Barring a catastrophic collapse, Edwin Allen High are on course for an 11th ISSA/GraceKennedy Girls’ Championships title as the curtains come down on another wildly successful staging of the five-day championships at the National Stadium.

The Michael Dyke-coached team from Frankfield, Clarendon, came into the championships as overwhelming favourites to dethrone Hydel High, with a triple-digit margin being touted in some quarters.

After 23 of 46 finals were completed yesterday, Edwin Allen were comfortably ahead with 151.5 points, 35.5 ahead of Hydel High (116), with Holmwood Technical (84), in third, Immaculate Conception High sit fourth with 78, while St Jago and Clarendon College round out the top five with 40 points each.

Yesterday, Clarendon College’s Jamelia Young won her second gold medal of the week, throwing 48.40m to break the Class 2 Girls’ discus throw record despite feeling discomfort in her throwing hand, as she told the Jamaica Observer.

After winning the shot put on Wednesday, Young shattered Cedricka Williams’ record of 47.04m set in 2021 and improved on her own previous best of 46.89m set in February, moving from fifth place to first.

Holmwood Technical’s Shamanda Wilmot, who led from the first round, took the silver medal with 44.39m, and Excelsior High’s Alyssa Forrester won bronze with 44.22m.

“I am excited with the record,” she said. “I am surprised, because of the discomfort I did not know that I could have gotten that far, but that was the aim. I prayed and I talked to God. I knew that I had to just trust Him.”

Wilmot said an old injury, with pain running from her shoulder into her back, had flared up recently and that she had to seek treatment during the competition.

Edwin Allen’s Akaylea Brown, who was 11th last year, won the Class 1 high jump with 1.70m. Tatanya Anglin of Merl Grove took silver with 1.65m, and Hydel’s Sabrina Atkinson, who was fifth last year, took bronze with 1.60m.

Tahirra Anthony of Immaculate won the Class 4 title with 1.58m, ahead of Vere’s Jahmara Osbourne (1.55m) and Hydel’s Tiana Shirley (1.50m).

Holmwood’s Dajounae Rudolph won the Class 3 discus throw gold medal with a mark of 43.88m, beating Vere’s Katya Christie (41.92m), while St Elizabeth Technical’s Tauntyae Sherman was third with 38.09m.

Today, Holland High’s Shanoya Douglas and Wolmer’s Girls’ Natrece East remained on course for their respective sprint doubles after qualifying in Friday’s semi-finals.

Douglas, who ran 10.98 seconds on Wednesday to take the Class 1 100m, won her semi-final heat in 24.00 seconds and could have the meet record of 22.53 seconds — set in 2022 by Hydel High’s Brianna Lyston — on her mind.

Douglas was a medallist at the World Athletics Under-20 Championships in the 200m.

Also qualifying are the Edwin Allen pair of Alexxe Henry (24.22) and Shanique Cassanova (24.12), as well as Excelsior’s Breanna Brown (24.17).

East had the second-fastest time in Class 2, running 23.81, as Edwin Allen’s Sashana Johnson, the silver medallist in the 400m, clocked 23.51, followed by Shannia Campbell of St Jago (24.21) and Shayon Smith of St Mary High (24.06).

Holmwood’s Rihanna Scott led the Class 3 qualifiers with 24.01, followed by Tawaina Marston of Knox (24.33), Veneisha Pottinger of Mount Alvernia (24.34), Tashana Godfrey of Edwin Allen (24.48), and Seana Wilson of Alpha (24.56).

Hydel’s Reneka Reid was the fastest in Class 4 with 24.98, followed by Vere’s Omeikia Shepherd (25.01), Edwin Allen’s Niesha Campbell (25.54), while Hydel’s Shaunte Morris and Alpha’s Iyanna Ivey both ran 25.73.

Brianna Gray of Excelsior, the Class 4 100m champion, did not start her semi-final race.

Fireworks are expected in the girls’ sprint hurdles today, after two records were broken and one equalled in the semi-finals yesterday.

Tiana Marshall of Wolmer’s, last year’s Class 2 champion, ran 12.98 seconds to break the Class 1 100m hurdles meet record of 13.00 seconds set in 2022 by Hydel’s Oneka Wilson.

Bryana Davidson of St Jago also advanced to the final with 13.71, along with Shakeya Reid of Penwood (13.74) and Holmwood’s Regina Bailey (13.76).

Three athletes ran under the Class 3 80m hurdles record of 10.87 seconds set in 2022 by St Jago High’s Camoy Binger, but Edwin Allen’s Tashana Godfrey’s 10.75 was aided by an illegal wind of 2.6m/s.

Alpha Academy’s Azaria Harris is now the record holder with a wind-legal 10.80, while Edwin Allen’s Danelia Clarke was also under the old mark with 10.82.

Keneisha Robinson of Hydel equalled the Class 4 70m hurdles record with 10.38 seconds (1.2m/s), matching the time run in 2022 by another Hydel athlete, Malayia Duncan.

Aleisha McDonald of Convent of Mercy Alpha Academy also advanced with 10.69, along with Vere’s Brianna King (10.74) and Edwin Allen’s Shamera Samuels (10.75).

Wolmer’s Akeelah Bell led the Class 2 qualifiers with 13.15, followed by Annieka Carnegie of Hydel (13.24), Martina Parkes of St Jago (13.39), and Wolmer’s Jadea Harris (13.42).

Akaylea Brown of Edwin Allen reacts after clearing the bar on her way to winning the Girls’ Class 1 high jump final with a height of 1.70m. Naphtali Junior

Hydel’s Zavien Bernard and teammate Sabrina Atkinson (partially hidden) share a hug after their 1-2 finish in the Open Triple Jump event. Bernard won with a mark of 12.65m ahead of Atkinson, 12.43m, securing 16 points for Hydel in their title chase. Garfield Robinson