Dyke lauds super quartet

WHEN EDWIN Allen’s Class One relay quartet of Serena Cole, Brandy Hall and the Clayton twins, Tia and Tina, broke the Gibson McCook Relays and, in the process, produced a world high-school record of 43.37 seconds, surpassing their old record of 43.62, it was not a surprise to head coach Michael Dyke, as he had expected something special.

“These set of girls are not normal and this is a super team, and I expect more from them this season,” said an exuberant Dyke.

“This team can go faster than the national junior record of 42.94 seconds, and this is their next target,” he said.

The Clayton sisters, along with Cole, were part of the team that ran the national junior record in Nairobi, Kenya last summer. The Gibson McCook Relays marked the sixth time an Edwin Allen quartet was going sub 44 seconds, with the Clayton sisters and Cole a part of those teams on five occasions. At Champs, the trio will have a heavy workload but, with the expected crowd inside the National Stadium, Dyke is expecting the quartet to be driven to even greater performances.

CONFIDENT

The results at the Gibson McCook Relays have confirmed in Dyke’s mind that another title is in the offing at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Championships in a few weeks’ time, despite competition, especially from Hydel.

“I am confident we will do what is necessary to defend our title. We are the defending champions and we will do what we do best and be victorious once again,” he said.