Edwin Allen High's Sushana Johnson (left) and Hydel High's Taiefa Gowe clear the water hurdle in the Girls' 2,000 metre Steeplechase Open. (Photo: Naphtali Junior)
March 29, 2025
Showdown
Fierce battle expected for boys’, girls’ crowns on Champs final day
The 2025 ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys’ and Girls’ Athletics Championships enters its final day on Saturday promising fierce competition between arch rivals Kingston College (KC) and Calabar in the boys’ contest, and Hydel High and Edwin Allen High in the girls, for islandwide track and field supremacy.
After 21 finals among the boys, defending champions KC, with 136.5 points, maintained the lead they had established from Day 2 with Calabar nipping at their heels on 115 points, while Jamaica College are sitting in third position on 90 points.
In the girls’ contest, after 23 finals, Hydel with 140 points are ahead of defending champions Edwin Allen on 129 points, and Holmwood Technical in third with 106 points.