Click for Champs Shopping List to support With the ISSA Grace Kennedy Boys & Girls Champs a mere 5 weeks away, preparations for these national high school championships have intensified. Consequently the entire Eagles and Lady Eagles squads were engaged at three meets on Saturday:
The XLCR Eagles competed at The Milo Western Relays at GC Foster College in Angels, St Catherine.
The Lady Eagles visited the National Stadium in Kingston for the Camperdown Classic - "The Sprinters Showcase"
The XLCR Eagles Throwers Squad were at home at Antrim for the Michael Vassel organised, "King of the Ring" Throwers Extravaganza.
The Eagles were in fine mettle at The Milo Western Relays, as the hurdlers and sprinters once again had the Green and Gold banner flying high, or I should say soaring like the true Eagles that they are. The Boys from Antrim set 2 new meet records while winning 2 relays and 2 sprint hurdle events.
In the Class 1 Boys Sprint Relay the team of Damian Darlington, Damor MILLER, Ryeem WALKER & Lennon GREEN completed the 400m oval in 40.91 for a new meet record and season best.
Damain to Damor (4x100mR) - File Photo
In winning the Class 3 Boys 100mH other meet record Jaeden CAMPBELL also set a new meet record of 14.14. Pretty good for an athlete who only started hurdling a few months ago. Dave Moore was also victorious in the Class 1 Boys equivalent, stopping the clock in the 110mH in a PB 14,37.
However, it was the in the final high school event of the day that the Eagles really showed their class when the team of Daneil Wright (48.50); Demarco Bennett (47.63); Rajawn Davis (48.60) & Richard Hall (48.37) completed the 4 laps of the GC Foster track in 3:13.29, turning back all comers for a national HS leading time.
Rajawn Davis - File Photo
At the stadium, it was the Lady Eagles' jumpers who were the top performers, with quite a few attaining lifetime bests. In the High Jump Class 2 Girls, Tashianna Legister was 3nd with a PB of 1.65m, while Zaleah Powell was also 3rd in the Class 1 equivalent with 1.60m, likewise a PB. Shauntai Pryce continued the Lady Eagles' good showing in the horizontal jumps, finishing 2nd in the Girls Triple Jump Open with a leap of 11.23m.
On the track the XLCR Lady Eagles 4x400mR team finished 4th; while Eagle Keandro Gordon captured the 800m Boys Class 1 with a 1:55.34 clocking. He remains the No. 3 ranked high school 2 lapper in Jamaica.
Down at Antrim, the Lady Eagle Throwers were having some personal best performances of their own:
Girls Shot Put CLASS 1
1st: Altonique James - 13.34m PB
2nd: Kahllah Bailey - 13.11
3rd: Najhada Seymoure - 11.82
Girls Shot Put CLASS 2
3rd: Gordon, Katie - 13.08 PB
Girls 18-19 Discus Throw CLASS 1
1st: Najhada Seymoure, - 48.29m PB
2nd: Clayton, Gianna - 37.99m
3rd: Altonique James - 37.99m
Najhada Seymoure - File photo
Quite a weekend of fine performances all round. The Eagles and Lady Eagles now look forward to next Friday and Saturday when they will participate in the Corporate Area Meet (Championships), where the Lady Eagles are 7 time defending champions.
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All pictures: photosbybellamy.com, the official photographer of DASH Athletics
These student-athletes need your support as Champs grow closer. Attached is a shopping list of items required for the XLCR Eagles Champs Village for your considered donation in kind. Additionally you may donate funds at any of the following contacts:
DASH Athletics Banking Details & Contacts:
North America:
Address:
DASH Athletics Group Inc.
P.O. Box 151
Yonkers NY 10710
Zelle: 917-353-7946
email: dashgroupinc@gmail.com
Bank:
DASH Athletics Group
JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A
2368 Central Park Avenue
Yonkers NY 10710
Account #521526611
Routing #021000021
In Jamaica: Jamaican Dollars Only
Bank:
Account Name: DASH Athletic Foundation
Account Number: 374206060
Account Type: Savings
Bank: National Commercial Bank
Address: Matilda's Corner, 15 Northside Drive, Kingston 6, Jamaica, WI
Telephone: 876-702-2421 or 876-702-2422
BIC: JNCBJMKX
Address:
DASH Athletic Foundation
137 Mountain View Avenue
Kingston 3
Jamaica, WI
email: dashathletics@gmail.com
© Desmond K Shakespeare
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