EDWIN Allen High’s Joel Morgan says he is not putting any limits on himself after he won the Under-20 Boys’ 800m, running 1:51.53 at the 2026 Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA)/Puma National Junior & Senior Championships on Sunday.

Morgan, who won the Class 1 event at the ISSA Boys’ Championships in March and was third in the Under-20 Boys’ section at the Carifta Games in Grenada, has a personal best 1:49.93. That time places him under the qualifying mark of 1:50.00 for the World Athletics Under-20 Championships to be held at Hayward Field in Eugene, United States, in August.

He said his win at the National Stadium on Sunday was the first step in his journey to Eugene.

“It felt good coming out here and winning. There was no pressure out here, just to come, and just win, and qualify for the World Under-20.”

He said he was expecting to be named on Jamaica’s team to the global championships, and from there he said he is hoping for more.

“I’m looking forward to being chosen to go and run faster, make the finals. I am not putting any limits on myself. There’s no limit, no, just to go out there and run as fast as I can,” Morgan said.

William Knibb Memorial’s Thywaine Sterling took second with 1:53.01, while Jamaica College’s Rasheed Pryce was third with 1:53.52.

Hydel High’s Rihanna Morgan won the Girls’ Under-20 800m in 2:09.95 minutes to edge out Alikay Reynolds of Alphansus Davis High who was second with 2:10.35. Denae Hodges of Sydney Pagon was third with 2:16.20.

Edwin Allen’s Kevongaye Fowler competed with the senior women on Saturday and ran 2:08.58, which is below the World Under-20 qualifying standard of 2:09.00.

Port Antonio High’s Tyrece Whyte won the Under-18 Boys’ 800m in 1:57.09, just ahead of Luke Plummer of Sydney Pagon who was clocked in 2:57.10. Early leader Ratieo Walters of Titchfield High was third in 1:57.94.

Alexjordan Hall of Clarendon College won the Under-18 Girls’ 800m, running 2:13.10. Hall defeated Port Antonio High’s Sheneca Harris (2:13.70) and Sydney Pagon High’s Kamaya Graham (2:14.53).

Kingston College’s Jason Pitter won the Under-20 Boys’ 400m, ahead of William Knibb Memorial’s Jabari Matheson (46.72) and Jabulani McLeod (47.05).

Daniellia Dixon took the Under-20 Girls’ title with a big personal best 52.64, just holding off Shameika McLean (52.76) and Kristen Herbert (53.54).

Jordan Rehedul (46.98) of Kingston College just edged Tiene Barrett (47.05) of Rusea’s High in the Under-18 boys’ final. Lacovia High’s Nicholas Jones placed third with 47.36.

— Paul A Reid