PHILADELPHIA, USA – Kingston College ended a dramatic final day of the 128th Penn Relays Carnival at Franklin Field in Philadelphia with their third straight 4x400m Championships of America relay win.

In what was a fitting 60th anniversary of the first team from Jamaica participating in the Penn Relays, the Jamaican teams brought some heat to what was a cold and cloudy day after a sun swept Friday.

There was an anti-climactic end to what was a dramatic afternoon as Kingston College and their staff were forced to wait more than 45 minutes after a thrilling win to get the spoils of their victory as a protest held up the proceedings.

In the end there were no changes to the results.

Kingston College maintained their dominance in the 4x400m as the team of Antonio Forbes, Amal Glasgow, Roshawn Lee and Marcino Rose ran 3:11.86 to snatch victory from Excelsior High who ran 3:12.94 and Bullis School of Maryland, who crossed the line in 3:13.10.

With American record holder Quincy Wilson on the anchor leg after his heroics in the first round – taking his team from sixth to victory – it was thought there would be an American winner for the first time since 2007 but that was not to be.

Jamaica College were fifth in 3:15.69 and St Elizabeth Technical ninth in 3:21.01.
-Paul A Reid