The final is scheduled for later.
Williams' 7.27-second clocking beat her previous personal best of 7.28 seconds, a time she posted in March 2019 to beat an elite high school field at New Balance Nationals Indoor.
Jayla Kirkland of Florida State finished second in 7.29 seconds, while Gabriele Cunningham, running unattached, was well beaten into third in 7.36 seconds.
The race not only represents the first for Williams but the first for the teenager since being found not to have been at fault by the Independent Anti-Doping Panel in September 2019 following a positive drug test.
She took an over-the-counter flu remedy during the Jamaican trials in June which had the banned diuretic Hydrochlorothiazide among its components.
The young sprinter then decided in September to withdraw from the IAAF World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar, a competition she had qualified for at the trials.
Williams, who is based in Florida, will next be in action at the Queen's School/Grace Jackson Invitational in Kingston, Jamaica on January 25, also over 60m.
She is also scheduled to take on a strong field with five Olympians, also over 60m, at the 113th NYRR Millrose Games on Saturday, February 8 at the Armory Track & Field Center in New York.
Despite battling injuries throughout the season, she managed to finish fourth in the highly competitive 100m race, clocking in at a season's best time of 11.01 seconds.
The race was dominated by some of Jamaica's finest sprinters, with Shericka Jackson leading the pack and setting a world-leading time of 10.65 seconds to claim victory. Sashalee Forbes, who achieved a personal best of 10.96 seconds, secured second place, closely followed by Natasha Morrison in third place with a time of 10.98 seconds.
For Williams, this achievement was nothing short of miraculous. Just a week prior, her hopes of participating in the trials seemed bleak after suffering an injury. However, through the relentless efforts of the staff at the YB Rehabilitation Centre, she made a remarkable recovery, defying the odds to secure a spot on Jamaica's team for the upcoming World Athletics Championships in Budapest.
In a post-race interview, Williams expressed her gratitude, acknowledging the support she received during her challenging journey. "Last week, the unbelievable happened to me, and I wasn't even sure if I was going to run at trials this week. The YB Rehabilitation Center worked tirelessly on me, and I just want to thank God that I made it out here and was able to run all three healthy races," she revealed.
While the fourth-place finish may not have been her ultimate goal, Williams remained positive, focusing on the progress she had made despite the setbacks.
"The season's not over. I still have more personal bests to run, but I just want to thank God that I still made the team," she said, emphasizing her determination to continue improving.
The Olympic relay gold medallist also highlighted the improvements in her race execution, crediting her coaches at Titans International for their unwavering support and guidance. She acknowledged the hard work they put into refining her performance and expressed confidence in her increased strength compared to the previous year.
“Definitely a lot stronger than last year. Just a few more things to work on and just focused on being healthy for the rest of the season so I can get lower my times each race.
“Right now it's going well. I'm just happy that I made it without feeling it (the hamstring) and I'm so grateful.”
The 19-year-old Williams will face the likes of Aleia Hobbs and Mikiah Brisco both of whom defeated her in Louisiana, a fortnight ago. Also in the line-up is two-time Olympian English Gardner and Tokyo Olympics 200m bronze medalist Gabby Thomas.
The 2018 World U20 champion, who has been working on her speed these past two weeks, said she is relishing the challenge.
“I feel excited and ready because I've been doing well in training and I’ve focused more on speed work this week to gear up for this meet. The 60m field is loaded so I can’t wait to see how I do,” said the talented teen who is hardly ever daunted by the occasion.
Meanwhile, her coach Ato Boldon sees this as another opportunity for Williams to get more accustomed to competing at the senior level.
“The line-up for the Millrose Games will be a great challenge for Briana as she works through being calm under pressure, which is critical for senior-level competition,” he said.
Williams is one of track and field’s most promising young athletes. She was a member of Jamaica’s 4x100m relay team at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics where she became the youngest Jamaican ever to win an Olympic gold medal.
The 21-year-old Williams, who is currently in Budapest as a member of Jamaica’s team to the 2023 World Athletics Championships that get underway on Saturday, August 19, is Jamaica’s youngest ever Olympic gold medallist.
William expressed her delight at the renewed partnerships.
“I am thrilled to extend my partnership with Digicel and Grace Foods. Jamaica has many accomplished athletes in the sprints, so I don’t take for granted how special it is to have the continued support of not one, but two of the most iconic brands in Jamaica,” she shared.
