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UTech, UWI, GC Foster in the mix at Penn Relays

by admin· April 26, 2013· in Jamaica, Jamaica Invitational, News, Rio 2016, Sourced, Track and Field· 892 comments tags: Ardene High, Asafa Powell, Bob Marley, Brazil, Calabar Penn Relays, Caribbean Football Union, CFU, Concacaf, Cuba, Edwin Allen, FIFA, Football, Friendly, GC Foster, Golf, Guatemala, Guyana International Friendly Jamaica, Holmwood, Jamaica College, Jamaica International Invitational, Kingston College, Mannings Penn Relays, National Senior Team, National Senior Team Male, Penn Relays, Penns, Red Stripe, Red Stripe Premier League, Reggae Boyz RSPL Senior Team, Simon Preston, Soccer Training, t-shirt, tshirts, U17, U17 MNT, USA, UTech, UWI, UWI Mona, WCQ, Wolmers, World Cup, World Cup Qualifier
  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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