Hydel High’s Brandane Malcom and Immaculate Conception’s Sanique Watt delivered standout performances at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys’ and Girls’ Athletics Championships, with Watt etching her name into the record books and Malcom proving untouchable in the discus on Friday.

In a display of sheer confidence and skill, Watt soared to a new meet record of 1.73m in the Girls’ Class Four high jump, obliterating the previous mark of 1.67m, set by Hydel’s Shian Salmon in 2012.

Watt, who failed just once at 1.64m across nine attempts, initially broke the record at 1.69m. But instead of settling, she decided to raise the bar—literally—and cleared 1.73m with ease to solidify her place as the best young high jumper in Champs history.

Afharia Anderson (1.64m) of Holmwood Technical secured silver, while Hydel’s Desta Robinson (1.61m) claimed bronze.

Sanique Watt clears the bar at 1.73m to win. (Photo: Marlon Reid/Loop News)

While Watt soared, Malcom, last year's Class Three gold medallist, put on a commanding display in the Class Two discus final, winning with a massive throw of 46.54m—just 0.10m shy of the championship record (46.64m).

Her dominance was clear from the start, as Immaculate’s Jada Francis (44.89m) and Clarendon College’s Jamelia Young (43.81m) battled for the minor medals. Young, who was tipped as a strong gold medal contender, had to settle for bronze.

Meanwhile, in a dramatic turn of events, Lacovia High’s Sabrina Dockery and Immaculate’s Shevi-Anne Shim, who were disqualified for false starts in the Class One 200m semi-finals, had their disqualifications overturned.

Both sprinters will now race against the clock at 7:00pm on Friday in a bid to qualify for the final. They will need to beat 24.39s (St Mary’s Tianna Rhoomes) and 24.30s (St Elizabeth Technical’s Rihana Allen) to book their spots.

For Dockery, who has already claimed the Class One 100m title, this is a huge second chance to chase the coveted sprint double.