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Edwin Allen, St Jago reign supreme at Central Champs
February 20, 2025
Defending female champions Edwin Allen and male champions St Jago High dominated yesterday's second and final day of the Central Athletics Championships at G.C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sport, successfully retaining their team titles.
Edwin Allen girls secured victory with 389 points, followed by Holmwood Technical (310), Hydel High (279), Vere Technical (204), and St Jago (152.5) closing out the top five.
On the boys' side, St Jago finished with 327 points, ahead of Edwin Allen (267), Clarendon College (132), Manchester High (110), and St Catherine High (72).
Both winning coaches expressed satisfaction with their teams' performances.
"I am pleased with the overall performance of the team. The objective was to compete and remain injury-free and we achieved that," said Edwin Allen's head coach, Michael Dyke.
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"This serves as a platform heading into the Inter-Secondary Championships, as the team that wins here often goes on to win at 'Champs'."
St Jago's first-time boys' head coach, Jermaine Phipps, praised his young team.
"We are in a rebuilding phase and they delivered strong performances over both days. This sets the foundation for the future and we will continue to build on it," he said.
Edwin Allen showcased their dominance early, with Class One athlete Kelly Ann Carr securing victory in the Open girls' 400m hurdles in a season-best 57.27 ahead of Hydel's Aaliyah Mullings (1:00.16) and Vere Technical's Charissa December (1:00.71).
Carr had also won the Class One 400m on the previous day, upsetting Hydel's favourite, Abigail Campbell, with a personal-best 52.57. Campbell finished second in 52.98.
Sprinter Kerelle Etienne, of Dominica, claimed her second win of the meet by taking the Class Two 200m in 23.86s, following her 100m victory the day before.
Jounee Armstrong rebounded from her Class One 100m loss to Hydel's Shemoniqe Hazle by winning the 200m in 23.60, narrowly edging out Jody-Ann Daley of Hydel (23.61). Daley later secured the Class One 100m hurdles title in 13.42, with Holmwood's Keira Meikle second in 13.48.
Edwin Allen dominated the sprint hurdles, with Amoya Morris winning the Class Four 70m hurdles in a photo finish against St Jago's Shanice Williams (both clocking 10.49s). In Class Three, Tashana Godfrey maintained her unbeaten season with an 11.17 victory in the 80m hurdles, followed by teammate Macaela Gordon in 11.41s.
Edwin Allen also clinched three out of four 4x100m relay titles, winning Class Four in 48.19, Class Three in 46.75, and Class Two in 45.92.
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St Jago's Ryan Achua led the charge for his team, delivering a record-breaking performance in the boys' Open 5000m with a time of 16:54.11.
In the boys' Class Three 200m, St Jago secured a quinella, with Rajaun Romelly setting a record 22.29 and teammate Javarie Edwards finishing second in 22.65.
St Jago also swept the sprint hurdles, with Jaun-Tae Halliman winning the Class Three 100m hurdles in 13.29, Nikaro Johnson claiming the Class Two 110m hurdles in 14.70, and Brandon Harris taking the Class One 110m hurdles in 14.15.
