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Edwin Allen High School’s female athletes displayed good all-round performances to dominate yesterday’s Foga Road High School’s over distance meet at Foga Road High in Denbigh, Clarendon.
Turning out in large numbers, the Michael Dyke-coached team who are the defending champions of the Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association Girls’ Champs gave early signals that they will be hard to dethrone next year.
Leading the way was Adrianne Pine in Class Four 150 metres. Competing for the first time for her new school Pine, the Sagicor Jamaica Teachers’ Association champion girl from St Ann clocked 19.59 seconds to win the event overall. Kayla Stevenson of Foga Road High (19.63) was second, with Keblie Senior of Edwin Allen third in 20.08.
Karielle Etienne of Edwin Allen took the Class Two 150m in 18.66 seconds, with Knox College’s Kayri Jo Davis second in 19.16 and third going to Maria Crossfield of Edwin Allen in 19.41.
Edwin Allen monopolised the podium positions in Class One, led by Alexae Henry, who clocked 18.53 seconds. Her teammates Jounae Armstrong, 18.78, and Ataylia Brown, 19.28, were second and third, respectively.
Dyke was pleased with his team’s effort going into the Christmas break.
“I think the girls did well overall. These are very good signs and going into the break this is very positive for the team going forward,” he stated.
SHARING THE SPOTLIGHT
Sharing the spotlight among the females was Shareika McLean from Foga Road High. She treated her home fans to a good double, capturing the Class Three 150m in 18.76 seconds and the 300m in 42.02.
In boys’ action, Nickoy Smikle of Denbigh High led the way with a double in Class Three. He won the 150m in 18.91 seconds and the 300m in 41.01.
Edwin Allen’s Antonio Powell was the fastest in the Class One 150m in 16.62 seconds, while his teammate Taheem Thompson was quickest in Class Two, stopping the clock at 17.44.
Edwin Allen also took top spot in the boys’ 600m, as Joel Morgan was timed in one minute, 27.41 seconds. Rojay Redwood of Kellits was first in Class Two in 1:31.38, while in Class Three, Rahay Hall of Denbigh came out on top after clocking 2:40.88.
Vere Technical also shone bright, winning all the Championships Relays. They captured the girls’ Open 4x300m and 4x600m, as well as the boys’ equivalent to run away with a total cash prize of $120,000.
Meet director and principal of Foga Road High, Orette Wallace, was pleased with the running of the meet.
“I am very happy with the day’s proceedings as the support from the respective schools was good and the officials did very well to ensure a smooth running of the meet. This was really a plus for those teams as they would have an idea of exactly where their programmes are going into the new year,” Wallace said.
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