Cayman’s Davonte Howell and Jamaica’s Sabrina Dockery reigned supreme in the Under-20 100m finals on day one of the 51st Carifta Games at the Kirani James Stadium in Grenada on Saturday.
In the Under-20 Boys final, it was a quinella for the Cayman Islands as Howell successfully defended his title with a season’s best 10.15 ahead of his teammate Jaiden Reid who was second in 10.34.
Jamaica’s Javorne Dunkley ran the same time as Reid in third.
In the Under-20 Girls final, Dockery produced a stunning upset to defeat her teammate Thieanna-Lee Terrelonge and claim gold.
Dockery, who was well beaten by Terrelonge in the Class Two 100m final at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls Championships, produced an excellent personal best 11.26 to take gold.
Terrelonge ran 11.32 for second while Antigua & Barbuda’s Geolyna Dowdye ran 11.64 for bronze.
Favorite Athaleyha Hinckson of Guyana produced 11.44 to win the Under-17 Girls final ahead of Jamaica’s Adora Campbell (11.52) and Barbados’ Aniya Nurse (11.76).
Jamaica’s Nyrone Wade proved to be the class of the field in the Under-17 Boys event.
Wade added to Class Two 100m title at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls Championships with a personal best-equaling 10.43 to win gold ahead of Trinidad & Tobago’s Kadeem Chinapoo (10.59) and Jamaica’s Malike Nugent (10.74).
Day two of the Carifta Games can be seen live on SportsMax and the SportsMax app on Sunday.