Davis stands out in 200m at Puma/JAAA Meet

Edwin Allen’s Class 3 sprinter, Kevona Davis, was the overall fastest female in the 200m at Saturday’s (14 Jan) Puma/JAAA Development meet at Kirkvine in Manchester.

Davis, who is the defending Class 3 sprint double champion at Champs, topped the event in 23.16 (+3.6m/s wind).

Holmwood Technical’s Kishawna Wallace topped Class 2 in 23.32 (+1.6m/s) for the second best time of the day. Wallace’s teammate and Class 3 sprinter Saskieka Steele had the third best time of 23.34 (+2.0m/s). These marks were taken from the analysis of timed finals.

Even the Class 4 winner, Tina Clayton of Edwin Allen ran faster than the seniors and Class 1 athletes. She was timed in 23.78, but the wind was a strong +6.9m/s.

Patrice Moody and Shelece Clark, both of Edwin Allen, took the top two places in Class 1 with times of 23.74 (6.3m/s) and 23.83 (2.0m/s) respectively.

In the senior section, which was without wind reading, Shereca Hemmings of MVP won in 23.98 ahead of GC Foster College’s Natasha Russell, 24.68.

On the boys’ side, Edwin Allen’s Jevaughn Powell was the only Class 2 boy to go sub-21 with 20.96.

In Class 3, Reheim Scott, won the event with 21.97, thanks to a very strong wind of +9.2m/s, but it was second place man, Kalani Cook of Green Island who broke the record with 21.18 (1.7m/s).

Kevon Stone of Petersfield took the Class 1 boys event in 21.14, a new record run. The wind was 0.9m/s.

Jevaughn Young of MVP won the men’s section in 20.93. There was no wind reading.

Nicolee Foster of Holmwood won the Class 1 girls’ 400m in 58.08 ahead of Hydel’s Roneisha McGregor, 58.35.

Edwin Allen took the top three spots in the Girls Open 3000m event with Kayan Green 11:14.01, Kara Grant 11:16.15 and Jeima Davis 11:25.29.
Oshane Archibald of GC Foster College won the Boys 5000m Open in 16:03.72 ahead of Garfield Gordon of Mavis Bank High, 16:07.09.

In the Girls 800m, Janiel Moore of Edwin Allen, 2:25.84; Delverna Bromfield of Holmwood, 2:20.19 and Jessica McLean, also of Edwin Allen, 2:24.28 were the Classes 1, 2 and 3 winners, respectively.

Kobe Simpson of Manchester High, 2:06.17 and Kingston College’s Giovounni Henry, 2:13.94 won the Boys Class 2 and 3 800m events, respectively.

Anthony Foster
Anthony Foster
Anthony Foster is a renowned Jamaican sports journalist, honored twice as the Jamaica sports journalist of the year (in 2004 and 2005). His journalistic achievements are globally recognized. Notably, he authored an award-winning article on Usain Bolt, the iconic 6-time Olympic champion, 11-time World champion, and record holder for the sprint double. This significant piece was published in the Jamaica Gleaner in 2004. Anthony's extensive coverage includes prestigious events such as the Olympic Games in Beijing 2008, London 2012, and Rio 2016. He has also provided coverage for seven (7) World Athletics Championships held between 2007 and 2022, alongside various other international sporting events. Noteworthy mentions comprise his coverage of the 2007 World Cup of cricket and his cherished experience reporting on the 2004 clash between his favorite football team, Argentina, and the USA.
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