Jamaica’s Jade-Ann Dawkins soaked up the moment after she etched her name into the history books with a third consecutive Penn Relays High School Girls triple jump title at Franklin Field on Friday.

The St. Jago High standout beamed with pride as she soared to a mark of 13.18m (-0.m/s), the second-longest jump in the event’s storied history, to cement her status as one of Jamaica’s finest junior jumpers. In doing so, Dawkins joined an elite club, becoming only the second athlete ever to claim a triple jump three-peat at the prestigious meet, alongside former Vere Technical legend and meet record holder Kimberly Williams, who won from 2005 to 2007.

"It’s a blessing to come here and win for a third time. This one is the sweetest. To be mentioned with someone like Kimberly Williams is truly an honour. I wanted to leave everything on the runway today, and I did just that, so I am just happy and grateful,” Dawkins said.

Dawkins, who also completed a three-peat at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Championships earlier this month, was untouchable in the field. Hydel High’s Sabrina Atkinson, fresh off a Carifta Games silver medal, took second with 12.51m (-0.6m/s), while Destini Smith of Souderton, Pennsylvania, finished third with 12.42m.

Holmwood Technical’s Mikayla Longmore landed in fifth with 12.21m (-0.1m/s).

In the long jump, another Jamaican standout, Chloe Palmer of St Elizabeth Technical (STETHS), showed her class by improving from fourth last year to second place with a 6.07m leap (-0.9m/s). Palmer was edged out by Lilly Ver Beek of James River, Virginia, who unleashed a clutch 6.07m (-2.3m/s) jump on her final attempt to snatch victory.

St Catherine High’s Rohanna Sudlow was third with a 5.88m jump (-0.2m/s), and Edwin Allen’s Deijanae Bruce took fourth at 5.82m (-0.3m/s).