June 25, 2022
National Trials: Demario Allen takes U-20 pole vault
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Demario Allen, of Overtake Track Club, won the Under-20 pole vault with a leap of 4.10 metres. The National Junior record is 4.80m set by K’Don Samuels in 2009. The qualifying mark is 5.05m.
In the Girls high jump, Torian Caven of Vere Technical, struck gold with 1.75m ahead of Deijanae Bruce of Edwin Allen, who was second with 1.70m.
In the discus throw, Calabar High’s Kobe Lawrence heaved an impressive 62.67 metres well above the qualifying mark of 56.60m. Christopher Young of Edwin Allen was second with 58.47m and Clarendon College’s Ricardo Hayles was third with 55.98m.