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Xavier Nairne Akeen Colley Sachin Dennis Daveon Williams have run 54.17s and 54.60s respectively, sending some signals that the event may produce an eye-catching time. The medals could however be snatched by those currently under the radar. SEASON’S BEST: Farr (Wol.) – 54.17m, Williams (K.C.) – 54.60m, Henry (C.H.S) – 55.33m, Parkes (StETHS) – 55.33m, Senior (Rus.) – 55.54m, Leslie (C.H.S) – 56.50, James (J.C.) – 55.74, Brown (St.J.) – 56.11. 400M HURDLES CLASS 1 Record: Jaheel Hyde (Wol.) – 49.01 (2015) BARRETT LANDS GOLD FOR MONK STREET 1. T. Barrett (St.J.) ________________________ 2. A. Francis (C.H.S.) ________________________ 3. J. James (StETHS) ________________________ 4. L. Ledgister (StETHS) ________________________ 5. M. James King (C.H.S.) ________________________ 6. M. Smith (J.C.) ________________________ 7. R. Williams (Rhodes) ________________________ 8. R. Lindo (Vere) _______________________ _ FINALISTS As the top protagonists tee up for battle, a lot of attention will be placed on the time piece to see if a sub-50.00 seconds is in the making. Jauavney James returns to defend his title and one would think it will be a cinch but the form chart seems to suggest otherwise. James has been a shadow of himself in his many outings to date, casting doubts on the likelihood that the gold medal will remain in Santa Cruz, St Elizabeth. Timor Barrett is by contrast, oozing the type of confidence that is difficult to ignore. Unbeaten this season, Barrett is on a mission to unseat James en route to securing his first Champs gold medal. The field is of great depth and any mistake made can prove costly. Aykeem Francis and Maliek Smith are the returning finalists, who must not be discounted. SEASON’S BESTS: Barrett (St.J.) – 51.49s, Dyer (StETHS) – 51.84s, Williams (Rhodes) – 52.40s, James-King (C.H.S.) – 52.40s, Lindo (Vere.) – 52.96s, Francis (C.H.S.) – 53.32s, Dixon (C.H.S.) - 53.33s, Smith (J.C.) – 53.56s. 48 100M CLASS III Record: Jhevaughn Matherson (K.C.) – 10.85 (2013) <strong>THE</strong> RECORD STAYS AT NORTH STREET 1. T. Stenneth (K.C.) ________________________ 2. A. Kerr (K.C.) ________________________ 3. K. Cook (Gr.Is.) ________________________ 4. V. Vascianna (St.J.) ________________________ 5. M. Johnson (Xlcr) ________________________ 6. J. Birthwright (J.C.) ________________________ 7. J. Barron (C.H.S.) ________________________ 8. T. Smith (C.H.S.) ________________________ FINALISTS Since Jhevaughn Matherson set the Class 3 record in 2013, a number of the subsequent winners have come within range of breaking it. Some were denied by unfavourable wind conditions while others by not putting out full effort. Terrique Stenneth has a glorious chance of re-writing the record book, particularly if he is given competition. Fourth at Champs last year, Stenneth has shown testicular fortitude to shrug off an early season set back when he suffered a heartburn defeat at the hands of Taraj Smith. He is now the howling favourite, having posted 11.19s this season and now shows an air of confidence that makes us believe he is close to rewriting his teammate’s record. SEASON’S BESTS: Stenneth (K.C.) – 11.19, Scott (Rus.) –11.20, Kerr (K.C.) – 11.27, Cook (Gr.Isl.) – 11.32, Birthwright (J.C.) – 11.36, Johnson (Xclr) – 11.40, Barron (C.H.S.) – 11.43, Clarke (K.C.) – 11.48. 100M CLASS II Record: Raheem Chambers (C.H.S) – 10.29 (2014) DENNIS’ UNPAID DUES 1. S. Dennis (StETHS) ________________________ 2. X. Nairne (Wol.) ________________________ 3. M. Everett (J.C.) ________________________ 4. C. Stewart (C.H.S.) ________________________ 5. R. Young (C.H.S.) ________________________ 6. O. Peart (K.C.) ________________________ 7. C. Campbell (Xlcr) ________________________ 8. J. Douglas (J.C.) ________________________ FINALISTS Last year’s winner of the Class III event, Sachin Dennis, has no intention of paying any dues having gone up to Class II. It is tempting to concur particularly when one considers the staggering 10.66s he posted at the Youngster Goldsmith Athletic Classics to win the timedfinals. It will however not be a walk in the park for him based on some of the recent performances from the chief contenders. This event is shaping up to be a real barnburner especially when one stops to imbibe the fast times produced by Malachi Everette, Rosean Young and Xavier Nairne. The athletes have done 10.66s, 10.68s and 10.69s respectively, which sets up a mouthwatering final not to be missed. SEASON’S BESTS: Nairne (Wol.) – 10.58, Dennis (StETHS) – 10.66, Everett (J.C.) – 10.66, Young (C.H.S.) – 10.68, C. Stewart (C.H.S.) – 10.69, Peart (K.C.) – 10.78, J. Crooks (Irwin) – 10.78, A. Bent (Wm.Kn.) – 10.80. 