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The stage looks set for another epic KC/Cbar and Holmwood/Edwin Allen battle for Champs. Sweet.
Defending Champions Wolmer's Boys have a Shock and Awe Saturday plan of MVP type bullet starts and slick baton change on the drawing boards. However, I hope that Wolmer's don't risk Julian Forte and Odeen Skeen anymore in the defence of the title. Anything can happen to the leaders on the final day and put Wolmer's back into contention for the title and therefore I am not saying that they should give up, just don't risk Forte & Skeen.
Kingston College lead - Holmwood, Edwin Allen tussle
Kingston College open up 27-point lead at Champs
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobsever.com
Saturday, April 02, 2011
JAZEEL Murphy shrugged off two years of injury and disappointments to land the blue riband event of the 101st staging of the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys’ Champs at the National Stadium, coming from behind to win the boys’ Class One 100m on last night’s third day.
The Bridgeport High student ran 10.49 seconds, the slowest in many years, to win the event, but said afterwards it did not matter as long as he crossed the line in first place.
Wolmer’s Girls’ Shawna Helps (centre) reacts after crossing the finish line to win gold in the Class Three 100m in 11:80 seconds ahead of Yanique Thompson (left) of Holmwood Technical (11:90) and teammate Janiele Smith (11:96) at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Girls’ Athletic Championships at the National Stadium last night. (Photo: Bryan Cummings)
Kingston College’s Rogeek Rochester celebrates as he takes the Class 1 Boys’ 1,500 metres gold yesterday evening on the penultimate day of the annual ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys’ and Girls’ Championships inside the National Stadium in Kingston. Rochester won the race in 3:59.83 secs.
Edwin Allen High star athlete Ristananna Tracey clears the final barrier in the Class 1 Girls’ 400-metre hurdles to take the gold in a record 55.81 secs at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys’ and Girls’ Championships inside the National Stadium in Kingston yesterday evening. Tracey, who erased Olympian Melaine Walker’s mark of 56.55 secs set in 2001 at Champs, is on course for two more individual gold medals, as she’s in the final of the 400m and the 800m. (Photos: Bryan Cummings)
Calabar’s Michael Ohara (centre) celebrates upon winning gold in the Class Three 100m final in 11.15 seconds at the 101st staging of the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys’ Champs at the National Stadium last night. From left St Jago’s Raheem Chambers, Raje Fearon of Kingston College and Edwin Allen’s Blake Thompson. (Photo: Bryan Cummings)
Jamaica College’s Giovannie White begins his celebration of the gold medal in the inaugural staging of the Boys Decathlon Open, as he completes the 1,500 metres at the National Stadium on Thursday. (Photo: Bryan Cummings)
Wolmer’s Girls’ Shawna Helps (centre) reacts after crossing the finish line to win gold in the Class Three 100m in 11:80 seconds ahead of Yanique Thompson (left) of Holmwood Technical (11:90) and teammate Janiele Smith (11:96) at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Girls’ Athletic Championships at the National Stadium last night. (Photo: Bryan Cummings)
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“I am proud of myself right now,” he told journalists, calling the win “redemption” as St Elizabeth Technical’s Andrew Fisher was second in 10.50 seconds and Munro College’s Delano Williams third in 10.55 seconds.
After a somewhat slow build-up over the previous two days, things reached fever pitch yesterday with the finals of the 100m and semi-finals and eliminations in several other events.
Kingston College led by 27 points after 14 finals at press time last night after amassing 122 points with Jamaica College on 95, 20 more than Calabar High on 75 with defending champions Wolmer’s Boys’ in fourth place on 47 and Munro College in fifth place on 37.
In the Girls’ competition, a single point separates defending champions Holmwood Technical on 109 from Edwin Allen at the top of the points standing.
