Hydel Excessive Faculty’s women’ monitor and discipline staff displayed their dominance on the opening day of the 128th staging of the Penn Relays at Franklin Subject Stadium, College of Pennsylvania, positioning themselves for a possible double victory within the 4×100 meters and 4×400 meters occasions.
Underneath the steerage of coach Corey Bennett, the defending champions confidently secured their spots in each occasion finals. The quartet of Shemonique Hazle, Alliah Baker, Shania Myers, and Jody Ann Daley set the tempo with a swift 45.99 seconds within the 4x100m heats, rising because the quickest qualifiers for the Championship of America 4x100m last.
Becoming a member of Hydel Excessive within the 4x100m last are 5 different Jamaican groups, together with Holmwood Technical, St Mary Excessive, St Jago, Edwin Allen, and Wolmer’s Women, alongside Archbishop John Carroll of Washington, DC, representing the US.
Within the 4x400m occasion, Hydel Excessive secured the second-fastest qualification time behind Edwin Allen, clocking 3:41.47 minutes of their warmth. Different Jamaican groups advancing to the ultimate embody St Elizabeth Technical, Vere Technical, and Wolmer’s Women.
St Jago Excessive continues Jamaica’s success
Jade-Ann Dawkins of St Jago Excessive continued Jamaica’s success by retaining the triple bounce title with a finest bounce of 13.01 meters. Immaculate’s Jaeda Robinson secured second place, whereas Holmwood’s Celine Riddle claimed third.
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Shaniqua Williams of Wolmer’s Women triumphed within the excessive bounce, clearing 1.73 meters, sharing the victory with teammate Danielle Noble.
Trying forward, competitors for highschool boys will begin on Friday, that includes the preliminary spherical of the 4x100m occasion, with defending champions Jamaica School main the Jamaican contingent.
Moreover, G C Foster School, the defending males’s 4x200m collegiate champions, may have a packed schedule, together with participation in a number of occasions such because the dash medley relay last and the preliminary spherical of the 4x400m.