JC leads STETHS, Calabar into 4x800m final at Penn Relays 2018

Anthony Foster
By Anthony Foster 2 Min Read

#PenRelays2018 coverage is brought to you from Franklin Field Stadium (April 26-28) by WIHCON 

Jamaica College (JC), St. Elizabeth Technical and Calabar qualified for Saturday’s (28 April) High School Boys’ 4×800 Championship of America here at Penn Relays 2018.

Dark blues JC recorded the fastest time, 7:48.45secs to lead the qualifiers going into the final, set for 3:00pm Jamaica time.

Cavvelle Beckles opened with a 2:01.08 split, but it was Ken Reyes, who got them ahead on the second leg with 1:53.47.

Fabian Campbell (1:58.38) and Dugion Blackman (1:55.53) maintained the lead to take them across the line.

St. Elizabeth, the defending 4x800m champion, will enter the final with the third best time of 7:50.25. The quartet – Dwight Mason (1:58.00), Shemar Salmon (1:55.41), Jauavney James (1:56.40) and Denvare Robinson (2:00.46) did the job for the Santa Cruz-based team.

Calabar 7:52.06 won their section of the 4x800m with Daniel McDonald (1:56.48), Rivaldo Marpre (1:56.97), Devanna Grayce (2:00.62) and Kimar Farquharson (1:58.00).

Holmwood was DQ’ed while Kingston College, 8:02.25, finished 7th in their section and failed to advance.

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ID SCHOOL/AFFILIATION
A Jamaica College  (Kingston, JAM)
B Green Hope  (Cary, NC)
C St. Elizabeth Tech  (Santa Cruz, JAM)
D Calabar  (Kingston, JAM)
E Wadsworth  (Wadsworth, OH)
F Ephrata  (Ephrata, PA)
G St. Benedict’s Prep  (Newark, NJ)
H Deep Run  (Glen Allen, VA)
I Lake Braddock  (Burke, VA)
J Ocean Lakes  (Virginia Beach, VA)
K North Hunterdon  (Annandale, NJ)
L Pennsbury  (Fairless Hills, PA)
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