Defending champions Edwin Allen lead four Jamaican schools to 4x100m final
PHILADELPHIA, United States — Defending champion Edwin Allen led four Jamaican schools into Friday’s 4x100m final of the 130th Penn Relays Carnival at Franklin Field in Philadelphia, United States.
The team ran 45.63 seconds, the fastest of the rounds.
They will be joined by former winners St Jago High—45.73 seconds, Excelsior High—46.03 seconds and first-time qualifiers Mt Alvernia High—46.35 seconds.
Jamaican schools have won the last 11 high school girls’ 4x100m Championships of the Americas titles, Edwin Allen winning eight of them.
Edwin Allen High’s Alexxe Henry (left) takes the baton from her teammate Shanique Cassanova in the preliminaries of the High school girls 4x100m relays on Thursday’s first day of the 130th Penn Relays Carnival at Franklin Field in Philadelphia. The Edwin Allen team team ran 45.63 seconds to lead the qualifiers for the Championships of Americas final on Friday. (Photo: Paul Reid)
Meanwhile, eight Jamaican teams are through to the High School Girls International final, a consolation race for the next nine fastest non-American schools.
They are Alpha Academy, Holmwood Technical, St Mary High, William Knibb Memorial, Penwood High, Vere Technical, Manchester High and Meadowbrook High.
— Paul A Reid
