Unlike our extremely successful high-school teams, our colleges have tougher times at the Penn Relays. However, 10 years after a historic first win by a Jamaican college at Penn, the University of Technology (UTech) is primed for speed in Philadelphia. The UTech Knights are the defending college men’s 4×200-metre relay champions, and Carrie Russell is in form in time to repeat as 100-metre winner. In addition, the University of the West Indies’ (UWI) Traves Smikle is favoured in the colleges’ men’s discus. Early in February, a UTech quartet of Tyqueando Tracey, Andrew Fisher, Julian Forte and Nicholas Watson combined to run the 4x100m in 38.80 seconds at the Milo Western Relays. Since the US outdoor season has begun, only Texas A&M University has bettered the UTech time with its own fast run of 38.64. UTech has come close in this event before. In 2003, an Asafa Powell squad had baton problems in the 4×100, but recovered to win the 4x200m. Last year, a baton fumble left UTech second, but again was the lead-in to a 4x200m victory. Injured while leading the 2012 World Junior Championships 200m final, Forte brings good karma to Penns. He was on winning Wolmers’ teams […]
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PENNSYLVANIA, USA: Wolmer’s Boys’ will be seeking to make history at this year’s 119th staging of the Penn Relays when they go in search of their fourth consecutive victory in the boys’ 4x100m. Wolmer’s and Kingston College currently share the honour of having won the race on three consecutive occasions at the annual relay carnival, but the Heroes’ Circle-based school’s coach, Christopher Harley, is keen on his boys taking sole ownership of the record. “I wouldn’t mind winning the fourth one in a row as it would be the first it has happened and it is good to rewrite history, so I want to get that in our name,” Harley said. “I think this is a good set of boys, although two of them are making their first appearance at the Penn Relays. “So, I hope that they will be able to adjust to the weather especially. But from experience, I know what to do to make sure that they are ready for the occasion and I think that we will be fine.” The four boys who are set to take to the track tomorrow to commence the defence of their school’s 4x100m title are Yaniek Hart, Raheem Robinson […]
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Men’s 4x100M It will be a USA vs. Jamaica showdown in the men’s 4x100m. Team USA will feature Olympic silver relay medalists Justin Gatlin, Trell Kimmons, Ryan Bailey, Doc Patton and Jeff Demps. Other U.S. men in the relay pool include: current world leader Mike Rodgers and Wallace Spearmon. The Jamaican team will include Nesta Carter of the 2012 Olympic gold medal relay, along with Jason Young, Kimari Roach, Dexter Lee and Rasheed Dwyer. Other international challengers include: the Bahamas, Canada, France, Germany, Nigeria and the United Kingdom. Women’s 4x100M With a world record to their name, the Team USA women will be hard to beat. The record setting relay lineup of Allyson Felix, Tianna (nee’ Madison) Bartoletta, Bianca Knight and Carmelita Jeter will be down one woman after Jeter pulled up with an apparent cramp at Mt. SAC last weekend. The U.S. has plenty of depth to fill her spot with the likes of Chelsea Hayes, Jeneba Tarmoh and Alexandria Anderson also in the pool. The U.S. and Jamaican rivalry will be strong in this event as Jamaica brings three members of their silver medal Olympic team with two-time Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Sherone Simpson and Kerron […]
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College Men’s 400m Hurdles Championship 9:00 AM Ronald Levy UTech Jamie Demns UTech [hr] High School Boys’ 4×800 Small Schools 9:20 AM Holmwood Tech (Christiana, JAM) [hr] High School Boys’ 4×800 Small Schools 9:30 AM Jamaica College (Kingston, JAM) St. Jago (St. Catherine, JAM) Munro College (St. Elizabeth, JAM) Bellefield (Mandeville, JAM) [hr] High School Boys’ 4×800 Large Schools 9:40 AM Kingston College (East Kingston, JAM) Calabar (Kingston, JAM) [hr] High School Boys’ 4×100 Small Schools (Heats) 10:40AM Ardenne (Kingston, JAM) Garvey Maceo (Clarendon, JAM) Holmwood Tech (Christiana, JAM) Hydel (St. Catherine, JAM) Jamaica College (Kingston, JAM) Mannings (Westmoreland, JAM) Herbert Morrison (Montego Bay, JAM) Munro College (St. Elizabeth, JAM) St. Jago (St. Catherine, JAM) Two Jamaican teams ran below 40 flat at this year’s Boys Champs, Kingston College (39.85) and Munro College (39.92), as KC held off the furious closing rush of the Munro anchor, Delano Williams, who earlier in the meet had won the 100 and 200 (10.28/20.27), the 100 into a headwind. The Relays record is 39.78, by Wolmer’s in 2010. KC, however, is one of several Jamaican teams that have been hit by the chicken pox as a result of infection at this spring’s Carifta Games; it is […]
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