DeShawn Jackson of JC won Class Two 100m in 10.73 seconds with Wolmer’s Raheem Robinson second and KC’s Tevin-Lloyd Thompson third, while Calabar’s Michael Ohara won Class Three in 11.15 seconds, beating KC’s Rashaad Saunderson and St Jago’s Raheem Chambers.
Kingston College and Jamaica College entered yesterday’s third and penultimate day locked in a heated battle with just three points separating them (56-53) after five completed finals, well ahead of third-placed on Calabar 28 with Munro College and Wolmer’s Boys’ tied on 25 each.Twenty-two more finals will be contested today.
Wolmer’s head coach David Riley had told Observer on the eve of the championships on Tuesday that he did not expect to take the lead until after the 400m finals today and also that they would score the most points of any school today.
He might be rethinking those predictions now after injuries to AShawni Mitchell, who went down in semis of the 400m, and Shavez Brooks being injured in the Class Three long jump final.
Among the highlights yesterday was a brilliant record run in the Class Three 1,500m by Calabar High’s Orville Dixon, who smashed the one-year-old record 4 minutes 25.67 seconds set by Titchfield’s Shavanes Robinson with a scintillating 4 minutes 17.27 seconds clocking, as he won going away from Ryan Holness of Edwin Allen High (4 minutes 26.25 seconds) and Robinson (4 minutes 26.77 seconds).
That was the third record of the meet added to the Class One discuss and pole vault open with a new record established in the decathlon open.
Jorel Belfante, also of Calabar, won Class Two in 4 minutes 10.59 seconds, crossing the finish line well ahead of KC’s Dominic Powell (4 minutes 13.23 seconds) with Lennon High’s Rajay Hamilton third with 4 minutes 13.95 seconds.
Rogeek Rochester of Kingston College won the Class One race in 3 minutes 59.83 seconds, followed across the line by St Jago’s Sanje Pantry (4 minutes 01.17 seconds) with Holmwood Technical’s Andre Hoosey third.
Manchester High’s Lennox Williams appears well set to retain his Class Two 400m title after posting 49.01 seconds, the fastest in the semis yesterday.
Ivan Henry of St Jago, silver medallist in Class Three last year, is also through to today’s points decider, but Munro College’s Kaneil Harrison, a medal favourite, is out, disqualified in the semis yesterday.
Calabar failed to score in the Class Two shot put that was won by Jamaica College’s Alec-Verne Longmore with a best throw of 15.45m, beating Edwin Allen High’s Demar Gayle (14.38m) and Lennon High’s Orega Welsh (14.19m).
Kingston College’s Clive Pullen retained the Class Two long jump with 7.44m that came on his first attempt, as St Jago’s Khrishna Christie was second with 7.14m with only two legal jumps, while Jamaica College’s Gavin Gibson took the bronze medal with 6.96m.
Jevaughn Fowler of Calabar won the Class Three long jump with a wind aided 6.47m (3.7m/s), beating STETHS’ Kevon Nichols 6.37 (3.7m/s) and Wolmer’s Jaheel Hyde 6.26m (2.2m/s).
Kingston College’s IAAF World Junior Championships and Youth Olympic representative Stefan Fennell will seek to make up for last year’s disappointment when he crashed out of the Class Two sprint hurdles in the semi-finals by posting the fastest qualifying time in the Class One 110m semis, 13.94 seconds.
KC, Wolmer’s Boys’ and Jamaica College each have two athletes in the final set for 3:50 pm today, while St Elizabeth Technical, Calabar High and Jamaica College will field two each in the Class Two 100m final.
Kemar Williams of Calabar had the fastest time yesterday after winning his semi-final in 14.44 seconds ahead of Jamaica College’s Tyler Mason (14.54 seconds).
David Hall of Kingston College, who has a season-best 2.15m in the Class One high jump, equal to the Champs record set in 1995 by Enrico Gordon, leads the 17 qualifiers for today’s final.
