Jonielle Smith beat Tina Clayton over the 60m for the second time this season and Kishane Thompson ran a personal best 6.46 seconds at Saturday’s 49th staging of the Gibson/McCook Relays at the National Stadium.

Smith, who had beaten both Clayton twins at an indoor meet in Stockholm in January, recovered from a slow start to catch Tina on the line and win with 7.07 seconds (1.0m/s).

Clayton was second with 7.08 seconds and Levanya Williams was third with a personal best 7.13 seconds.

Thompson produced his lifetime best after a false start, the second fastest time in the world so far this year, beating Bryan Levell who ran a personal best 6.47 seconds with Ackeem Blake — who was disqualified for a false start but returned to compete, was third in a season’s best 6.48 seconds.

Five meet records were broken and one equalled while Kingston College and Edwin Allen dominated the high school relays.

A quartet of Shericka Jackson, Jodean Williams, Tina Clayton and Smith won the Women’s 4x100m in 42.92 seconds, below the previous record 43.05 seconds and faster then the previous world lead 43.40 seconds set by an Australian team a week ago.

World Indoor Championships bronze medallist Raymond Richards broke the men’s high jump record with a season’s best 2.26m, just above the previous mark of 2.25m.

St Jago High’s Kenyan born middle distance runner, Ryan Achau ran a personal best 3:49.73 to win the Men’s 1500m Open, breaking the previous record 3:52.06.

Achau also smashed his previous personal best 3:59.40 set earlier in the month.

The Kingston College Class 1 4x200m team clocked 1:23.30 to break the previous record 1:24.67, while beating William Knibb memorial- 1:24.73 and Excelsior High- 1:24.81.

The Wolmer’s Boys Class 3 4x200m were also record breakers, running, 1:30.26 seconds, beating the old 1:31.30 seconds.
Deandre Watkins won the men’s 400m Open in 45.50 seconds, equaling the meet record with Delano Kennedy taking second with 45.52 seconds and Dennick Luke was third with a personal best 45.75 seconds.

Shana Kaye Anderson of UTech opened some eyes when she won the women’s 400m in a personal best 51.40 seconds, lowering her previous best 52.13 seconds set in 2024, the fastest Jamaican woman outdoors so far this year.

Hurdles specialists Rushell Clayton was second with 51.87 seconds and Andrenette Knight third in 52.04 seconds.

Meanwhile SprinTech won the men’s 4x100m in 38.39 seconds, faster than the previous world lead 38.58 seconds set by an Australian team last week.

Swept was second with 38.45 seconds and a Racers TC team led off by World Champion Oblique Seville and including European champions Zharnel Hughes, finished third with 38.75 seconds.

Racers however won the men’s 4x400m relay in 3:04.23 with the team of Jevaughn Powell, Bovell McPherson, Raheen Hayles and 2023 World Champion Antonio Watson on anchor.

Edwin Allen High won five relays- three of the four 4x100m relays with St Jago High winning the Class 2 race; the 4x200m Open and avenged their loss to Holmwood Technical in the 4x400m at Central Champs.

Holmwood Technical won the Girls Sprint Medley Relay while Alphansus Davis High won the 4x800m Open ahead of Sydney Pagon High.

Excelsior High won the Class 1 boys 4x100m; Calabar High win the Class 2; Wolmers Boys won Class 3 and Jamaica College won the Class 4 boys after Kingston College were disqualified.

Kingston College won the 4x200m relays in Classes 2 and 4 as well as the 4x800m relays; Alphansus Davis High won the Boys Sprint Medley Relays and Jamaica College ran a splendid 3:08.20 seconds to win the Boys 4x400m relay.

-Paul A Reid