Edwin Allen’s Levell shines at Camperdown Classics

EDWIN Allen High School’s Class One athlete, Bryan Levell, stole the spotlight at last Saturday’s 17th staging of the Camperdown Classics inside the National Stadium. Running against a 1.5 metres per second headwind, Levell clocked a solid 10.46 seconds to win the boys Class One 100 metres.

Levell, who was a finalist in the men’s 100 metres at last year’s National Senior Championships and who was also a semi-finalist in the 100 and 200 metres at last summer’s World Under-20 Championships in Nairobi, Kenya, dragged Deandre Daley (10.56) of Herbert Morrison and Ricquem Graham (10.73) of Wolmer’s Boys’ to personal best times, while finishing second and third, respectively.

Former Petersfield High athlete Antonio Watson, now competing for Racers Track Club, also showed good form as he topped the field in the men’s 400 metres in 46.17 seconds. Also going below 47 seconds were Olympian Jaheel Hyde of Swept Track Club 46.55, Maliek James King of Legacy Track Club, 46.92, and Terry Thomas of Racers, 46.96.

Jamaica College’s (JC’s) duo of Kemarrio Bygrave and Tyrone Lawson had big wins in the 800 metres. In Class One, Bygrave raced to an impressive one minute 53.29 seconds leaving St Jago High’s Tafar-hi Hinds in second in 1:54.51. In Class Two, JC’s Tyrone Lawson won the two-lap event in 1:58.92, the only sub two minutes among athletes in this class. Manchester High’s Traydian Flemmings, 2:06.91, was best in Class Three.

In the relays, Jamaica College (JC) picked up two wins in fine style. Their Class Two 4x100m quartet, led by Mark Anthony Miller, clocked 41.68 seconds to win from Calabar High, 42.50. JC’s 4x400m team was also impressive after winning in 3:13.08. St Jago ruled supreme in the Class One 4x100m, winning in 40.57 ahead of an improved St Catherine High, 40.91, and JC, 40.95.

Alexis James of Petersfield High showed her class in the Class One 100 metres after speeding to a quick 11.58 ahead of Manchester High’s Janeela Spencer, 11.80.

In Class Two, four athletes went below 12 seconds with Holy Childhood High’s Abigail Wolfe leading the way after stopping the clock at 11.76. Lavanya Williams of William Knibb was second overall in 11.90. St Catherine High’s Asheria Ulett (11.94) Mickayle Gardener (11.99) of Wolmer’s Girls’ were third and fourth, respectively.

There were several good results in the 800m, with St Jago’s Alesia Douglas leading the way in Class One after winning in 2:11.07. Shone Walters (2:12.05) of St Mary High was second with Kishay Rowe of Alphansus Davis who was third with 2:12.73.

Kitania Headley of St Catherine High topped Class Two after winning in 2:13.10 ahead of St Jago’s Treshell Simpson, 2:16.29, and Abbigail Campbell of Ferncourt High, 2:19.78.

In the relays for girls, Immaculate Conception High School won the Class Four 4x100m in 48.69, St Jago captured Class Three in 47.75, Class One in 46.59 and 4x400m Open in 3:46.59. St Catherine High were the Class Two 4x100m winners in 46.28.

In high jump competition, St Jago’s Annishka McDonald came out on top in Class One as the former Vere Technical jumper cleared 1.75m for the win, ahead of Makayle Cunningham of Wolmer’s Girls’, 1.70m. In Class Two, Shackela Henry of Holmwood Technical and Dejonie Bruce of Edwin Allen both cleared 1.70 metres. In Class Three, Shenique Williams and Danielle Noble of Wolmer’s cleared 1.64 m to share top spot .