Fine sprinting at last stop before Champs

Vere Technical’s Kaylia Kelly sped to a personal best time to emerge the overall winner of the girls’ Class One 200 metres at the John Wolmer Speedfest at the National Stadium yesterday.

Kelly, who has been in impressive form this season, clocked 23.74 seconds to erase her previous best time of 24.46s in the event.

Dejona Simpson from Excelsior was second overall in 24.44s while third went to Safhia Hinds from St Jago in 24.44s.

Mickaila Haisley from Immaculate won the Class Two equivalent in 24.27s in front of Alliah Baker from Hydel, 24.54s, and Mickayla Gardener from Wolmer’s, who also clocked the same time.

Garbrielle Matthews from The Queen’s School produced an impressive display to emerge the overall winner of the Class One 100-metre hurdles with a time of 13.70s. Essence Burbridge of Immaculate was second in 13.95s, while third went to Kay-Lagay Clarke from St Jago in 14.43s.

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Camperdown’s Britannia Johnson, who has been having a wonderful season in the field this year, comfortably won the girls’ Class One discus throw with a mark of 48.25 metres.

St Jago’s pair of Abigail Martin, 46.77m, and Jamora Alves, 43.80m, were second and third, respectively.

On the boys’ side, Javel Fullerton took home the gold medal in the Class One 400-metre timed final in 48.25 seconds, finishing ahead of St Jago’s Jevaughn Pinnock, 48.74s, and Tyreece Henry from Bustamante, 48.79s.

Requel Reid led home a Calabar one-two-three to win the boys’ Class Two 400 in a time of 50.01s, finishing ahead of Dontae Mendez, 50.87, and Zacre Braham, 51.09.

Kingston College’s (KC) Nicholas Francis won the Class One 100-metre timed final in 10.74 seconds, finishing ahead of Jehlani Gordon from Wolmer’s, 10.80, and Richard Nelson of Clarendon College, 10.83.

KC picked up their second victory in the 100 when Aaron Thomas captured the Class Two event in a swift 11.24s, to finish in front of St Andrew Technical’s Triston Wong, who ran a new personal best time of 11.34, and his teammate, Nicardo Johnson, 11.39.

Calabar’s outstanding thrower, Kobe Lawrence, took the gold medal in the Class One discus with a throw of 53.74 metres. Jamaica College’s Racquil Broderick was second with 53.24, while third went to KC’s Altwayne Bedward in 53.21m.