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 Holmwood Technical look home and dry in the race for the girls' title, but the battle for the boys' crown will be hot between defending champions Calabar High and Kingston College over the last two days of the 2009 GraceKennedy/ISSA Boys and Girls' Athletic Championships. Last night, after seven finals, Holmwood led the girls with 48 points, 13 ahead of St Hugh's with 35. They are followed by Edwin Allen 28, St Jago 24, Wolmer's 21 and Vere Technical 19. Five finals complete With five finals completed in the boys' section, the Michael Russell-coached Kingston College lead the way with an impressive 53 points, with Jamaica College in second on 37, Calabar third with 36, Wolmer's 30 and Bridgeport 12. St George's, with six, round off the top six. The usually reliable Champs Preview which has tipped Calabar to top the championships by nine points - 266 to KC's 257 - had forecast that the defending champions would be clear by 24 points (after six finals) at the end of the second day. KC at this time, however, look good for their 31st title overall and the Michael Clarke-coached Calabar will have to dig very deep to retain their title on the final two days of the four-day meet. Last night KC's coach Russell was satisfied. "Based on the predictions we are not supposed to be here, but based on what we know we can do we are just about there," Russell said. Calabar's coach Michael Clarke, in summing up the day, said "It could have been better." Like Russell, Holmwood's Maurice Wilson was satisfied with his team's showing after two days. "It will not be a beautiful win, but we are getting the points in the various areas," Wilson said. Records broken Four records were broken at press time on the second day. Holmwood's Janieve Russell, who is tipped to win at least three gold medals at the championships, two individual and one in the sprint relay, got off to a sparkling start. She won the Class Three high jump with a record leap of 1.77m, beating the 1.74m set by Wolmer's Shanice Hall last year. Runner-up Kimberly Williamson of Edwin Allen equalled the old mark, while Manchester High's Chanice Porter cleared 1.65m for third. Also in record-breaking mood was K'Don Samuels of Jamaica College, who won the pole vault open with a leap of 4.45m, to add five centimetres to the 4.40m mark set by Kingston College's Jabari Ennis in 1998. Calabar's Devon Dobson, 4.00m, was second and KC's Xavier Boland, 3.80m, third. The third record of the day came in the Class One boys discus, where pre-meet favourite Travis Smikle of Calabar threw 51.43m to smash the 51.05m Bridgeport's Camoi Hood threw in 2005. Yesterday Bridgeport's Cleayon Smith (50.12m) was second and Smikle's teammate, Chad Wright (49.67m), third. St Hugh's had a big, one-two finish in the girls' shot put open. Coach Michael Vassell saw his daughter Micara break a 28-year-old record with 12.87m, to beat the 12.82m set by Holmwood's Marlene Lewsi in 1981. And for good measure, his second string, Candicea Bernard, completed the 'quinella' with 12.84m. Edwin Allen's Vanessa Levy, 12.03m, was third. Results of yesterday's finals: Girls High jump Class Three: 1. Janieve Russell (Holm) 1.77m (record), 2. Kimberly Williamson (Edwin Allen) 1.74m, Chanice Porter (Manch.) 1.65m, 4. Shanice Lee (St Andrew High) 1.65m, 5. Chennel Palmer (Vere) 1.65m, 6. Krista-Gay Taylor (Convent of Mercy) 1.60m. Long jump Class Four: 1. Tamara Moncrieffe (Holm) 5.18m, 2. Shardia Lawrence (Vere) 5.27m, 3. Latavia Coombs (Holm) 5.13m, 4. Shauna Helps (Wolmer's) 5.07m, 5. Kristen Deacon (Wolmer's) 5.06m, 6. Kerri-Ann Francis (Immaculate) 5.04m. Shot Put Open: 1. Micara Vassell (St Hugh's) 12.87m (Record), 2. Candicea Bernard (St Hugh's) 12.84m, 3. Vanessa Levy (Edwin Allen) 12.03m, 4. Shakeisha Miller (Holmwood) 11.73m, 5. Ashantia Hayden (Morant Bay) 11.52m, 6. Kerone Walker (Wolmer's) 11.20m. Long jump Class Two: 1. Kriss-Ann Walters (Excelsior) 5.87m, 2. Rochell Farquharson (Steths) 5.82m, 3. Tanya Bryan (St Jago) 5.79m, 4. Mellisa Walker (St Andre High) t Andrew High) 5.78m, 5. Kathie Lee Laidley (St Andrew High) 5.60m, 6. Sashawna Bennett (Holm) 5.60m. Boys Heptathlon: 1. Hansle Parchmen (KC) 4717 points, 2. Kamal Fuller (Wolmer's) 4581, 3. Kevoy Biggs (JC) 4330, 4. Deuce Carter (Calabar) 4258, 5. Cleayon Smith (Bridgeport) 4195, 6. Horane Holgate (Morant Bay) 4116. Pole Vault Open: 1. K"Don Samuels (JC) 4.45m (Record), 2. Devon Dobson (Calabar) 4.00m, 3. Xavier Boland (KC) 3.80m, 4. Hugh Lewis (JC) 3.70m, 5. Mikhail Russell (KC) 3.70m, 6. Deron Marshall (Ardenne) 3.00m. Discus Class One: 1. Travis Smikle (Calabar) 51.43m (Record), 2. Cleayon Smith (Bridgeport) 50.12m, 3. Chad Wright (Calabar) 49.67m, 4. Shane Dodd (JC) 49.00m, 5. Oshane Harris (KC) 46.98m, 6. Omar Bryan (Munro) 46.49m. Class Three high jump: 1. Clive Pullen (KC), 1.88m, 2. Javari Fairclough (Calabar) 1.85m, 3. Ashani Wright (JC) 1.85m, 4. Marvin Pinnock (KC) 1.80m. |
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