Youth Olympic 200m champion Natalliah Whyte of St Jago High opened her season in fine style lowering the Class One 300m record from 40.55 to 40.22 seconds at the Wesley Powell Invitational Track Meet held at the Excelsior High on Saturday.
Whyte’s record was one of 11 established at the meet that kick-started the high school track and field season. Whyte’s teammate, Shanice Reid, whose 2014 record was erased, was third fastest overall with 41.51 in the time final. Tissanna Hickling, another St Jago athlete, was second quickest with 41.18 seconds.
Jahari Taylor of Wolmer’s Boys’ ran 1:32.9 minutes to set a new record in the Boys’ Class Three 600m, while Nathan Brown of Excelsior High did 1:24.6 to lower the Class One record.
Milliard Brown of Progressive stopped the clock at 1:22.3 minutes in establishing a new record in the Men’s 20-years-and-over 600m event. Keinann Pryce of Excelsior Community College also went under the previous record of 1:24.75 minutes, when he clocked 1:24.12.
St Jago’s A and C teams both went below the 4x300m relay open record of 2:50.17. St Jago A won in 2:47.72 minutes ahead of St Jago C with 2:47.98 minutes. Excelsior A was third in 2:48.98 minutes in, also dipping below the old record.
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