
Tags: Athletics, Abigail Campbell, Carifta Trials, Javorne Dunkley, Marcinho Rose, Natrece East, Nyrone Wade, Thieannalee Terrelonge
The Carifta Games trials held at the National Stadium in Kingston over the weekend witnessed stellar performances from Jamaica's track and field athletes.
Javorne Dunkley and Thieanna-Lee Terrelonge emerged as standouts on the second day of the three-day trials, securing victories in the Under-20 boys' and girls' 100m events, respectively. Elite Performance Dunkley's electrifying 10.32 seconds sprint secured the gold, while Edwin Allen High’s Terrelonge clocked an impressive 11.25 seconds to dominate her event.
Kingston College's Nyrone Wade claimed victory in the Under-17 100m with a swift 10.49 seconds, and Wolmer's High School for Girls' Natrece East secured the girls' Under-17 crown in 11.62 seconds.
In the Under-20 400m event, Marcinho Rose of Kingston College displayed a lifetime-best performance, clocking 46.36 seconds to seize gold. Hydel's Abigail Campbell broke the 52 seconds barrier for the first time in her career, winning the girls' Under-20 400m race in a personal-best time of 52.84 seconds.
Nickecoy Bramwell of Calabar dominated the boys' Under-17 400m with a time of 47.65 seconds, while Hydel's Nastassia Fletcher set a lifetime-best of 54.70 seconds to clinch victory in the girls' Under-17 400m.
In the 1500m events, Edwin Allen's Rickeisha Simms and Jamaica College's Kemario Bygrave emerged victorious in the Under-20 categories. Simms clocked 4:31.33 minutes, and Bygrave raced to a personal-best time of 4:01.54.
Rasheda Samuels of Edwin Allen triumphed in the Under-20 high jump, leaping to 1.87m, while JC's Kemario Bygrave impressed in the boys' Under-20 800m, leading all qualifiers with a time of 1:53.08.
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