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Socapro · « **Reply #30 on:** March 04, 2015, 08:21:03 PM »

Stephen Francis labels Usain Bolt a 'nice person', but says he doesn't fit into his philosophy
Published: Wednesday | March 4, 2015 | Shayne Fairman | Jamaica Gleaner

USAIN BOLT… Sets new 100m world record in Beijing 2008

Stephen Francis, head coach of Maximising Velocity and Power (MVP) track club, has revealed he turned down the opportunity to coach double Olympic world record holder Usain Bolt.

"When I got the chance to coach Bolt, I turned it down because coaching Bolt was not my idea of what coaching should be like," he said.

"I know somebody had to coach him, but it is not in me for the easy pass. I like the hardship and challenges," Francis told The Gleaner in an interview.

He added that his style is not about coaching the best athletes at Champs or elsewhere.

"I delight in taking the guy who was fourth, fifth or sixth and try and beat the guy who won," he continued.

Francis lauded Bolt as a unique athlete, with the 28-year-old living legend being the first man to win the 100 metres and 200 metres at consecutive Olympic Games, and the first man to ever win back-to-back gold medals in the sprints.

"At the time, I didn't know he (Bolt) was such a nice person, but coaching for me was never about having the fastest man or woman."

Francis says his role as coach is to make a difference and see athletes achieve more than they imagined.

"I like making a difference and see people achieve more than they could have even thought.

"That is what I like and how I am," he underlined.

The MVP guru conditioned Asafa Powell, who was arguably raw talent at Boys' Champs. He became a world record holder in the 100m from 2005-2008, with times of 9.77 and 9.74 seconds, respectively.

Underdog Position

Another of Francis' charges, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, was a virtual unknown at age 21, but won 100m gold at the 2008 Olympics.

She is one of three women in the world to win back-to-back Olympic 100m gold medals, and the second woman in history to hold both World and Olympic 100m titles.

"I like when people write us (MVP) off and say this person gone and that person gone, and when we come again, everybody says wow," Francis reasoned.

Francis' achievements with MVP athletes include 18 Olympic medals, 43 World Championship medals, five world records, three Olympic records, and 20 national re-cords since its inception in 1999.

"Sometimes it is almost embarrassing to see the appreciation the Jamaican people have shown for me or the work I have done," he underscored.

"I have love and respect for the Jamaican people; it is their approval that is more important to me than any award."

STMB · « **Reply #31 on:** March 08, 2015, 07:24:42 PM »

Jamaica's Christopher Taylor runs 15 year old WR in 400m - 45.69 slowing up

VIDEO:
http://www.trackalerts.com/Videos/christopher-taylor-runs-400m-world-age-group-record-in-kingston/5515/

Socapro · « **Reply #32 on:** March 08, 2015, 10:28:32 PM »

Quote from: STMB on March 08, 2015, 07:24:42 PM

Jamaica's Christopher Taylor runs 15 year old WR in 400m - 45.69 slowing up

VIDEO:
http://www.trackalerts.com/Videos/christopher-taylor-runs-400m-world-age-group-record-in-kingston/5515/

Christopher Taylor runs 400m World Age Group Record in Kingston (Boys U18)

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Christopher Taylor raced to a world record 400m time on Sunday's final day of Jamaica's 2015 Carifta Games Trials at the National Stadium. Taylor, only 15-year-old, raced down the backstretch before opened his lead into the home straight. The Calabar athlete even had time to ease down across the line in 45.69 seconds.

Boys 400 Meter Run UNDER 18
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Name Age Team Prelims Finals Points
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Section 1 Finals
1 Taylor, Christopher Calabar High 50.07 45.69
2 Ellington, Devaughn Petersfield High 48.07 47.54
3 Ledgister, Loeanardo ST Elizabeth Tech 48.88 48.20
4 Thompson, Achebe Excelsior High 49.34 49.00
5 Smith, Sheldon Munro College 49.50 49.05
6 Lemonious, Phillp Jamaica College 49.17 49.79
7 Morris, Dashawn Kingston College 50.24 50.32
8 Plummer, Romel Munro College 49.62 50.34

Socapro · « **Reply #33 on:** March 09, 2015, 05:28:35 PM »

Looks like Ja has now got some world class quarter-milers in both the U-18's and U-20's age groups.
Things look bright for them in the future so it looks like we will now have much stiffer competition from JA in the Men's 4x400m Relay come Rio 2016.
Hopefully these fellows are still too young but beyond 2016 I can see Ja Men's 4x4 team causing some serious trouble.

Bloomfield 45.41 to win 400m at Carifta Trials (Boys U20)

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Kingston College's (KC) Akeen Bloomfield made a statement in the 400m on Sunday's final day of Jamaica's Carifta Games Trials at the National Stadium. Bloomfield stopped the lock in 45.41 seconds to take the Under-20 boys 400m final.

Boys 400 Meter Run UNDER 20
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Name Age Team Prelims Finals
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1 Bloomfield, Akeem Kingston College 47.44 45.41
2 Thomas, Terry Greater Portmore 47.81 47.05
3 Black, Robin ST Elizabeth Tech 48.35 47.18
4 Henry, Ivan St. Jago High 48.26 47.31
5 Francis, Aykeeme Calabar High 49.53 47.39
6 Wilson, Renardo Calabar High 47.44 48.06
7 Weller, Demar Calabar High 48.68 48.55
8 Sewell, Collin St. Jago High 48.47 50.16

Socapro · « **Reply #34 on:** March 10, 2015, 12:02:54 PM »

World Record run for Christopher Taylor in Kingston
March 8th, 2015 6:12pm (trackalerts.com)

CHRISTOPHER TAYLOR… Sets 400m U18 world age group record at JA 2015 Carifta Trials

Christopher Taylor raced to a world record 400m time on Sunday’s final day of Jamaica’s 2015 Carifta Games Trials at the National Stadium

Taylor, only 15-year-old, raced down the backstretch before opened his lead into the home straight. The Calabar athlete even had time to ease down across the line in 45.69 seconds.

"I am really happy with the win and I did not expect to run that fast," said Taylor.

“I am really comfortable and elated about my performance today. My coach just gave me the instruction to come out here and qualify for the Carifta Games," he added.

Devaughn Ellington of Petersfield was some distance behind Taylor in 45.69. Loeanard Ledgister of STETHS was third in 48.20

The time beat Kirani James’ world age group record for 15-year-old of 45.70 set some six years ago. James is the only athlete to win the 200m and 400m titles at the 2009 World Youth Championships.

James went on to win World and Olympic Games 400m titles in 2011 and 2012.

Socapro · « **Reply #35 on:** March 13, 2015, 04:18:00 PM »

Hyde headlines strong Carifta team to St Kitts
Friday, March 13, 2015 (Jamaica Observer)

Jaheel Hyde (right) of Wolmer’s clears a hurdle ahead of Calabar’s Seanie Selvin (left) on his way to victory in the Under-20 110-metres hurdles event.

MONTEGO BAY, St James -- Christoff Bryan, the US Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) field events male athlete and World Junior 400m and Youth Olympic Games 110m hurdles champion Jaheel Hyde will lead a powerful 78-member Jamaican team to the 2015 CARIFTA Games to be held in St Kitts April 3-6.

The Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) released the team yesterday following last weekend's CARIFTA Trials held at the National Stadium in Kingston.

The breakdown of the team sees 18 athletes in the Under-18 section and 21 in both Under-20 sections, for boys and girls.

Jamaica won 89 medals last year -- 42 gold, 34 silver and 13 bronze at the event held in Martinique.

Twelve athletes will defend titles won last year, including Jauavney James who won two individual gold medals.

Lushae Wilson will defend the Under-18 boys high jump, while in the Under-18 girls, Kimone Shaw, Janeek Brown and Lamara Distin will defend their titles.

In the Under-20 girls, Sasha-gay Whyte in the 1500m, Tamara Moncrieff in the triple jump and Rochelle Frazer in the discus are returning champions.

Michael O'Hara is the Under-20 boys 200m champion, Clayton Brown won the high jump, Odaine Lewis won the triple jump and Demar Gayle won the shot put.

Bryan, who lost at CARIFTA Games last year for the first time, beaten by teammate Clayton Brown, has been outstanding in his first season for Kansas State in the high jump, clearing 2.28m indoors at the Tyson Invitational earlier this year.

Hyde, who competed in an individual event for the first time this season when he ran at the CARIFTA Trials, showed he was continuing where he left off last year with a 49.78 seconds in the intermediate hurdles then won the 110m the next day with 13.22 seconds.

World Junior Championships 200m bronze medallist Michael O'Hara, who won the boys Under-20 sprint double last weekend as well as Christopher Taylor and Akeem Bloomfield, who both ran sub 46.00 seconds in the 400m, were also named in the team.

On the female side, Youth Olympic Games 200m champion Natalyiah Whyte, World Youth 100m hurdles champion Yanique Thompson and World Youth 400m bronze medallist Tiffany James are the outstanding athletes named.

-- Paul Reid

Socapro · « **Reply #36 on:** March 20, 2015, 11:34:53 PM »

Jamaican ‘Champs’ to be streamed online
18 MAR 2015, General News, Kingston, Jamaica

The ISSA/Grace Kennedy Boys and Girls Championships takes place in Jamaica at their National Stadium, Kingston from Tuesday 24th to Saturday 28th March 2015.

The event that birthed Jamaican stars such as Usain Bolt, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Yohan Blake, to name just a few, goes global this year with its pay-per-view stream.

Now in its 105th year and widely known as ‘Champs’, the ISSA/Grace Kennedy Boys and Girls Championships showcases the cream of Jamaican athletics talent at the high school level. It is one of the largest, most intense and engaging competitions of its kind in the world.

Running from 24-28 March, the event will be available on a pay-per-view stream at www.1spotevents.com.

‘Champs’ is a platform where more than 1500 young athletes perform each year and new Jamaican stars are born over and over again in front of a filled stadium of up to 27,000 spectators.

Below is a nice preview by Vj Tolan of top 5 races and young talented male Jamaican athletes to look out for.

Top 5 Races To Watch At Boys Champs 2015
March 17, 2015 | Vj Tolan (Island Track)

Boys Champs 2015 is slated to be very close. The top 2 contenders are in high spirits… especially after the heroic runs of KC’s Bloomfield and Calabar’s Taylor at the Carifta Trials. While the battle for the Mortimer Geddes trophy will be quite interesting, there are many races that will have spectators gripping the edge of their seats. So, without further ado, here are my top 5 races:

Class 1 400m

Martin Manley of St. Jago expected to challenge Akeen Bloomfield for Class 1 400m title

Over the past week, I have seen doctors, lawyers, and professionals argue like children fighting over the last jelly donut in the box… I have had a street vendor tell me that “mi will tek out mi 2 front teeth”, if his prediction doesn’t come through… and I have heard persons say they will bet “any money” on “any day” and “under any circumstance” that their athlete cannot lose. Aykeem Francis of Calabar, Terry Thomas of Greater Portmore, and Robin Black of STETHS have run respectable times of 47.39, 47.05, and 47.18, respectively, this season. None of their names, however, are at the forefront of spectators minds for this year.

Bloomfield registered a world leading 45.41 seconds to obliterate the Carifta Trials field and has set himself up as the man to beat in the final. He is tall, powerful, fast, and maintains long and fluid strides throughout the race. Needless to say, he has the assets to scare anyone in his line-up. But then, how do you scare the reigning World and Olympic Youth 400m Champion? St. Jago’s Martin Manley has tested the best in the World at his age group and has 2 gold medals to show for it. He has a time of 45.89 from 2013, and while he has not looked himself this season, do not be surprised if he claims the gold. His teammate, Nathan Allen, placed second at last year’s Champs behind Javon Francis. He is an excellent competitor and went as fast as 46.11 at last year’s Carifta trials. He has run 10.43 in the 100m this season which is testament to his speed. Running for Vere Technical at Champs 2014, Twayne Crooks placed 7th in the 400m finals and was outclassed by Allen. He is now at KC and has laid down the gauntlet with his superb 45.93 second clocking at the GC Foster Classic and will surely seek to get the better of not only Allen but the entire field.

Twayne Crooks could help make it a KC 1-2 along with Akeen Bloomfield in Class 1 400m

A KC 1-2 finish is beckoning for this race with a ‘fit and healthy’ Bloomfield looking to be the likely winner. Amazingly, KC has 2 athletes who have registered a 45 second run in one season, a feat I believe has never been accomplished by a Jamaican High School before. Momentum going into the race is great and it shall be a good one. For the sake of the street vendors 2 teeth… let’s hope that Bloomfield wins.

Class 2 400m

CHRISTOPHER TAYLOR… Sets 400m U18 world age group record at JA 2015 Carifta Trials

I often notice that dignitaries, politicians, and special guests, usually arrive at the stadium somewhere around 5/6pm when the sun is going down and the place gets a bit cool. However, I wouldn’t be surprised if the Royal Box was filled and the stadium packed by 1.45 pm on Saturday… right before Calabar’s Christopher Taylor takes to the track. The prodigy has set the stage for a new world age group (15 years old) record to be cemented at the Championships … after he did the unthinkable at the Carifta Trials…. 45.69!

The heats for the 400m are on the Tuesday evening of Champs.. and the conditions are usually cool and calm at that time (ideal for fast times). At Champs 2014, Taylor set the Class 3 record of 48.72 in the heats and went on to run 48.80 in the final. If he wants to put the record to a point of no return (he has another year in the Class so he can break it again next year), he may very well go all out in the heats and leave us all in awe for the rest of the Championship. Although this race will consist of some formidable athletes… including Bann of KC who is expected to return from injury… Taylor should win easily and he’ll run a time that will make us question the accuracy of the clock… He’s that special.

Class 1 110m Hurdles

Jaheel Hyde of Wolmers Class 1 defending champion in the 110m Hurdles

The defending champion, Jaheel Hyde of Wolmer’s, looked very smooth when he cruised to a very impressive time of 13.22 seconds at Carifta Trials. He is the reigning World Youth Champion in the event and as such; it is difficult for anyone to bet against him. While the talented and confident Hyde boasts many accolades… he has only won the 110m hurdles at Champs once (last year) and has lost to Calabar’s Michael Ohara in three consecutive years. Surprisingly, Ohara failed to make the Class 1 110m final last year and hence, did not race against Hyde.

Calabar’s Michael Ohara will challenge Jaheel Hyde for the 110m Hurdles title

Ohara’s best time for the season is a fast 13.57 and he is fully focused on avenging any mishaps he experienced at Champs 2014. He is 3 and 0 against Hyde at Champs and he certainly has no plans to relent. Calabar’s Selvin ran 13.42 to place second behind Hyde at the Carifta Trials and has progressed wonderfully throughout the season… improving every time he runs. He may be a spoiler.

Hyde vs Ohara, the World Junior Record of 12.99 just may go!

Class 3 100m

I cannot pick a favourite for this race… the field is stacked with an abundance of speed. Twayne Garriques of St. Jago made the final last year and ran 11.09 at the GC Foster Classics last weekend. He is now touted as the frontrunner. Green Island’s Javier Johnson is, however, the favourite in the eyes of many track fanatics who want to see the boy from the West conquer the traditional schools. He ran 11.20 to win the Western Champs gold. The KC duo of Oshane Peart and either Tahj Roje Scott or Akeem Smith are true contenders and will be looking to capture the quinella on the Friday night. At the same time, they have been very quiet this season and I do wonder if the powerful KC Class 3 will be adversely affected from their lack of races. The JC duo of Anthony Haslam and Kerron Whyte should also be factors in the final. I understand that Class 4 athlete Daniel Chambers of St. Jago will compete in the 200m.

I definitely expect a close finish in this one.

Class 1 200m

Akeen Bloomfield of Kingston College may do Class 1 200/400m double at Champs

If KC’s Bloomfield does the 200/400m double, and he reports in great shape, then the 200m faceoff between himself and World Junior bronze medallist in the event, Ohara, will be truly epic. Both athletes have the calibre to break Usain Bolt’s record of 20.25 and if the conditions are good, I do expect them to eclipse it. Chad Walker of St. Jago posted 20.97 at the Carifta Trials, untested. He recently stated that he wants the record… and, notably, he will have the luxury of being the most rested going into that final. He may cause some damage. Fans should expect fireworks here as the next era of Jamaica’s world class sprinters will be coming out of this race.