100M CLASS I Record: Zharnel Hughes (K.C.) – 10.12 (2014) SHOW TIME!!! 1. J. Matherson (K.C.) ________________________ 2. M. Stephens (C.H.S.) ________________________ 3. D. Russell (C.H.S.) ________________________ 4. A. Smith (St.C.) ________________________ 5. D. Dunkley (J.C.) ________________________ 6. A. Morrison (St.J.) ________________________ 7. M. Brown (C.C.) ________________________ 8. O. McPherson (Gr.Pt.) ________________________ FINALISTS Very rarely Calabar and KC produce athletes who are simultaneous frontrunners for the gold medal in this event. Spectators are agog to see the outcome of this encounter. Jhevaughn Matherson made a forlorn attempt to out stride Tyreke Wilson in a 200m match up in his final year in Class 2 at Champs, failing to complete the race in the process. He has had a handful of victories over his main rivals from Calabar in the sprints, all occurring outside of Champs except during his glory days in Class 3. Matherson has busted his chops this season preparing to cross swords with his nemesis but words out on the road is that Michael Stephens and Dejour Russell lay in wait to ambush the purple warrior. Not much is seen of the Calabar duo over the distance but there are hot whispers that Matherson’s 10.25s done at the Carifta Trials will not be enough to take the gold medal. SEASON’S BESTS: Matherson (K.C.) – 10.25, Stephens (C.H.S.) – 10.37. Walker (St.G.C.) – 10.37, Morrison (St.J.) – 10.46, Smith (St.C.) – 10.50, D. Gray (Wol.) – 10.52, D. Dunkley (J.C.) – 10.52, T. Wilson (C.H.S.) – 10.57, M. Scott (Xlcr) – 10.57.
Antonio Watson Kevin Nedrick POINTS SUMMARY ON FRIDAY NIGHT AFTER 18 FINALS The much-anticipated Friday has come and past and an interesting development in the points standings is unfolding. Calabar (144pts) trails KC (157pts) by 13 points. Both teams well over 100 points, a scenario we have not witnessed in quite a while. The antecedent points standings would show the three big teams being closely bunched within the ball park of a 100 points. Last year only 13 points separated KC, JC, and Calabar going into Saturday’s final day at Champs. Without the familiar ‘nipping and tucking’ Champs 2017 could very well be anti-climactic. KC fans are already having a heady experience. They hold a grudge against their green and black rivals, particularly as a result of their punishing victories for the past five seasons and are relishing the thoughts of the trophy winging its way back to North Street. Points Summary: K.C. [157pts] C.H.S. [144pts] J.C. [79pts] St. J. [57pts] JAVELIN OPEN Record: Devon Spence (StETHS) 64.08m (2014) NEDRICK HOMES IN ON ANO<strong>THE</strong>R GOLD MEDAL 1. K. Nedrick (Peters.) ________________________ 2. A. Denton (K.C.) ________________________ 3. D. Gordon (Peters.) ________________________ 4. R. Carby (Munro) ________________________ 5. S. Coke (K.C.) ________________________ 6. H. Williams (MaudM) ________________________ 7. E. Dillion (M.H.S.) ________________________ 8. B. Robinson (StETHS) ________________________ FINALISTS The much-vaunted Kevin Nedrick won the silver medal in this event last year and has been consistently ahead of his opponents at the various development meets. He is the only athlete to go beyond the 60-meter mark this season. Last year, Nedrick produced 59.03m at Champs. This year he threw 60.85m to win at the Youngster Goldsmith Athletic Classics and later captured the Western Champs title with a toss of 53.70m. Aval Denton defeated Nedrick at the Big Shot Meet registering 57.02m to Nedrick’s 56.68m. Nedrick will have to shoulder the workload for his school, competing in three throwing events and may report to the event jaded. Denton on the other hand, will only have Timor Barrett this event to do at Champs. Shakwon Coke, competing in his first Javelin competition on the road, defeated Denton with a creditable distance of 54. 