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Kingston College secured their 33rd hold on the boys’ title, while Edwin Allen won their eight straight girls’ title at the ISSA/Grace Kennedy Boys’ and Girls’ Athletics Championships, at the National Stadium, on April 9, 2022.
The boys from North Street amassed 372 points on their way to the title.
Second went to last year’s winners Jamaica College with 300.83 points, in third was Calabar with 170 points, fourth went to St. Jago with 147 points, with Edwin Allen fifth on 95 points.
Meanwhile, on the girls’ side, Edwin Allen took top honours with 352 points, second went to Hydel 295, St. Jago 249 was third, fourth went to Holmwood Technical 174 and Excelsior 107 finished fifth.
Hydel’s Kerrica Hill continued her stellar form with a world youth record 12.71 to win gold in the Class-2 100m hurdles on Saturday’s day five.
Hill, who already won gold in the 100m on Wednesday, broke her own record of 12.89 which she set in the semi-finals on Friday.
Her teammate Shania Myers was second in 13.27 and St. Catherine’s Asharria Ulett finished third in 13.35.
KC’s Aaron McKenzie set a new record of 2.11m to win the Boys Class II High Jump ahead of JC’s Chavez Penn 2.00m and KC’s Aaron Thomas 1.95m.
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