Read more: http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sport...#ixzz1IMrWFKzq
Defending Champions Wolmer's Boys have a Shock and Awe Saturday plan of MVP type bullet starts and slick baton change on the drawing boards. However, I hope that Wolmer's don't risk Julian Forte and Odeen Skeen anymore in the defence of the title. Anything can happen to the leaders on the final day and put Wolmer's back into contention for the title and therefore I am not saying that they should give up, just don't risk Forte & Skeen.
Kingston College lead - Holmwood, Edwin Allen tussle
Kingston College open up 27-point lead at Champs
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobsever.com
Saturday, April 02, 2011
JAZEEL Murphy shrugged off two years of injury and disappointments to land the blue riband event of the 101st staging of the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys’ Champs at the National Stadium, coming from behind to win the boys’ Class One 100m on last night’s third day.
The Bridgeport High student ran 10.49 seconds, the slowest in many years, to win the event, but said afterwards it did not matter as long as he crossed the line in first place.
Wolmer’s Girls’ Shawna Helps (centre) reacts after crossing the finish line to win gold in the Class Three 100m in 11:80 seconds ahead of Yanique Thompson (left) of Holmwood Technical (11:90) and teammate Janiele Smith (11:96) at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Girls’ Athletic Championships at the National Stadium last night. (Photo: Bryan Cummings)
Kingston College’s Rogeek Rochester celebrates as he takes the Class 1 Boys’ 1,500 metres gold yesterday evening on the penultimate day of the annual ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys’ and Girls’ Championships inside the National Stadium in Kingston. Rochester won the race in 3:59.83 secs.
Edwin Allen High star athlete Ristananna Tracey clears the final barrier in the Class 1 Girls’ 400-metre hurdles to take the gold in a record 55.81 secs at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys’ and Girls’ Championships inside the National Stadium in Kingston yesterday evening. Tracey, who erased Olympian Melaine Walker’s mark of 56.55 secs set in 2001 at Champs, is on course for two more individual gold medals, as she’s in the final of the 400m and the 800m. (Photos: Bryan Cummings)
Calabar’s Michael Ohara (centre) celebrates upon winning gold in the Class Three 100m final in 11.15 seconds at the 101st staging of the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys’ Champs at the National Stadium last night. From left St Jago’s Raheem Chambers, Raje Fearon of Kingston College and Edwin Allen’s Blake Thompson. (Photo: Bryan Cummings)
Jamaica College’s Giovannie White begins his celebration of the gold medal in the inaugural staging of the Boys Decathlon Open, as he completes the 1,500 metres at the National Stadium on Thursday. (Photo: Bryan Cummings)
Wolmer’s Girls’ Shawna Helps (centre) reacts after crossing the finish line to win gold in the Class Three 100m in 11:80 seconds ahead of Yanique Thompson (left) of Holmwood Technical (11:90) and teammate Janiele Smith (11:96) at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Girls’ Athletic Championships at the National Stadium last night. (Photo: Bryan Cummings)#slideshowtoggler, #slideshowtoggler a, #slideshowtoggler img {filter:none !important;zoom:normal !important}
1/6 “I am proud of myself right now,” he told journalists, calling the win “redemption” as St Elizabeth Technical’s Andrew Fisher was second in 10.50 seconds and Munro College’s Delano Williams third in 10.55 seconds.
After a somewhat slow build-up over the previous two days, things reached fever pitch yesterday with the finals of the 100m and semi-finals and eliminations in several other events.
Kingston College led by 27 points after 14 finals at press time last night after amassing 122 points with Jamaica College on 95, 20 more than Calabar High on 75 with defending champions Wolmer’s Boys’ in fourth place on 47 and Munro College in fifth place on 37.
In the Girls’ competition, a single point separates defending champions Holmwood Technical on 109 from Edwin Allen at the top of the points standing.
