Kingston College’s Brian Kiprop produced a perfectly timed finish to claim victory in the Class 1 Boys 1500m final on Day 2 of the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Championships at the National Stadium in Kingston on Wednesday night. The Kenyan-born distance runner, known for his powerful close, came from off the pace to surge past the field in the final 200 metres, stopping the clock in 3:55.24.

Joel Morgan of Edwin Allen High couldn’t peg back Kiprop’s late charge and had to settle for second in 3:56.12, while Raheem Palmer of Alphansus Davis High, who led early in the final lap faded badly and finished third in 3:58.42, rounding out a fiercely contested Class 1 final.

If Kiprop’s win was a demonstration of timing and tactical brilliance, then the Class 2 final was all about sheer dominance. Thywaine Sterling of William Knibb Memorial blew away the field, taking control from the opening lap and never looking back. His winning time of 4:06.24 was nearly seven seconds faster than his closest competitor, underlining his class in the middle-distance field.

Luke Plummer of Sydney Pagon Academy came home second in 4:12.94, just edging out Moses Johnson of Edwin Allen, who clocked 4:12.97 to claim third in what turned into a tight race for the minor medals.

Meanwhile, the Class 3 final produced a historic moment as Kingston College’s Julius Itubo, just 12 years old, smashed the field—and the record—by winning in a sensational time of 4:05.15, setting a new Champs meet record in the process. His performance was well clear of Bellefield High’s Jevaughn Tomlin (4:18.30) and Dejaun Gray of STETHS (4:23.68), who took second and third, respectively.

Itubo’s record-breaking run, Sterling’s commanding win, and Kiprop’s well-timed surge made the boys’ 1500m finals a major highlight of Wednesday night’s schedule, underscoring the depth of Jamaica’s middle-distance talent and the continued emergence of new stars on the Champs stage.