcr) _______________________
8. N. Henry (BBay) _______________________
FINALISTS
The new rules brought in by ISSA have
caused the heptathlon field to be quite
weak. Previously, athletes could do four (4)
events including the heptathlon, but now
any athlete who does the heptathlon can do
only one other individual event. The last two
champions Champagnie and Fullerton won
the heptathlon and also scored heavily in three
other events. So the coaches of multi-talented
athletes like Hicklng (St. Jago), Salmon
(Hydel) and Hemmings (Hydel) will attempt
to maximise the points of these athletes and
use them in three other events and bypass
the heptathlon. Headley and McKenzie were
finalists last year, and they will compete for the
gold.
4 x 400M OPEN
Record: Vere Technical – 3:30.51 (2013)
HYDEL FINALLY WINS THE MILE RELAY TITLE
1. Hydel _______________________
2. Holmwood Technical _______________________
3. Vere _______________________
4. St. Jago _______________________
5. Edwin Allen _______________________
6. St. Elizabeth Technical _______________________
7. Manchester _______________________
8. Petersfield _______________________
FINALISTS
The Hydel team has been running well all
season and is expected to finally take home
the Mile relay title. They placed second to St.
Elizabeth Technical last year, but unlike the St.
Elizabeth team, they have retained all their top
quarter milers. Led by Carifta 400M hurdles
champion Shian Salmon and World Junior
relay silver medallist Ronisha McGregor, the
team is expected to renew battle with their
main rivals Holmwood and Vere technical, but
this time will come out victorious.
SUMMARY AT THE END OF GIRLS
CHAMPS 2017
Edwin Allen has won the coveted Girls’
Championship title for the fourth successive
year and their team keeps getting stronger.
They continue to produce Class III and IV
sprinters, middle distance runners and quality
high and long jumpers. The immediate future
looks bright for Edwin Allen’s Championship
ambitions.
Their main rivals still have a lot of work to do
if they are to mount a serious challenge to
Edwin Allen’s dominance. Although St. Jago’s
throwers under the guidance of Coach Gayle
have shown remarkable improvement, their
middle distance program still lags behind and
that will need to improve as soon as possible.
Hydel has been particularly hampered by
the new ‘two event’ rule and they will need
to produce deeper squads in order to have
elite athletes in all the events. Holmwood
continues to do well on the track, but they will
need to improve their field events, especially
the jumps and throws. Excelsior are again the
urban champions and have increased their
points tally this year. At this rate, Excelsior
will compete with the top four schools for
Championship supremacy.
As is customary we now say goodbye to a
few senior athletes who will graduate this
year. Tissana Hickling, Aleisha Kelly, Jodian
Petrie and Aneka Brissett of St. Jago, Nicolee
Foster of Holmwood, Gabrielle McDonald
and Patrice Moody of Edwin Allen,Trishauna
Hemmings of Hydel will all graduate and we
wish them the best in their future endeavours.
Final scores: Edwin Allen – 383 pts, Hydel
High – 291 pts, St. Jago – 236 pts, Holmwood
– 235 pts, Vere – 156 pts.