The excitement is brewing and the biggest high school event in the world is only a week away. It’s gonna be great!

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Champs Video Blog, a look at the top boys

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Socapro · « **Reply #37 on:** March 24, 2015, 09:07:50 PM »

Link for updated race results: http://issasports.com/results/champs15/

ISSA/Grace Kennedy Boys and Girls Champs 2015
National Stadium, Jamaica
Schedule of Events

Day 1 - Tuesday 3/24/2015 - Starts at 02:00 PM

Event Round
2:00 PM #40 Boys 14-19 Javelin Throw OPEN Prelims
2:00 PM #9 Boys 16-19 Long Jump CLASS 1 BOYS Prelims
2:15 PM #73 Girls 10-12 70 Meter Hurdles CLASS 4 Prelims
2:30 PM #82 Girls 15-16 Shot Put CLASS 2 Prelims
2:35 PM #66 Girls 13-14 80 Meter Hurdles CLASS 3 Prelims
2:40 PM #48 Girls 17-18 High Jump CLASS 1 Prelims
3:05 PM #56 Girls 15-16 100 Meter Hurdles CLASS 2 Prelims
3:15 PM #46 Girls 17-18 100 Meter Hurdles CLASS 1 Prelims
3:25 PM #28 Boys 10-13 100 Meter Hurdles CLASS 3 BOYS Prelims
3:50 PM #17 Boys 14-15 110 Meter Hurdles CLASS 2 BOYS Prelims
4:15 PM #6 Boys 16-19 110 Meter Hurdles CLASS 1 BOYS Prelims
4:15 PM #59 Girls 15-16 Long Jump CLASS 2 Prelims
4:35 PM #63 Girls 13-14 400 Meter Dash CLASS 3 Prelims
4:40 PM #50 Girls 17-18 Discus Throw CLASS 1 Prelims
5:00 PM #25 Boys 10-13 400 Meter Dash CLASS 3 BOYS Prelims
5:30 PM #53 Girls 15-16 400 Meter Dash CLASS 2 Prelims
5:55 PM #14 Boys 14-15 400 Meter Dash CLASS 2 BOYS Prelims
6:00 PM #20 Boys 14-15 Long Jump CLASS 2 BOYS Prelims
6:30 PM #43 Girls 17-18 400 Meter Dash CLASS 1 Prelims
6:45 PM #3 Boys 16-19 400 Meter Dash CLASS 1 BOYS Prelims
7:20 PM #39 Boys 14-19 2000 Meter Steeplechase OPEN Prelims

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ISSA/Grace Kennedy Boys and Girls Champs 2015
National Stadium, Jamaica
Schedule of Events

Day 2 - Wednesday 3/25/2015 - Starts at 08:30 AM

Event Round
8:30 AM #76 Girls 10-12 Long Jump CLASS 4 Prelims
8:30 AM #86 Girls 17-18 Shot Put CLASS 1 Prelims
8:30 AM #11 Boys 16-19 Discus Throw CLASS 1 BOYS Prelims
8:30 AM #38 Decathlon: #1 Boys 14-19 100 Meter Run Finals
8:35 AM #68 Girls 13-14 High Jump CLASS 3 Prelims
8:45 AM #64 Girls 13-14 800 Meter Run CLASS 3 Prelims
9:15 AM #26 Boys 10-13 800 Meter Run CLASS 3 BOYS Prelims
9:55 AM #54 Girls 15-16 800 Meter Run CLASS 2 Prelims
10:20 AM #15 Boys 14-15 800 Meter Run CLASS 2 BOYS Prelims
10:30 AM #38 Decathlon: #2 Boys 14-19 Long Jump Finals
11:00 AM #44 Girls 17-18 800 Meter Run CLASS 1 Prelims
11:15 AM #4 Boys 16-19 800 Meter Run CLASS 1 BOYS Prelims
1:30 PM #70 Girls 13-14 Discus Throw CLASS 3 Prelims
1:30 PM #58 Girls 15-16 High Jump CLASS 2 Prelims
1:35 PM #72 Girls 10-12 200 Meter Dash CLASS 4 Prelims
2:10 PM #62 Girls 13-14 200 Meter Dash CLASS 3 Prelims
2:45 PM #38 Decathlon: #3 Boys 14-19 Shot Put Finals
2:50 PM #24 Boys 10-13 200 Meter Dash CLASS 3 BOYS Prelims
3:25 PM #52 Girls 15-16 200 Meter Dash CLASS 2 Prelims
3:35 PM #30 Boys 10-13 High Jump CLASS 3 BOYS Prelims
3:35 PM #20 Boys 14-15 Long Jump CLASS 2 BOYS Finals
4:10 PM #13 Boys 14-15 200 Meter Dash CLASS 2 BOYS Prelims
4:45 PM #42 Girls 17-18 200 Meter Dash CLASS 1 Prelims
5:05 PM #50 Girls 17-18 Discus Throw CLASS 1 Finals
5:10 PM #2 Boys 16-19 200 Meter Dash CLASS 1 BOYS Prelims
5:30 PM #82 Girls 15-16 Shot Put CLASS 2 Finals
5:40 PM #38 Decathlon: #4 Boys 14-19 High Jump Finals
5:45 PM #78 Girls 13-19 400 Meter Hurdles OPEN Prelims
5:55 PM #9 Boys 16-19 Long Jump CLASS 1 BOYS Finals
6:00 PM #33 Boys 14-19 400 Meter Hurdles OPEN Prelims
6:20 PM #74 Girls 10-12 4x100 Meter Relay CLASS 4 Prelims
6:50 PM #67 Girls 13-14 4x100 Meter Relay CLASS 3 Prelims
7:15 PM #29 Boys 10-13 4x100 Meter Relay CLASS 3 BOYS Prelims
7:45 PM #57 Girls 15-16 4x100 Meter Relay CLASS 2 Prelims
8:10 PM #18 Boys 14-15 4x100 Meter Relay CLASS 2 BOYS Prelims
8:35 PM #47 Girls 17-18 4x100 Meter Relay CLASS 1 Prelims
8:50 PM #7 Boys 16-19 4x100 Meter Relay CLASS 1 BOYS Prelims
9:15 PM #38 Decathlon: #5 Boys 14-19 400 Meter Dash Finals
9:25 PM #85 Girls 13-19 2000 Meter Steeplechase OPEN Finals
9:40 PM #39 Boys 14-19 2000 Meter Steeplechase OPEN Finals

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ISSA/Grace Kennedy Boys and Girls Champs 2015
National Stadium, Jamaica
Schedule of Events

Day 3 - Thursday 3/26/2015 - Starts at 08:15 AM

Event Round
8:15 AM #38 Decathlon: #6 Boys 14-19 110 Meter Hurdles Finals
8:30 AM #75 Girls 10-12 High Jump CLASS 4 Prelims
8:30 AM #60 Girls 15-16 Discus Throw CLASS 2 Prelims
8:30 AM #49 Girls 17-18 Long Jump CLASS 1 Prelims
8:30 AM #65 Girls 13-14 1500 Meter Run CLASS 3 Prelims
8:40 AM #21 Boys 14-15 Shot Put CLASS 2 BOYS Prelims
8:50 AM #27 Boys 10-13 1500 Meter Run CLASS 3 BOYS Prelims
9:15 AM #55 Girls 15-16 1500 Meter Run CLASS 2 Prelims
9:35 AM #16 Boys 14-15 1500 Meter Run CLASS 2 BOYS Prelims
10:00 AM #45 Girls 17-18 1500 Meter Run CLASS 1 Prelims
10:00 AM #38 Decathlon: #7 Boys 14-19 Discus Throw Finals
10:10 AM #5 Boys 16-19 1500 Meter Run CLASS 1 BOYS Prelims
10:45 AM #71 Girls 10-12 100 Meter Dash CLASS 4 Prelims
10:50 AM #31 Boys 10-13 Long Jump CLASS 3 BOYS Prelims
10:50 AM #68 Girls 13-14 High Jump CLASS 3 Finals
11:15 AM #61 Girls 13-14 100 Meter Dash CLASS 3 Prelims
11:40 AM #51 Girls 15-16 100 Meter Dash CLASS 2 Prelims
12:00 PM #83 Girls 13-19 Javelin Throw OPEN Prelims
12:10 AM #41 Girls 17-18 100 Meter Dash CLASS 1 Prelims
2:00 PM MEDAL PRESENTATION
Long Jump Classes 1&2 Boys
Shot Put Class 2 Girls
Steeple Chase Boys and Girls
Discus Throw Class 1 Girls
2:00 PM #36 Boys 16-19 Triple Jump CLASS 1 Prelims
2:05 PM #19 Boys 14-15 High Jump CLASS 2 BOYS Prelims
2:10 PM #38 Decathlon: #8 Boys 14-19 Pole Vault Finals
2:15 PM #23 Boys 10-13 100 Meter Dash CLASS 3 BOYS Prelims
2:45 PM #12 Boys 14-15 100 Meter Dash CLASS 2 BOYS Prelims
3:15 PM #1 Boys 16-19 100 Meter Dash CLASS 1 BOYS Prelims
3:15 PM #11 Boys 16-19 Discus Throw CLASS 1 BOYS Finals
3:25 PM #76 Girls 10-12 Long Jump CLASS 4 Finals
3:45 PM #64 Girls 13-14 800 Meter Run CLASS 3 Semis
3:55 PM #26 Boys 10-13 800 Meter Run CLASS 3 BOYS Semis
4:10 PM MEDAL PRESENTATION
4:20 PM #54 Girls 15-16 800 Meter Run CLASS 2 Semis
4:30 PM #15 Boys 14-15 800 Meter Run CLASS 2 BOYS Semis
4:45 PM #44 Girls 17-18 800 Meter Run CLASS 1 Semis
4:55 PM #4 Boys 16-19 800 Meter Run CLASS 1 BOYS Semis
5:00 PM #21 Boys 14-15 Shot Put CLASS 2 BOYS Finals
5:10 PM #30 Boys 10-13 High Jump CLASS 3 BOYS Finals
5:20 PM #32 Boys 14-19 5000 Meter Run OPEN Prelims
5:50 PM #59 Girls 15-16 Long Jump CLASS 2 Finals
5:55 PM #38 Decathlon: #9 Boys 14-19 Javelin Throw Finals
6:00 PM MEDAL PRESENTATION
High Jump Class 3 Girls
6:15 PM #72 Girls 10-12 200 Meter Dash CLASS 4 Semis
6:25 PM #62 Girls 13-14 200 Meter Dash CLASS 3 Semis
6:35 PM #24 Boys 10-13 200 Meter Dash CLASS 3 BOYS Semis
6:45 PM #52 Girls 15-16 200 Meter Dash CLASS 2 Semis
6:55 PM MEDAL PRESENTATION
Long Jump Class 4 Girls
Shot Put Class 2 Boys
High Jump Class 3 Boys
Discus Class 1 boys
7:10 PM #13 Boys 14-15 200 Meter Dash CLASS 2 BOYS Semis
7:20 PM #42 Girls 17-18 200 Meter Dash CLASS 1 Semis
7:30 PM #2 Boys 16-19 200 Meter Dash CLASS 1 BOYS Semis
7:50 PM #79 Girls 13-19 4x400 Meter Relay OPEN Prelims
8:20 PM #34 Boys 14-19 4x400 Meter Relay OPEN Prelims
8:55 PM #38 Decathlon: #10 Boys 14-19 1500 Meter Run Finals

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ISSA/Grace Kennedy Boys and Girls Champs 2015
National Stadium, Jamaica
Schedule of Events

Day 4 - Friday 3/27/2015 - Starts at 08:30 AM

Event Round
8:30 AM #81 Girls 13-19 Triple Jump OPEN Finals
8:30 AM #84 Heptathlon: #1 Girls 13-19 100 Meter Hurdles Finals
8:35 AM #83 Girls 13-19 Javelin Throw OPEN Finals
8:35 AM #10 Boys 16-19 Shot Put CLASS 1 BOYS Prelims
8:40 AM #8 Boys 16-19 High Jump CLASS 1 BOYS Prelims
8:45 AM #73 Girls 10-12 70 Meter Hurdles CLASS 4 Semis
9:10 AM #66 Girls 13-14 80 Meter Hurdles CLASS 3 Semis
9:15 AM #56 Girls 15-16 100 Meter Hurdles CLASS 2 Semis
9:25 AM #46 Girls 17-18 100 Meter Hurdles CLASS 1 Semis
9:35 AM #28 Boys 10-13 100 Meter Hurdles CLASS 3 BOYS Semis
9:55 AM #17 Boys 14-15 110 Meter Hurdles CLASS 2 BOYS Semis
10:15 AM #6 Boys 16-19 110 Meter Hurdles CLASS 1 BOYS Semis
10:30 AM #69 Girls 13-14 Long Jump CLASS 3 Prelims
11:00 AM #84 Heptathlon: #2 Girls 13-19 High Jump Finals
1:05 PM #60 Girls 15-16 Discus Throw CLASS 2 Finals
1:10 PM #31 Boys 10-13 Long Jump CLASS 3 BOYS Finals
1:15 PM MEDAL PRESENTATION
Pole Vault Boys
Long Jump Class 2 Girls
Long Jump Class 4 Boys
Decathlon Boys
Javelin Girls
1:35 PM #63 Girls 13-14 400 Meter Dash CLASS 3 Semis
1:40 PM #75 Girls 10-12 High Jump CLASS 4 Finals
1:45 PM #25 Boys 10-13 400 Meter Dash CLASS 3 BOYS Semis
1:55 PM #53 Girls 15-16 400 Meter Dash CLASS 2 Semis
2:05 PM #14 Boys 14-15 400 Meter Dash CLASS 2 BOYS Semis
2:15 AM #43 Girls 17-18 400 Meter Dash CLASS 1 Semis
2:25 PM #3 Boys 16-19 400 Meter Dash CLASS 1 BOYS Semis
2:40 PM #71 Girls 10-12 100 Meter Dash CLASS 4 Semis
3:00 PM #61 Girls 13-14 100 Meter Dash CLASS 3 Semis
3:05 PM #70 Girls 13-14 Discus Throw CLASS 3 Finals
3:10 PM #23 Boys 10-13 100 Meter Dash CLASS 3 BOYS Semis
3:15 PM #87 Boys 14-15 Triple Jump CLASS 2 Prelims
3:20 PM #51 Girls 15-16 100 Meter Dash CLASS 2 Semis
3:30 PM #12 Boys 14-15 100 Meter Dash CLASS 2 BOYS Semis
3:40 PM #41 Girls 17-18 100 Meter Dash CLASS 1 Semis
3:50 PM #1 Boys 16-19 100 Meter Dash CLASS 1 BOYS Semis
4:05 PM #80 Girls 13-19 1600 Sprint Medley OPEN Prelims
4:35 PM #35 Boys 14-19 1600 Sprint Medley OPEN Prelims
5:10 PM- 6:00 PM CEREMONY FOR HONOREES
6:05 PM MEDAL PRESENTATION
High Jump Class 1 Girls
Discus Class 2 Girls
Long Jump Class 3 Girls
6:10 PM #37 Boys 14-19 Pole Vault OPEN Finals
6:10 PM #22 Boys 14-15 Discus Throw CLASS 2 BOYS Prelims
6:15 PM #48 Girls 17-18 High Jump CLASS 1 Finals
6:20 PM #84 Heptathlon: #3 Girls 13-19 Shot Put Finals
6:20 PM #36 Boys 16-19 Triple Jump CLASS 1 Finals
6:25 PM #65 Girls 13-14 1500 Meter Run CLASS 3 Finals
6:30 PM #27 Boys 10-13 1500 Meter Run CLASS 3 BOYS Finals
6:35 PM #55 Girls 15-16 1500 Meter Run CLASS 2 Finals
6:45 PM #16 Boys 14-15 1500 Meter Run CLASS 2 BOYS Finals
6:50 PM #45 Girls 17-18 1500 Meter Run CLASS 1 Finals
7:00 PM #5 Boys 16-19 1500 Meter Run CLASS 1 BOYS Finals
7:10 PM MEDAL PRESENTATION
Discus Class 3 Girls
Triple Jump Class 2 Boys
1500m Classes 3 & 2 Girls
1500m Classes 3 & 2 Boys
7:25 PM #78 Girls 13-19 400 Meter Hurdles OPEN Finals
7:35 PM #33 Boys 14-19 400 Meter Hurdles OPEN Finals
7:40 PM MEDAL PRESENTATION
1500m Class 1 Girls
1500m Class 1 Boys
7:45 PM #71 Girls 10-12 100 Meter Dash CLASS 4 Finals
7:50 PM #61 Girls 13-14 100 Meter Dash CLASS 3 Finals
7:55 PM #23 Boys 10-13 100 Meter Dash CLASS 3 BOYS Finals
8:05 PM #51 Girls 15-16 100 Meter Dash CLASS 2 Finals
8:10 PM #12 Boys 14-15 100 Meter Dash CLASS 2 BOYS Finals
8:20 PM #41 Girls 17-18 100 Meter Dash CLASS 1 Finals
8:25 PM #1 Boys 16-19 100 Meter Dash CLASS 1 BOYS Finals
8:30 PM MEDAL PRESENTATION
Triple Jump Class 1 Boys
High Jump Class 4 Girls
100m Classes 4, 3 & 2 Girls
400m Hurdles Girls & Boys
100m Classes 3 & 2 Boys
8:40 PM #84 Heptathlon: #4 Girls 13-19 200 Meter Run Finals
8:45 PM MEDAL PRESENTATION
100m Class 1 Girls
100m Class 1 Boys

