KC’s Corporate Area win a dress rehearsal for Champs – coach

KINGSTON COLLEGE (KC) coach Leaford Grant says his team’s victory at this year’s Corporate Area Championships is an excellent measuring stick for them going into next month’s ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships.

KC, who are defending champions, tallied 507.50 points to win the title on yesterday’s final day of the two-day championships at the National Stadium. Jamaica College (JC) finished with 427 points. They were followed by Calabar 335.50, Wolmer’s Boys’ School 148.50, and Excelsior, 132 rounds.

“I think it is a dress rehearsal for us going into Champs because I am satisfied with what we have done here and, hopefully, we will get everything ready for Champs,” said Grant.

“We are very confident and the boys in camp are happy for this win, and so their confidence level is up,” he said.

Defending champions Excelsior retained their girls’ title after tallying 429 points ahead of Immaculate, 315.50. They were followed by Wolmer’s (248), The Queen’s School (224), St Andrew High (104), Alpha Academy (89), Camperdown (76), Holy Childhood (42), Mona (33) and Campion College (30).

BRILLIANT SPRINTING

For KC, Bouwahjgie Nkrumie turned in a brilliant sprinting display to capture the boys’ Class One 100m in a new meet record of 10.40 seconds. Nkrumie’s time erased the previous mark of 10.45.

JC’s Jaiden Reid was second in 10.77 while third went to Camperdown’s Junior Harris, in 10.84.

Mark Miller from JC won the boys’ Class Two 100m in 10.91 seconds, ahead of Calabar’s Shaquane Gordon (10.95) and Jason Lewis from Camperdown (11.08).

Camperdown’s Roshawn Clarke was also in record-breaking form after he won the boys’ Class One 400m hurdles in a new championships time of 50.31 seconds. Clarke’s time erased the previous mark of 51.08, set by KC’s Romel Plummer in 2019.

Handal Roban from JC clocked one minute 49.53 seconds to break the boys’ Class One 800m record. Roban’s time eclipsed the previous mark of 1:49.79. Roban’s teammate Kemarrio Bygrave finished in 1:49.38, while third went to KC’s Gianni Henry, in 1:51.85.

JC’s Deandre Watkin won the boys’ Class One 400m in 47.10 seconds, ahead of KC’s pair of Emmanuel Rwotomiya (47.40) and Amal Glasgow (47.51).

Immaculate dominated the 100m events for girls, winning in all four classes.

EXCELLENT START

Gabrielle Lyn got her team off to an excellent start as she led home an Immaculate one-two in winning the Class One 100m in 12.09 seconds. Her teammate Chanel Honeywell was second in 12.25 seconds while third went to Rohanna Wright from Camperdown, in 12.55 seconds.

Mickaila Haisley recorded Immaculate’s second victory in the 100m as she sped away from her rivals to win Class Two in a new meet record of 11.95 seconds.

Her time erased the previous mark of 12.01 which was held by Excelsior’s Renee Shaw. Kyanna Scott from Holy Childhood was second in 12.27 seconds, followed by Ma-Avian Williams from The Queen’s School, 12.41 seconds.

Shevi-Anne Shim won the Class Three event for Immaculate in a swift 12.07 seconds in front of Wolmer’s Girls’ Tiana Marshall (12.28) and Ayl Rollins-Pessoa (12.49).

Kedoya Lindo won the Class Four event for Immaculate in 12.16 seconds while Wolmer’s Girls’ Natrece East took home the silver in 12.19 with the bronze medal going to Janelia Williams from Excelsior, in 12.74.

Dejona Simpson of Excelsior won the girls’ Class One 400m in 55.86 seconds, ahead of Clan Carthy’s Alisa Coduer (57.17) and Taina Edwards from Mona (57.46).