KINGSTON, Jamaica – Edwin Allen High are well on their way to defending their GraceKennedy ISSA Boys’ and Girls’ Athletics Championships title after establishing an 18-point lead over Hydel High on Friday.

After 20 finals at the end of the penultimate day, Edwin Allen are on 131.5 points with Hydel High a clear second with 113 points ahead of St Jago on 86.33 points. Holmwood Technical High are unusually languishing in fourth spot on 75 points.

St Jago’s Natalliah Whyte crowned herself as the fastest schoolgirl, capturing the Class One 100m in 11.77 seconds running into a negative headwind of -1.7 mps. Shauna Helps of Wolmer’s Girls was second in 11.81 ahead of St Jago’s Shanice Reid with 11.86 seconds.

Meanwhile Shellece Clark of Edwin Allen captured the Class Two equivalent in 11.81 seconds into a headwind of -2.1 mps. Yanique Dayle of Hydel was second with 11.94 ahead of Kimone Hines of Green Island in 12.03 seconds.

The promising Kimone Shaw destroyed the field in Class Three winning in 11.81 seconds, well ahead of Kiara Grant of the Convent of Mercy Alpha in 12.07 seconds. Ray-donna Lee of Hydel was third in 12.22 seconds.

Joanne Reid copped gold in Class Four, winning the 100m in 12.00 seconds ahead of the Edwin Allen pair of Kevona Davis and Shanique Rowe with 12.05 and 12.32 seconds, respectively.

Girls – Team Rankings – 20 Events Scored

1) Edwin Allen High 131.50

2) Hydel High 113

3) St Jago High 86.33

4) Holmwood Technical High 75

5) Vere Technical High 46

6) Wolmer’s High School for 30

7) Rusea’s High 29

8) Convent of Mercy Alpha 24

9) Manchester High 21

10) Excelsior High 19

11) Buff Bay High 18

12) Immaculate Conception High 17

13) St Elizabeth Technical High 16

14) Herbert Morrison Tech 13.33

15) Green Island High 10

15) Petersfield High 10

17) St Andrew Technical High 9

17) Albert Town High 9

19) Glengoffe High 8.50

20) St Catherine High 8

20) St Andrew High for Girls 8

20) Holy Childhood High 8

23) Dinthill Technical High 7

24) Bog Walk High 5

25) Spaldings High 3

25) Campion College 3

25) Spot Valley High 3

28) Camperdown High 2

28) Ardenne High 2

30) Mavis Bank High 1

30) St Hugh’s High 1

32) Lacovia High 0.33