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ISSA/Grace Kennedy Boys and Girls Champs 2015
National Stadium, Jamaica
Schedule of Events

Day 5 - Saturday 3/28/2015 - Starts at 01:30 PM

Event Round
1:30 PM #40 Boys 14-19 Javelin Throw OPEN Finals
1:30 PM #84 Heptathlon: #5 Girls 13-19 Long Jump Finals
2:05 PM #58 Girls 15-16 High Jump CLASS 2 Finals
2:15 PM #63 Girls 13-14 400 Meter Dash CLASS 3 Finals
2:20 PM #25 Boys 10-13 400 Meter Dash CLASS 3 BOYS Finals
2:25 PM #53 Girls 15-16 400 Meter Dash CLASS 2 Finals
2:30 PM #14 Boys 14-15 400 Meter Dash CLASS 2 BOYS Finals
2:35 PM #43 Girls 17-18 400 Meter Dash CLASS 1 Finals
2:40 PM #3 Boys 16-19 400 Meter Dash CLASS 1 BOYS Finals
2:45 PM MEDAL PRESENTATION
400m Girls Classes 3 & 2
400m Boys Classes 3 & 2
2:55 PM #86 Girls 17-18 Shot Put CLASS 1 Finals
2:55 PM #73 Girls 10-12 70 Meter Hurdles CLASS 4 Finals
3:05 PM #66 Girls 13-14 80 Meter Hurdles CLASS 3 Finals
3:10 PM #69 Girls 13-14 Long Jump CLASS 3 Finals
3:10 PM MEDAL PRESENTATION
400m Class 1 Girls
400m Class 1 Boys
Javelin Boys
3:15 PM #56 Girls 15-16 100 Meter Hurdles CLASS 2 Finals
3:35 PM #46 Girls 17-18 100 Meter Hurdles CLASS 1 Finals
3:40 PM #28 Boys 10-13 100 Meter Hurdles CLASS 3 BOYS Finals
3:40 PM #19 Boys 14-15 High Jump CLASS 2 BOYS Finals
3:45 PM #22 Boys 14-15 Discus Throw CLASS 2 BOYS Finals
3:50 PM MEDAL PRESENTATION
High Jump Class 2 Girls
70m Hurdles Class 4 Girls
80m Hurdles Class 3 Girls
100m Hurdles Class 2 Girls
4:00 PM #17 Boys 14-15 110 Meter Hurdles CLASS 2 BOYS Finals
4:10 PM #6 Boys 16-19 110 Meter Hurdles CLASS 1 BOYS Finals
4:15 PM MEDAL PRESENTATION
100m Hurdles Class 1 Girls
100m Hurdles Class 3 Boys
4:20 PM #64 Girls 13-14 800 Meter Run CLASS 3 Finals
4:25 PM #26 Boys 10-13 800 Meter Run CLASS 3 BOYS Finals
4:30 PM #54 Girls 15-16 800 Meter Run CLASS 2 Finals
4:35 PM #15 Boys 14-15 800 Meter Run CLASS 2 BOYS Finals
4:40 PM #44 Girls 17-18 800 Meter Run CLASS 1 Finals
4:45 PM #4 Boys 16-19 800 Meter Run CLASS 1 BOYS Finals
4:45 PM #10 Boys 16-19 Shot Put CLASS 1 BOYS Finals
4:50 PM MEDAL PRESENTATION
110m Hurdles Classes 1 & 2 Boys
800m Classes 3 & 2 Boys
800m Classes 3 & 2 Girls
5:00 PM #72 Girls 10-12 200 Meter Dash CLASS 4 Finals
5:05 PM #49 Girls 17-18 Long Jump CLASS 1 Finals
5:10 PM #62 Girls 13-14 200 Meter Dash CLASS 3 Finals
5:15 PM #24 Boys 10-13 200 Meter Dash CLASS 3 BOYS Finals
5:20 PM #52 Girls 15-16 200 Meter Dash CLASS 2 Finals
5:25 PM #13 Boys 14-15 200 Meter Dash CLASS 2 BOYS Finals
5:30 PM #8 Boys 16-19 High Jump CLASS 1 BOYS Finals
5:35 PM #42 Girls 17-18 200 Meter Dash CLASS 1 Finals
5:40 PM #2 Boys 16-19 200 Meter Dash CLASS 1 BOYS Finals
5:45 PM #84 Heptathlon: #6 Girls 13-19 Javelin Throw Finals
5:45 PM MEDAL PRESENTATION
High Jump Class 2 Boys
Long Jump Class 3 Girls
Discus Class 2 Boys
800m Class 1 Boys
800m Class 1 Girls
200m Classes 4, 3 & 2 Girls
200m Classes 3 & 2 Boys
6:00 PM #80 Girls 13-19 1600 Sprint Medley OPEN Finals
6:10 PM #35 Boys 14-19 1600 Sprint Medley OPEN Finals
6:15 PM #77 Girls 13-19 3000 Meter Run OPEN Finals
6:30 PM MEDAL PRESENTATION
6:35 PM #87 Boys 14-15 Triple Jump CLASS 2 Finals
6:40 PM PRINCIPALS 8X50M RELAY
6:50 PM #47 Girls 17-18 4x100 Meter Relay CLASS 1 Finals
6:55 PM #7 Boys 16-19 4x100 Meter Relay CLASS 1 BOYS Finals
7:00 PM #57 Girls 15-16 4x100 Meter Relay CLASS 2 Finals
7:10 PM #18 Boys 14-15 4x100 Meter Relay CLASS 2 BOYS Finals
7:15 PM #67 Girls 13-14 4x100 Meter Relay CLASS 3 Finals
7:20 PM #29 Boys 10-13 4x100 Meter Relay CLASS 3 BOYS Finals
7:25 PM #74 Girls 10-12 4x100 Meter Relay CLASS 4 Finals
7:35 PM #84 Heptathlon: #7 Girls 13-19 800 Meter Run Finals
7:40 PM MEDAL PRESENTATION
200m Class 1 Boys
200m Class 1 Girls
Medley Relay Boys
Medley Relay Girls
3000m Girls
4x100m Classes 1 & 2 Boys
4x100m Classes 1 & 2 Girls
7:50 PM #32 Boys 14-19 5000 Meter Run OPEN Finals
8:20 PM MEDAL PRESENTATION
High Jump Class 1 Boys
Long Jump Class 1 Girls
4x100m Class 3 Boys
4x100m Class 4 Girls
Heptathlon Open Girls
8:35 PM #79 Girls 13-19 4x400 Meter Relay OPEN Finals
8:40 PM #34 Boys 14-19 4x400 Meter Relay OPEN Finals
8:45PM CLOSING CEREMONY

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Champs Video Blog: Day 1 Review

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ISSA/Grace Kennedy Boys and Girls Champs 2015
National Stadium, Jamaica
Schedule of Events

Day 1 - Tuesday 3/24/2015 - Starts at 02:00 PM

#40 Boys 14-19 Javelin Throw OPEN Prelims
#9 Boys 16-19 Long Jump CLASS 1 BOYS Prelims
#73 Girls 10-12 70 Meter Hurdles CLASS 4 Prelims
#82 Girls 15-16 Shot Put CLASS 2 Prelims
#66 Girls 13-14 80 Meter Hurdles CLASS 3 Prelims
#48 Girls 17-18 High Jump CLASS 1 Prelims
#56 Girls 15-16 100 Meter Hurdles CLASS 2 Prelims
#59 Girls 15-16 Long Jump CLASS 2 Prelims
#63 Girls 13-14 400 Meter Dash CLASS 3 Prelims
#50 Girls 17-18 Discus Throw CLASS 1 Prelims
#25 Boys 10-13 400 Meter Dash CLASS 3 BOYS Prelims
#53 Girls 15-16 400 Meter Dash CLASS 2 Prelims
#14 Boys 14-15 400 Meter Dash CLASS 2 BOYS Prelims
#20 Boys 14-15 Long Jump CLASS 2 BOYS Prelims
#43 Girls 17-18 400 Meter Dash CLASS 1 Prelims
#3 Boys 16-19 400 Meter Dash CLASS 1 BOYS Prelims
#39 Boys 14-19 2000 Meter Steeplechase OPEN Prelims

Event 14 Boys 14-15 400 Meter Dash CLASS 2 BOYS
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Sponsor: RAINBOW AWNINGS
Meet Record: R 46.64 3/16/2013 Devaughn Baker, Jamaica Coll
Name Year School Prelims
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Heat 1 Preliminaries
1 Christopher Taylor Calabar High 47.25Q
2 Keco Morrison Morant Bay High 49.87Q
3 Hakeem Russell Pembroke Hall High 51.98
4 Chrisjunior Coleman Manchester High 53.04
5 Paul Bowen Grange Hill High 54.10
6 Marcus Ewers Vauxhall High 56.24
-- Enrique Campbell Dinthill Tech DNF
Heat 2 Preliminaries
1 Anthony Carpenter Calabar High 48.34Q
2 Gary Gordon St. Jago High 50.15Q
3 Shamar Beckford Muschett High 51.01q
4 Jahvarrie Johnson Mavis Bank High 51.22
5 Tyrone Williams Spaldings High 51.83
6 Yanique Barrett Old Harbour High 52.00
7 Richardo Nelson Brown's Town High 55.03
Heat 3 Preliminaries
1 Jauavney James St. Elizabeth 49.83Q
2 Dashawn Morris Kingston College 50.23Q
3 Andy Williams St. Jago High 50.73q
4 Matthew Brown Meadowbrook High 51.19
5 Oshane Staple Lacovia High 53.40
6 Keno Johnson Albert Town High 53.45 RULE 163.3
-- Shemar Jones Greater Portmore DQ
Heat 4 Preliminaries
1 Achebe Thompson Excelsior High 49.82Q
2 Franklyn Dunkley St. Andrew Tech 50.12Q
3 Leonardo Stewart B. B. Coke High 50.56q
4 Kristoff Walters Lacovia High 50.79q
5 Rod Stewart Frome Technical 50.96q
6 Johnathan Grant St. Mary High 52.65
7 Romell Lennox Waterford High 54.51
Heat 5 Preliminaries
1 Sheldon Smith Munro College 49.81Q
2 Romario Mickiel Manchester High 50.64Q
3 Akeem Thomas Wolmer's High 50.87q
4 Allix Armstrong Mona High 51.74
5 Maneesh Vassell Rhodes Hall High 52.56
6 Brandon Phillips Cornwall College 53.05
7 Samuel Smith Herbert Morrison 55.72
8 Maurice Thompson Papine High 55.91
Heat 6 Preliminaries
1 Leonardo Ledgister St. Elizabeth 49.67Q
2 Ricardo Henry Bellefield High 51.45Q
3 Devontae Daley Troy High 51.53
4 David Mattis Mona High 55.31
5 Taffari Edwards Foga Road High 55.50
-- Paul Henry Gaynstead High DQ RULE 163.3
Heat 7 Preliminaries
1 Romel Plummer Munro College 49.78Q
2 Phillip Lemonious Jamaica College 50.11Q
3 Sean Wilson Wolmer's High 51.23
4 Amechie Allen Greater Portmore 51.50
5 Gareth Robinson Fair Prospect High 53.93
6 Devondre Armstrong Cedric Titus High 54.17
7 Courtney Lecky Donald Quarrie High 55.99
Heat 8 Preliminaries
1 Travis Williams Gaynstead High 49.92Q
2 Maleik Smith Jamaica College 50.43Q
3 Andre Foster Mile Gully High 52.28
4 Sean Kalawan Petersfield High 52.91
5 Thomas Shavoy Claude McKay High 55.58
6 Nathan Johnson Spaldings High 57.18
7 Tarique Pinnock Tarrant High 57.38
-- Shakquor Thompson Vauxhall High DQ RULE 163.3
Heat 9 Preliminaries
1 Tyreke Bryan Kingston College 49.63Q
2 Malik Smith Bridgeport High 50.05Q
3 Rasheed Fasanya St. George's 51.44
4 Joseph Mckenzie Denbigh High 51.62
5 Dean Brown Glenmuir High 53.18
6 Micah Brown Meadowbrook High 53.42
7 Akeem Daley Dinthill Tech 53.48
8 Peter Laing Tacius Golding High 53.67
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Sponsor: RAINBOW AWNINGS
Meet Record: R 46.64 3/16/2013 Devaughn Baker, Jamaica Coll
Name Year School Prelims H#
===================================================================
Preliminaries
1 Christopher Taylor Calabar High 47.25Q 1
2 Anthony Carpenter Calabar High 48.34Q 2
3 Tyreke Bryan Kingston College 49.63Q 9
4 Leonardo Ledgister St. Elizabeth 49.67Q 6
5 Romel Plummer Munro College 49.78Q 7
6 Sheldon Smith Munro College 49.81Q 5
7 Achebe Thompson Excelsior High 49.82Q 4
8 Jauavney James St. Elizabeth 49.83Q 3
9 Travis Williams Gaynstead High 49.92Q 8
10 Keco Morrison Morant Bay High 49.87Q 1
11 Malik Smith Bridgeport High 50.05Q 9
12 Phillip Lemonious Jamaica College 50.11Q 7
13 Franklyn Dunkley St. Andrew Tech 50.12Q 4
14 Gary Gordon St. Jago High 50.15Q 2
15 Dashawn Morris Kingston College 50.23Q 3
16 Maleik Smith Jamaica College 50.43Q 8
17 Romario Mickiel Manchester High 50.64Q 5
18 Ricardo Henry Bellefield High 51.45Q 6
19 Leonardo Stewart B. B. Coke High 50.56q 4
20 Andy Williams St. Jago High 50.73q 3
21 Kristoff Walters Lacovia High 50.79q 4
22 Akeem Thomas Wolmer's High 50.87q 5
23 Rod Stewart Frome Technical 50.96q 4
24 Shamar Beckford Muschett High 51.01q 2

