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Ashemhiem Stadium, Kingston

Edwin Allen's Terrelonge posts big PB at JC/Pure Water meet

Terrelonge, a first-year Class Two athlete, clocked a striking 11.30 seconds in a 1.2 metres per second wind reading, as the time surpassed her previous lifetime best of 11.41.

The 16-year-old also erased the meet record of 11.92, with her closest competitor in the timed-final event being Lacovia’s Sabrina Dockery (11.45), while Shanoya Douglas (11.70), of Muschette High, was third.

Alliah Baker of Hydel, finished tops in the girls' Class One 100m, as she stopped the clock in 11.59, ahead of Trezeguet Taylor (11.69) of Edwin, and St Elizabeth Technical’s Habiba Harris (11.75).

Ferncourt's Rihanna Scott led the girls' Class Four 100m action with a new meet record of 12.19. Teixiera Johnson (12.29) of Hydel, and Edwin Allen’s Tashana Godfrey (12.42), were the runners-up.

On the boys’ side, Raheem Pinnock of St Jago took top honours, as his time of 10.59, was fastest across the 16 heats. Jamaica College’s Dontae Powell (10.68), and Edwin Allen’s Antonio Powell (10.73), were second and third respectively.

Muschette’s Johan-Ramaldo Smythe (10.78), topped the boys’ Class Two 100m, followed by Michael-Andre Edwards (11.09) of Jamaica College, and Tyreece Foreman (11.12) of St George’s College.

Meanwhile, Ched Brown of Calabar won the boys’ Class Three event in 11.21, ahead of Jamaica College's Jordan Grant (11.54) and Ajannie Kelly (11.54) of St Elizabeth Technical.

Elsewhere on the track, Jamaica College’s Rushane Symister clocked a respectable 48.82 to win the boys' 400m open, ahead of Antonio Powell (49.01) of Edwin Allen, and while Kingston College’s Jaquan Coke (49.14).

Edwin Allen's Tonyan Beckford topped the girls' equivalent in 53.93. Her teammate Kellyann Carr (55.37) and Shanoya Douglas (55.53) of Muschette, were second and third, respectively.

Jamaica College's Dorian Charles (53.27) and Hydel’s Aaliyah Mullings (1:00.68) won the boys’ Class One and girls’ 400m hurdles Open events. Charles won ahead of teammate Sean Gardener (53.64) and Calabar’s Requel Reid (54.00), while Mullings also won ahead of teammate Nastassia Fletcher (1:03.36) and Vere Technical's Shevaughn (1:03.54).

Calabar's Robert Miller won the boys’ Class Two 400m hurdles in 54.38. He was followed by Shavoy Thompson (57.84) of Muschette, and Daniel Henry (57.92) of Wolmer's Boys.

Elaine Thomson-Herah on windy 10.73: 'I have never lost confidence'

That confidence was on display on Saturday at the third and final Velocity Fest meet at the Ashenheim Stadium at Jamaica College on Saturday when the 2016 double Olympic champion sped to a win in the 100m in 10.73 leaving Sprintec’s Shashalee Forbes (11.05) and MVP’s Srabani Nanda (11.51) in her wake.

The only disappointment was that the time was aided by a trailing wind of 3.0 m/s but it was still the fastest time by a female sprinter under all conditions for 2020.

The time was an improvement on the 11.19s she ran on July 18 at the same venue.

“I have never lost confidence in myself. I always pray for health and fitness,” she told Sportsmax.TV, highlighting that pandemic lockdown has had her craving competition.

“It feels great to return to the track,” she said. “You develop that hunger being not being able to compete after you’ve been training for so long. This helps to put more perspective on training and preparation as well as give benchmarks for the coach to work from,” she said.

Thompson-Herah was not the only standout at the meet on Saturday.

Her MVP club-mate, Julian Forte, followed up his impressive 10.03s while the 100m a week ago, broke through the 10-second barrier for the first time in three years, with 9.96 while defeating his celebrated compatriot Yohan Blake who was timed in 10.07s.

The times were aided by a trailing wind of 2.1m/s just above the legal limit of 2.0 m/s.

Nesta Carter, who ran in a separate heat, had the fastest wind-legal time of 10.18s (1.6m/s).

The Women 200m also produced solid performances as Bahamian Anthonique Strachan of MVP stopped the clock at 22.72s to defeat Natasha Morrison (23.68) and Michae Harriott of GC Foster (23.90).

Janieve Russell also seemed to be returning to full fitness as she ran 51.67 to win the 400m ahead of Shericka Jackson, 51.87. Rushell Clayton, the 2019 World Championship 400m hurdles bronze medallist was third in 52.67.