#Champs2025: Dockery of Lacovia High leads girls’ Class 1 100m qualifiers
KINGSTON, Jamaica — World Under-20 Championships relay gold medallists Sabrina Dockery of Lacovia High and Shanoya Douglas of Muschett High were both in outstanding forms in their respective classes in the girls’ 100m qualifiers of the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys’ and Girls’ Athletics Championships at the National Stadium.
Dockery, who was second in Class Two last year to Theianna-Lee Terrelonge of Edwin Allen, ran a sublime personal best and World Under-20 leading 11.12 seconds (0.3m/s) to win her Class One first-round race.
Dockery smashed her previous best of 11.21 seconds set last year at the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) National Junior Trials at the same venue.
Edwin Allen’s Jounee Armstrong and Holmwood Technical’s Doniellia Lewis were both well behind, both timed at 11.59 seconds with another Holmwood runner Kiara Meikle clocking 11.61 seconds.
In Class Two, Douglas who also won a bronze medal in the women’s 200m at the World Under-20 Championships, cruised to an easy 11.93 seconds, shutting down well before the finish line and was third best overall.
Adora Campbell of St Jago led with 11.60 seconds ahead of Pasha Gaye Forrester of Vere Technical who ran 11.91 seconds while Natrece East of Wolmer’s Girls ran 11.94 seconds followed by two Edwin Allen runners Moesha Gayle — 11.99 seconds and Kerelle Etienne — 12.10 seconds.
Two St Jago High runners led the Class Three qualifiers with Trecia-Ann Grant leading the way with 11.90 seconds (0.3m/s) and Shannia Campbell’s 12.02 seconds (-2.9m/s) ahead of Rihanna Scott of Ferncourt High running 12.05 seconds (-0.9m/s), Tashana Godfrey of Edwin Allen High running 12.07 seconds (0.9m/s) and Kayla Johnson of Immaculate running 12.18 seconds (-1.2m/s) to make progress.
Vere Technical’s Danae Bartley ran 12.13 seconds (0.4m/s) to lead the Class Four qualifying round followed by Holmwood Technical’s Adalia Simpson who ran 12.22 seconds (-06m/s) and Alzeliha Allen of St Andrew High who ran 12,29 seconds (1.0m/s), filling out the top three.
— Paul Reid
