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STAR’S CHAMPS TOP THREE PREDICTIONS - BOYS’ TOP THREE
March 15, 2024
The five-day ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls' Athletics Championships will begin on Tuesday. On Saturday's final day, indications are that Kingston College (KC) will be successful in their defence of the Mortimer Geddes Trophy, with Jamaica College (JC) and Calabar set to pounce on any mishaps. STAR Sports looks at the top three finishers in each event.
CLASS THREE
100M CLASS
St Jago High's outstanding athlete, Marquies Page with 10.89 seconds, has been in terrific form and is a cinch to go all the way here.
1. Marquies Page (St Jago)
2. Mario Ross (Wol)
3. Naethan Bryan (StGC)
200M CLASS
Wolmer's Ross with a season best 22.57 seconds will be hoping to make up for his second-place finish in the 100 metres, but will find Calabar's Ched Brown, with 22.38 in his way.
1. Ched Brown (CHS)
2. Mario Ross (Wol)
3. Jamanie Hylton (STETHS)
400M
Central Championships' winner Roshane Richards of St Jago will prevail in a close affair.
1. Roshane Richards (St Jago)
2. Jason Pitter (KC)
3. Dwayne Sharpe (CHS)
800M
No stopping Cavel Nooks of JC, who are expected to be first and second.
1. Cavel Nooks (JC)
2. Camron Williams (JC)
3. Phillip Palmer (St Jago)
1,500M
Another first and second for JC as Nooks takes the double.
1. Cavel Nooks (JC)
2. Bevin Davey (JC)
3. Phillip Palmer (St Jago)
100MH
Defending champion Page of St Jago close out the double by retaining his title.
1. Marquies Page (St Jago)
2. Divondre Matthews (CHS)
3. Orandy Campbell (KC)
4x100M RELAY
Page wins his third gold medal as he anchors St Jago to victory.
1. St Jago
2. Calabar
3. KC
LONG JUMP
1. Alex King (KC)
2. Zamari Foster (JC)
3. Nikaro Johnson (JC)
HIGH JUMP
1. Stesean Hurd ((KC)
2. Nikaro Johnson (St Jago)
3. Alex King (KC)
CLASS TWO
100M
KC's Nyron Wade is a cut above his peers with 10.49 seconds.
1. Nyron Wade (KC)
2. Malike Knight (Xlcr)
3. Tyrese Ferrier (StGC)
200M
Event leader, Muschette High's Johan-Ramaldo, with 20.97 seconds will go all the way, after his seventh-place finish last year.
1. Johan Smythe (Musc)
2, Nickecoy Bramwell (CHS)
3. Tyrece Foreman ((StGC)
400M
Bramwell, the only sub-47 seconds athlete in the Class with 46.75, will score an easy win.
1. Nickecoy Bramwell (CHS)
2. Demarco Bennett (Xlcr)
3. Jabari Matheson (W Knibb)
800M
Another win for JC in the 800 metres as Samuel Creary's leading time of 1:51.55 minutes at Carifta Trials far superior to his nearest rival.
1. Samuel Creary (JC)
2. Alexander Palmer (CHS)
3. Rasheed Grant (StMH)
1,500M
Big points for KC as their African athletes rule supreme.
1. Chris Wanjiku (KC)
2. Nahashon Ruto (KC)
3. Shemar Green (JC)
1 10MH
Close battle between KC's Taj Gordon and St Jago's Michael Dwyer, with the former prevailing.
1. Taj Gordon (KC)
2. Michael Dwyer (St Jago)
3. Robert Miller (CHS)
400MH
1. Robert Miller (CHS)
2. Demarco Bennett (Xlcr)
3. Francisco Williams (StGC)
4x100M RELAY
KC, after losing to Excelsior at the Gibson McCook Relays, will reverse the placing.
1. KC
2. XLCR
3. Calabar
LONG JUMP
An epic contest is expected between Calabar's Antonio Anderson and JC's Michael Edwards.
