Records tumble - Bailey, Lloyd among stars at Classic

Sunday, February 13, 2011

NATIONAL representatives Oshane Bailey and Shereefa Lloyd were among nine record breakers at the Camperdown Classic at the Usain Bolt Track at the University of the West Indies yesterday.

Bailey of Akan Track Club clocked 10.47 seconds to win the Open men's 100m, smashing the old mark of 10.61 set by former world champion Kim Collins in 2005.

Bailey won ahead of Kemar Bailey Cole of Racers in 10.56 and Anthony Drysdale, 10.95.

World championship bronze medallist Lloyd clocked 53.17 seconds to win the women's 400m Open, erasing the 55.01 set by Jenice Daley in 2008.

Lloyd finished ahead of Davita Prendergast in 54.56 and Schillonie Calvert, 54.91.

Vere Technical's Shericka Jackson clocked 12.09 seconds in the Class Two Girls 100 metres to lower the previous mark of 12.15 by Immaculate's Samantha Elliott in 2008.

Melissa Williams of St Jago posted 12.18 for second ahead of Chanice Bonner of Queen's, 12.44.

Jamaica College (JC) posted a record 44.67 seconds to win the Class Three Boys 4x100m, breaking their own mark of 44.68 set two years ago.

Calabar finished second in 45.19 and JC Striders in 45.82.

St Andrew and Excelsior both clocked 49.47 seconds to claim the Class Four Girls 4x100m, smashing the old mark of 49.49 set by St Jago last year.

Camperdown were third in 50.46 seconds.

Chantal Duncan of Vere clocked 2:15.92 in the Class One Girls 800m, breaking the 2:19.20 set by C Cousins of Immaculate in 2007.

Lavaughn Palmer of GC Foster, 2:16.66, finished second, while Rushell Clayton of Vere, 2:18.66, was third.

St Jago's Shevel McDonald clocked 2:15.46 to smash the 2:17.05 time set by Neisha Morgan of Manchester High in 2006 in the Class Two Girls 800.

Taska Johnson and Olivia James, both of Vere, were second and third -- Johnson in 2:16.23 and James in 2:20.22.

In the field, Kemarki Absolam's 2.10m was a record in the Class One boys high jump, bettering the 2.00m posted by Calabar's Andrew Riley in 2008.

Chanice Porter cleared a record 1.80 metres to win the Class Two Girls high jump ahead Krista-Gaye Taylor of Alpha and Chenell Palmer of Vere with 1.70m each.

Meanwhile, Kevean Smith of JC posted a blistering 10.63 seconds to win the Class One Boys 100 ahead of Bernardo Brady of Camperdown in 10.84 and Nicholas Griffiths of St George's, 10.95.

Ashley Stephens captured the Class Three Girls 100m in 12.48 ahead of Janeal Brown of Manchester, 12.80, and Renee Smith of Alpha, 12.81.

Rushell Burton of St Andrew secured the Class Four event in 12.67 ahead of Jody Ann Petrie of Excelsior, 12.76, and Randese Ennis of Camperdown, 13.05.

Racers had a one-two-three in the Men's 400m Open as Edino Steele posted 46.16 with Mario Forsythe second in 46.90 and Yohan Blake third in 47.01.

Shanice Clarke of Vere won the Class Three Girls 800m in a time of 2:19.84 ahead of Shanieke Watson of Holmwood in 2:20.10 and Roshae Burrell of St Jago in 2:20.83.

The boys equivalent went to Dirk Williamson of JC in 2:06.09 followed by Ryan Holmes (2:06.39) of Edwin Allen and Calabar A's Malcolm Campbell (2:06.84).

Kendon Guy of St George's claimed the Class One Boys event in 1:56.90 ahead of Shavon Barnes of Camperdown (1:57.34) and Waquar Dacosta of JC (1:57.86).

In Class Two, Calabar's Jorel Bellafonte claimed the top spot in 1:58.45, with Robert Thomas of Monk Street boys second in 2:00.64 and Romaine Headman of JC in 2:00.94.

The Class One Girls 4x100m went to Holmwood in 46.67 seconds ahead of St Jago 47.81 and The Queen's in 49.32.

St George's won the boys equivalent in 41.62 with Calabar second in 41.63 and Monk Street boys third in 42.09.

St Jago was victorious in Class Two in 48.14 ahead of Queen's in 48.36 and St Andrew in 48.49.

Calabar captured the boys equivalent in 42.83 as St Jago finished second in 43.00 and JC Striders third in 43.49.

The Class Three Girls sprint relay was won by Camperdown in 48.54 ahead of Holmwood, 48.95, and St Jago, 49.13.

The Class Four Boys race was won by Calabar in 47.28 ahead of JC, 47.70, and Camperdown, 48.82.

Vere's Marsielle McBean cleared 1.65m to win the Class One Girls high jump ahead of Kimberley Golding of Alpha and Jami-Lee Gordon of Manchester tied for second with heights of 1.55m each.

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