KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica added two more medals on this morning’s penultimate session of the 45th Carifta Games at the national stadium in St George’s, Grenada – a silver and a bronze – as the medal tally continues to pile up.

Britney Kerr took second place in the Under-20 girls high jump, beaten on the count back by Barbados’ Ashanti Phillips, while Shakwon Coke was third in the Under-18 boys long jump.

Both Kerr and Phillips cleared 1.73m and failed three times at 1.76m but the Barbadian had the edge having cleared 1.70m on her first attempt while it took the Jamaican three tries.

Anguilla’s Rechelle Meade took the bronze with 1.65m.

Coke had one legal jump, 7.05m (0.0m/s) in the final try in the first round to land a medal as Denvaughn Whymns of the Bahamas won with 7.16m (0.6m/s) and Guadeloupe’s Enzo Hodebar took the silver with 7.09m (-2.0m/s).

On Sunday evening, Shanice Love continued her outstanding season, winning the Under-20 girls discus with a mark of 52.05m as Jamaica got the quinella, first and second, with Devia Brown taking silver with 46.66m and the Bahamas’ Serena Brown winning the bronze with 45.97m.

Love’s winning throw came in the second round after fouling in the first round, and, while she had just three legal throws, all were better than the second place mark.

Today, Aika Jones just failed to win a third medal when she placed fifth in the Under-18 javelin throw with a best mark of 39.23m.

Cayman Islands’ Daneliz Thomas won the gold with 45.97m ahead of Grenada’s Holly Charles-44.75m and Trinidad and Tobago’s Asha Charles- 44.44m.

Paul Reid