Raymond Graham/Gleaner Writer

Michael Andrae Edwards of Jamaica College
24 Apr, 2026 0

Boys bow into action at Penns today

FRANKLIN FIELD, Philadelphia High school boys will be back in a familiar time slot when the second day of competition at the 130th staging of the Penn Relays gets under way today in Philadelphia. The…
Hydel High School’s athletes celebrate winning the final event of the Penn Relays, the Championship of America 4x400-metres inside Franklin Field Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Saturday, April 26, 2025.
23 Apr, 2026 0

Girls get going at Penns today

The 130th staging of the Penn Relays gets under way today at the historic Franklin Field Stadium in Philadelphia with high school girls set to take centre stage on the opening day of competition. The…
Excelsior coach, David Riley.
22 Apr, 2026 0

‘We are a prepared team’

One of the most eagerly awaited events among high school teams at this weekend’s Penn Relays is the High School Boys Championships of America 4x400m, with the focus surrounding teams like defending…
Edin Allen High School’s girls’ track and field coach, Michael Dyke.
21 Apr, 2026 0

Dyke confident in Edwin Allen treble hopes

Edwin Allen High School head coach Michael Dyke is oozing with confidence ahead of the Penn Relays, which gets under way on Thursday, expressing high expectations of the team going into the three-day…
Hydel High School’s athletes celebrate winning the final event of the Penn Relays, the Championship of America 4x400-metres inside Franklin Field Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Saturday, April 26, 2025.
21 Apr, 2026 0

Views still mixed on Penn Relays gender rotation for marquee days

Girls operating on the opening day of the 130th staging of the Penn Relays will mark one of the highlights at Franklin Field in Philadelphia on Thursday. In 2023, the organisers of the relay carnival…
Dino Rochester, track and field head coach at Meadowbrook High School.
18 Apr, 2026 0

Meadowbrook back at Penns after 26-year wait

Following four years of steady work, Meadowbrook High School’s track and field team is set to make a long-awaited return to the Penn Relays for the first time since 2000. The revival has been led by…
Foga Road High’s Shameika McLean (pink cap) with students from her former school, May Pen Primary, during a parade through the streets of the parish capital yesterday to celebrate the achievements of  Foga Road’s athletes at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys
15 Apr, 2026 0

Foga Road celebrates Champs heroes

It was a day of celebration yesterday at Foga Road High School in Clarendon as the institution recognised the outstanding performances of its athletes, especially Shameika McLean and Paul Henry, who…
Riquelme Reid of Excelsior High School at Champs 2026.
15 Apr, 2026 0

Jamaica’s boys expected to dominate Penns’ 4x100s

For the past two decades, Jamaica’s male high-school teams competing at the Penn Relays at Franklin Field, Philadelphia, have shut out their United States counterparts from the top spot in the…
Garth Smythe,  Shanoya Douglas’ coach.
11 Apr, 2026 0

Greater things to come: Coach Smythe hails Douglas after Carifta masterclass

“SHANOYA is executing what she has been doing in training, and I expect greater things from her,” said coach Garth Smythe, in an exclusive interview with The Gleaner on Thursday following Shanoya…