Cox looking to make mark at Carifta Games
YORK CASTLE’S outstanding quarter-miler Ryiem Robertson says that he is feeling relieved and delighted after he won the boys’ Under-20 400m event at the Carifta Trials at the National Stadium yesterday.
Cox, who did not compete at the ISSA/ GraceKennedy
Boys and
Girls’ Athletics Championships last week, after he transferred from St Jago last September, won the event in 47.04 seconds.
Evaldo Whitehorne from Calabar was second in 47.34 seconds, while third went to Deandre Watkin from Jamaica College in 47.37 seconds.
Cox told The Sunday Gleaner that he is very happy that he has secured his place on Jamaica’s team to the championships, which will be held in The Cayman Islands from April 20-22.
“I am feeling good because I just went out and did my best because even though I didn’t get to represent my team at Champs, it is good that I will represent my country at the Carifta Games,” said
the 18-year-old Cox, who finished fourth in the 400m final at the World Under-18 Championships in Nairobi, Kenya, in 2017.
“I am just going to go out there and represent my country to the best of my ability,” Cox said. “I am just going back to training and put in some more work and to ensure that I am in good shape going to the Carifta Games, and I will see if I can run a sub-45 seconds,” he said. Petersfield’s Shaquena Foote won the girls’ section in a time of 52.79 seconds. Annakay Allen from St Catherine was second in 53.95 seconds, while third went to Nickisha Pryce from Vere in 54.41 seconds.
MAJOR UPSET
Jamaica College’s Tariq Dacres captured the boys’ Under-17 400m event in a time of 48.97 seconds.
Holmwood’s Tahj Hamm was second in 49.51 seconds while third went to Najay Mickel from Port Antonio in 49.89 seconds.
In the girls’ Under-17 equivalent, Clarendon College’s Dejanea Oakley created a major upset when she turned back race favourite Rickiann Russell to win the event in 55.08 seconds.
Russell finished second in 55.90 seconds, while third went to St Jago’s Fafia Hinds in 56.07 seconds.
As expected, double world Under-20 sprint champion Briana Williams won the girls 100m in 11.67 seconds ahead of University of Technology Kemba Nelson in 11.87 seconds. JC’s Ryiem Robertson created a mild upset when he upstaged Calabar’s Oblique Seville to win the boys’ Under-20 final in 10.38 seconds. Seville, who won the Class One 100m at Champs last week was second in 10.49 seconds while third went to Michali Everett from JC in 10.52 seconds.
The Kingston College pair of Adrian Kerr, 10.93, and Bouwahjgie Nkrumie, 10.94, finished one-two in the boys’ Under-17 final.
Carleta Benard from Mount Alvernia sped to 12.25 seconds to win the girls’ Under-17 final. Glacian Loutin from St Mary High was second in 12.34 second while third went to Onanda Lowe from Immaculate in 12.43 seconds.
Tyrese Reid from Spot Valley won the boys’ under-20 1500m in 4:03.23 seconds ahead of Davian Gray from St Elizabeth Technical, 4.07.26 seconds.
Kelly-Ann Becford of GC Foster College won the girls’ section in 5:02.42 seconds.