DeShawn Jackson of JC won Class Two 100m in 10.73 seconds with Wolmer’s Raheem Robinson second and KC’s Tevin-Lloyd Thompson third, while Calabar’s Michael Ohara won Class Three in 11.15 seconds, beating KC’s Rashaad Saunderson and St Jago’s Raheem Chambers.
Kingston College and Jamaica College entered yesterday’s third and penultimate day locked in a heated battle with just three points separating them (56-53) after five completed finals, well ahead of third-placed on Calabar 28 with Munro College and Wolmer’s Boys’ tied on 25 each.Twenty-two more finals will be contested today.
Wolmer’s head coach David Riley had told Observer on the eve of the championships on Tuesday that he did not expect to take the lead until after the 400m finals today and also that they would score the most points of any school today.
He might be rethinking those predictions now after injuries to AShawni Mitchell, who went down in semis of the 400m, and Shavez Brooks being injured in the Class Three long jump final.
Among the highlights yesterday was a brilliant record run in the Class Three 1,500m by Calabar High’s Orville Dixon, who smashed the one-year-old record 4 minutes 25.67 seconds set by Titchfield’s Shavanes Robinson with a scintillating 4 minutes 17.27 seconds clocking, as he won going away from Ryan Holness of Edwin Allen High (4 minutes 26.25 seconds) and Robinson (4 minutes 26.77 seconds).
That was the third record of the meet added to the Class One discuss and pole vault open with a new record established in the decathlon open.
Jorel Belfante, also of Calabar, won Class Two in 4 minutes 10.59 seconds, crossing the finish line well ahead of KC’s Dominic Powell (4 minutes 13.23 seconds) with Lennon High’s Rajay Hamilton third with 4 minutes 13.95 seconds.
Rogeek Rochester of Kingston College won the Class One race in 3 minutes 59.83 seconds, followed across the line by St Jago’s Sanje Pantry (4 minutes 01.17 seconds) with Holmwood Technical’s Andre Hoosey third.
Manchester High’s Lennox Williams appears well set to retain his Class Two 400m title after posting 49.01 seconds, the fastest in the semis yesterday.
Ivan Henry of St Jago, silver medallist in Class Three last year, is also through to today’s points decider, but Munro College’s Kaneil Harrison, a medal favourite, is out, disqualified in the semis yesterday.
Calabar failed to score in the Class Two shot put that was won by Jamaica College’s Alec-Verne Longmore with a best throw of 15.45m, beating Edwin Allen High’s Demar Gayle (14.38m) and Lennon High’s Orega Welsh (14.19m).
Kingston College’s Clive Pullen retained the Class Two long jump with 7.44m that came on his first attempt, as St Jago’s Khrishna Christie was second with 7.14m with only two legal jumps, while Jamaica College’s Gavin Gibson took the bronze medal with 6.96m.
Jevaughn Fowler of Calabar won the Class Three long jump with a wind aided 6.47m (3.7m/s), beating STETHS’ Kevon Nichols 6.37 (3.7m/s) and Wolmer’s Jaheel Hyde 6.26m (2.2m/s).
Kingston College’s IAAF World Junior Championships and Youth Olympic representative Stefan Fennell will seek to make up for last year’s disappointment when he crashed out of the Class Two sprint hurdles in the semi-finals by posting the fastest qualifying time in the Class One 110m semis, 13.94 seconds.
KC, Wolmer’s Boys’ and Jamaica College each have two athletes in the final set for 3:50 pm today, while St Elizabeth Technical, Calabar High and Jamaica College will field two each in the Class Two 100m final.
Kemar Williams of Calabar had the fastest time yesterday after winning his semi-final in 14.44 seconds ahead of Jamaica College’s Tyler Mason (14.54 seconds).
David Hall of Kingston College, who has a season-best 2.15m in the Class One high jump, equal to the Champs record set in 1995 by Enrico Gordon, leads the 17 qualifiers for today’s final.
Read more: http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sport...#ixzz1IMrWFKzq
They overworked the three injured stars, Michelle, Skeen and Forte 
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