Kingston College (KC) and Edwin Allen stretched their lead entering Friday’s (7 April) penultimate day of the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls Athletics Championships – Champs 2022.

Marcinho Rose of KC runs a personal best of 48.03 in the Class 2 boys 400m at Champs 2022
Marcinho Rose of KC runs a personal best of 48.03 in the Class 2 boys 400m at Champs 2022

KC holds a 38.7 points lead over Jamaica College (JC), 131 to 92.33. Calabar comes next with 53 points, while St. Jago, 51, and Edwin Allen, 38, rounded off the top five.

On the girls’ side, Edwin Allen enters the day leading Hydel by 40 points, 123 to 83. St. Jago holds onto third with 82, Holmwood 57 and Wolmer’s 36.

St. Jago’s Gregory Price was amongst the standout performers on Thursday’s third day. He broke 46 seconds to take the Class 1 boys’ 400m final in 45.99.

Dejanea Oakley delivers her best performance ever at Champs 2022
Dejanea Oakley delivers her best performance ever at Champs 2022

Dejanea Oakley of Clarendon College was also impressive, running a personal best of 51.81 to beat Oneika McAnnuff of Hydel at 52.38

Abigail Campbell of Ferncourt produced her standard late burst to take the Class 2 girls’ 400m final in 53.75 ahead of Natasha Fox of Edwin Allen 54.26.

Marcinho Rose of KC won the Class 2 boys’ 400m final in 48.03 ahead of his teammate Tahj-Marques White 48.39

Troydian Flemmings of Manchester High topped the Class 3 boys’ 400m final in 50.25 ahead of Samuel Creary of JC 51.06. Sabrina Dockery captured Lacovia High’s first gold medal at Champs when she clocked 54.76 seconds to win the Class 3 girls’ 400.

Zachary Campbell of JC took the Class 1 boys’ shot put with a throw of 19.13m. Trevor Gunzell of Edwin Allen High was the Class 1 boys’ discus winner with 61.65m.

 

Aaliyah Foster wins big at Champs 2022
Aaliyah Foster wins big at Champs 2022

Aaliyah Foster of Mount Alvernia High shocked herself. She celebrated wildly after an impressive 6.03m (-1.4m/s wind) to take the victory in the Class 2 girls’ long jump.

The Class 4 girls’ long jump title went to Alexia Williams of St. Jago with 5.36m.
Wolmer’s pair of Shanniqua Williams and Daneille Noble cleared 1.74m for first and second in the Class 4 girls’ high jump.

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By Anthony Foster

Is a two-time Jamaica sports journalist of the year (2004 and 2005) and world-renowned journalist. One of his award-winning articles was on Usain Bolt, 6-time Olympic champion, 11-time World champion and sprint double record holder, was published in the Jamaica Gleaner in 2004. Anthony has covered Olympic Games in Beijing 2008, London 2012 and Rio 2016; Six (6) IAAF World Athletics Championships between 2007 and 2019 and several other international sporting events, including the 2007 World Cup of cricket and his favourite football team, Argentina vs the USA in 2004.

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