Hall, Campbell enjoys victory at the East Coast Int’l Meet

MARYLAND, United States – Excelsior High School’s Richard Hall and St Jago High’s Briana Campbell put in impressive performances in challenging conditions, taking victory in the boys’ 110 meters hurdles and girls’ 100 meters respectively at the East Coast International Showcase athletics championships on Saturday.

Hall, 18, faced a fierce challenge from Yashahya Brown and narrowly won the event in a close finish in a time of 13.60 seconds. Brown secured second place in 13.60, while Dematha Catholic’s Anthony Waterman took third in 14.19.

Considering the cold and rainy weather, Hall, who recorded a personal best of 13.50 seconds at the event, was pleased with his performance.

“It was a pretty good performance from me there… I’m very pleased with the time based on the weather conditions here as it was very cold and I’m not used to running in this kind of weather,” Hall said.

“The race was very challenging because the other competitor was on my shoulder the whole way and, as you could see, it was a very close finish at the end and so I am happy that I came out on top in this event,” he said. said.

Hall emphasized that the win significantly boosts his confidence ahead of the National Championships in June. “This is a huge confidence booster as it shows I will be in top form when I take part in the national trial,” he said.

In the girls’ race, 17-year-old Campbell clocked 13.54 to secure the victory. Hydel’s Shania Myers (13.63) and Kiara Meikle of Holmwood (13.75) took second and third place respectively.

Campbell attributed her success to a well-executed race plan.

“Execution was key for me, focusing on getting a strong start from the blocks and maintaining momentum throughout the race,” she explained.

“It’s a really good feeling to come here and win because I wrongly started the ISSA Girls’ Championships in the final of this event and so that was a disappointment for me, and so to come here (and to win), I am very grateful to God,” she said.

Alliah Baker of Hydel High took second place in the girls 100m event with a time of 11.68 seconds, while Travis McKenzie of the United States secured first place in 11.62, and Sabrina Dockery of Lacovia High finished third in 11.80 seconds.

Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association/GraceKennedy Boys’ Athletics Championships Class One 100m champion Damor Miller of Excelsior High faced disappointment after being disqualified from the event finals due to a false start.

American Quincy Wilson, representing Bullis School, achieved a remarkable personal best of 45.17 seconds to win the Boys’ 400m event, while Roshane Lorenzo of Jamaica College finished seventh in 48.11.

In the girls’ 400m timed final, Hydel’s Abigail Campbell took third place overall with a time of 54.99, while Sophie Rambo took victory in 52.83. Jamaica College’s Kemarrio Bygrave finished third overall in the boys’ 800 meters in 1:57.06 minutes. The event was won by Colin Abrams of Bullis School in 1:51.16.

In the field events, Shaiquan Dunn led a one-two at Jamaica College in the boys’ discus throw with a score of 19.69 metres, followed by Joshty Brown with a throw of 19.35 metres.