Barbadians Kierre Beckles and Sade-Mariah Greenidge hit Central American and Caribbean (CAC) senior qualifying marks in the college women’s 100 metres hurdles yesterday at the Penn Relay Festival in Philadelphia.
Beckles, in her final year at South Carolina, was third overall in 13.16 seconds and Houston’s Greenidge fifth in 13.35 seconds. Both were within the CAC qualifying standard of 13.90 seconds.
Donique Flemings of Texas A&M won the race in 13.11 and Danielle Williams of Johnson C. Smith second in 13.15.
Burkheart Ellis Jr of St Augustine’s was second in the college men’s 4×100 metres relay with a time of 39.33 seconds. The University of Technology won the event (the first time ever by a Jamaican team) in 38.92 seconds, while Auburn were third in 39.92.
Ramon Gittens (10.37) was second in the 100 metres behind France’s Christophe Lemaitre (10.29) in the men’s Olympic development class.
The St Michael School’s 4×100 metres relay team of Raedon Benn, Deon Hope, Daley Carter and Levi Cadogan were third overall in the small schools’ category.
After clocking 42.45 seconds in the heats, seventh overall out of 295 schools, they advanced to the finals and lowered their time to 41.56 seconds.
Hydel of Jamaica were the champions in 41.22, while St Jago, also of Jamaica, were second in 41.39.
Queen’s College also competed in that division, and their quartet of Richard Lynch, Ariko Small, Akem Callender and Mawuli Marshall clocked 45.28 seconds, 118th overall.
The St Michael’s girls’ 4×400 metres relay team finished fourth among the small schools.
Shanice Howell, Tia-Adana Belle, Danielle Scantlebury and Jaria Hoyte clocked 4 minutes, 04.50 seconds.
Suffern of New York were the winners in 3:55.37. Patrick Henry of Virginia were second in 3:59.65 and Watkins Mill of Maryland third in 4:04.33.
In the 4×100 metres, Ayanna Morgan, Leah Barker, Howell and Scantlebury were 23rd overall in 49.53 seconds.
Belle finished 17th in the high school girls’ 400m hurdles in 1:04.67. The winning time was 58.80 by Shamier Little of Lindblom (Illinois).
Dario Scantlebury of Queen’s College was eighth in the boys’ event in 54.87 seconds. Jamaica’s CARIFTA champion Omar McLeod of Kingston College was the winner in 51.62.
St Michael’s Tristan Whitehall finished 14th in the discus with one legal throw measuring 48.18 metres.
CARIFTA champion Fredrick Dacres of Calabar (Jamaica) and schoolmate Basil Bingham, were first and second, respectively with 68.73 metres and 59.59m. Aaron Zedella of St Edward (Ohio) was third with 58.82.
