Dunn, Penn to lead the way for JC at Penns

AFTER OUTSTANDING performances this season, Jamaica College’s (JC) duo of Shaiquan Dunn and Chavez Penn will be hoping to continue their winning ways when they compete this weekend in field events at the Penn Relays in Philadelphia.

Dunn, who picked up a second-place finish in the shot put a year ago while competing for St Jago High, will contest the event for his new school at 8 :30 a.m. Jamaica time on Friday. He was a double winner in the discus and shot put at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships (Champs) and at the Carifta Games, and should end his season on a winning note.

Like his teammate, Penn was also double champion in the high jump and triple jump at Champs and also captured the triple jump for under-20 boys at the Carifta Games. He is down to contest the triple jump, which will also begin at 8:30 a.m. on Friday.

Jamaican male athletes will be well represented at the relay carnival in field events, as over 23 athletes are down to contest six events where all events are scheduled to be held on Friday’s second day of the competition.

The following are the other athletes who are down to compete at the meet.

High jump: Javantae Grant – Calabar High

Long jump: Nathan Wade – Kingston College (KC), Renaldhino Medwinter – Excelsior, Edward Sterling – Wolmer’s Boys, Ricoy Hunter – St Elizabeth Technical (STETHS) and Balvin Israel – JC

Triple jump: Javar Thomas – KC, Kesean Jordan Rhooms – Cornwall College, Obrien Bowen – Cornwall College

Shot put: Jaylon Calder – JC, Marlando Farquharson – Cornwall College, Rojey Hemmings – St Catherine High, Devante Edwards – Munro

Discus: Chad Hendricks – Munro, Delano Lawrence – Calabar, Antwon Watkin – KC

Javelin: Deandre Bristol – St George’s College, Brandon Falconer – STETHS, Jamor Ferguson – JC, Dorian Charles – JC, Lebron James – JC.