Todd, Harris win Class One 100m titles at WEstern Champs
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica – St Elizabeth Technical’s pair of Tramaine Todd and Habiba Harris won their respective Class One 100m titles on Saturday’s second day of the COCAA/GraceKennedy Western Championships held at the St Elizabeth Technical Sports Complex in Santa Cruz.
Todd ran 10.91 seconds to take the gold medal, beating Munro College’s 200m champion Romario Hines – 11.04 seconds with Cornwall College’s Zachary Cox who won the silver in the 200m taking the bronze in 11.09 seconds.
Herbert Morrison’s DeAndre Daley who was expected to win, finished fourth and ended the championships without an individual medal as he failed to qualify for the 200m finals on Thursday’s first day held at Cornwall College.
Harris, who earlier won the class one 1 100m hurdles gold, sped to a 11.85 seconds clocking to beat Petersfield High’s Fadine Abbott – 12.45 seconds with Shanise Ellis of STETHS taking third in 12.59 seconds.
ISSA Champs gold medallist Tavaine Stewart of Herbert Morrison Technical won the Class 2 boys 100m in 11.04 seconds, beating 200m champion Johan Ramaldo Smythe of Muschett High-11.06 seconds and Cornwall College’s Thomas Daley third in 11.10 seconds.
Mark Braham of Rusea’s High won the Boys Class 3 in 11.43 seconds, ahead of the STETHS pair of Jamanie Hylton- 11.53 seconds and Ajannie Kelly- 11.69 seconds.
Cornwall College’s Marques Reid took the Class 4 gold medal with 12.07 seconds, beating Davaughney Jones of Rusea’s high-12.32 seconds and Joshua Noble of Belmont Academy- 12.48 seconds.
Sabrina Dockery of Lacovia High completed the Girls Class 2 sprint double winning the 100m in 11.85 seconds, Tana-Shae Gooden of Muschett High was second in 12.51 seconds with Rihanna Allen of STETHS third in 12.55 seconds.
The Class 3 gold medal went to Ronique Stewart of Rusea’s high who ran 12.72 seconds, followed by Sakoi Robinson of Maggotty high-12.93 seconds and Sashane Godfrey of Petersfield High- 12.98 seconds.
Veneisha Pottinger led a Mt Alvernia High 1-2 in the Class 4, winning in 12.96 seconds ahead of teammate Zwange Edwards-13.19 seconds with Kerian Jarrett of Maggotty High third in 13.24 seconds.
-Paul A Reid