“This motivates me to continue to give my best, and I look forward to helping in any way I can at the upcoming World Championships, and of course, for next season, making Jamaica’s team in an individual event for the Paris 2024 Olympics.”
Williams signed sponsorship deals with Jamaican brands at the start of her professional career in 2020 at just 18 years old. The rising star was the 2018 World U20 sprint double champion, and the Austin Sealy awardee at the CARIFTA Games in 2018 and then 2019, for her records set and gold medals earned in the 100 metres, 200 metres, and 4 × 100 metres relay in both editions. She is the only Jamaican to win the award two years in a row since Usain Bolt in 2004.
At 19 in 2021, Briana became Jamaica’s youngest Olympic Gold medallist as part of the 4x100m relay team at the Tokyo Olympics. She also helped Jamaica to 4x100m silver at the World Championships in Oregon.
Tanya Lee Perkins, Head of Leep Marketing and Jamaica sponsorship managers for Briana Williams, lauded both brands for their renewed partnerships stating, “There is always a bit of a gamble involved when brands sign athletes at the start of their professional careers, and both Digicel and GraceKennedy did so during the pandemic. Briana has delivered two medals for Jamaica since then, and most importantly, she continues to give back through her philanthropic efforts. The partnerships have been mutually beneficial.”
GraceKennedy (GK) Group CEO Don Wehby commented, “Briana is a talented and focused young athlete with a strong determination to succeed. We are happy to support her scholarship for student-athletes and proud to be a part of her journey."
Digicel Chief Executive Officer, Stephen Murad, shared similar sentiments sayinf, “Briana has been an exceptional ambassador over the past three years. We appreciate her collaborative spirit, fun-loving personality, and her commitment to giving back to her athletic community, which truly exemplifies her character and aligns with Digicel’s core values. Digicel has a great “track” record of building great partnerships in Sport and Briana is a shining example for Jamaica’s athletes of today and tomorrow.”
Despite an injury-plagued start to her 2023 season, Williams has made Jamaica’s team to the World Championships in Budapest as a 100m alternative and part of women’s 4x100m relay pool.
With that in mind, she would have been pleased with her performance at the JAAA Budapest Quest Meet at the National Stadium in Kingston on Saturday night. The 21-year-old Williams uncorked a season-best 11.04 to emerge the victor in the 100m that was run over seven sections.
The time represented a significant drop from her previous best of 11.21 run on June 10 at the same venue. Second overall was Kemba Nelson, who clocked 11.18 while Remona Burchell was third fastest with a time of 11.20.
The Men’s 100m was run over an exhausting 14 sections but in the end Zharnel Hughes produced a strong finish to win his section in 10.00 ahead of the in-form Ackeem Blake, who was timed in 10.07. Promising youngster, De’ Andre Daley clocked a quick 10.08 to be third overall.
Stacey-Ann Williams was the quickest in the 400m winning her section of four in 51.08 with Tovea Jenkins second overall in 52.15. Two years ago, Candice McLeod was on fire running a number of sub-50-second times including a personal best of 49.51 to finish fourth in the 2020 Olympic finals.
Things have not been the same this season. Seemingly struggling to regain the form from 2021, McLeod once again came up short finishing third in 52.66.
Rasheed Dwyer was the quickest in the 200m with 20.57 with Antonio Watson second with 20.63. Bryan Levell was third best in 20.71.
Sashalee Forbes won the women’s event in 23.25 over Jodean Williams (23.75) and Ashley Williams 24.12.
Malik James-King ran 49.67 in the 400m hurdles while Lushane Wilson and Christoff Bryan both cleared 2.20m in the high jump with Wilson being better on the countback to take victory.
If she can before March, a medal at the World Indoor Athletics Championships could be in the offing.
The 19-year-old Olympic gold medalist opened her season equaling her previous lifetime best of 7.18 at the Purple Tiger meet in Louisiana on January 14 but after promising to go even faster at the Millrose Games, two weeks later, she finished a disappointing fourth in 7.22.
To rub salt into her emotional wound, Williams, the youngest ever Jamaican Olympic gold medalist was beaten by 16-year-old Shawnti Jackson, who equalled the Jamaican’s lifetime best of 7.18, which for her was a personal best as well as an American high school record.
