- Junior Dowie/Staff Photographer
Vere's Keisha Brown (left) and Nadina Marsh of St. Jago clear the final hurdle in the girls' Class One 100m event at the Youngster Goldsmith Hurdles and Field Events Classic at Kingston College, North Street yesterday. Both athletes posted 13.9 seconds in the event which Brown won.
Anthony Foster, Freelance Writer
VERE TECHNICAL'S Keisha Brown and St. Jago's Nadina Marsh yesterday battled to a repeat finish of last year's 100-metre hurdle final at the Youngster Goldsmith Hurdles and Field Events Classic at Kingston College, North Street.
Both recorded identical times of 13.9 seconds. Marsh also competed in the high jump event, which she won by leaping 1.70 metres.
It was a case of Brown avenging last year's loss at the hands of Marsh. Both athletes clocked 14.0 seconds with Marsh taking the gold last year.
LOWER CLASSES
In the lower classes, Latoya Heat of St. Andrew (14.2) won Class Two ahead of Indiva Spence of Vere (14.3) and Wolmer's Sakinah Allen (14.7). In the 80m hurdles for Class Three girls, St. Jago's Natasha Ruddock (11.8) topped Alpha's pair of Shermaine Williams (12.1) and Rosemarie Carty (12.2).
In the boys' Class One 110m hurdles, Brian Hay of Ardenne (14.2) won ahead of Calabar's Akeil Facey (14.4) and Leonardo McLeggon of St. Jago (14.7). In the boys Class Three 100m hurdle, KC took the quinella with Andre Peart (13.9) and Keiron Stewart (14.2) finishing ahead of JC's Stevan James (14.5).
Homeboy Andre Wellington took the boys' Invitational 100m dash, clocking 10.9 seconds to win ahead of North Street rivals St. George's College's Floyd Quarrie (12.2) and Andre Allen of St. Jago (11.6). The girls' section went to Amanda Bailey of Queens (12.6) ahead of Immaculate's pair of Shantel Robinson (12.6) and Mellisa Hewitt (13.0).
In the field, Andrea Linton won the girls' Class One long jump with a leap of 5.33m ahead of her team-mate Shermaine Chambers (5.32m) and Morant Bay's Tashieka Beckford (4.89m). In Class Two, St. Jago again dominated with an outstanding jump from Tamara Francis (5.63m) who won ahead of Morant Bay's Kimona Smith (5.49) and team-mate Janelle McLeod (5.37).
Steve Hammond of St. Jago took the boys' Class One discus after throwing 46.42m to finish ahead of KC's Fabian Morgan (46.35m). In Class Two, JC's Sharif Small (41.34) and Ramone Birch (39.50) were the top two finishers.
Nardia Alexander (36.46) of St. Hugh's won the girls' Class One discus ahead of Monquie Edwards of Wolmer's (35.67) and Phelecia Reynolds, also of St. Hugh's (32.70).
