There were numerous exceptional efficiencies from both sexes at the current ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships on the track and in the field.
STAR Sports chooses the leading 10 efficiencies at the fulfill – 5 young boys and 5 women.
WOMEN’ TOP FIVE
Kimeka Smith (St Jago) – Class Two Shot Put
Smith broke the very first record of the champions after winning the women’ shot put with a heave of 16.44 metres. This broke the 2018 mark of 15.99 metres by Danielle Sloley, previously of Immaculate Conception High. Smith took a double at the fulfill after winning the heptathlon occasion.
Abigail Campbell (Hydel) – Class One 400 metres
The previous Ferncourt High professional athlete, in her very first time completing for Hydel at the champions, produced an outstanding 52.27 seconds individual finest to win the 400 metres. Her gaining time is 4th on the world under-20 list.
Tonyan Beckford (Edwin Allen) – Open 400 metres obstacles
Beckford caught the Open 400 metres difficulties in an individual finest of 56.70 seconds, enhancing on her previous season finest of 58.40.
Shanoya Douglas (Muschett) – Class Two 200 metres
In what was the most significant clash for the women at the champions, Douglas in an acutely objected to occasion, overcame Edwin Allen’s Theianna-Lee Terrelonge to win the Class Two 200 metres in 23.93 seconds, with the professional athletes running in an unfavorable wind of 3.5 metres per second. It was an unusual defeat for Terrelonge.
Theianna-Lee Terrelonge (Edwin Allen) – Class Two 100 metres
Terrelonge, who had the crowd in oohs and aahs in the initial round and semi-finals of the Class Two 100 metres, came close to breaking her previous colleague Kevona Davis’ 2018 record of 11.16 seconds, by winning in 11.21. Her gaining time is No. 2 on the world under-20 leading list, behind Australia’s Torrie Lewis with 11.10.
KIDS’ TOP FIVE
Shaiquan Dunn (Jamaica College) – Class One discus
Dunn produced a huge toss of 65.48 metres to win the young boys’ Class One discus for among the farthest at these champions in case.
Cavel Nooks (Jamaica College) – Class Three 800 metres
Nooks came the closest to breaking a record on the track at the champions after winning the Class Three 800 metres in 1:58.25 minutes. Nooks’ time was simply outside the record of 1:58.06 done by Waqar DaCosta, previously of JC in 2007.
Marchino Rose (Kingston College) – Class One 400 metres
Rose produced a life time finest of 45.93 seconds to win the Class One 400 metres. His gaining time is 5th on the world under-20 leading list.
Demarco Bennett (Excelsior) – Class Two 400 metres obstacles
Among the fastest times ever run in the occasion, after he won in an individual finest 51.70 seconds, coming close to the record of 51.44, done by Jeremy Farr, previously of Wolmer’s Boys’ School in 2017.
Michael Andre Edwards (Jamaica College) – Class Two triple dive
The only record amongst the young boys after he won the Class Two triple dive with a brand-new mark of 15.54 metres. This broke the previous record of 15.51 by previous Calabar High jumper, Luke Brown in 2019.