Fast-forward to Sunday and the preliminary heats of the 60m dash where Williams exploded to a brand new personal best of 7.09, which at the time, was the second-fastest time in the world this year. It was the fastest time going into the final that was won by Mikiah Brisco, who caught Williams late in the race before edging in front to record a new world lead of 7.07.
Williams ran her second-fastest time ever, 7.11, for second place.
Her times of 7.09 and 7.11 make her the fastest Jamaican in the world this year, 0.05 faster than Kemba Nelson’s 7.16 set a week ago and 0.14 faster than Kevona Davis’ 7.25.
“My coach and I knew this was coming. It was just for me to have the patience and the right race,” said Williams after her races on Sunday.
“I was happy with my personal best in the preliminaries and to follow that up with 7.11 in the final. There are still things to work on as you can see from the final, but I'm happy with my finish today.”
Among the things she has to work on is getting back the electric start that had defined her career to date as one of the best in the world but which has seemingly deserted her recently.
Williams’ coach, Ato Boldon, believes Williams is primed to go faster but her start has become an issue of concern.
“This is just her third race of the season, her rhythm is better and she is out of the weight room. We still have things to figure out. She is still not starting well,” he said, suggesting that he believes it’s all in her head.
“She is thinking about it. It’s a starting slump.”
Boldon said he would rate her performances on Sunday as an eight-out-ten, believing that once she gets back to instinctively starting well, she will go faster; seven-zero-low.
Briana Williams has gone pro!
As an ambassador, the 18-year-old Williams joins track and field legends Usain Bolt and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce as well as dancehall icon Rodney ‘Bounty Killer’ Price, who already represent the Caribbean’s leading telecommunications provider.
"Bold. Strong. Brave. Briana speeds over to take her place in our league of Brand Ambassadors. Help us welcome Briana Williams @briana.nichole," Digicel posted on Instagram Friday.
“With extreme delight and boundless confidence, we welcome Briana as our newest brand ambassador. She is truly an inspiration to many, and we are very optimistic about what this means for the future of our relationship with our customers, as she helps us to accelerate us along this new path to becoming their digital lifestyle partner,” Nasha-Monique Douglas, Chief Marketing Officer for Digicel Jamaica added.
In her new role, Williams will help keep Digicel’s customers engaged with its suite of apps while engaging the wider community through mentorship and her performances on the track.
“This is a dream come true for me and so I feel humbled and grateful to be representing such an iconic brand with such a rich history of supporting athletics in Jamaica,” Williams said of this latest milestone in her burgeoning career. “I look forward to representing Digicel the best way I can, alongside the other amazing ambassadors across sports and entertainment."
At the age of 16, Williams - coached by Ato Boldon and represented by US-based agents HSI Sports as well as Jamaica-based brand managers, LEEP Marketing - won 2018 World U20 sprint double in Tampere, Finland. Her winning time of 22.50 in the 200m was a personal best and championship record.
She also won the NACAC U18 100m title in Mexico and the Pan Am U20 100m title in Costa Rica in 2019.
During that span, she also won six gold medals at the Carifta Games in the Bahamas and the Cayman Islands, respectively, and awarded the coveted Austin Sealy Award as the games MVP on both occasions. In doing so, she became the first Jamaican since Usain Bolt in 2004 to win back-to-back awards.
Williams also holds the national junior record of 11.02s set in New Mexico in June 2019.
Special Olympics champion, Alphanso Cunningham and reggae storyteller, Jesse Royal are also brand ambassadors for Digicel.
This is the Nike-sponsored William’s second endorsement deal this month, having signed with GraceKennedy on July 1.
GraceKennedy Group CEO, Don Wehby, said Williams’ new role became effective July 1, 2020. She will represent the Grace Foods brand locally, as well in the regional and international markets including Belize, Latin America and the Caribbean, the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.
“We have been watching Briana’s performances for some time now and easily concluded that she would be a great addition to GraceKennedy,” Mr Wehby said.
“Her talent, discipline and focus are beyond impressive, especially at such an early stage in her career. Briana’s passion, determination, and resilience is something special, and we’re proud to welcome her to the GraceKennedy family. We know that over the next three years her career will really take off.”
