Peyton-Ann Edwards from the Convent of Mercy Academy “Alpha” participates in the girls' Class Four long jump event at the 115th staging of the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys’ and Girls’ Athletics Championships at the National Stadium. (Photo: Garfield Robinson)
March 26, 2025
#Champs2025: Jessica Francis of Alphansus Davis leads girls’ Class 4 long jump jump
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Jessica Francis of Alphansus Davis High jumped a wind aided 5.38m (2.8m/s) to lead the qualifiers into Thursday’s final of the girls’ Class Four long jump at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys’ and Girls’ Athletics Championships at the National Stadium on Wednesday.
Francis needed one jump to get the automatic qualifying mark of 4.90m and is followed by Anastacia Richards of St Elizabeth Technical with 5.19m (0.5m/s) and Excelsior High’s Christina Clarke (5.07m (0.4m/s).
Peyton-Ann Edwards of Convent of Mercy Alpha Academy is also through to the final with a mark of 5.04m (1.4m/s) along with Shennoya Ferguson of St Jago High-5.01m (-0.6m/s).
