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placed second in 40.28s, a school record. Calabar
High was the overall winner at the Camperdown
Classics in 40.38s but their anchor man, Colin
Anderson, hobbled across the finishing line
and did not advance to the final at the Gibson/
McCook Relays. The school, which holds the
World High School Record at 39.08s is eager
to make amend and aims to lower this mark
at Champs. Their team comprises a galaxy of
sprinters to choose from, however, one can
hazard a guess that Tyreke Bryan, Christopher
Taylor, Dejour Russell and Michael Stephens
will face the starters.
4 x 100M CLASS II
Record: Calabar – 40.29 (2016)
SUB-41 SECONDS BECKONS
1. Wolmer’s ________________________
2. Jamaica College ________________________
3. Kingston College ________________________
4. Excelsior High ________________________
5. St. Jago ________________________
6. Calabar ________________________
7. St. Elizabeth Technical ________________________
8. Bridgeport ________________________
FINALISTS
Kingston College’s quartet ran out of their skin to
narrowly defeat Jamaica College at the Gibson/
McCook Relays. Wolmer’s had started favourite
but rested a couple of their members, which no
doubt cost them a title at the prestigious relay
carnival. At full strength, Wolmer’s is formidable
and is capable of breaking 41.00 seconds.
Xavier Nairne, Jeremy Farr and Thea Shea, all
have friendly schedules, sharing the 100m, 200m
and hurdle events and should report to the relay
final with enough in the tank to deliver the
goods. There is not much to separate these three
teams based on their seasons’ best times. Both
the KC and JC teams are well rounded with the
firepower to stop this highly-touted Wolmer’s
outfit. Calabar has failed to spark this season
even though they have in their line-up the fast
Rosean Young and Chadwick Stewart.
4 x 100M CLASS III
Record: Calabar – 41.81 (2014)
UNSTOPPABLE KC
1. Kingston College ________________________
2. St. Jago ________________________
3. Jamaica College ________________________
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4. Calabar ________________________
5. Excelsior ________________________
6. Munro College ________________________
7. Wolmer’s ________________________
8. St. Elizabeth Technical ________________________
FINALISTS
Kingston College has an embarrassment of
riches and so barring any mishap, should win
comfortably. They were champions at the
Western Relays, the Gibson/McCook Relays and
the Corporate Area Development Meet. KC’s
closest rival is the consistent St Jago High. The
Monk Street boys won at the Camperdown
Classics before finishing runners up to KC at
the Gibson/McCook Relays. The battle for the
bronze is likely to be between JC and Calabar,
however the latter can shuffle both their Class
3 and 4 team to assemble a dangerous quartet,
particularly since the relays usually prove happy
hunting grounds for the Red Hills Road team.
5000M OPEN
Record: Kemoy Campbell (C.H.S.) – 14:18.55 (2010)
DANCING TO THE AFRICAN BEAT
1. A. Rodgers (K.C.) ________________________
2. S. Buchanan (K.C.) ________________________
3. K. Lawrence (St.J.) ________________________
4. S. Salmon (StETHS) ________________________
5. T. Wilson (Bel.) ________________________
6. R. Mundle (Bel.) ________________________
7. R. Johnson (St.J.) ________________________
8. S. Onfroy (Holm) ________________________
FINALISTS
Kemoy Campbell’s 2010 mark of 14:18.55s
might be out of the reach of the top contenders
at Champs this year but the event is not void
of quality. Aryamanya Rodgers have had
a dream run in the event since arriving to
the shores of Jamaica. The fifteen-year-old
athlete from Uganda, has donned the purple
and white colours in style. He has defeated
his more senior opponents over the distance,
including outgoing Class 1 team mate, Shane
Buchanon. Buchanon has entered this season
much improved and enters Champs with the
season’s best time. The KC pair will have stern
competitions from both Keenan Lawrence and
Shemar Salmon. Both are rounding into shape
quite nicely and set to make the penultimate
event come alive,
SEASON’S BESTS: Buchanan (K.C.) – 15:11.71,
Rodgers (K.C.) – 15:26.96, Lawrence (St.J.)
15:28.19, Salmon (StETHS) 15:34.01, Wilson
(Bel.) 15:56.26, Onfroy (Holm.) – 16:11.52, S.
Richards (MavB.) – 15:21.76, Davy (Xlcr) –
15:25.83.
4 x 400M OPEN
Record: Calabar – 3:06.76 (2015)
CALABAR LOOKS TO CLOSE THE SHOW?
1. Calabar ________________________
2. Kingston College ________________________
3. St. Jago ________________________
4. Jamaica College ________________________
5. St. Elizabeth Technical ________________________
6. Edwin Allen ________________________
7. Petersfield ________________________
8. Garvey Maceo ________________________
FINALISTS
Defending champions, Calabar High School,
look to pull the curtains down at yet another
Championships, aiming for a second straight
victory in this event. Last year Christopher
Taylor anchored his team to an exciting victory,
resisting KC’s anchor man, Akeem Bloomfield.
Both schools should lock horns once more and
it is left to be seen which of these two teams will
prevail this trip. The depth of the team in this
event is encouraging. At the Gibson/McCook
Relays, five teams went under 3:15.00 seconds,
which if repeated will add to the competitiveness
of the race and could give spectators something
to cherish.
SUMMARY AT THE END OF
BOYS CHAMPS 2017
As the noise from the engaged spectators
subsides following the running of the mile relay,
signalling the end of Champs 2017, another
chorus of cheers replaces it. Yes, it’s the sound of
jubilant KC spectators reverberating throughout
the National Stadium. Kingston College, in a
dominant fashion, would have exacted a telling
defeat on their main rivals, Calabar High, to
regain the Mortimer Geddes Trophy. No praise
can be too high for the school’s administration
and management teams, which would have
left no stone unturned in the quest to sculpture
a formidable aggregate such as this 2017
victorious team. KC led from the start to the
finish and kept all at bay. When the dust settled,
the famed ‘Purple’ amassed a record 364 points
to score a tremendously historic victory. Finally,
Champs 2017 lived up to its high expectations
and thereby sets the bar even higher for the
2018 edition.
Final Score: Kingston College – 364 points,
Calabar – 328 points, Jamaica College – 155
points, St. Jago – 152 points. .