At the age of 16, Williams was the youngest female ever to win both the 100 and 200 metres at 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland. She is also the first Jamaican since Usain Bolt, to earn the Austin Sealy award two years in a row (2018 and 2019) at the CARIFTA Games. At the 2019 CARIFTA Games, Williams secured three gold medals - in the U20 category for the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relays.
“It really is an honour to represent GraceKennedy, a company I have admired growing up, and I am looking forward to a great partnership,” said Williams. “I am also excited to announce that as part of my new collaboration with GraceKennedy, I will be making a donation to a charity of my choice every year.”
Williams joins GraceKennedy’s outstanding list of Ambassadors, which includes world-class athletes Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce, Hansle Parchment and Alia Atkinson, as well as Jamaican entertainer Kemar “Ding Dong” Ottey.
In what can only be described as a thrilling display of speed and determination, Williams, who recently joined John Smith Athletics in March after spending a year and a half training in Jamaica, set the stage for an electrifying evening. She began with an impressive run in the preliminary round, clocking 11.19 seconds, the second-fastest time behind Destiny Smith Barnett’s 11.13.
However, the final round saw Williams elevate her performance to new heights. Racing with poise and power, she clocked a massive season’s best of 11.08 seconds, finishing in second place just behind Smith Barnett, who achieved a lifetime best of 10.99 seconds. Kiley Robbins secured third place with a time of 11.13 seconds.
Elated by her performance, the two-time World Championship silver medalist shared her joy and optimism on Instagram, stating, “After what was an intense week of training today I ran a season’s best in my prelims 11.19 (0.3) with a second place finish. An hour later in my finals, another season’s best 11.08 (0.6) with a second place finish and a stumble in my start.”
She praised her coach John Smith for his support, adding, “Thank you @coachjsmith and my whole team for believing in me and getting me ready at the right time. @drrashnoor for getting my body ready. This is just the beginning of something great, still so much I’ve got to improve on. I look forward to going into my Olympic trials at the end of June.”
Williams' path to this moment has not been without its challenges. Prior to Friday night’s races, she recorded times of 11.54, 11.39, 11.47, and 11.81 seconds as she adapted to her new training regimen under Coach Smith, who also mentors World Championship medalist Marie-Josée Ta Lou of the Ivory Coast. After competing at the Jamaica Athletics Invitational in May, Williams spoke to Sportsmax.TV about her transition, stating, "Training, I am taking it day by day. I’m learning new things; it’s a new program so I’m getting adjusted every day, loving the progress. I’m just taking my time, we have six weeks to go to trials so I want to get everything in, start running every week, and just getting race ready, taking it one day at a time to prepare and make the team."
Friday night’s performance marks a significant step forward for Williams as she continues her journey towards the Jamaica National Championships in June with the hope of qualifying for her second Olympic Games.
With the generous support of Digicel and Grace Foods, over 300 children from the community were treated to a day filled with fun, frolic and musical entertainment.
Williams also brought gifts for each child and, of course, refreshments from Grace Foods and Digicel included popcorn, snow cones, hot dogs, sorrel and other delights also brought smiles to the community.
The inspiration behind Montego Bay came from Williams' mother, Sharon Simpson, who hails from the second city. Williams was also joined by Dancehall artist Tommy Lee Sparta, who is from Flankers. He shared a message of love and togetherness for those in attendance.
Williams was overjoyed to bring cheer to Montego Bay again.
"We provided gifts as always to Paradise and Norwood but had the event at the Flankers football field this year, as it is a more central location. Despite the rain, it was well-attended, a shower of blessings. The children were so much fun to share gifts with and dance with. I already can't wait for next year," she declared.
"Montego Bay is special to me, and I hope this event reminds the little ones of the meaning of Christmas. It's about sharing with others and spreading joy wherever you go," Williams added.
The 19-year-old Williams, the lead-off runner on Jamaica’s women 4x100m relay team that won the gold medal in a national record of 41.02s at the Tokyo Olympics, is the youngest in the field but wants to go well below her personal best of 10.97 that was run at the Ansin Sports Complex in Florida in June.
"My coach keeps saying I still haven't run the time he was expecting this season. I'm looking forward to lining up with these amazing women to see if the field can push me to a personal best," said Williams, who is still mourning the loss of her grandmother Vive Colquhoun-Simpson, who died the teenager was competing in Tokyo.
Meanwhile, her coach, Ato Boldon believes Williams has earned this moment.
