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Fireworks expected at Gibson McCook Relays
February 25, 2017
Fireworks are expected when action at the 31st staging of the Gibson McCook Relays gets under way today at the National Stadium.
High school athletes will seek psychological advantages over their main rivals going into next month's ISSA-Grace Kennedy Boys & Girls' Athletic Championships.
Calabar High, Kingston College and Jamaica College are expected to dominate the action among the boys while Edwin Allen High and Holmwood Technical will rule in the girls' events.
STAR Sports picks its top three in selected events.
BOYS
Class One 4x100m
After mishaps in the final last year, both Kingston College and Calabar will be hoping to finish the event this time around. With most members of last year's powerful Class Two team to make their debut in Class One all eyes will be on the Red Hills Road-based Calabar.
Without ace runner Christopher Taylor they cruised to victory in 40.38 seconds at the Camperdown Classic and are the fastest qualifiers.
Kingston College, defending champions Jamaica College, St Jago, Excelsior and Wolmer's Boys' will be hoping to upset here.
Top Three
1. Calabar
2. Jamaica College
3. Kingston College
Class Two 4x100m
In his first season at Wolmer's Boy's School, former St. Jago High head coach Danny Hawthorne has impressed already at the Heroes Circle-based school. His team has shown good all round performances, especially in Class Two which is led by the vastly improved Jeremy Farr. At the Camperdown Classic they won the sprint relay in 41.65 seconds. However, they must be wary of a pumped up Jamaica College team that finished second behind them in 41.79.
Top Three
1. Wolmer's Boys
2. Jamaica College
3. Kingston College
Class Three 4x100m
With two of the fastest athletes in this class in Tarique Stennett and Javain Johnson there is no stopping defending champions Kingston College. They had baton problems on their second exchange at the Milo Western Relays in Montego Bay but were still able to score a close win over St. Elizabeth Technical in 44.46 seconds. Winners at the Camperdown Classics , St. Jago with 44.10 seconds over a Kingston College 'B' team (44.17) are coming for an upset here, however.
Top Three
1. Kingston College
2. St Jago
3. Calabar
4x400m Open
New champions will be crowned. Defending champions, St Elizabeth Technical the season leaders in the event with 3:13. 72 will be absent. Calabar will start favourites with the likes of Anthony Carpenter and Akeem Francis. Milo Western Relays winners Kingston College with a 3:14.74 clocking along with Western Championships runners-up Petersfield (3:13.97), Jamaica College and St. Jago should all make this a humdinger of an event.
Top Three
1. Calabar
2. Kingston College
3. Petersfield
4x800m
Like the 4x400 metres, there will also be new champions here with last year's winners STETHS not defending their crown. This looks a two-way fight between Kingston College, the most dominant team this season in the event and last year's runners-up St Jago who with their strong team of half milers should win and make up for last year's second place finish.
1. St Jago
2. Kingston College
3. Jamaica College
GIRLS
Class One 4x100m
It will be Edwin Allen versus the clock here as their quartet led by Patrice Moody is the only team under 45 seconds so far this season after a 44.84 seconds clocking at the Milo Western Relays. They should go even faster this time around.
Top Three
1. Edwin Allen
2. Holmwood
3. St Jago
Class Two 4x100m
Milo Western Relays winners Holmwood Technical along with Camperdown Classic champions St Jago High with the duo of Shaniel English and Kimone Shaw are the top two here, but Vere Technical, led by the versatile Britany Anderson could spring a surprise.
Top Three
1. St Jago
2. Holmwood
3. Vere
Class Three 4x100m
Edwin Allen looks a cinch here and should easily take this one.
1. Edwin Allen
2. Hydel
3. St Jago
4x400m Open
This one is expected to be close with the leading contenders being defending champions Holmwood, St Jago, Edwin Allen and Vere. Following their good win at the Milo Western Relays with a season leading 3:40.91 the defending champions should prevail here.
Top Three
1. Holmwood
2. St Jago
3. Hydel
4x800m
A two-way fight between defending champions Edwin Allen and Holmwood is expected. However, with their good form this season and two victories so far over Edwin Allen, the Christiana-based Holmwood look set to maintain the 2017 dominance over their rivals.
Top Three
1. Holmwood
2. Edwin Allen
3. Spaulding
