Holmwood's Thompson stars at Jamaica College meet

Andre Lowe, Senior Staff Reporter

Holmwood's Yanique Thompson was in impressive form at yesterday's WATA/JC track and field meet on Old Hope Road, accounting for two of the four records that were broken at press time.

Thompson showed excellent early season form in winning the girls' Class Three 80m hurdles event, stopping the clock at 11.58 seconds ahead of Camperdown's Peta-Gaye Williams, 11.74 and Edwin Allen's Tracey May, 12.03.

The young Holmwood charge was at it again in the Class Three 100m event where she, along with Glenmuir's Ashley Stephens, posted 11.50 seconds to register the fastest time in the event. Jonielle Smith also dipped below the previous best time of 11.80 seconds, with a 11.63-second run of her own but this was only good enough for third place.

World Youth Championships and Central America and Caribbean Games bronze medallist Travis Smikle was also in impressive form, recording a 56.01m throw in the open discus to better the 49.75m that was established by Jason Morgan in 2003. Ashinia Miller, 55.90m, and Odaine Richards, 55.16m, also bettered the old mark for their second and third place, respectively.

The meet was not without a bit of controversy, as Edwin Allen's Christianna Williams, running on the downward incline, was clocked at 11.01 seconds in the Class Two 100m, a time that shattered the previous mark of 11.60 seconds by Samantha Henry back in 2005.

It was a remarkable run by the former Oracabessa High athlete who led from start to finish in a powerful display. There were, however, several question marks around the legitimacy of the time, but in the end, the timekeepers decided to stand by the mark.

Outstanding Manchester High athlete Chanice Porter, who is continuing her recovery from a shin injury, won the Class Two high jump without much fuss at 1.75m before posting the fourth best time in the 100m, 11.97 seconds.

Toni-Ann Smith was too quick for the rest in the Class One girls' 100m with a time of 11.87 seconds, which bettered Ackhena Martin's (Tacius Golding) 11.94 seconds and Rochelle Williams' 11.96 seconds.

Munro College's Tevin Smith won the Class Two boys' 100m, posting a time of 10.33 seconds ahead of JC's Rohan Walker, 10.44 seconds, and Romano Dixon from Greater Portmore, who ran 10.51 seconds.

The Class One boys' 110m hurdles was won by St Jago's Jowayne Moore in 15.11 seconds ahead of Munro's Jevaughn Jackson, 15.16 seconds, and Camperdown's Kemol Burnett, 15.18 seconds.

In Class Two hurdles, Kingston College's Levaughn Battick walked away with top honours with a 14.81-second timing. Wolmer's' Oshane Marsh was second in 14.99 seconds, the same time posted by Munro's Rosean Maxwell.

It was a St Jago trifecta in the Class One 100m hurdles for girls with former Morant Bay High school standout Tonique Sobah, 14.09 seconds, winning ahead of her teammates Anakay James, 14.56 seconds and Monique Lovelock, 15.75 seconds.

Calabar were one-two in the boys' Class One shot put event with Frederick Dacres, 16.78m, outperforming his teammate Oshane Chambers 16.69m with Munro's Rajae Gayle, 15.70m finishing third.

Bog Walk's Williamena Williams had a 2:22.23 run in the Class One girls' 800m with Holmwood's Chantalia Watson, 2:22.26 finishing second and Manchester's Nickesha Mitchell rounding off the top three in 2:29.89.