Event 3 Boys 16-19 400 Meter Dash CLASS 1 BOYS
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Sponsor: JTA CO-OP CREDIT UNION
Meet Record: R 45.00 3/29/2014 Javon Francis, Calabar High
Name Year School Prelims
================================================================
Heat 1 Preliminaries
1 Akeem Bloomfield Kingston College 48.16Q
2 Fabian Murry Munro College 48.33Q
3 Kemar Chin Holmwood Techn 48.39q
4 Romaine Wong Clan Carthy High 50.78
5 Keddar Stanley Bog Walk High 51.21
6 Raphael Walker Seaforth High 55.09
Heat 2 Preliminaries
1 Twayne Crooks Kingston College 47.23Q
2 Caniggia Harriott Munro College 48.41Q
3 Delano Thomas Vauxhall High 49.80
4 Dijon Scott Lacovia High 50.77
5 Lenroy Brown Vere Technical High 51.16
6 Bernell Galloway Kemps Hill High 51.88
7 Raygon Hyatt Tacky High 53.81
Heat 3 Preliminaries
1 Nathon Allen St. Jago High 48.22Q
2 Mazinho Barrett Garvey Maceo High 48.93Q
3 Julius Lewis Greater Portmore 49.73q
4 Prince Bernard Little London High 50.17
5 Tyrone Henry York Castle High 50.97
6 Sanjay Brown Vauxhall High 51.77
7 Akeem Hurd Donald Quarrie High 52.32
Heat 4 Preliminaries
1 Renado Wilson Calabar High 48.20Q
2 Okeen Williams St. Elizabeth 48.77Q
3 Romarieo Turner Mona High 49.18q
4 Javian Harris William Knibb 49.88
5 Trevaughn Hyman Spaldings High 50.39
6 Ran Rose Cedric Titus High 51.09
7 Jordain Minott Old Harbour High 52.34
Heat 5 Preliminaries
1 Romario Williams Muschett High 48.20Q
2 Devaughn Baker Jamaica College 48.69Q
3 Shavane Bowman Bog Walk High 49.95
4 Jason Gordon Spaldings High 51.51
5 Noxroy Wright Pembroke Hall High 53.79
-- Johnoy Brown Fair Prospect High DQ RULE 163.3
Heat 6 Preliminaries
1 Terry Thomas Greater Portmore 48.12Q
2 Delon Cauldwell St. Andrew Tech 49.29Q
3 Junior Brown Hydel High 49.75
4 Stephan Powell Morant Bay High 50.95
5 Orlando Fisher Green Pond High 51.28
6 Makonnen Planter Herbert Morrison 51.64
7 Kevon Miller Rhodes Hall High 53.54
Heat 7 Preliminaries
1 Jordon Scott Petersfield High 48.60Q
2 Robin Black St. Elizabeth 48.80Q
3 Dennis Sterling Guys Hill High 49.39q
4 Travis Jackson Garvey Maceo High 49.75q
5 Nicholas Francis Camperdown High 51.69
6 Ashani Levy Bellefield High 52.85
7 Ricardo Mckenzie Cornwall College 57.20
Heat 8 Preliminaries
1 Martin Manley St. Jago High 48.23Q
2 Aykeeme Francis Calabar High 48.50Q
3 Romario Ferron Hydel High 49.34q
4 Fostena Johnson Wolmer's High 49.93
5 Ricardo Hall Vere Technical High 51.07
6 Nealon Mckenzie Marcus Garve 51.27
7 Mario Brown St. Thomas Tech 54.09
8 Chevon Brooks Foga Road High 54.30
Heat 9 Preliminaries
1 Shawndail McLaren Jamaica College 48.10Q
2 Devaughn Ellington Petersfield High 48.37Q
3 Kahjay Morris Charlemont High 50.55
4 Telphia Hines Donald Quarrie High 51.00
5 Tafari Ellis Frome Technical 51.20
6 Oshane Campbell Tacius Golding High 55.27
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Sponsor: JTA CO-OP CREDIT UNION
Meet Record: R 45.00 3/29/2014 Javon Francis, Calabar High
Name Year School Prelims H#
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Preliminaries
1 Twayne Crooks Kingston College 47.23Q 2
2 Shawndail McLaren Jamaica College 48.10Q 9
3 Terry Thomas Greater Portmore 48.12Q 6
4 Akeem Bloomfield Kingston College 48.16Q 1
5 Renado Wilson Calabar High 48.20Q 4
6 Romario Williams Muschett High 48.20Q 5
7 Nathon Allen St. Jago High 48.22Q 3
8 Martin Manley St. Jago High 48.23Q 8
9 Jordon Scott Petersfield High 48.60Q 7
10 Fabian Murry Munro College 48.33Q 1
11 Devaughn Ellington Petersfield High 48.37Q 9
12 Caniggia Harriott Munro College 48.41Q 2
13 Aykeeme Francis Calabar High 48.50Q 8
14 Devaughn Baker Jamaica College 48.69Q 5
15 Okeen Williams St. Elizabeth 48.77Q 4
16 Robin Black St. Elizabeth 48.80Q 7
17 Mazinho Barrett Garvey Maceo High 48.93Q 3
18 Delon Cauldwell St. Andrew Tech 49.29Q 6
19 Kemar Chin Holmwood Techn 48.39q 1
20 Romarieo Turner Mona High 49.18q 4
21 Romario Ferron Hydel High 49.34q 8
22 Dennis Sterling Guys Hill High 49.39q 7
23 Julius Lewis Greater Portmore 49.73q 3
24 Travis Jackson Garvey Maceo High 49.75q 7

Socapro · « **Reply #39 on:** March 27, 2015, 12:10:57 AM »

Champs Video Blog, Day 2 Review

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ISSA/Grace Kennedy Boys and Girls Champs 2015
National Stadium, Jamaica
Schedule of Events

Day 2 - Wednesday 3/25/2015 - Starts at 08:30 AM

Event 2 Boys 16-19 200 Meter Dash CLASS 1 BOYS
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Sponsor: LIME
Meet Record: R 20.25 2003 USAIN BOLT, WILLIAM KNIBB
Name Year School Prelims
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Heat 1 Preliminaries Wind: 1.9
1 Shivnarine Smalling Kingston College 21.31Q
2 Martin Manley St. Jago High 21.31Q
3 Tarik Morrison Munro College 21.46q
4 Joshua Mcdowell Manchester High 22.28
5 Shavane Bowman Bog Walk High 22.46
6 Christopher Wright Petersfield High 22.60
7 Dijon Scott Lacovia High 22.78
Heat 2 Preliminaries Wind: 1.1
1 Michael O'Hara Calabar High 21.02Q
2 Johnoy Brown Fair Prospect High 21.87Q
3 Brandon Robinson Camperdown High 21.94q
4 Nealon Mckenzie Marcus Garve 22.41
5 Ricaedo Henriques Papine High 22.98
6 Dillon Ellis Bellefield High 23.30
7 Ryon Sparks Claude McKay High 23.42
Heat 3 Preliminaries Wind: -0.4
1 Chad Walker St. Jago High 21.29Q
2 Jahnoy Thompson Manchester High 21.72Q
3 Lorenzo Cooper St. George's 21.73q
4 Javoy Tucker Wolmer's High 21.87q
5 Lynval Whyte Pembroke Hall High 22.42
6 Akeem Blake Edith Dalton 22.93
7 Khalie Romans Waterford High 23.09
8 Randae Baptiste Denbigh High 23.10
Heat 4 Preliminaries Wind: 1.8
1 Nigel Ellis St. Elizabeth 21.16Q
2 Roshane Blake Bridgeport High 21.88Q
3 Neeno Symister Green Island High 22.09
4 Stephan Powell Morant Bay High 22.13
5 Delano Thomas Vauxhall High 22.25
6 Kahjay Morris Charlemont High 22.47
7 Tajj Anderson Titchfield High 22.68
8 Jevaun Powell Mona High 23.22
Heat 5 Preliminaries Wind: 1.0
1 Hujaye Cornwall St. Elizabeth 21.26Q
2 Seanie Selvin Calabar High 21.32Q
3 Mazinho Barrett Garvey Maceo High 21.91q
4 Roshain Malcolm William Knibb 22.00
5 Justin Evans DeCarteret College 22.03
6 Junior Reid St. Mary High 22.16
7 Romone Clarke Innswood High 23.64
-- Davion Broomfield May Day High DNF
Heat 6 Preliminaries Wind: 0.9
1 Devaughn Baker Jamaica College 21.57Q
2 Okeem White Green Pond High 21.82Q
3 Chidi Hibbert St. Mary High 21.93q
4 Delano Bailey Troy High 22.33
5 Tyrone Lynch Greater Portmore 22.87
6 Demario Barwise Rhodes Hall High 22.92
7 Makonnen Planter Herbert Morrison 23.01
8 Tyrone Henry York Castle High 23.09
Heat 7 Preliminaries Wind: 0.8
1 Twayne Crooks Kingston College 21.23Q
2 Romario Ferron Hydel High 22.05Q
3 Orlando Fisher Green Pond High 22.14
4 Schadrique Griffiths Papine High 22.28
5 Kevin Gordon Rusea's High 22.41
6 Jordain Minott Old Harbour High 22.86
7 Oshane Campbell Tacius Golding High 23.09
8 Necoa Francis Dinthill Tech 23.58
Heat 8 Preliminaries Wind: 1.6
1 Akeemo Minott St. George's 21.65Q
2 Odane Bernard Donald Quarrie High 21.83Q
3 Richard Curtis Vauxhall High 21.99
4 Anntoneo Haughton St. Catherine High 22.03
5 Christopher Bent Herbert Morrison 22.08
6 Raheame Leavine Petersfield High 22.09
7 Rodjae Drummond Green Island High 22.42
8 Tafari Ellis Frome Technical 23.08
Heat 9 Preliminaries Wind: 0.1
1 Micheal Campbell Jamaica College 21.43Q
2 Rushane Edwards Munro College 21.62Q
3 Andre Rambana Wolmer's High 22.06
4 Ackeme Rae Buff Bay High 22.25
5 Alexander Johnson Old Harbour High 22.89
6 Ricardo Fearon Vere Technical High 22.97
7 Kadran Goldson Maggotty High 23.31
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Sponsor: LIME
Meet Record: R 20.25 2003 USAIN BOLT, WILLIAM KNIBB
Name Year School Prelims Wind H#
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Preliminaries
1 Michael O'Haro Calabar High 21.02Q 1.1 2
2 Nigel Ellis St. Elizabeth 21.16Q 1.8 4
3 Twayne Crooks Kingston College 21.23Q 0.8 7
4 Hujaye Cornwall St. Elizabeth 21.26Q 1.0 5
5 Chad Walker St. Jago High 21.29Q -0.4 3
6 Shivnarine Smalling Kingston College 21.31Q 1.9 1
7 Micheal Campbell Jamaica College 21.43Q 0.1 9
8 Devaughn Baker Jamaica College 21.57Q 0.9 6
9 Akeemo Minott St. George's 21.65Q 1.6 8
10 Martin Manley St. Jago High 21.31Q 1.9 1
11 Seanie Selvin Calabar High 21.32Q 1.0 5
12 Rushane Edwards Munro College 21.62Q 0.1 9
13 Jahnoy Thompson Manchester High 21.72Q -0.4 3
14 Okeem White Green Pond High 21.82Q 0.9 6
15 Odane Bernard Donald Quarrie High 21.83Q 1.6 8
16 Johnoy Brown Fair Prospect High 21.87Q 1.1 2
17 Roshane Blake Bridgeport High 21.88Q 1.8 4
18 Romario Ferron Hydel High 22.05Q 0.8 7
19 Tarik Morrison Munro College 21.46q 1.9 1
20 Lorenzo Cooper St. George's 21.73q -0.4 3
21 Javoy Tucker Wolmer's High 21.87q -0.4 3
22 Mazinho Barrett Garvey Maceo High 21.91q 1.0 5
23 Chidi Hibbert St. Mary High 21.93q 0.9 6
24 Brandon Robinson Camperdown High 21.94q 1.1 2

Event 9 Boys 16-19 Long Jump CLASS 1 BOYS
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Sponsor: TVJ
Meet Record: R 7.87m 1993 LEON GORDON, VERE TECHNICAL
6.80m Q Qualify to final
Name Year School Finals Wind Points
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O'brien Wasome 7.71m wins C1 boys long jump final + Interview Champs 2015

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Finals
1 Obrien Wasome Jamaica College 7.71m -0.9 9
2 Travis Riley Calabar High 7.40m -0.6 7
3 Alrick Ottey Cornwall College 7.36m -0.1 6
4 Odaine Lewis Cornwall College 7.17m -0.6 5
5 Ajani James Jamaica College J7.17m -2.4 4
6 Jullane Walker Calabar High 7.06m -0.2 3
7 Shown-D Thompson St. Jago High 7.03m -0.1 2
8 Lexux Brown St. Elizabeth 6.85m -0.7 1
9 Gavin Gibson Kingston College 6.84m -0.8
10 Carlington Moulton St. George's 6.65m -1.1
10 Tasrico Bell Vere Technical High 6.65m -0.4
12 Jordan Scott Campion College 6.64m -0.2
13 Lorne Barrett Campion College 6.63m -0.1
14 Javier Ogilvie Wolmer's High 6.45m -2.6
15 Ouekie Wright St. Elizabeth 6.40m -0.6
16 Daniel Clarke Herbert Morrison 6.35m -0.3

Event 7 Boys 16-19 4x100 Meter Relay CLASS 1 BOYS
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Sponsor: GRACE KENNEDY
Meet Record: R 39.35 3/29/2014 Calabar High, Calabar High
J Francis, J Walker, J Fowler, M O'haro
School Prelims
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Heat 1 Preliminaries
1 Calabar High 40.04Q
2 Munro College 41.32q
3 Vauxhall High 41.84
4 Cornwall College 42.14
5 Camperdown High 42.36
6 Mona High 43.02
7 Ardenne High 43.74
8 Campion College 46.17
Heat 2 Preliminaries
1 St. Jago High 40.01Q
2 Excelsior High 41.72
3 Garvey Maceo High 42.17
4 Vere Technical High 42.41
5 Morant Bay High 43.51
6 DeCarteret College 44.34
-- Wolmer's High School for Boys DNF
-- Manchester High DNF
Heat 3 Preliminaries
1 Jamaica College 40.91Q
2 St. Elizabeth Technical High 41.34q
3 Petersfield High 41.70
4 Herbert Morrison Technical 41.88
5 Greater Portmore High 43.00
6 Green Pond High 43.34
7 Dinthill Technical High 43.58
8 Pembroke Hall High 43.67
Heat 4 Preliminaries
1 Kingston College 40.05Q
2 St. George's College 40.50q
3 Green Island High 41.66q
4 Papine High 42.94
5 Donald Quarrie High 43.21
6 Old Harbour High 43.65
7 William Knibb Memorial High 43.66
===================================================================
Sponsor: GRACE KENNEDY
Meet Record: R 39.35 3/29/2014 Calabar High, Calabar High
J Francis, J Walker, J Fowler, M O'haro
School Prelims H#
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Preliminaries
1 St. Jago High 40.01Q 2
2 Calabar High 40.04Q 1
3 Kingston College 40.05Q 4
4 Jamaica College 40.91Q 3
5 St. George's College 40.50q 4
6 Munro College 41.32q 1
7 St. Elizabeth Technical High 41.34q 3
8 Green Island High 41.66q 4

Socapro · « **Reply #40 on:** March 28, 2015, 10:23:15 AM »

Champs Video Blog, Day 3 Review

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ISSA/Grace Kennedy Boys and Girls Champs 2015
National Stadium, Jamaica
Schedule of Events

Day 3 - Thursday 3/26/2015 - Starts at 08:15 AM

Event 1 Boys 16-19 100 Meter Dash CLASS 1 BOYS
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Sponsor: GRACE KENNEDY
Meet Record: R 10.12 3/28/2014 Zharnel Hughes, Kingston Col
Name Year School Prelims
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Heat 1 Preliminaries Wind: -5.3
1 Okeen Williams St. Elizabeth 10.98Q
2 Odario Phillips Camperdown High 11.42Q
3 Roshain Malcolm William Knibb 11.60
4 Christopher Wright Petersfield High 11.62
5 Ricardo Fearon Vere Technical High 11.75
6 Jeffery Robinson Little London High 11.77
-- Kevaughn Christopher Mona High FS
Heat 2 Preliminaries Wind: -4.7
1 Michael O'Hara Calabar High 11.15Q
2 Kenrick Jarrett Vauxhall High 11.40Q
3 Ryan Jackson Munro College 11.60
4 Demoye Easy St. Catherine High 11.67
5 Romone Clarke Innswood High 11.94
6 Winston Mcleod Old Harbour High 11.98
7 Ryan Mcanuff Cedric Titus High 12.37
Raheem Chambers longest 100m Drive Phase Ever held for 80m!!!!

