Evans, Tomlinson top Milo Junior GP series

Sunday, November 08, 2009 2:00 AM

Sport

By Howard Walker Observer staff reporter walkerh@jamaicaobserver.com

Wednesday, April 01, 2009

Edwin Allen High's Gayon Evans and Brandon Tomlinson of Manchester won the individual prizes at the inaugural staging of the Nestle Milo Grand Junior Prix awards ceremony yesterday.

In fact, schools from the central region copped the four awards worth $500,000 at Nestle Jamaica's New Kingston office yesterday.

Suzanne Wilson-Wong (third left) of Nestle Jamaica Ltd hands over the winning trophies and cheque to Jerry Holness, coach of Manchester High School, at yesterday's award ceremony for the Junior Grand Prix athletics series. Looking on (from left) are Kimberley Brown, Neisha Morgan, Natoya Goule and Charlene Brown.

Edwin Allen pocketed $100,000 after Evans topped the Milo Junior Grand Prix 100m event for girls with 44 points. She won all of the five races, while getting the last one by default as the other competitors failed to turn up.

Evans chalked up eight points for the penultimate race at the Gibson Relays after only two athletes turned up and the points were shared.

Tomlinson won the boys section with 40 points aftert winning three of the five races, and Manchester High garnered $100,000.

Manchester, who also won the 4x800m relay with 58 points after winning four of the five events, pocketed $150,000 for a total of $250,000.

The quartet of Kimberly Brown, Neisha Morgan, Charlene Brown and Natoya Goule proved too powerful for Holmwood, who won the first event at the STETHS Invitational.

Holmwood did recoup losses, however, capturing $150,000 as their boys won all the relays to end with a maximum 60 points ahead of Bellefield with 46.

Jermaine Blake, Wayne McIntyre, Andre Headley and Kevin White were too good for the rest and will be a force to reckon with at the Penn Relays.

The Milo Grand Prix series started on January 31 at the STETHS Invitational Track Meet, then moved to JAAA/Puma/Jamalco Development Meet on February 7.

The next step was the Milo Western Relays a week later before moving onto the Gibson Relays on February 28 and ending on March 14 at the GC Foster last Chance Meet.

Suzanne Wilson-Wong, Nestle's consumer marketing manager, said her company was proud of the journey which they embarked upon five weeks ago.

Said Wong: "The Milo Grand Prix, the first of its kind in Jamaica, afforded Milo another opportunity to make a contribution to the development of local athletics.

"We are elated that this prize money valued at half-a-million dollars will go towards these deserved schools and their sports programme.

Congratulations to you all because you are the first recipients of these awards."

She added: "We look towards the second staging... with great anticipation. It was an innovative concept."

Andre Headley, a member of the winning Holmwood 4x800m team, gave the vote of thanks on behalf of the athletes.

Jerry Holness, coach of Manchester who spoke on behalf of the coaches, thanked Milo for "coming up with this innovative idea" and pointed out that all the prize winners were from the central region of Jamaica.

"We have once again proved to be the powerhouse region of Jamaica. I'm sure a lot of schools will be jealous this year and next year a number of other schools will participate," said Holness.

The Milo Grand Prix results

Girls 100 m

Gayon Evans Edwin Allen High 44 pts

Kaycea Jones Edwin Allen High 29 pts

Leslie-Ann Mitchell Manchester High 15 pts

Ornella Livingston Holmwood Technical 8 pts

Jura Levy Vere Technical 6 pts

Shavine Hodges Herbert Morrison 6 pts

Audra Segree Holmwood Technical 5 pts

Boys 100 m

Brandon Tomlinson Manchester High 40 pts

Andrew Fisher Albert Town 25 pts

Sheldon Williams Holmwood Technical 22 pts

Roland Reid Munro 17 pts

Jermaine Gayle Vere Technical 9 pts

Bruce Mclean Manchester High 7 pts

Jermaine Barnaby Vere Technical 5 pts

Chadic Hines STETHS 1 pt

Girls 4x800 m relay

Manchester High 58 pts

Holmwood Technical A 2 pts

Holmwood Technical B 25 pts

Edwin Allen High 26 pts

Tacius Golding 14 pts

STETHS 6 pts

Boys 4x800 m relay

Holmwood Technical 60 pts

Bellefield High 46 pts

Edwin Allen High 37 pts

Kelits High 26 pts

STETHS 13 pts

Tacius Golding 10 pts

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