1. Antonio Anderson (Calabar)
2. Michael Edwards (JC)
3. Rodeeki Walters (St Jago)
HIGH JUMP
1. Selethel Johnson (Mun)
2. Patrick Brown (JC)
3. Jaduan Souden (H Grove)
TRIPLE JUMP
1. Michael Edwards (JC)
2. Zachary Merchant (KC)
3. Amanie Phillips (KC)
DISCUS
Munro's Javantae Smith collects his first gold medal of two throwing events.
1. Javontae Smith (Mun)
2. Kamari Kennedy (CHS)
3. Joseph Salmon (Clar)
SHOT PUT
1. Javontae Smith (Mun)
2. Joseph Salmon (Clar)
3. Khaleel Henry (CHS)
CLASS ONE
100M
The two fastest in the class this season JC's Hector Benjamin and Herbert Morrison Technical's Deandre Daley are not expected to compete because of injuries, which should make the event evenly contested. Calabar's Khamanii Gordon is given the nod with a season best of 10.4 seconds.
1. Khamanie Gordon (CHS)
2. Yourie Lawrence (KC)
3. Raheem Pinnock (St. Jago)
200M
Wolmer's Gary Card, the leader with his 20.79 seconds at the Carifta Trials will not be denied.
1. Gary Card (Wol)
2. Romario Hines (Mun)
3. Marchino Rose (KC)
400M
First and second for KC with two sub-47 seconds athletes in the event.
1. Marchino Rose (KC)
2. Amal Glasgow (KC)
3. Zachery Wallace (Maggoty)
800M
Defending champion JC's Kemarrio Bygrave will win and give them a clean sweep of all 800 metres.
1. Kemarrio Bygrave (JC)
2. Yoshane Bowen (Mag)
3. Jaquan Coke (KC)
1,500M
KC's Ethan Gioko will win his second event and deny Bygrave the win.
1. Ethan Gioko (KC)
2. Kemarrio Bygrave (JC)
3. Barrain Smith (STETHS)
110MH
A very close one.
1. Shaquan Gordon (CHS)
2. Daniel Wright (Xlcr)
3. Richard Hall (Xlcr)
400H
First and second for KC with two sub-51 seconds athletes.
1. Antonio Forbes (KC)
2. Shamar Jennings (KC)
3. Princewell Martin (JC)
4x100M RELAY
A youthful Calabar will prevail, after a poor run in the final at the Gibson McCook Relays.
1. Calabar
2. Jamaica College
3. St Jago
LONG JUMP
1. Ricoy Hunter (STETHS)
2. Nathan Wade (KC)
3. Balvin Israel (JC)
TRIPLE JUMP
1, Javer Thomas (KC)
2. Chavez Penn (JC)
3. Romaine Lewis (CHS)
HIGH JUMP
1, Chavez Penn (JC)
2. Jevontae Grant (CHS)
3. Amiuki Beckford (KC)
DISCUS
The first of two throwing successes for JC's Shaiquan Dunn
1. Shaiquan Dunn (JC)
2. Chad Hendricks (Mun)
3. Delano Lawrence (CHS)
SHOT PUT
1. Shaiquan Dunn (JC)
2. Josh-Ty Brown (JC)
3. Rajay Hemmings (St Cath)
OPEN EVENTS
2000M STEEPLECHASE
1. Brian Kiprop (KC)
2. Nellie Ambriton (JC)
3. Adriano Brown (CHS)
5000M
1, Ethan Gioko (KC)
2. Nathaniel Wallace (W Knibb)
3, Tyrone Lawson (JC)
SPRINT MEDLEY RELAY
1, JC
2. KC
3. St Jago
4x400M RELAY
An awesome quartet from KC will not be denied as they end the Championships on a high note to serenade their 35th hold on the Mortimer Geddes Trophy. A sub-3:07 seconds clocking could be on the cards.
1. KC
2. JC
3. EXCR
JAVELIN
1. Lebron James (JC)
2. Dorian Charles (JC)
3. Brandon Falconer (STETHS)
POLE VAULT
1. Rhyeem Campbell (XLCR)
2. Lenworth Chung (Calabar)
3. Courtney Hanchard (KC)