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Heat 3 Preliminaries Wind: -1.9
1 Raheem Chambers St. Jago High 11.15Q
2 Chidi Hibbert St. Mary High 11.34Q
3 Brandon Robinson Camperdown High 11.36
4 Roshane Blake Bridgeport High 11.39
5 Tavis Irons Green Island High 11.54
6 Oshane Campbell Tacius Golding High 11.72
7 Dillon Ellis Bellefield High 11.85
Heat 4 Preliminaries Wind: -8.6
1 Edward Clarke Calabar High 11.47Q
2 Washington Brown Cornwall College 11.61Q
3 Justin Evans DeCarteret College 11.67
4 Anntoneo Haughton St. Catherine High 11.84
5 Jonelle Cameron Muschett High 11.90
6 Gary Brown St. Andrew Tech 11.99
7 Kevin Gordon Rusea's High 12.20
Heat 5 Preliminaries Wind: -3.6
1 Raheem Robinson Wolmer's High 10.98Q
2 Oshane Hylton Green Island High 11.20Q
3 Christopher Bent Herbert Morrison 11.42
4 Shemar Mclaren Ardenne High 11.52
5 Ricaedo Henriques Papine High 11.72
6 Jevaun Powell Mona High 11.77
Heat 6 Preliminaries Wind: -3.2
1 Nigel Ellis St. Elizabeth 10.95Q
2 Chadayne Walker Kingston College 11.19Q
3 Demario Barwise Rhodes Hall High 11.67
4 Ackeme Rae Buff Bay High 11.81
5 Jannioy Gordon York Castle High 12.02
Heat 7 Preliminaries Wind: -4.8
1 Waseem Williams Jamaica College 11.12Q
2 Tasrico Bell Vere Technical High 11.68Q
3 Orlando Fisher Green Pond High 11.80
4 Derrio Duncan Dinthill Tech 11.88
5 Leonard Woodstock Lacovia High 11.89
6 Delano Bailey Troy High 11.91
7 Laurence Wood Pembroke Hall High 12.00
Heat 8 Preliminaries Wind: -6.0
1 Romario Williams Muschett High 11.35Q
2 Johnoy Brown Fair Prospect High 11.53Q
3 Oscar Robinson Garvey Maceo High 11.53
4 Kimani Cummings Vauxhall High 11.76
5 Lenworth Mckenzie Ewarton High 12.13
6 Yazen Nelson Meadowbrook High 12.50
-- Okeem White Green Pond High FS
Heat 9 Preliminaries Wind: -2.1
1 Javoy Tucker Wolmer's High 10.91Q
2 Picton Willis St. George's 11.06Q
3 Dwayne Morgan Bog Walk High 11.27
4 Imar Tomlinson Excelsior High 11.29
5 Stephen Bryan Clan Carthy High 11.55
6 Adrian Hamilton Morant Bay High 11.70
7 Dovoy Brown Kemps Hill High 11.99
8 Rushane Edwards Munro College 13.03
Heat 10 Preliminaries Wind: -5.0
1 Mario Williams Kingston College 10.96Q
2 Amoy Brown St. George's 10.99Q
3 Schadrique Griffiths Papine High 11.14q
4 Jermaine Allen Petersfield High 11.65
5 Randae Baptiste Denbigh High 11.93
6 Ryon Sparks Claude McKay High 11.95
-- Kadran Goldson Maggotty High FS
Heat 11 Preliminaries Wind: -1.8
1 Micheal Campbell Jamaica College 10.87Q
2 Chad Walker St. Jago High 10.99Q
3 Oshane Blake Herbert Morrison 11.19q
4 Javel Carby Denbigh High 11.41
5 Akeem Blake Edith Dalton 11.63
6 Timmothi Mcmaster Hydel High 11.64
7 Ricardo Scott William Knibb 11.83
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Sponsor: GRACE KENNEDY
Meet Record: R 10.12 3/28/2014 Zharnel Hughes, Kingston Col
Name Year School Prelims Wind H#
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Preliminaries
1 Micheal Campbell Jamaica College 10.87Q -1.8 11
2 Javoy Tucker Wolmer's High 10.91Q -2.1 9
3 Nigel Ellis St. Elizabeth 10.95Q -3.2 6
4 Mario Williams Kingston College 10.96Q -5.0 10
5 Raheem Robinson Wolmer's High 10.98Q -3.6 5
6 Okeen Williams St. Elizabeth 10.98Q -5.3 1
7 Waseem Williams Jamaica College 11.12Q -4.8 7
8 Michael O'Hara Calabar High 11.15Q -4.7 2
9 Raheem Chambers St. Jago High 11.15Q -1.9 3
10 Romario Williams Muschett High 11.35Q -6.0 8
11 Edward Clarke Calabar High 11.47Q -8.6 4
12 Chad Walker St. Jago High 10.99Q -1.8 11
13 Amoy Brown St. George's 10.99Q -5.0 10
14 Picton Willis St. George's 11.06Q -2.1 9
15 Chadayne Walker Kingston College 11.19Q -3.2 6
16 Oshane Hylton Green Island High 11.20Q -3.6 5
17 Chidi Hibbert St. Mary High 11.34Q -1.9 3
18 Kenrick Jarrett Vauxhall High 11.40Q -4.7 2
19 Odario Phillips Camperdown High 11.42Q -5.3 1
20 Johnoy Brown Fair Prospect High 11.53Q -6.0 8
21 Washington Brown Cornwall College 11.61Q -8.6 4
22 Tasrico Bell Vere Technical High 11.68Q -4.8 7
23 Schadrique Griffiths Papine High 11.14q -5.0 10
24 Oshane Blake Herbert Morrison 11.19q -1.8 11

Event 30 Boys 10-13 High Jump CLASS 3 BOYS
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Sponsor: TVJ
Meet Record: R 1.98m 1993 RYAN CHAMBERS, CALABAR
1.70m Q Qualify to final
Name Year School Finals Points
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13 y/o Lamar Reid 1.99m Breaks C3 Boys High Jump Record set 22 yrs ago

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Finals
1 Lamar Reid Calabar High 1.99mR 9
2 Vanderleer Palmer St. Jago High 1.81m 7
3 Javeir Hall Herbert Morrison 1.78m 6
4 Brithton Senior Rusea's High J1.78m 5
5 Derkland Hyatt Jamaica College 1.75m 4
6 Damar Marshall St. Jago High J1.75m 3
7 David Edmondson Wolmer's High J1.75m 2
8 Michael Beecher Jamaica College J1.75m 1
9 Kadain Roper Buff Bay High 1.70m
10 Mitchell Bailey Kingston College J1.70m
10 Marco Knight Oberlin High J1.70m
12 Tyrell Johnson Calabar High J1.70m
12 Antonio Hanson Herbert Morrison J1.70m
14 Michael Allen Kingston College 1.60m

Event 13 Boys 14-15 200 Meter Dash CLASS 2 BOYS
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Sponsor: GRACE KENNEDY
Meet Record: R 20.89 3/28/2007 RAMONE MCKENZIE, CALABAR
Name Year School Semis
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Christopher Taylor runs 20.97 just misses C2 200m Record Champs 2015

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Heat 1 Semi-Finals Wind: 0.7
1 Christopher Taylor Calabar High 20.97Q
2 Odane Mcpherson Greater Portmore 21.90Q
3 Travis Williams Gaynstead High 22.10q
4 Jadeja Reynolds Herbert Morrison 22.12q
5 Tyreke Bryan Kingston College 22.13
6 Franklyn Dunkley St. Andrew Tech 22.28
7 Remario McCARTY Manchester High 22.40
Heat 2 Semi-Finals Wind: 0.4
1 Tyreke Wilson Calabar High 21.11Q
2 Gary Gordon St. Jago High 21.82Q
3 Matthew Brown Cornwall College 22.16
4 Jevaughn Stevens Camperdown High 22.43
5 Paul Henry Gaynstead High 22.45
-- Jordan Roberts Jamaica College FS
-- Malik Smith Bridgeport High DNF
-- Jhevaughn Matherson Kingston College DNF
Heat 3 Semi-Finals Wind: 0.3
1 Michael Bentley St. Jago High 21.43Q
2 Ashanie Smith St. Catherine High 21.75Q
3 Jordane Jackson Herbert Morrison 22.17
4 Phillip Lemonious Jamaica College 22.26
5 Akeem Thomas Wolmer's High 22.38
6 Gregory Blake Munro College 22.80
7 Achebe Thompson Excelsior High 22.85
8 Keco Morrison Morant Bay High 23.74
========================================================================
Sponsor: GRACE KENNEDY
Meet Record: R 20.89 3/28/2007 RAMONE MCKENZIE, CALABAR
Name Year School Semis Wind H#
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Semi-Finals
1 Christopher Taylor Calabar High 20.97Q 0.7 1
2 Tyreke Wilson Calabar High 21.11Q 0.4 2
3 Michael Bentley St. Jago High 21.43Q 0.3 3
4 Ashanie Smith St. Catherine High 21.75Q 0.3 3
5 Gary Gordon St. Jago High 21.82Q 0.4 2
6 Odane Mcpherson Greater Portmore 21.90Q 0.7 1
7 Travis Williams Gaynstead High 22.10q 0.7 1
8 Jadeja Reynolds Herbert Morrison 22.12q 0.7 1

Socapro · « **Reply #41 on:** March 28, 2015, 11:20:53 AM »

Champs Video Blog, Day 4 Review

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ISSA/Grace Kennedy Boys and Girls Champs 2015
National Stadium, Jamaica
Schedule of Events

Day 4 - Friday 3/27/2015 - Starts at 08:30 AM

Event 33 Boys 14-19 400 Meter Hurdles OPEN
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Sponsor: LIME
Meet Record: R 49.49 3/28/2014 Jaheel Hyde, Wolmer's Hig
Name Year School Finals Points
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Jaheel Hyde Destroys the Field Breaks (Jam) JR 400mh Record Champs 2015

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Finals
1 Jaheel Hyde Wolmer's High 49.01R 9
2 Marvin Williams St. Elizabeth 51.22 7
3 Robin Black St. Elizabeth 52.37 6
4 Norman Pittersgill Calabar High 53.36 5
5 Orlando Smith Kingston College 53.96 4
6 Timor Barrett St. Jago High 54.68 3
7 Davian Baker Kingston College 1:04.43 2
-- Kurth Collins St. Andrew Tech DQ IAAF RULE 168.7A

Event 23 Boys 10-13 100 Meter Dash CLASS 3 BOYS
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Sponsor: SHERWIN WILLIAMS
Meet Record: R 10.85 3/15/2013 Jhevaughn Matherson, Kingston Col
Name Year School Finals Wind Points
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Taiwane Garriques Dominates the Field to win C3 Boys 100m Final Champs 2015

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Finals
1 Taiwane Garriques St. Jago High 11.26 -3.7 9
2 Javier Johnson Green Island High 11.53 -3.7 7
3 Akeen Smith Kingston College 11.55 -3.7 6
4 Andre Sterling Herbert Morrison 11.58 -3.7 5
5 Michali Everett Seaforth High 11.68 -3.7 4
6 Jaydeon Crooks Irwin High 11.72 -3.7 3
7 Chadwick Stewart Calabar High 11.73 -3.7 2
8 Rosean Young Calabar High 11.74 -3.7 1

Event 12 Boys 14-15 100 Meter Dash CLASS 2 BOYS
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Sponsor: TVJ
Meet Record: R 10.29 3/28/2014 Raheem Chambers, St. Jago High
Name Year School Finals Wind Points
============================================================================
Dejour Russell Defeats Tyreke Wilson to win C2 Boys 100m Final Champs 2015

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Finals
1 Dejour Russell Calabar High 10.67 -2.0 9
2 Tyreke Wilson Calabar High 10.76 -2.0 7
3 Michael Bentley St. Jago High 10.99 -2.0 6
4 Andre Morrison St. Jago High 10.99 -2.0 5
5 Ashanie Smith St. Catherine High 11.01 -2.0 4
6 Matthew Brown Cornwall College 11.12 -2.0 3
7 Chislon Gordon Jamaica College 11.16 -2.0 2
8 Yashawn Hamilton Kingston College 11.31 -2.0 1

Event 41 Girls 17-18 100 Meter Dash CLASS 1
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Sponsor: LIME
Meet Record: R 11.13 2001 VERONICA CAMPBELL-BROWN, VERE TECHNICAL
Name Year School Finals Wind Points
============================================================================
Natalliah Whyte Edges Shauna Helps to win C1 Girls 100m Final Champs 2015

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Finals
1 Natalliah Whyte St. Jago High 11.77 -1.7 9
2 Shauna Helps Wolmer's High 11.81 -1.7 7
3 Shanice Reid St. Jago High 11.86 -1.7 6
4 Rene Medley Vere Technical High 11.96 -1.7 5
5 Sashalee Forbes Holmwood Techn 11.98 -1.7 4
6 Carmaleta Griffiths St. Catherine High 12.15 -1.7 3
7 Jeanine Williams Immaculate 12.22 -1.7 2
8 Telecia Briscoe Edwin Allen High 12.38 -1.7 1

Event 1 Boys 16-19 100 Meter Dash CLASS 1 BOYS
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Sponsor: GRACE KENNEDY
Meet Record: R 10.12 3/28/2014 Zharnel Hughes, Kingston Col
Name Year School Finals Wind Points
============================================================================
Amazing Comeback Michael O'Hara wins C1 100m Final Champs 2015

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Finals
1 Michael O'Hara Calabar High 10.42 -2.6 9
2 Edward Clarke Calabar High 10.50 -2.6 7
3 Raheem Robinson Wolmer's High 10.61 -2.6 6
4 Nigel Ellis St. Elizabeth 10.68 -2.6 5
5 Okeen Williams St. Elizabeth 10.73 -2.6 4
6 Raheem Chambers St. Jago High 10.84 -2.6 3
7 Javoy Tucker Wolmer's High 10.90 -2.6 2
8 Micheal Campbell Jamaica College 10.92 -2.6 1

Socapro · « **Reply #42 on:** March 28, 2015, 11:24:33 AM »

Champs Video Blog, Day 5 Preview

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ISSA/Grace Kennedy Boys and Girls Champs 2015
National Stadium, Jamaica
Schedule of Events

Day 5 - Saturday 3/28/2015 - Starts at 01:30 PM

Event 14 Boys 14-15 400 Meter Dash CLASS 2 BOYS
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Sponsor: RAINBOW AWNINGS
Meet Record: R 46.64 3/16/2013 Devaughn Baker, Jamaica Coll
Name Year School Finals Points
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Christopher Taylor 47.04 Wins Class 2 Boys 400M FINAL Champs 2015

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Finals
1 Christopher Taylor Calabar High 47.04 9
2 Anthony Carpenter Calabar High 47.87 7
3 Leonardo Ledgister St. Elizabeth 48.33 6
4 Jauavney James St. Elizabeth 48.34 5
5 Sheldon Smith Munro College 49.01 4
6 Tyreke Bryan Kingston College 49.44 3
7 Malik Smith Bridgeport High 49.79 2
8 Romario Mickiel Manchester High 50.75 1

Event 3 Boys 16-19 400 Meter Dash CLASS 1 BOYS
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Sponsor: JTA CO-OP CREDIT UNION
Meet Record: R 45.00 3/29/2014 Javon Francis, Calabar High
Name Year School Finals Points
=======================================================================
17 y/o Akeem Bloomfield 44.93 Breaks NJR 400m Record set 20 years ago

