Anthony Foster, Freelance WriterNATIONAL HEAD coach Glen Mills expressed satisfaction with the performances he witnessed at yesterday's 4E-sponsored Camperdown Classic meet at the Stadium East complex.
Mills was particularly impressed by St. Jago's Class Two sprint pair of Yohan Blake (CARIFTA Games Under-17 sprint double champion) and Natasha Ruddock, the World Youth 100m hurdles silver medallist, along with Manchester's Class Three female sprinters.
BENEFIT THEIR CAREERS
He said that, despite the heavy wind at the complex which damaged a few tents, the 100m sprinters did very well and it would only benefit them later in their careers.
"I thought in Class Two, young Blake looked well," Mills said. "I did not see the race with Rose (Remaldo)," he added.
In the girls' section, "a number of the sprinters in Class Three from Manchester looked good" he said.
"I think Ruddock ran a very good 100m, beating Samantha Henry and company in Class Two, so it has been a very competitive day," Mills said.
IMPRESSIVE RACE
Ruddock ran an impressive race, executing well from start to finish to top the Class Two field in 12.19 against a negative 7.5 wind. She beat Henry (12.44) who finished third overall while Immaculate's Danielle Jeffrey was second (12.31).
In the boys' Class One 100m, Garfield German (11.07) beat Kemur Bruce (11.31) and Dwight Mullings of St. Jago (11.32) while Wolmer's Shelly-Ann Frater (12.80) beat Latoya Mitchell of Clan Carthy (12.88).
Jamaica's World Junior 100m bronze medallist Rose who won heat two, was 11th overall in 11.67.
Doraine Samuels of St. Jago (2:23.42) and Kimberly Brown of Manchester (2:18.66) won the 800m for Class One and Three girls, respectively.
Norbert Miller of It Dat (53.96) and Manchester High's Judith Riley (60:07) took the 400m hurdles for males and females respectively.
