Tia Clayton runs stunner at Central Champs

Anthony Foster
By Anthony Foster 3 Min Read
Tina Clayton and Tia Clayton

Tia Clayton was in devastating form on Wednesday’s (19 Feb) second day of the 2020 Central Athletics Championships at GC Foster College.

The 15-year-old ran a stunning 11.29 seconds, a personal best and new meet record in the Class 2 girls’ 100 final.

Clayton, who is first-year Class 2, finished ahead of her Edwin Allen’s teammate Brandy Hall, who set the record of 11.46, a day earlier.

Hall, who ran faster – 11.38, and Holmwood Technical’s Sashieka Steele, ran 11.58 for the previous record in 2019, finished third in 11.50.

Kayla Bonnick of St. Jago also lowered the Class 1 record of 11.64 set on Tuesday’s opening day. She ran 11.60 to beat Shakeira Bowra of St. Catherine, 11.62, in the final.

Hydel’s duo of Kerrica Hill, 11.66 and Jody-Ann Daley, 12.12, won the Classes 3 and 4 finals.

St. Jago’s Javari Thomas, who ran a record 10.52 in the heats, returned with 10.70 to win the final.

Tajai Duffus, also of St. Jago, won the Class 2 boys’ final in 10.89 and Malik Carridice of Vere, the Class 3 event in 11.55

In the 400m finals, Oneika McAnnuff of Hydel with 53.40 and St. Jago’s Quaycian Davis, 53.59, were classes 2 and 3 record breakers.
Kavia Francis of Holmwood, 53.38, won the Class 1 girls’ event.

On the boys’ side, Holmwood Tahj Hamm, 47.72 and Roshawn Lee of Clarendon College, 51.33, set new records in the classes 2 and 3 finals.

Borel McPherson of Holmwood topped the Class 1 boys’ final in 46.77.

Hydel dominated the sprint hurdles, winning three of four in record times.
Oneka Wilson topped the Class 2 girls’ 100m hurdles event in 13.39; Kerrica Hill, the Class 3 girls’ 80m obstacle in 11.07 and Jody-Ann Daley, the Class 4 70m hurdles in 10.59.

Crystal Morrison of St. Jago took top honours in the Class 1 girls’ 100m hurdles. She ran a wind-aided (+3.6m/s) 13.38 secs for the victory. Rosealee Cooper, who holds the record of 13.63, was second in 13.88.


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