The Jamaica Masters athletics team to the Penn Relays capped off a fine performance at the relay carnival by grabbing 2nd place in the over 40 men’s 4×400 relay. The team of Daniel England, Chris Williams, Danny McFarlane and Christopher Grant did 3.25.60 behind SW Sprinters ‘A’ who clocked 3.24.97. The team might have won, but a mix-up which occurred with the registration of one of the original runners resulted in a last minute replacement having to be brought in. The 4×400 2nd place finish came following Friday’s ‘goldfest’ when the 4×100 metre relay team won the over 40 race in a record 43.58. This was after Chris Williams running in the 40-44 age division won the 100metres in 10.58 and Chris Faulknor did the same in the 50-54 category in 11.49. Speaking from his home in the US following his race, the ever popular Danny McFarlane says he was very pleased to have represented Jamaica in a masters event at the Penn Relays. “I had fun with the rest of the team and I will be doing my best to assist in raising the profile of masters athletics in Jamaica,” he said. [hr] [column2] [/column2] [column2_last] [/column2_last] [hr] […]
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The Jamaica Masters over 40 relay team won the 4 x 100 masters relay at the Penn Relays and in so doing ran away with the record. The team of Leeroy Gray, Chris Williams, Daniel England and Chris Faulknor clocked a brisk 43.58 seconds as they finished ahead of SW Sprinters and GOAL works. Earlier in the day, Chris Williams running in the 40-44 age category, won the 100metres in a time of 10.58 seconds. Jamaica tasted more success when Chris Faulknor running in the 50-54 age division won his race in 11.49 seconds. On Saturday, the team of Danny McFarlane, Chris Williams, Daniel England and Chris Grant/ Chris Faulknor will seek further glory in the 4 x 400 metre relay. Commenting on the performances, coach of the team Owen McGregor said he was heartened by the positive display by all, pointing out that this is a good sign for the World Masters Championships later this year in Brazil. President of the Jamaica Masters Athletics Association Leo McEwan says he is not surprised that the teams have acquitted themselves so well, notwithstanding the continuous challenges they face while competing for the country. Contact: Leo McEwan; Tel: 383-3205 [hr] [column2] […]
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PRESS RELEASE 2004 Olympic silver medalist (400M hurdles) Danny McFarlane and 2001 World Championships silver medalist (200M) Christopher Williams will be part of Jamaica’s strong 4 x 100 and 4 x 400 masters relay teams at the Penn Relays starting on April 25 in Pennsylvania. Both athletes will be part of the team competing in the 40-44 age category; other members of the 4 x 100 team are, Leeroy Gray, Andrew Shirley, Daniel England and Chris Faulkner. Others competing in the 4 x 400 are Chris Faulkner, Christopher Williams, Rudolph Briscoe, and Daniel England. In addition to the relays, three athletes will be competing in the individual 100 M event. They are Chris Williams in the 40-44 age category; Christopher Faulkner in the 50-54 category and Rudolph Briscoe in the 54-59 category. Both relay teams are expected to perform very well following last year’s successful debut by masters athletes in the relay events when they won the 4 x 100 and finished 2nd in the 4 x 400. Chris Williams in particular has been running up a storm having just recently clocked 10.35 in the 100M and 20.99 in the 200M at the Mount Sac Relays in the US. […]
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