Defending Champions Mapp House retained their inter-house sports title yesterday when Elliot Belgrave Primary School hosted its annual sports meet at Boscobelle Pasture.
Mapp House (Blue) topped the final standings with 637 points, finishing ahead of Philips House (Orange), which ended the day on 570 points.
The Victor Ludorum award went to Under-13 athlete Schuylar Green of Mapp House, who amassed a meet-high 65 points. The Victrix Ludorum was claimed by Tre’shauna Philips, also of Mapp House, who finished with 57 points.
The divisional champions were led by Mapp House athletes C-Jai Boyce Marshall, who captured the Under-7 Girls’ title with 50 points, and Zy’aire Holloway, who topped the Under-7 Boys’ division with 33 points. Philips House found success in the Under-9 division through Taleah Blackman and Smyle Smith-Lowe, who secured the Girls’ and Boys’ titles respectively with 40 points each.
In the Under-11 category, Tre’shauna Philips of Mapp House dominated the girls’ division with 57 points, while Philips House’s Deshane Palmer claimed the boys’ title with 58 points. The senior divisions saw Mapp House’s Trinity Walrond winning the Under-13 Girls’ crown with 52 points, while her housemate Schuylar Green was the standout performer of the meet, capturing the Under-13 Boys’ title with a meethigh 65 points.
In the Under-7 Girls’ 25 metres, C-Jai Boyce Marshall (Mapp House) finished first ahead of Dream Jules and Arianna Lopez-Worrell, both of Philips House. Marshall also won the Under-7 Girls’ 50 metres, with Dream Jules second and Arianna Lopez-Worrell third. The Under-7 Boys’ 25 metres and 50 metres were dominated by Mapp House’s Zy’aire Holloway, with housemate Zaroy Hewitt finishing second in both races. Philips House’s Carlari McBean and Jamani Farrell placed third in the 25 and 50-metre sprints, respectively.
Philips House controlled the Under-9 Boys’ 150 metres, as Smyle Smith-Lowe took first ahead of Jalanni Rowe, with Mapp House’s Zamar Edwards-Nurse third. Smith-Lowe also won the Under-9 Boys’ 100 metres and 80 metres, with Philips teammates Jalanni Rouse and Kaiden Archer featuring among the placings. In the Under-9 Girls’ 150 metres, Taleah Blackman (Philips House) claimed victory ahead of Kamryn Chase (Mapp House) and Niyah Waterman (Philips). Blackman completed a sprint triple by also winning the 100 metres and 80 metres, ahead of Chase and Waterman.
The Under-11 Boys’ 300 metres was won by Deshane Palmer (Philips House), followed by Jaylan Greaves (Mapp House) and Rey Morris (Philips). Palmer also secured the Under-11 Boys’ 100 metres, with Greaves and Rakai Haynes, both of Mapp House, finishing second and third.
Tre’shauna Phillips led the Under-11 Girls’ events, winning both the 300m and 100m. Zamorah Boyce and Za’Niyah Yearwood from Philips House completed the podium finishes in second and third, respectively, in the 300 metres. Boyce was second again in the 100-metre sprint, but Neige Forde from Mapp House secured bronze.
In the senior division, Schuylar Green captured the Under-13 Boys’ 100 metres for Mapp House ahead of Keyandre Wickham (Philips House) and Kemani Edwards (Mapp House). Trinity Walrond won the Under-13 Girls’ 100 metres, leading a Mapp House one-two finish with Natalia Agard second, while Philips House’s Jadira Hinds placed third.
Mapp House is named in honour of former Elliot Belgrave Primary athlete Jamarion Mapp. He was an athlete with exciting potential and grandly announced himself in the Obadele Thompson Zone of the 2018 National Primary Schools’ Athletic Championships (NAPSAC) by winning the Under-13 Boys’ 400m in a record time of 1:06.27 minutes. The following year, he erased three records in the 800 metres, 400 metres and 200 metres, as he led his primary school to the boys’ title in the Obadele Thompson Zone.
He also joined his teammates to smash the Boys’ 800-metre sprint medley record, as well as the coveted 4×100 metres record in 56.25 seconds. (JC)
