Vere Technical Tanne Dawkins and Britany Anderson make a baton change as they win in 46.30s.
April 27, 2017
#PennRelays: Mixed results for Jamaica in morning session
PHILADELPHIA, United States — Jamaicans had mixed results in this morning’s opening session of the 123rd Penn Relays Carnival here in Philadelphia as Edwin Allen’s Gabrielle McDonald won the high school girls 400m hurdles but former champions Holmwood Technical were disqualified from the 4x100m heats.
Girls’ Champs winner McDonald clocked a smart 58.65 seconds in the intermediate hurdles, winning the second of the three sections, ahead of Lauren Hoffman of Heymarket in Virginia 59.69 seconds with Reanda Richards of New Jersey’s West Essex High third in 1:00.49.Two schools, Holmwood Technical and Spalding were disqualified from the 4x100m despite Holmwood girls who ran 46.38 seconds and Spalding who ran 48.67 seconds, both winning their respective heats.Defending champions Edwin Allen had the fastest time overall form the heats running 44.76 seconds without Kevona Davis while Hydel High ran 45.52 seconds, St Jago- 45.93 seconds, Vere Technical- 46.30 seconds.Four Jamaican schools including former champions Edwin Allen High, Holmwood Technical and Vere Technical as well as Spalding High advanced to Saturday’s finals of the 4x800m after this morning’s heats.Paul Reid
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Edwin Allen’s Yashika Cameron and Patrice Moody changes and run the fastest time of 44.72s.