87m. He, along with the recent U20 winner at the Carifta Trials, Devonery Gordon, may spring a surprise and upstage the more fancied Nedrick and Denton. SEASON’S BESTS: Nedrick (Peters.) – 60.85m, Denton (K.C.) – 57.55m, Gordon (Peters.) – 57.09m, Coke (K.C.) – 54.76m, Carby (Munro) – 54.49m, Thames (K.C.) – 53.82m, Swaby (K.C.) – 52.68m, Madden (Bel.) – 48.94. 400M CLASS III Record: Christopher Taylor (C.H.S.) – 48.70 (2014) MALVERN DISTRICT GOES BONKERS! 1. R. Scott (Rus.) ________________________ 2. T. Roberts (C.H.S.) ________________________ 3. T. Gardener (Munro) ________________________ 4. B. Clarke (K.C.) ________________________ 5. D. Heywood (Munro) ________________________ 6. B. Roach (Lac.) ________________________ 7. S. Taylor (M.H.S) ________________________ 8. J. Clarke (K.C.) ________________________ FINALISTS Entering the 2017 season, many fans were relishing the thoughts of seeing last year silver medallist, Devontae Heywood, put on a giltedge performance at Champs. But hopes of this becoming a reality faded like a spark in a thunderstorm. Heywood suffered a major injury set back that ruled him out of most of the actions for this season. The Munro camp must now be cautiously optimistic about the possibility of him recovering in time to don the school’s colours. His team mate, Tajay Gardener, has been carrying the torch for Munro in the event and has enjoyed a great deal of success doing so. Gardener however suffered a numbing defeat to Raheim Scott at Western Champs, both clocking 51.95s and 51.06s respectively. Tajay Roberts and Bjorn Clarke have also dipped below 52 seconds this season and may upset the applecart. SEASON’S BESTS: Scott (Rus.) – 51.06, Taylor (M.H.S.) – 51.69, Roberts (C.H.S.) – 51.73, Clarke (K.C.) – 51.86, Gardener (Munro) – 51.95, Jadoo (Gr.Port.) – 52.20 J. Clarke (K.C.) – 52.37, J. Linton (J.C.) – 52.53. Christopher Taylor 400M CLASS II Record: Christopher Taylor (C.H.S.) – 46.33 (2016) NO PETERING OUT 1. A. Watson (Peters.) ________________________ 2. J. Powell (Ed.A.) ________________________ 3. N. Henry (C.H.S.) ________________________ 4. K. Simpson (M.H.S.) ________________________ 5. S. Brown (K.C.) ________________________ 6. S. Davis (St.J.) ________________________ 7. Z. Brown (Gleng.) ________________________ 8. S. Whitethorne (C.H.S.) ________________________ FINALISTS Tabbed favourite for the gold medal, Anthony Watson, false started at last year’s Champs while competing in Class 3. The race became a drab affair as KC’s Shantamoi Brown ran a mock of the field to win. Watson will be careful this time around not to throw caution to the wind. Based on current form, he should have a well-deserved redemption. At the Carifta Trials recently, he performed with gusto, dropping an eye-popping 47.08s to topple a strong field in the U18 one lap event. He left in his wake the talented Jevaughn Powell, who placed third in the event in a smart 47.26s. The result of this encounter now tips the scale in both athletes’ favour for the gold and silver medals. It will no doubt inspire their opponents to step up their performances. SEASON’S BESTS: Watson (Peters.) – 47.08, Powell (Ed.A.) – 47.26, Henry (C.H.S.) – 48.91, Simpson (M.H.S.) – 49.02, Z. Brown (Gleng.) – 49.10, Davis (St.J.) – 49.15, S. Brown (K.C.) – 49.24, Taylor (Peters.) – 49.46 400M CLASS I Record: Akeem Bloomfield (K.C.) – 44.93 (2015) BLOOMFIELD’S RECORD IS UNDER THREAT 1. C. Taylor (C.H.S.) ________________________ 2. D. Morris (K.C.) ________________________ 3. M. Smith (BPort) ________________________ 4. A. Carpenter (C.H.S.) ________________________ 5. R. Lindo (Vere) ________________________ 6. T. Bryan (K.C.) ________________________ 7. D. Ellington (Peters.) ________________________ 8. L. Legister (StETHS)________________________ FINALISTS After a bee-hive of activities last year where Christopher Taylor 49
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