Ezekiel Newton and Keliza Smith came and did what many expected at the ongoing 60th edition of the National Schools’ Cycling, Swimming and Track and Field Championships, that is, shatter records.
Newton, arguably one of the fastest junior sprinters in Guyana, clocked 10.62 seconds in the preliminaries for the Boys’ Under-18 100m to erase the previous best of 10.65 seconds held by Daniel Williams of District 10 (Upper Demerara/Kwakwani) since 2017.
The young man from District Four (East Coast Demerara) went on to win gold in the final, but clocked 10.79s seconds. Omar James of District 10 was timed at 11.01s, while Jaheel Cornette of District 14 (East Bank Demerara) had a time of 11.12s.
Smith, of District Three (West Demerara), produced what had to be the most dominant performance of the night with a smashing time of 12.03 seconds to wipe out the 12.21 that was set by Toyan Raymond.
There were other notable records broken over the course of the Track and Field segment of the championships.
Records broken in Track and Field as of November 30
Female Teachers’ (Under-21) Discus
Shali McAlmont, District 10 (Upper Demerara/Kwakwani), 23.89m
Previous: 19.23m Marcia Tyrell, District 7 (Cuyuni/Mazaruni), 2017
Female Teachers’ (Under-21) Shot Put
Overna Burnett, District 7 (Cuyuni/Mazaruni), 8.65m
Previous: Marcia Tyrell, District 7 (Cuyuni/Mazaruni), 7.27m (2018)
Girls’ Under-18 Javelin
Reneta Liverpool, District 15 (New Amsterdam), 32.43m
Previous: 27.00m
100m Girls U-12 Final
Tessianna Harris, Upper Dem/Kwakwani, 13.41
Previous: Keira Duncan, West Dem, 13.42
100m Girls U-20 Final
Keliza Smith, West Demerara, 12.05
Previous: Toyan Raymond, East Georgetown, 12.21
800m Girls U-18 Final
Narissa McPherson, West Demerara, 2:19.57
Previous: Joanna Archer, West Dem, 2.23.27
1000m Girls U-12
Marissa Dorrick, Rupununi, 3:22.50
Previous: Aleka Persaud, East Georgetown, 3:26.17
1000m Boys Under-12
Charles Young, East Bank Demerara, 3:31.60
Previous: Joshaun Marshall, Corentyne, 3:35:01 (2018)
Javelin Girls U-20
Esther Marks, District 10, 39.96m
Previous: Prudence Codrington, South Georgetown, 35.38 (2018)
100m Boys U-18
Ezekiel Newton, East Coast Demerara, 10.62s
Previous: Daniel Williams, District 10, 10.65s (2017)
100m Boys U-20
Angus Lynch, West Coast Berbice, 10.89s
Previous: Titus Webster, West Coast Berbice, 10.94 (2017)
High Jump Boys U-20 (Equal Record)
Raulston Downer, NA Canje, 1.79m
Previous: Okemi Porter, West Coast Berbice, 1.79m (2018)
Long Jump Boys U-8
Kevon St. Hill, East Coast Demerara, 3.52m
Previous: Timothy Springer, East Georgetown, 3.47m (2019)
Long Jump Boys U-12
Timothy Springer, East Georgetown, 4.84m
Previous: Ryan Joseph District, 10 4.82 (2019)
100m Female Teacher U-31
Tisseana Wright, West Demerara, 13.53s
Previous: Marcell Munroe, District 11, 13.79s (2018)
Long Jump Female Teacher O-40
Sharon Hall, Upper Dem Kwakwani, 4.52m
Previous: Sharon Hall District 10, 4.30m (2019)
Discus Female Teacher U-31
Cindy Fraser, West Coast Berbice, 27.54m
Previous: Nikita Mc Almont, District 10, 26.42m (2017)
Javelin Female U-21 Teacher
Claire Sealey, East Coast Demerara, 23.06m
Previous: Marcia Tyrell, District 7, 17.35 (2017)
Male Teachers U-21 100m
Richard Blake, West Demerara, 11.32Q
Previous: Jeremiah Roberts, South Georgetown, 11.53 (2018)
Long Jump Teachers M0-40
Karl Vanier, Potaro Siparuni, 5.63m
Previous: Raphael Hunter, District 7, 4.76m (2017)
Shot Put Teachers Male U-21
Joshua Alexander, East Bank Demerara, 10.74m
Previous: Lorenzo Bess, District 7, 10.43 (2017)
Shot Put Teachers Male U-41
Osafo Dos Santos, NA Canje, 16.42m
Previous: Roy Haney, District 3, 12.57 (2017)
Javelin – Teachers Male O-40
Andrew Richmond, Upper Dem Kwakwani, 44.35m
Previous: Curt Pitchard, North West, 38.26m (2019)