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Finals
1 Akeem Bloomfield Kingston College 44.93R 9
2 Nathon Allen St. Jago High 45.30 7
3 Martin Manley St. Jago High 46.41 6
4 Twayne Crooks Kingston College 46.54 5
5 Shawndail McLaren Jamaica College 46.92 4
6 Renado Wilson Calabar High 47.11 3
7 Devaughn Baker Jamaica College 47.64 2
-- Devaughn Ellington Petersfield High DQ IAAF RULE 163.6

Event 6 Boys 16-19 110 Meter Hurdles CLASS 1 BOYS
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Sponsor: PUMA
Meet Record: R 13.24 3/16/2013 Omar McLeod, Kingston Col
Name Year School Finals Wind Points
============================================================================
Jaheel Hyde Beaten in 110H by Michael O'Hara 13.49 to 13.52 Champs 2015

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Finals
1 Michael O'Hara Calabar High 13.49 -3.8 9
2 Jaheel Hyde Wolmer's High 13.52 -3.8 7
3 Seanie Selvin Calabar High 13.66 -3.8 6
4 Rohan Cole St. Elizabeth 14.04 -3.8 5
5 Levaughn Battick Kingston College 14.23 -3.8 4
6 Marvin Williams St. Elizabeth 14.23 -3.8 3
7 Roderick Moodie Kingston College 14.23 -3.8 2
8 Jonelle Cameron Muschett High 14.49 -3.8 1

Event 13 Boys 14-15 200 Meter Dash CLASS 2 BOYS
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Sponsor: GRACE KENNEDY
Meet Record: R 20.89 3/28/2007 RAMONE MCKENZIE, CALABAR
Name Year School Finals Wind Points
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Christopher Taylor 21.04 Wins Class 2 Boys 200m Final Champs 2015

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Finals
1 Christopher Taylor Calabar High 21.04 +0.0 9
2 Tyreke Wilson Calabar High 21.26 +0.0 7
3 Michael Bentley St. Jago High 21.68 +0.0 6
4 Gary Gordon St. Jago High 21.70 +0.0 5
5 Ashanie Smith St. Catherine High 21.80 +0.0 4
6 Odane Mcpherson Greater Portmore 22.40 +0.0 3
7 Jadeja Reynolds Herbert Morrison 22.47 +0.0 2
8 Travis Williams Gaynstead High 22.94 +0.0 1

Event 42 Girls 17-18 200 Meter Dash CLASS 1
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Sponsor: PUMA
Meet Record: R 22.71 3/27/2004 SIMONE FACEY, VERE TECHNICAL
Name Year School Finals Wind Points
============================================================================
Natalliah Whyte wins Class 1 Girls 200M Final Champs 2015

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Finals
1 Natalliah Whyte St. Jago High 23.56 -1.0 9
2 Sashalee Forbes Holmwood Techn 23.82 -1.0 7
3 Saqukine Cameron Edwin Allen High 23.92 -1.0 6
4 Shanice Reid St. Jago High 24.00 -1.0 5
5 Carmaleta Griffiths St. Catherine High 24.74 -1.0 4
6 Britney Hew Holmwood Techn 25.04 -1.0 3
7 Shian Hyde St. Catherine High 25.51 -1.0 2
-- Rene Medley Vere Technical High FS -1.0

Event 2 Boys 16-19 200 Meter Dash CLASS 1 BOYS
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Sponsor: LIME
Meet Record: R 20.25 2003 USAIN BOLT, WILLIAM KNIBB
Name Year School Finals Wind Points
============================================================================
Michael O'Hara 20.59 (-1.8m/s) wins 200m C1 Final Champs 2015

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Finals
1 Michael O'Hara Calabar High 20.59 -1.8 9
2 Chad Walker St. Jago High 20.99 -1.8 7
3 Twayne Crooks Kingston College 21.21 -1.8 6
4 Nigel Ellis St. Elizabeth 21.21 -1.8 5
5 Shivnarine Smalling Kingston College 21.61 -1.8 4
6 Micheal Campbell Jamaica College 21.69 -1.8 3
7 Hujaye Cornwall St. Elizabeth 21.83 -1.8 2

Event 47 Girls 17-18 4x100 Meter Relay CLASS 1
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Sponsor: GRACE KENNEDY
Meet Record: R 44.17 3/29/2014 Edwin Allen High, Edwin Allen
C Williams, S Cameron, C Haughton, C Allen
School Finals Points
=======================================================================
St.Jago High Wins Class 1 Girls 4x100m Final Champs 2015

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Finals
1 St. Jago High 44.39 12
2 Holmwood Technical High 45.29 10
3 Wolmer's High School for Girls 45.68 8
4 Edwin Allen High 45.71 6
5 St. Catherine High 46.39 5
6 Camperdown High 46.58 4
7 Hydel High 47.47 3
8 Vere Technical High 47.81 2

Event 7 Boys 16-19 4x100 Meter Relay CLASS 1 BOYS
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Sponsor: GRACE KENNEDY
Meet Record: R 39.35 3/29/2014 Calabar High, Calabar High
J Francis, J Walker, J Fowler, M O'haro
School Finals Points
=======================================================================
Usain Bolt Watches Calabar Break 4x100m HS WORLD RECORD Champs 2015

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Finals
1 Calabar High 39.08R 12
2 Jamaica College 39.79 10
3 St. George's College 40.43 8
4 Kingston College 40.84 6
5 St. Elizabeth Technical High 40.98 5
6 Munro College 41.81 4
7 Green Island High 42.12 3
-- St. Jago High DNF

Event 79 Girls 13-19 4x400 Meter Relay OPEN
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Sponsor: GRACE KENNEDY
Meet Record: R 3:30.51 3/16/2013 Vere Technical High, Vere Technic
School Finals Points
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St.Jago wins GIRLS 4x400 Meter Relay OPEN 3:35.78 Champs 2015

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Finals
1 St. Jago High 3:35.78 12
2 Vere Technical High 3:36.61 10
3 St. Elizabeth Technical High 3:36.71 8
4 Hydel High 3:40.86 6
5 Edwin Allen High 3:45.88 5
6 Manchester High 3:48.75 4
7 St. Andrew High for Girls 3:51.02 3
-- Holmwood Technical High DNF

Event 34 Boys 14-19 4x400 Meter Relay OPEN
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Sponsor: GRACE KENNEDY
Meet Record: R 3:08.31 3/29/2014 St. Jago High, St. Jago High
School Finals Points
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Christopher Taylor Anchors CALABAR to DESTROY 4x400m Boys RECORD Champs 2015

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Finals
1 Calabar High 3:06.76R 12
2 Kingston College 3:08.40 10
3 St. Jago High 3:10.10 8
4 St. Elizabeth Technical High 3:10.15 6
5 Jamaica College 3:11.35 5
6 Petersfield High 3:13.00 4
7 Wolmer's High School for Boys 3:16.48 3
8 Greater Portmore High 3:17.18 2
9 Excelsior High 3:26.22

Tallman · « **Reply #43 on:** March 28, 2015, 06:59:14 PM »

Look at people

Socapro · « **Reply #44 on:** March 29, 2015, 05:16:11 AM »

Azusa Pacific University seeks Jamaican talents at Champs 2015

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Link for updated race results: http://issasports.com/results/champs15/

ISSA/Grace Kennedy Boys and Girls Champs 2015
National Stadium, Jamaica
Schedule of Events

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Women - Team Rankings - 46 Events Scored
================================================================================
1) Edwin Allen High 321 2) Hydel High 221
3) St. Jago High 219.33 4) Holmwood Technical High 206
5) Vere Technical High 136 6) Wolmer's High School for 82.50
7) Manchester High 61 8 ) Convent of Mercy Alpha 60
9) St. Elizabeth Technical Hi 51 10) St. Catherine High 44
11) St. Andrew Technical High 41 12) Immaculate Conception Hig 39
13) Rusea's High 37 14) Camperdown High 32
15) Excelsior High 31 16) Buff Bay High 24
17) Green Island High 20 18) St. Andrew High for Girls 18
19) Herbert Morrison Technical 16.33 20) Papine High 16
21) Glengoffe High 15.50 22) Albert Town High 11
22) Dinthill Technical High 11 24) Petersfield High 10
25) St. Mary High 9 26) Holy Childhood High 8
27) Spaldings High 6 28) Mavis Bank High 5
28) Bog Walk High 5 28) Denbigh High 5
31) Lacovia High 3.33 32) Campion College 3
32) Spot Valley High 3 32) Mount Alvernia High 3
35) Ardenne High 2 36) Mona High 1
36) St. Hugh's High 1 36) Frome Technical High 1

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Men - Team Rankings - 41 Events Scored
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1) Calabar High 280.50 2) Kingston College 265
3) Jamaica College 200 4) St. Jago High 183
5) St. Elizabeth Technical Hi 132 6) Wolmer's High School for 68
7) Petersfield High 50 8 ) Holmwood Technical High 44
9) Cornwall College 38 10) Edwin Allen High 34
11) Munro College 33 12) Herbert Morrison Technica 28.50
13) Green Island High 21 14) Bellefield High 20
15) St. George's College 18.50 16) Excelsior High 16
17) Spaldings High 15 18) St. Catherine High 14
18) Manchester High 14 20) Buff Bay High 10
21) Old Harbour High 8.50 22) Rusea's High 8
22) Morant Bay High 8 22) Mavis Bank High 8
25) Ocho Rios High 7 25) Greater Portmore High 7
27) Campion College 6 27) Ardenne High 6
29) Frome Technical High 5 29) Titchfield High 5
31) Glenmuir High 4 31) St. Andrew Technical High 4
31) Seaforth High 4 34) Glengoffe High 3
34) Irwin High 3 34) Meadowbrook High 3
34) Papine High 3 38) Bridgeport High 2
38) Mona High 2 38) Camperdown High 2
38) Foga Road High 2 42) Hopewell High 1
42) Muschett High 1 42) Maggotty High 1
42) Gaynstead High 1 42) Balaclava High 1

Socapro · « **Reply #45 on:** April 14, 2015, 10:45:29 PM »

Coach Harrison targets World Champs for KC's Bloomfield, Crooks
BY HOWARD WALKER Observer senior reporter walkerh@jamaicaobserver.com
Wednesday, April 08, 2015 (Jamaica Observer)

(L) CROOKS...was the sacrificial lamb because he had to carry the work load for KC. (R) Akeem Bloomfield (left) and Neil Harrison following his 45.41 seconds clocking at the Carifta Games Trials in early March. (PHOTO: BRYAN CUMMINGS)

HAVING taken Akeem Bloomfield from a 53-second 400m runner to a sub-45-second phenomenon in one year, Kingston College's (KC's) head coach Neil Harrison is now targeting the World Championships in August.

Not only will Harrison be lining up Bloomfield against Jamaica's best this summer, but he also intends to unleash one Twayne Crooks, whom he feels is just as good or even better.

"That's the intention. They are of quality and I will try as best as possible to see them through," he told the Jamaica Observer.

Harrison, who moved from Munro College to take over the reins as head coach of KC last year, said Bloomfield is one of his most satisfying projects to coming out of Champs.

"When I came into KC with an injured Bloomfield, I realised that his core was extremely weak and a man with tremendous speed and carrying a weak core is like a time bomb waiting to explode," he said.

"I explained all of that to Bloomfield. He is a bright boy, he can think for himself and the moment I explained that to him, he knew where I was going and he grasped the concept," Harrison noted.

Bloomfield burst onto the scene in 2014 with a 10.5 seconds clocking in the 100m at the Jamaica College Invitational Meet. He then did personal bests of 10.42 and 21.06 seconds over the 100m and 200m, respectively, at Champs in Class Two before injury forced an end to his championship and season.

"I started to strengthen his core and told him he is most vulnerable when he is recovering. So let us take away the short sprint for this season and let us concentrate on the longer sprint and I can assure you I will make you do something fantastic," Harrison revealed.

Harrison continued: "He said, 'Coach, I really don't like the event, but you have said some things which I appreciate. Nobody has ever told me anything like this before and, Coach, I am running with it. I am going to grasp it with both hands' and the rest is pretty much history."

Bloomfield, in only his second 400m, ran a wonderful 45.41 seconds at the Carifta Games Trials then wrote his name into Champs folklore with a stunning 44.93-second clocking to be the first schoolboy to run under 45 seconds for the 400m.

"When you see that kind of performance, knowing you work on a project like that...I told him he was going to run 44. I told him at Carifta he was going to run 45. I said, when you get a stronger field come Champs, you will run 44. When I told him he would run 45, he said Coach are you serious?" Harrison said.

"I said, just follow my instructions. Just run past everybody and go about your business and you will be fine. If you shut off, I will take responsibility for i, and you will not because you are well-prepared," Harrison added.

"At Champs, I told him, the same thing. I told him give Nathon Allen no respect. Just go about your business, and he followed the instructions."

Allen finished second in a splendid 45.3 seconds with his teammate Martin Manley, the 2013 World Youth 400m champion, in third with 46.41. KC's Twayne Crooks was fourth with 46.54 seconds.

"There is no doubt in my mind that there was two 44 (seconds) athletes in that race, Twayne Crooks. He was the sacrificial lamb because he had to carry the work load for Kingston College," revealed Harrison.

"When you are trying to win a championship you have to sacrifice somebody and all we wanted was to get the points scored. It was a bit painful, he (Crooks) understood and he said, Coach, 'I will do it for the school', a lauded effort," reflected Harrison.

"He said 'Coach, I really want to step with Bloomfield, but I will do it for the team' and I wholeheartedly thanked him for that," Harrison added.

Crooks, 19, a transfer from Vere Technical, was seen as the number one quarter-miler at KC before Champs. He is a wonderful 200m and 800m runner with a very good 1:51-minute relay leg at Gibson while leading KC to victory at Gibson McCook Relays in record time.

Crooks ran the 200m, 400m 4x100 and 4x400m during Champs, while the fresher Bloomfield ran the 400m and the relays.

A week after Bloomfield logged 45.41 seconds to announce himself to the world, Crooks stopped the clock at 45.93 seconds.

"Crooks is the number one. Comparably, when you look at the times in training, his times pretty much supersede Bloomfield's. The difference between the two is that Bloomfield is much quicker, but Crooks has what we call speed endurance. But Bloomfield's endurance has developed as we went along. It would have been interesting to see if they were only running 400s what would have happened," said Harrison.

Bloomfield has since added the Carifta Games Under-20 400m title to his growing list in 45.85 seconds.

Socapro · « **Reply #46 on:** April 14, 2015, 11:05:35 PM »

Gay replaces Gatlin
Story Created: Apr 14, 2015 at 8:20 PM ECT (T&T Exprerss)

American sprinter Tyson Gay has been added to the line-up for the Jamaica International Invitational, replacing compatriot Justin Gatlin who was forced to withdraw due to other commitments. Gatlin was earlier announced to compete in the 100-metres at the May 9 meet. However, the organisers of the event were informed that he will no longer be available.

Socapro · « **Reply #47 on:** May 09, 2015, 09:09:59 AM »

These four T&T athletes compete today at the JA Invitational Meet:-
Ayanna ALEXANDER Triple Jump women, Richard THOMPSON 100 Metres men, Mikel THOMAS 110 Metres Hurdles men, Jehue GORDON 400 Metres Hurdles men.
Wishing them all good injury-free performances and hopefully we can see some new Season Bests.

