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Gold for Williams at Tobago Schools Champs

KENEJAH Williams struck double gold for Scarborough Secondary on the opening day of the Tobago zonal secondary schools track and field championships at the Shaw Park Recreational Grounds on Tuesday.

The 2012 Carifta and CAC Junior champion won the boys over 18 shot put and discus events taking the shot put with a distance of 15.76m, well ahead of second place Tyrell Gray (Speyside High) 12.70 and Bishops’s Daniel Clarke (12.29). Williams then secured the discus crown with a best of 42.00m ahead of Kensel Dates (Speyside) 37.90 and Gray (32.48) with the minor medals.

Amira and Safiya John (no relation) were also impressive for Scarborough. Amira secured the girls under 18 400m/100m double taking the one lap race in 1:05.04 ahead of Khemani Roberts of Signal Hill (1:08.06) and Tinelle Roberts of Bishops (1:09.06) and then sped away with the 100m 13.27) ahead of team-mate Nikisha Legerton (13.43) and Chevelle Mc Pherson of Signal HIll (13.55).

Amira and Legerton then led Scarborough to the 4x400m in 56.77 ahead of Signal Hill (56.84) and Bishops (57.65). Safiya ran away with the girls under 14 400m and took the long jump. In the 400m Safiya was first to the line in the one lap race and left Monique Vincent of Signal HIll and Goodwood High’s Kelly-Ann Murray to take silver and bronze respectively. In the long jump the double winner had a best mark of 4.58m to take the top prize ahead of national table tennis star Jasher De Gannes (Bishops) 4.06 and Deandra Baron of Signal HIll, 3.78.

Shaquella Daniel sped to victory in the girls under 16 400m for Scarborough holding off Mason Hall’s Schrese Trim (1:01.38 to 1:01.71) in a sprint battle down the home stretch. Daniel’s Scarborough team-mate Ayla Stanisclaus had to settle for third (1:03.66).

Andrew Charles (B U 14 400m-1:05.33). Ornella Walker (G U 16 javelin-26.07), Kakeel Yearwood (B O 18 high jump-1.80), Janeela Joefield (G U 14 shot put-7.49), were winners for Scarborough along with their girls under 18 4x100m. Nikita Agard anchored the quartet to victory by 0.01 seconds (54.40 to 54.41) over Signal Hill with McPherson running a determined last leg.

Reigning two-time Carifta champion Chelsea James (Signal Hill Secondary) also shone at the first day of the meet topping the field in the girls under 18 discus with a personal best throw of 40.24m. The 2012/2013 Carifta girls under 17 shot put gold medallist and record holder beat Dejelle Hector (Bishops High) 26.26 and Shawnea Andrews (Pentecostal Light and Life) 21.13. James went go for the shot put gold yesterday.

Fellow double Carifta champion and Signal Hill colleague Andwuelle Wright was surprisingly beaten in the boys under 18 long jump. Wright had to settle for second with 5.93 as Akanni Hislop (Bishops) took the top spot with a leap of 6.19. LaShawn Roberts (Scarborough Secondary) finished in third (5.81). Akanni again upstaged Wright in the 100m finals winning in 11.20 with Wright taking the runner up spot (11.32). Wright’s schoolmate Shermall Williams was third (11.41). Franklyn Stanisclaus and Dwight St Hillaire were impressive for Bishops. Stanisclaus struck double gold taking the boys under 16 400m and high jump. In the one lap event the 2012 National Championships Victor Ludorium took the lead before the 100m mark and pulled away to win in 54.14 well ahead of the Speyside pair Don Alleyne (57.81) and Shaffie McKenzie (57.89). Stanisclaus then leapt to the high jump gold (1.65). Scarobrough’s Joel Thomas (1.60) and Dwarika Moses (1.45) took the minor medals.

Stanislaus then earned a third gold anchoring Bishops to victory in the 4x100m in 48.22, holding off Tyriq Horsford of Signal Hill (48.35).

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