"She is running well and has earned her spot. I expect her to perform well, as she does in all the big races,” he said.
“Training indicates she will be competitive here. I told her to enjoy it. Everyone else your age is at home watching it. You’re in it.”
The Prefontaine Classic 100m Women's final includes the fastest woman alive, Elaine Thompson-Herah, who ran an Olympic record of 10.61 while winning gold in Tokyo, Shelly-Ann Fraser, who ran a lifetime best of 10.63 in June and Sha’Carri Richardson, whose personal best of 10.72 was run in April.
Also in the line-up are Shericka Jackson, who set a brand new personal best of 10.76 while winning the Olympic bronze medal and Marie Josee Ta Lou of the Ivory Coast, who was fourth at the Olympic Games after having run a lifetime best of 10.78 in the semi-finals.
Williams, who turns 21, next month boasts a personal best of 7.04 while finishing fifth in the 60m final at the World Indoor Championships in Serbia in March, 2022.
It was a significant improvement on the 7.18 she ran at the Armory in New York in February 2020. Her outdoor 60m best of 7.15 was set at the National Stadium in Kingston in January that year.
The Tokyo Olympics gold medallist had trained with Coach Ato Boldon for a decade before making the move to Titans International last year citing a need for a change.
“I’m excited about this new chapter and happy to be training in Jamaica,” Williams said following the move to the club where she now trains under the guidance of coaches Gregory Little and Olympian Michael Frater.
After the Camperdown Classic, Williams is set to compete next at the Gibson Relays set to the final Saturday, February 25.
Following the decision of Shericka Jackson, Natasha Morrison and Stephenie-Ann McPherson to withdraw from the Jamaican contingent, the Jamaica Athletic Administrative Association (JAAA) sought clearance from the Commonwealth Games Federation to bring Williams in to compete in the 100m.
However, by the time the GCF gave that clearance, it proved challenging to get a flight out from the United States that would get the Jamaican sprinter into the UK on time.
A disappointed Williams made the announcement on social media on Monday.
“Unfortunately, I won't be able to attend the Commonwealth Games. The race is tomorrow (Tuesday) and I would’ve be getting in extremely late,” she said.
“Thanks to those who helped to try to speed up the process. Really wish I could have been there. Good luck to all the athletes competing.”
The 20-year-old Williams ran 10.94 to finish fourth at the Jamaica National Championships in June. She was a member of the island’s sprint relay squad that won the silver medal at the 2022 World Athletics Championships that concluded at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon on July 24.
Williams, 18, will run in the 60m dash.
She had been scheduled to open her season running the 150m and the 300m in the Bahamas last December but withdrew at the last minute. Since then, the cancellation of a number of meets because of the pandemic has prevented her from competing so far this season.
However, according to Boldon, she has been training well and just wants a chance to compete.
“Ideally, I would have liked Briana to have run several meets by now. She has been begging me to get out of training and into competition but between Covid and the mishap in Freeport, Bahamas it just didn’t work out. So, her first meet will be on February 13 in New York,” Boldon said, indicating that his young charge is as ready to compete as she will ever be.
“She’s ready as she was last season; she opened in 7.2 and then started to get consistent at 7.1. I think she is a little bit ahead of last year. She is in better shape and is a little stronger.”
He indicated that because this is her first meet for the year, they are approaching the meet with an open mind.
“There is really not a lot of expectation going into the first race because the truth is it’s a lot more important to just get her out of training and get her back on the horse, so to speak,” he said.
“She is very excited for it and we look forward to a good indoor season that sort of segues into a great outdoor season in 2021.”
"This year is a very big year. I owe myself a lot. I am not thinking about what the crowd or people have to say; I'm doing it for me,” expressed Williams who has had to face her fair share of public criticism in recent times.
“I am doing this to raise the flag of Jamaica in Paris, and I am really focused on this year, doing everything I can to just give myself the glory and to fulfill the dream that I have had since I was little – to be in Paris. I really want to make myself, my mother, my family, my coaches, and Jamaica proud. I really owe it to myself, and I feel like I can do it."
At the World Indoor Championships in Glasgow, Scotland that concluded last weekend, Williams produced times of 7.22 and 7.19, which saw her bow out at the semi-finals, a step back from her 2022 campaign in Belgrade where she was fifth in the finals in a lifetime best of 7.04.