Here are startlists obtained from this link: http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-challenge
And here is the Events schedule: http://www.jainvite.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/jainvite-timetable-2015.pdf
And here is the link for official results: http://www.iaaf.org/results/iaaf-world-challenge-meetings/2015/jamaica-international-invitational-5633

Triple Jump women
Order / Lane    ATHLETE    COUNTRY    SB 2015    PB
   Ayanna ALEXANDER    TTO 13.83    14.40
   Caterine IBARGÜEN    COL    15.31
   Daneicia MITCHELL    JAM
   Laura SAMUEL    GBR 13.66i    14.09
   Amanda SMOCK    USA 13.87    14.18
   Yosiri URRUTIA    COL    14.58
   Kimberly WILLIAMS    JAM    14.62

100 Metres men
Order / Lane    ATHLETE    COUNTRY    SB 2015    PB
   Daniel BAILEY    ANT 10.19    9.91
   Ryan BAILEY    USA 10.24    9.88
   Kemar BAILEY-COLE    JAM 10.14    9.93
   Kemarley BROWN    JAM 10.11    9.93
   Nesta CARTER    JAM    9.78
   Andrew FISHER    JAM 10.18    10.07
   Asafa POWELL    JAM    9.72
   Richard THOMPSON    TTO 10.04    9.82

110 Metres Hurdles men
Order / Lane    ATHLETE    COUNTRY    SB 2015    PB
   Ronnie ASH    USA 13.30    12.99
   Aleec HARRIS    USA 13.16    13.14
   Ronald LEVY    JAM 13.63    13.63
   Hansle PARCHMENT    JAM 13.40    12.94
   Andrew RILEY    JAM 13.32    13.14
   Dwight THOMAS    JAM 13.42    13.15
   Mikel THOMAS    TTO 13.32    13.19

400 Metres Hurdles men
Order / Lane    ATHLETE    COUNTRY    SB 2015    PB
   Javarn GALLIMORE    JAM    49.76
   Justin GAYMON    USA    48.46
   Jeffery GIBSON    BAH    48.78
   Jehue GORDON    TTO    47.69
   Leford GREEN    JAM    48.47
   Bershawn JACKSON    USA 48.61    47.30
   Josef ROBERTSON    JAM    49.04
   Annsert WHYTE    JAM 49.48    48.58

gawd on pitch · « **Reply #48 on:** May 09, 2015, 06:40:26 PM »

Jehue just got blown away in JA invitational. Finished a disappointing 6th.

Aviator · « **Reply #49 on:** May 09, 2015, 09:41:52 PM »

Jehue and Richard seemed to suffer from the same problem tonight. Both started fairly well, but their finishes were poor. Luckily for them unlike their JAM and USA counterparts they need not be at their best to make the national team at trials in 6 weeks time. Hope to see better in the coming weeks.

Socapro · « **Reply #50 on:** May 10, 2015, 12:54:38 AM »

World Leads at the Jamaica International Invitational
May 9th, 2015 11:09pm
By Sean Garrity, TrackAlerts.Com Writer

KINGSTON, Jamaica - The National Stadium in Kingston Jamaica kept a buzz with the running of the Jamaica International Invitational. The evening got off to meeting records and world leads, and as they got into action for the second half of the night, nothing less was delivered.

Sanya Richards Ross 49.95 (WL) and Francena MaCorory 50.73 had a battle royal in the women’s 400m. Richards-Ross running on the outside went out hard and was challenged by MaCorory down the straightaway. Jamaica’s Stephanie McPherson 50.98 and Novelene Williams Mills 51.32 had to settle for 3rd and 4th.

The final event of the meeting the- men's 400m, which was highly anticipated with the likes of Lashawn Merritt (USA), Javon Francis (JAM), and Yousef Masral (Saudi Arabia) lived up to its expectation in front of an almost capacity crowd. Javon Francis, running out of lane 2, went out hard with a 20.90 to the 200m to end with 44.90 PB. Merritt 44.80 showed his class in the early stages, making a claim on the race but on the straight away it was all Youseff Masral Saudi Arabia 44.59 who took the top prize of US$5k. Masral ran a very composed race and struck at the right time.

Aleec Harris with a 13.16sec in the 110H sent a clear message to his rivals that he will be one to watch on the back to back world Championship and Olympic season.

Jasmin Stowers (USA) took first place in the 100mH with a swift 12.39sec. Jamaica’s Danielle Williams 12.77 and Shermaine Williams 12.89 for 2nd and 3rd respectively.

“I am very pleased with my time” Stowers said in her post race interview.

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce 22.39 SB, was happy with her time, in a race won by Shaune Miller (BAH) in a time of 22.14sec, a new Bahamian record. American Tori Bowie 22.29 took the 2nd place spot.

The men's 200m belong to Diamond League Champion Nickel Ashmeade 20.25 (JAM), who got the better of challengers Rasheed Dwyer (JAM) 20.28 and Aaron Brown (CAN) 20.30. Tyson Gay, who was scheduled to run was absent.

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Just one of the four T&T athletes who competed in the JA International Invitational got onto medal podium:-
Mikel THOMAS placed 3rd in Men's 110 Metres Hurdles in 13.44 (+1.0w),
Ayanna ALEXANDER placed 4th in Women's Triple Jump with 13.52 (+0.1w),
Richard THOMPSON placed 5th in Men's 100 Metres in 10.04 (+1.8w)=SB,
Jehue GORDON placed 6th in Men's 400 Metres Hurdles in 49.97 SB (Season Opener).

Race videos and Official results: http://www.iaaf.org/results/iaaf-world-challenge-meetings/2015/jamaica-international-invitational-5633

400m Hurdles WOMEN Jamaica International Invitational 2015

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400 Metres Hurdles - women
09 MAY 2015
POS   ATHLETE   COUNTRY   MARK      Reaction Time
1    Kori Carter USA 55.12
2    Janieve Russell JAM 55.29
3    Tiffany Williams USA 55.35
4    Shevon Stoddart JAM 56.29
5    Nikita Tracey JAM 57.63
6    Rhonda Whyte JAM 58.08
7    Rushell Clayton JAM 58.34

400m Hurdles MEN Jamaica International Invitational 2015

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400 Metres Hurdles - men
09 MAY 2015
POS   ATHLETE   COUNTRY   MARK      Reaction Time
1    Bershawn Jackson USA 48.47
2    Leford Green JAM 49.22
3    Jeffery Gibson BAH 49.42
4    Annsert Whyte JAM 49.50
5    Josef Robertson JAM 49.71
6    Jehue Gordon TTO 49.97
7    Javarn Gallimore JAM 51.69
   Justin Gaymon USA DNF

800m WOMEN Jamaica International Invitational 2015

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800 Metres - women
09 MAY 2015
POS   ATHLETE   COUNTRY   MARK
1    Ajee Wilson USA 2:00.65
2    Molly Beckwith-Ludlow USA 2:01.09
3    Charlene Lipsey USA 2:01.41
4    Kendra Chambers USA 2:02.04
5    Dana Mecke USA 2:02.36
6    Kimarra McDonald JAM 2:02.44
7    Jessica Smith CAN 2:02.82
   Simoya Campbell JAM DNF

Thompson wins 100m in 10.97 at Jamaica Invitational

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100 Metres - women
09 MAY 2015 Wind +0.2
POS   ATHLETE   COUNTRY   MARK      Reaction Time
1    Elaine Thompson JAM 10.97
2    Blessing Okagbare NGR 11.05
3    Allyson Felix USA 11.09
4    Jeneba Tarmoh USA 11.18
5    Natasha Morrison JAM 11.22
6    Schillonie Calvert JAM 11.23
7    Kerron Stewart JAM 11.24

Asafa runs 9.84 WL at Jamaica Invitational

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100 Metres - men
09 MAY 2015 Wind +1.8
POS   ATHLETE   COUNTRY   MARK      Reaction Time
1    Asafa Powell JAM 9.84
2    Ryan Bailey USA 9.93
3    Nesta Carter JAM 9.98
4    Andrew Fisher JAM 10.01
5    Richard Thompson TTO 10.04
6    Daniel Bailey ANT 10.11
7    Tyquendo Tracey JAM 10.20
   Kemarley Brown JAM DNF

100m Hurdles WOMEN Jamaica International Invitational 2015 Jasmin Stowers 12.39

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100 Metres Hurdles - women
09 MAY 2015 Wind +2.0
POS   ATHLETE   COUNTRY   MARK      Reaction Time
1    Jasmin Stowers USA 12.39
2    Danielle Williams JAM 12.77
3    Shermaine Williams JAM 12.89
4    Phylicia George CAN 12.94
5    Megan Simmonds JAM 13.03
6    Andrea Bliss JAM 13.07

110m Hurdles MEN Jamaica International Invitational 2015 - Aleec Harris 13.16

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110 Metres Hurdles - men
09 MAY 2015 Wind +1.0
POS   ATHLETE   COUNTRY   MARK      Reaction Time
1    Aleec Harris USA 13.16
2    Jeff Porter USA 13.36
3    Mikel Thomas TTO 13.44
4    Hansle Parchment JAM 13.47
5    Dwight Thomas JAM 13.71

Miller breaks Bahamas' 200m with 22.14 at Jamaica Invitational

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/CI3fmCapy70" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/CI3fmCapy70</a>
200 Metres – women
09 MAY 2015 Wind +0.2
POS   ATHLETE   COUNTRY   MARK      Reaction Time
1    Shaunae Miller BAH 22.14
2    Tori Bowie USA 22.29
3    Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce JAM 22.37
4    Sherone Simpson JAM 22.64
5    Shalonda Solomon USA 22.71

Ashmeade wins 200m at Jamaica Invitational

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/VpDGlAJZM6c" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/VpDGlAJZM6c</a>
200 Metres - men
09 MAY 2015 Wind +0.7
POS   ATHLETE   COUNTRY   MARK      Reaction Time
1    Nickel Ashmeade JAM 20.25
2    Rasheed Dwyer JAM 20.28
3    Aaron Brown CAN 20.30
4    Julian Forte JAM 20.39
5    Mosito Lehata LES 20.64
6    Jason Livermore JAM 20.76

400 WOMEN Jamaica International Invitational 2015 Sanya Richards Ross 49.95

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400 Metres - women
09 MAY 2015
POS   ATHLETE   COUNTRY   MARK      Reaction Time
1    Sanya Richards-Ross USA 49.95
2    Francena McCorory USA 50.73
3    Stephenie Ann McPherson JAM 50.98
4    Novlene Williams-Mills JAM 51.32
5    Christine Ohuruogu GBR 51.48
6    Christine Day JAM 51.67
7    Kaliese Spencer JAM 51.70
8    Anastasia Le-Roy JAM 51.93

400m MEN Jamaica International Invitational 2015

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400 Metres – men
09 MAY 2015
POS   ATHLETE   COUNTRY   MARK      Reaction Time
1    Yousef Ahmed Masrahi KSA 44.59
2    LaShawn Merritt USA 44.80
3    Javon Francis JAM 44.90
4    Jonathan Borlée BEL 45.06
5    Isaac Makwala BOT 45.10
6    Rusheen McDonald JAM 45.48
7    Javere Bell JAM 45.72
8    Luguelín Santos DOM 45.89

Triple Jump - women
09 MAY 2015
POS   ATHLETE   COUNTRY   MARK      Wind
1    Caterine Ibargüen COL 14.87       +0.3
2    Yosiri Urrutia COL 13.81       -0.1
3    Laura Samuel GBR 13.69       +0.1
4    Ayanna Alexander TTO 13.52       +0.1
5    Amanda Smock USA 13.44       +0.7
6    Shanieka Thomas JAM 13.10       -0.5

Socapro · « **Reply #51 on:** May 14, 2015, 05:22:17 PM »

Full Video of JA International Invitational 2015.

World Challenge Meeting Kingston Men/Women Complete 2015 Asafa Powell 9.84 WL

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/ZK1ll-B2_Q0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/ZK1ll-B2_Q0</a>

RESULTS

Men's 100m
1. Asafa Powell (Jamaica) 9.84
2. Ryan Bailey (U.S.) 9.93
3. Nesta Carter (Jamaica) 9.98 Men's

Men's 200m
1. Nickel Ashmeade (Jamaica) 20.25
2. Rasheed Dwyer (Jamaica) 20.28
3. Aaron Brown (Canada) 20.30 Men's

Men's 400m
1. Yousef Ahmed Masrahi (Saudi Arabia) 44.59
2. LaShawn Merritt (U.S.) 44.80
3. Javon Francis (Jamaica) 44.90

Men's 3000m
1. Juan Luis Barrios (Mexico) 7:59.92
2. Andrew Acosta (U.S.) 8:08.14
3. Alvaro Abreu (Dominican Republic) 8:25.87

Men's 110m Hurdles
1. Aleec Harris (U.S.) 13.16
2. Jeff Porter (U.S.) 13.36
3. Mikel Thomas (Trinidad and Tobago) 13.44

Men's 400m Hurdles
1. Bershawn Jackson (U.S.) 48.47
2. Leford Green (Jamaica) 49.22
3. Jeffery Gibson (Bahamas) 49.42

Men's Pole Vault
1. Brad Walker (U.S.) 5.60
2. Jack Whitt (U.S.) 5.50
2=. Mike Arnold (U.S.) 5.50

Men's Shot Put
1. Christian Cantwell (U.S.) 21.08
2. Cory Martin (U.S.) 20.74
3. Ryan Whiting (U.S.) 20.54

Men's Discus Throw
1. Vikas Gowda (India) 65.14
2. Chad Wright (Jamaica) 61.84
3. Jared Schuurmans (U.S.) 61.62

Women's 100m
1. Elaine Thompson (Jamaica) 10.97
2. Blessing Okagbare (Nigeria) 11.05
3. Allyson Felix (U.S.) 11.09 Women's

Women's 200m
1. Shaunae Miller (Bahamas) 22.14
2. Tori Bowie (U.S.) 22.29
3. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (Jamaica) 22.37

Women's 400m
1. Sanya Richards-Ross (U.S.) 49.95
2. Francena McCorory (U.S.) 50.73
3. Stephanie McPherson (Jamaica) 50.98

Women's 800m
1. Ajee Wilson (U.S.) 2:00.65
2. Molly Ludlow (U.S.) 2:01.09
3. Charlene Lipsey (U.S.) 2:01.41

Women's 3000m Steeplechase
1. Bridget Franek (U.S.) 9:46.34
2. Sarah Pease (U.S.) 9:55.19
3. Beverly Ramos (Puerto Rico) 9:55.23

Women's 100m Hurdles
1. Jasmin Stowers (U.S.) 12.39
2. Danielle Williams (Jamaica) 12.77
3. Shermaine Williams (Jamaica) 12.89

Women's 400m Hurdles
1. Kori Carter (U.S.) 55.12
2. Janieve Russell (Jamaica) 55.29
3. Tiffany Williams (U.S.) 55.35

Women's High Jump
1. Doreen Amata (Nigeria) 1.90
2. Levern Spencer (St Lucia) 1.90
3. Maya Pressley (U.S.) 1.78

Women's Triple Jump
1. Caterine Ibargueen (Colombia) 14.87
2. Yorsiris Urrutia (Colombia) 13.81
3. Laura Samuel (Britain) 13.69

Women's Discus Throw
1. Jade Lally (Britain) 59.90
2. Liz Podominick (U.S.) 59.50
3. Whitney Ashley (U.S.) 59.04

Former World Record holder Asafa Powell signaled his return following up his win in Guadeloupe with a World Leading of 9.84sec at the Jamaica International Invitational meet at the National Stadium in Kingston Jamaica.
Powell, who has been consistent on a comeback trail of sorts, held off challenges from start to finish with his customary lightening moves out the blocks. Ryan Bailey (USA) 9.93 who was booed during his introduction had to settle for the second place, while a staple on Jamaicas 4x100 Nesta Carter took 3rd place in 9.98seconds.

Asafa Powell defeats Ryan Bailey (USA) to win 100M in 9.84 #JAInvitational #TeamJamaica #Jaminate #JaInvite
Elaine Thompson (JAM) defeats Blessing Okagbare & Allyson Felix in Women's 100M in 10.97
Jamaican born Sanya Richards-Ross (USA) wins Women's 400M in 49.95

May 10 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the World Challenge Meeting Kingston Men/Women on Sunday Men's.

