Calabar, KC break 23-year drought
Published:Sunday | April 28, 2013 | 12:00 AM
Ryon Jones, Staff Reporter
PENNSYLVANIA, USA:Kingston College (KC) and Calabar High shared the glory on yesterday's ultimate day of action at 119th staging of the Penn Relays, as both ended a 23-year drought in the Championship of America High School Boys' 4x100m and 4x400m relays, respectively.
The KC quartet of Keneil Grant, Omar McLeod, Antonio Henry and Tevin Lloyd Thompson combined to dethrone three-time defending champions Wolmer's Boys', clocking 40.44 seconds for their sprint relay victory.
Earlier, McLeod had won the high school boys 400m hurdles in 51.62 seconds. Julian Woods of Century was second in 52.45 ahead of Garnet Valley's Wellington Zaza (52.79), with KC's Divonte Dennis (53.30) placing fourth.
Wolmer's Boys' with Yanick Hart, Raheem Robinson, Karey Kelly and Jaheel Hyde placed second in 40.66 seconds, with Munro College (Kameil Harrison, Senoj-Jay Givans, Delano Williams and Hakeem Wood) third in 40.70.
A sublime 44.09 seconds split by Javon Francis, which saw him come from off the pace to get by Munro's Williams on the last leg, powered Calabar to victory in the 4x400 in 3:09.22.
The other members of Calabar's team were Kemar Williams, Jason Hylton and Michael O'Hara, while Munro's quartet of Givans, Harrison, Hernert Thomas and Williams finished second in 3:09.24. Manchester High (Derron Wright, Gwayne Stephenson, Lennox Williams and Oshane Burrell) placed third in 3:10.21.
University of Technology's Nicholas Watson, Andrew Fisher, Adolphus Nevers and Julian Forte won the College Men Championship of America 4x100m in 38.92 seconds. St Augustine (39.33) finished second ahead of Auburn University (39.92).
second-place finish
Fisher was second in the college men's 100m in 10.28 seconds. The race was won by Texas A&M's Ameer Webb (10.24), with St Augustine's Taffawee Johnson (10.53) third.
It was also a second-place finish for UTech in the female equivalent, courtesy of Elaine Thompson (11.54). Texas A&M's Olivia Ekpone (11.37) took gold ahead of Indiana Technical's Adella King (11.55).
G.C. Foster placed third in the College Women 4x200m Champion-ship of America in 1:33.07. The event was won by Texas A&M (1:29.98) ahead of Rutgers (1:32.66).
UTech did not finish in the men's equivalent, which was won by Texas A&M (1:20.75).
UTech's women finished second in the College Women's Championship of America 4x400m, as their team of Venicha Baker (54.0), Janieve Russell (51.90), Simoya Campbell (52.40) and Stephanie McPherson (49.6) posted 3:27.85.
The event was won by Oregon (3:26.73), with Texas A&M (3:27.85) placing third.
Jamaica's schools also enjoyed success in the field, as they won the high school boys' long jump, high jump and triple jump. Wolmer's Boys' Christoff Bryan's clearance at 2.15m earned him the high jump title for the second consecutive year. Jamaica College's (JC) Ashani Wright (2.06m) was third, with Milton Hershey's Ibn Short (2.09m) second.
Representatives of Jamaican schools claimed the top five spots in the long jump. The event was won by Calabar's Sadiki Eddie (7:28m), with his teammate Jullanie Walker (7.14) third. Second went to JC's Nicolaus Phynn (7.28m).
Kingston College's Clive Pullen (15.20m) captured the triple jump ahead of JC's Clayton Brown (14.92m). Third went to Woodside's Aaron Worrell (14.85m).