Lyssons cruise to another primary school athletics title
LYSSONS Primary of St Thomas easily retained their INSPORTS/DEVON Biscuits National Primary Schools Athletics Championships title and walked away with $500,000 at the National Stadium on Saturday.
Lyssons amassed 188 points and were well clear of the St Catherine teams: Spanish Town (168), Naggo Head (160), and Greater Portmore (105). Harbour View of St Andrew completed the top five with 88.5 points.
The impressive Jevaney Findlay of Spanish Town and Shaquan Reid of Glen Stuart were the male champions, with 18 points, while Danelia Clarke of St Patrick’s and Shanayah Jacques of Red Hill were the female overall champions.
Findlay, who has all the high school scouts at his doorstep, won the 200m in style, stopping the clock at 24.63 running into a headwind of -2.1 mps as the record of 24.02 held by Christopher Taylor since 2012 remained intact.
Daniel Buchanan of St Jude’s Primary was second in 26.28 ahead of Andre Genus of Mountainside Primary in third in 26.45.
Young Clarke captured the girls’ 200m in 26.44, ahead of Rihanna Scott of Rock Hall in 26.60. Chelseann Samuels of Half-way-tree Primary was third in 27.01.
Woodlands Primary secured their first gold courtesy of Rihanna Gayle in the girls Class Two 200m. Gayle, who was sixth in the 100m on Friday, won comfortably in 27.62 (-3.4) ahead of Shanice Williams of Greater Portmore in 27.95. Lyssons’ Khalia Raymond was third in 28.10.
Rousseau Primary’s Deandre Parker struck gold in the boys’ Class Two 200m in 26.85 (-2.8), denying Daniel Glave of Red Hills Primary, who was second in 27.10. Mercado Williams of Naggo Head was third in 27.13. Red Hills Primary secured another win as Shanayah Jacques won the Class Three 150m in 21.08 (2.2). Sarah Mcdonald of Naggo Head was second in 21.39.
Shaquwan Reid of Glen Stuart Primary won the boys’ Class Three 150m in 20.55 (-3.3) ahead of Davere Walker of Lyssons in 20.64. Zidon Morgan of Ascot Primary was third in 21.25.
John Mills showed that they are doing something right in the vertical jumps as following Sanique Watt’s victory in the girls’ section Daquan Dawk took the boys’ equivalent with a leap of 1.54m. Jamar Edwards of Lyssons was second with 1.49m.
In the hurdles event, John Mills continued their good form, running the quiniela in the girls 70m hurdles as Rememha Dixon won in 11.86 and was followed home by Kayla Lewis in 12.04.
Hanif Jones of Glen Stuart won the boys’ 70m hurdles in 10.74 (-2.0) ahead of Nique Barnes of Naggo Head in 10.77. Daquan Dawkins of John Mills was third in 11.45.
In an impressive display of speed and endurance, Obrian Clarke of Glen Stuart Primary won the boys’ 800m open in 2:22.76 and was well clear of Jaylon Campbell of Polly Ground Primary in second with 2:27.50. Rajuan Morgan of Carisbrook Primary finished third in 2:28.16.
Lyssons’ Christassia Pearce took the girls’ 800m in 2:32.60 in a close battle with Renica Coombs of Spanish Town, who finished in 2:32.76. Christina Clarke of Harbour View was third in 2:35.43.