Socapro · « **Reply #52 on:** May 14, 2015, 05:26:21 PM »

New sprint sensation eyes World Championships
Published: Tuesday, May 12, 2015 (T&T Guardian)

Jamaica’s Elaine Thompson

KINGSTON—Emerging sprint star Jamaica’s Elaine Thompson, says hard work has paid off allowing her to become the world’s leading sprinter following two recent 100 metre wins. Thompson announced herself to the world by speeding to victory in 10.97 seconds at the Jamaica Invitational on Saturday after clocking a world leading 10.92 seconds at the Utech Classics a few weeks ago.

“No, not easy. It’s been months and days of training, so it is the hard work that is paying off now. I started training late September,” said Thompson. “I train with Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce; she helps to motivate me a lot”. On Saturday, the 22-year-old Jamaican sprinter recovered from a slow start to lead Commonwealth Games champion Blessing Okagbare of Nigeria and American star Allyson Felix at the half-way mark before pulling away for a comfortable win.

“I was feeling good, I know I could win so I just go out there to execute as best as I could. It wasn’t one of the best starts, but I just didn’t panic, I just went on and executed,” said Thompson who turns 23 next month. “I knew the names in the field were big, so I just didn’t try to get nervous. I just went out there and delivered.”

Thompson has credited her improvement to Stephen Francis, coach of MVP track club. She has now set her sights on a medal at the World Championship, which will be held at the Bird’s Nest Stadium in Beijing, China, in August. “I see myself on that medal podium in Beijing,” said Thompson.
“All I need to do now is to put in a little more extra work and just do the things I normally do, nothing new, just some more work”.

Socapro · « **Reply #53 on:** May 14, 2015, 05:29:32 PM »

Powell ‘overwhelmed’ by fans’ response
Story Created: May 11, 2015 at 8:31 PM ECT (T&T Express)

World leader: Asafa Powell

Kingston

Asafa Powell, who ran the fastest 100 metres in the world on Saturday, says he was overwhelmed by the response from supporters in Jamaica to his triumphant return.

More than 25,000 people broke into prolonged cheers as Powell sped across the finish line at the Jamaica International Invitational at the National Stadium.

The crown went wild as the numbers 9.84 flashed on the in-field clock, signalling the return to form of the former world record holder.

“Just to run in front of this crowd is just great. I don’t even care about the time. Being here and getting this reception from my people is just overwhelming,” said an elated Powell,”

“Just to come out here and give them their money’s worth and just for them to show their appreciation, no regrets.”

Powell, 32, silenced a strong field that included American Ryan Bailey who was booed for his ‘throat-cutting’ gesture toward Usain Bolt after anchoring the US to victory in the 4x100m at the IAAF World Relays in The Bahamas last week.

The Jamaica sprinter was quick off the blocks and powered home the fastest in five years and the 84th time he has dipped below the 10-second barrier.

Saturday night’s run was the first time he was competing on Jamaican soil since serving a six month ban for using an illegal substance.

“This is absolutely huge for everyone that supported Asafa, to see him come back to this level. We knew he was in good shape. He ran a real nice time in Guadeloupe on a dead track and into a headwind, so we knew something special could happen,” said Paul Doyle, Powell’s agent.

“You could hear from the crowd and you could almost feel his elation. With everything that he has been through, and we have all been through as a team, and for Jamaica to see one of their heroes go through what he had to go through, I think it lifted everybody”.

Socapro · « **Reply #54 on:** May 19, 2015, 07:40:20 PM »

Bolt will lose to Gatlin at World Champs
Published: Monday | May 18, 2015 Oral Tracey, Contributor (Jamaica Gleaner)

Bolt (left) and Gatlin (right)

The 2015 World Champion-ships sprint off in the Bird's Nest Stadium in Beijing China in the last week of August, the same historic venue where Usain St Leo Bolt propelled himself to superstardom with his marauding record-breaking performances in the 100 metres, 200m and 4x100m sprint relay at the 2008 Olympics.

With the Bird's Nest and the Chinese people set for something of a reunion with the now king of sprinting, I am deeply worried and concerned that Bolt could lose his 100m World title on this very grand stage, with the man to do the damage being Bolt's main rival and the man who has been in imperious form over the past two years, American Justin Gatlin.

The latest catalyst for these concerns might well be Gatlin's spanking personal best 9.74 run in Doha, Qatar last weekend. That 9.74 in and of itself, however, represents a culmination of what has been a superb and consistent run of form for Gatlin, which puts Bolt in clear and present danger of losing that 100m World title.

These fears are based not just on Gatlin's form, but equally on the readiness of Bolt compared to his rival.

Gatlin is running at his best and continues to improve, while Bolt, after basically taking last season off, is far from his best and struggling to get into tip-top shape.

Gatlin's brashness and even his two failed drug tests aside, this man is not just a supremely gifted sprinter, but his resilience, his determination, self belief and the toughness of his character are all marks of a truly great competitor.

Most mere mortals would have disappeared into oblivion after two failed drug tests and four years out of the sport. But not Justin Gatlin. He has literally defied the science of chronological progression by running the fastest he has ever run at 33-year-old, manifested by his scorching personal best of 9.74 last weekend.

No Fear

Most contemporary sprinters are intimidated by the mere presence of Bolt on the track. One gets the sense that Gatlin views the Jamaican Legend differently and is greatly motivated and actually believes and is confident he can beat Bolt when it matters.

Words coming from the Bolt camp are along the predictable lines that Bolt at his best cannot be beaten.

That is ever so true, but the question to be answered is how far is Bolt from his best and can he get back to his best in time for the Championships?

It has long been very puzzling to me, the fact that ever since his elevation to that elite level, there has been a tendency season after season for Bolt to have to learn the technicalities of sprinting all over again.

Every early season Bolt looks raw and rugged as a sprinter, there seems to be very little continuity from season to season. It's normally back to his notoriously poor start and then he works gradually on the execution of the rest of his race.

Gatlin by comparison was great last season and has not skipped a beat coming into this season.

Bolt seems to be always playing catch up, struggling to get ready in time. Invariably he starts off his seaso in 10.10 to 9.90 shape, then there is this frantic push to get down to 9.70 in time for the major championships, which usually is good enough to win the major titles.

Not so I suspect this season, with that beast of a competitor, Justin Gatlin, not just waiting in the wings, but preparing and believing he can steal the thunder of the current king of sprinting.

This imminent moment for the American has been two years in the making. He is way ahead of Bolt and all the indicators are pointing to a Gatlin victory over Bolt in the 100m at the upcoming World Championships, in the very same Bird's Nest Stadium where Bolt and indeed the world enjoyed some of the most memorable moments in 2008. I sincerely hope I am wrong.

Socapro · « **Reply #55 on:** May 21, 2015, 08:18:08 AM »

Yohan Blake says ‘Setback might be for a greater comeback’
Published: Wednesday | May 20, 2015 Dania Bogle (Jamaica Gleaner)

Yohan Blake

Reigning Olympic 100m and 200m silver medallist, Yohan Blake, may return to action at the end of the month, but his long-term focus will be to medal at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janiero, Brazil.

"Everything's going well. He's training. We hope to do something by the end of the month, but we're not in any rush for any competition or any specific timetable," the athlete's agent, Cubie Seegobin, told The Gleaner yesterday.

"The long-term plan is to do well at the Olympics and anything before that would be a plus," Seegobin added.

Hamstring Injury

Blake, who works out of the Glen Mills-conditioned Racers Track Club - based at the University of the West Indies (UWI) - was out injured for most of 2013.

The former St Jago High school star, who is also Jamaica's second-fastest athlete over 100m (9.69 seconds) and 200m (19.26), made a return to the track last year, but crashed out of the men's 100m with a hamstring injury at a Grand Prix meeting in Glasgow, Scotland on July 11.

"We're on a different plan," Seegobin said, noting that they are taking extra care to nurturing him back to fitness.

"He's fully healthy and 100 per cent recovered, it's just getting into competition shape now. We're just trying to take our time.

"He's working like normal, doing time trials, but we're just trying to make sure what happened the last two years doesn't happen and don't rush anything. So anything short of the Olympics would be great," Seegobin said in terms of a his athlete returning his best form.

In an interview with the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Spikes magazine a month ago, Blake himself said that training was going well.

"(I'm) not giving all in training, just basic right now, but as the season progresses I think I will progress as well. I'm just focusing on being healthy again. I'm not focusing on getting back to the top because I can do that at any time," he said on the IAAF website.

Blake, who became the youngest 100m World champion in 2011, when he won the event in Daegu, South Korea, is still hoping to put on a good show at this year's edition of the event in Beijing, China in August.

"The World Championships is a stepping stone for me to come back for 2016, so I'm focusing on getting through the season injury-free."

In the meantime, Blake believes that the attention on Usain Bolt's attempt at an unprecedented three-peat at the Olympics will make his goals easier.

"It makes it much easier for me going there. A lot of people not thinking Yohan can win this. I think it's going to be epic, and I just can't wait.

"I think this setback is for a greater comeback, and I think that is going to be good for me and also rewrite history again," Blake concluded.

Socapro · « **Reply #56 on:** May 23, 2015, 01:31:59 PM »

VCB’ready to run faster than ever after doping ordeal
Reuters By Ian Chadband
22 May, 2015 10:25 AM

Jamaica's Veronica Campbell-Brown reacts after crossing the finish line in the women's 60m heats …

(Reuters) - Veronica Campbell-Brown, the first lady of Jamaican sprinting, believes she will run faster than ever after enduring an ordeal she trusts no other athlete will have to suffer.

The triple Olympic champion turned 33 last week but said her “best days are still ahead” now she has recovered from the traumatic episode which saw her pilloried as a drugs cheat before she was cleared of a potentially career-ending doping offence.

“It was very unfair and I hope no athlete will ever go through what I went through,” Campbell-Brown reflected in an interview with Reuters after starting her 2015 campaign in impressive form in China.

“It’s tough, especially when you know you’re innocent and your name has been dragged through the mud and people who had no clue were speaking evil stuff.

“But people go to jail for crimes they didn’t commit. It’s part of life and I take my inspiration from those who have suffered at the hands of wickedness.”

Campbell-Brown received a two-year ban after testing positive for a banned diuretic in 2013 and says she went through an emotionally and financially crippling experience as she fought to clear her name.

She even took and passed a lie detector test while her name was being smeared before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) finally exonerated her last Spring.

CAS noted the blatant flaws in the collection procedures and possible "environmental contamination" of her urine sample because of “deplorable” mistakes by Jamaican athletics and anti-doping officials.

MUD STICKS

While a nation which has always believed in their “VCB” celebrated, Campbell-Brown knows how some mud can always stick.

“Life is challenging at times, it was rough and even to this day, I really don’t know what happened but one thing I can say for sure is that I’ve never used drugs in my career. I’ve been clean and honest all my life,” she said.

“A lot of people may speculate or insinuate, they can say what they want to say, but the bottom line is as long as my conscience is clear and me, my family, my friends and God knows the truth, then I don’t care what people say.”

The fall-out from the case, she said, did set her back last season when she looked a shadow of the woman who has garnered seven Olympic and nine world championship medals. The suspicion then was that maybe after such a traumatic interruption to her career and in her thirties, her career could be in terminal decline.

Yet Campbell-Brown, who says she thinks she will still be around to challenge at the 2017 world championships in London, insisted: “I do believe age is just a number and that my best days are ahead of me.”

She said, for instance, that she had “never put a really good 100 metres together” -- astonishing, considering that she won a world title in the event in 2007 -- and that she felt she could surpass her four-year-old best of 10.76 seconds.

As for her 200m, she looked good flying round Beijing’s Bird’s Nest in 22.68 last week, seven years since she landed the second of her two Olympic half-lap titles there.

In August, she intends to be back on that track at the world championships and she pointed out that the record number of Olympic medals won by any woman track and field athlete is nine, by her compatriot and friend Merlene Ottey. So three more in the 100m, 200m and relay in Rio de Janeiro next year would give her 10.

There is an indomitable quality about VCB. One thing that upset her most about the drugs slurs was that her Foundation, which she created to provide scholarships and mentoring programmes for high school girls in Jamaica, suffered financially. “I still want to inspire young women,” she said. She also wants her ailing sport to inspire again. “There are so many great athletes out there and we have to uplift and better promote them all,” she said. And that means not just her old Trelawny neighbour, a certain Usain Bolt.

“Well, Usain is great, Usain is well-loved, he’s energetic, he’s fun and he’s been doing a good job carrying the sport. But I do believe he could do with some help. If the burden is not only his, it will help promote and push the sport.

“As a sport, we have to regain trust at all levels so we can get the support we need. There’s too much negativity, finger-pointing and cynicism that is stopping us progress. I don't know how we do it but we’ve got to go out, work hard and compete hard and clean. That’s what I’ve always done.”

Socapro · « **Reply #57 on:** June 09, 2015, 01:18:38 PM »

Yahoo Blake: "I'm back on the track"
June 8th, 2015 11:03am (TrackAlerts.com)

Yohan Blake on his way back!

Yohan Blake made his long anticipated return to the track on Saturday (6 June). He ran 21.57 seconds at the JAAA’s All-Comers Meeting at the National Stadium in Kingston.

"I have to give God thanks I'm back on the track, I was really nervous, but my agent (Cubie Seegobin) and coach (Glen Mills) told me to just go out there and have fun," Blake said after the event.

Zharnel Hughes of Anguilla topped the event in 20.44 ahead of Racers Track Club pair Moguel Francis 20.73 and Terrel Cotton 20.84.

Blake added: "And I don't feel bad as my foot is not bothering me anymore, so it's a really good blow-out for me in my first race back."

"I just wanted to get that first run in the books and although the (head) wind was a bit heavy it was alright and I'll work from there."

"I'm going to run one more 200m next week and going into trials, I just want to do enough to secure an individual spot in the 100m or 200m," said Blake, who is unsure what he will do at Jamaica Trials month end.

Socapro · « **Reply #58 on:** June 09, 2015, 01:39:42 PM »

Morgan's 68.19m NR leads world in discus
June 8th, 2015 11:48am (TrackAlerts.com)

Jason Morgan throws JA NR & world lead in Men's Discus!

PEARL, USA - Sensational Jamaican record and World leady by Jason Morgan with 68.19 at the Peak Performance Track Classic on June 6, 2015.

"God is amazing. I have dream over and over of this day. Now I see reality. My honest hard work and determination proves its possible," wrote Morgan on his social media page.

"Number 1 rank discus throw in the world. Only me can stop me, and I Won't stop me. My faith tells me never to give up even when it seems so hard and lonely. My struggles become my strength and My challenges become my courage. I am Jason Dadz Morgan. aka ?#‎BigBlackBoss?. ?Timeless?

Morgan's previous best of Morgan was 67.15 from 2012. The mark bettered the 67.12m done by Traves Smikle at the National Senior Trials at the National Stadium in 2012.

Socapro · « **Reply #59 on:** June 16, 2015, 04:01:55 PM »

Blake 10.21, Francis 44.50, McDonald 44.60 in Kingston
By Vijay, TrackAlerts.Com Writer
June 14th, 2015 11:47am (TrackAlerts.com)

Yohan Blake on his way back!

Yohan Blake, Javon Francis and Rusheen McDonald were the star performers at Saturday’s (13th June) JAAA All-Comers Meet held at Kingston's National Stadium.

Blake, who is recovering from injury, ran his first 100m of the season in 10.21 seconds. The wind reading was + 1.2m/s.

After the race, Blake said he is feeling “pretty good” “It was really a good run and I’m glad I finish(ed) injury free,” added the 2011 World Champion.

In the men’s 400m, Francis and McDonald posted huge personal best times. Francis, who trailed McDonald into the last 10 metres, won the event in 44.50.

He punched the air in celebration after the time was announced. “I am really happy about my personal best…I felt good and did what my coach wanted me to do,” Francis said. I’m going into Trials well focused and to make the team,” he added. McDonald's time was 44.60.

In the boys’ 400m, Christopher Taylor won impressively, in a personal best 45.55 secs. “I’m excited to come out here and get a personal best, especially since I am not 100 per cent,” said Taylor.

Meanwhile, Elaine Thompson covered the women’s half lap event in 23.04 … the wind reading -3.2m/s.