The National Schools Championship continued on Wednesday with the country’s youths displaying fierce competitiveness on the synthetic surface at the Leonora Track and Field Centre and in the field events.
A number of records tumbled on the fourth day of the 58th annual event. Here’s a summary.
Male U-20 High Jump
Okemi Porter (District Five- West Coast Berbice) 1.79m- a record
- Porter bettered the 1.74m recorded by Yannick Walcott
Male U-12 High Jump
Dejuan Grant (District Four- East Coast Demerara) 1.41m- a record
- Grant surpassed the 1.39m recorded by Steve Semple
Female U-10 High Jump
Jada La Cruz (District One- North West District) 1.17m- a record
- La Cruz bettered her 2017 record of 1.15m
Male U-16 Long Jump
Mellon Lowenfield (District Six- Corentyne) 6.47m
Female U-20 800m
Gold– Serena Williams (District 10- Upper Demerara/Kwakwani)
Silver– Leanna Charles (District 13- South Georgetown)
Bronze– Donell Mathison (District Five- West Coast Berbice)
Male U-18 800m
Gold– Courtley Bobb (District Five- West Coast Berbice)
Silver– Murphy Nash (District 10- Upper Demerara/Kwakwani)
Bronze– Darrell Davis (District Six- Corentyne)
Female U-18 800m
Gold– Tia Azore (District 10- Upper Demerara/Kwakwani)
Silver– Jasmine Assanah (District 12- East Georgetown)
Bronze– Aaliyah Headley (District Four- East Coast Demerara)
Male U-16 800m
Gold– Cordel Charles (District 12- East Georgetown)
Silver– Matthew Gordon (District Five- West Coast Berbice)
Bronze– Ogle Benel (District 11- North Georgetown)
Female U-20 100m
Gold– Tonya Rollins (District Three- West Demerara)
Silver– Tiea Lowe (District 12- East Georgetown)
Bronze– Aaliyah Reid (District 14- East Bank Demerara)
The championship will continue on Thursday and wrap up on Friday when the overall champion would be crowned.