Williams emphasized that she is not overly concerned about what happened in Glasgow as her primary focus this year is on returning to her best form in the 200m. Reflecting on her indoor achievements, she explained, “I wasn’t really preparing for World Indoors. I am opening up next week in the 200m (Velocity Fest) and I really want to focus on that this year because the 200 holds a special place in my heart because I feel like the last time I had a great 200m was in 2018 and that was when I really fell in love with it so I want to pick up back from there and continue to excel in the 200m.”
At the World U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland, Williams won both the 100m and 200m, the latter in what was then a championship record of 22.50, which still remains a lifetime best for the soon-to-be 22-year-old.
To achieve her goals this year, Williams said she is also honing in ramping up her fitness.
"I am focusing on toning my body this year and being in the best shape of my life. It's not going to happen overnight, but I have been seeing the progress, and so we are just focusing on speed now, running these races and winning," she affirmed confidently.
According to insiders, the Olympic relay gold medallist was withdrawn as a precautionary measure after feeling some discomfort in training.
Williams was supposed to go up against Kemba Nelson, Tina and Tia Clayton, Kerrica Hill in a much-anticipated early season clash over the short sprint.
Williams opened her season at the Camperdown Classic two weeks ago winning the 60m dash in 7.22s.
At the two-day event, the 18-year-old Williams was set to compete in a 300m race today and a 150 sprint on Saturday but a reported failure on the part of the meet organizer to provide basic deliverables has forced her coach Ato Boldon to withdraw her from the meet and head back to Florida.
Confirmation came in the form of a post on Williams’ Facebook page this evening.
“Freeport, Bahamas has a special place in our hearts.
Last year, we flew here to do our part in the hurricane Dorian relief effort, so when the opportunity came to compete here this year, it seemed like a great idea,” Boldon’s statement said.
“Unfortunately, the organizers of this meet have failed to deliver on just about every reasonable expectation that there could be to host a decent track and field event, and as a result, I’ve decided to withdraw Briana from participation in this meet.”
Boldon said the athlete would resume training until another opportunity presented itself for her to compete.
Had she participated in the meet, it would have been the first time that Williams would be competing in December.
The Consulate General of Jamaica's Heritage Award was established to recognise outstanding and dedicated service by individuals and businesses to the Jamaican community.
Consul General Oliver Mair confirmed that the national junior 100m record holder was among 10 individuals and two organizations honoured as part of the Heritage Awards.
“She is a shining example of excellence not only to Jamaicans at home and abroad of what you can achieve with hard work, dedication, commitment backed by God-given talent,” Mair told Sportsmax.TV.
“We must also thank her mother, Sharon, for her guiding role and supporting Briana each step of her journey. I am very proud of our home-grown hero.”
Mair said members of Williams’ South Florida community of Miramar and beyond held watch parties during the Olympics in Japan where she ran the lead-off leg for Jamaica’s gold-medal-winning 4x100m relay team that set a national record of 41.02, the third-fastest time in history.
“Briana will always be our little baby so the reward for us was that she got her gold medal,” said Consul General Mair, who revealed that Williams also danced to the music of the Tenors, who provided entertainment for the evening.
When the group sang “Ride You Donkey”, Briana took to the dancefloor and had a good time, the Consul General said.
Williams said she was honoured to be recognized among the other awardees and that she enjoyed the occasion.
“Thanks always to the Consul General. He is fun to be around. I enjoyed myself and meeting the other nominees. It was a pleasure being there and it was great to be awarded. I will always try my best to make Jamaica proud,” Williams said.
“For me, every season I want to show what young people like myself can achieve through hard work. And at the end of it, it's always nice to be recognized, so I'm grateful for this award.”
Both athletes will be contesting specially arranged 60m races as they ramp up preparations for the Olympics in Tokyo, Japan this summer.
Also down to compete are several elite athletes from UTech, Sprint Tech, GC Foster College and Racers Track Club. Several of Jamaica’s top high schools including Kingston College Calabar, Jamaica College, St. Jago, The Queen’s School, and Wolmers have also been confirmed for the meet that will be held at the National Stadium in Kingston.
As a qualifying meet for the ISSA Boys and Girls Championships, athletes will compete in a number of events including the 200M, 400M, 4x400M, long jump and high jump.
