BAYLEY’S PRIMARY and Charles F. Broome each won their third titles as the curtain came down on the 2017 Pine Hill National Primary Schools’ Athletics Championships.
Today at the Usain Bolt Sports Complex, Bayley’s led from pole to pole, finishing with 147 points, followed by Wesley Hall (74), St Cyprian’s (67), West Terrace (58) and Eden Lodge on 57.
With 127.5 points, Charles F. Broome pulled away from St Giles (115) and defending champions Williams Industries West Terrace (70) during the relays. Wesley Hall and Christ Church Girls’ rounded out the top five with 50 and 49 points, respectively.
Bayley’s won the first ever boys’ NAPSAC title in 2002 and again in 2011.
Charles F. Broome previously won the girls’ title in 2008 and 2015.
Four records fell on the day, two in the field.
They were set by Dominic Duncan of Bayley’s with 1.78 metres in the Under-7 boys’ standing broad jump and Hilda Skeene’s Asabi Callender with a throw measuring 54.84 metres in the Under-13 girls’ cricket ball.
On the track, Charles F. Broome raced to a new record of 1 minute 03.12 seconds in the Under-9 Girls’ 4×100 metres and the quartet from Wesley Hall set a new mark of 55.38 seconds in the Under-11 boys’ race.
Final Points
Girls: 1. Charles F. Broome 127.50, 2. St Giles 115, 3. West Terrace 70, 4. Wesley Hall 50, 5. Christ Church Girls’ 49, 6. Hillaby Turners Hall 47, 7. Wilkie Cumberbatch 40, 8. St Stephen’s 38, 9. Bayley’s 37.5, 10. Hindsbury 37, 11. Sharon 34, 12. Lawrence T. Gay Memorial 33, 13. Arthur Smith 29, 14. St Christopher 24, 14. Grantley Prescod Memorial 24, 16. Cuthbert Moore 21, 17. St Elizabeth 20, 17. St Elizabeth 20.
Boys: 1. Bayley’s 147, 2. Wesley Hall 74, 3. St Cyprian’s 67, 4. West Terrace 58, 5. Eden Lodge 57, 6. St Alban’s 56, 7. St Giles 54, 8. Reynold Weekes 51, 9. Wilkie Cumberbatch 42, 10. Milton Lynch 41, 11. Roland Edwards 40, 11. Roland Edwards 40, 13. Good Shepherd 39, 14. All Saints’ 37, 15. Selah 25, 16. Blackman and Gollop 23, 17. St Jude’s 20, 18. Wills 17
