After a day of fun and competition, the Orange House Tigers prevailed as champions of the Shirley Chisholm Primary School sports meet, which was contested at the Usain Bolt Sports Complex on Thursday.
The Orange House Tigers took home the trophy after amassing 1110 points. The Gold House Dragons were runners-up with 1091, and the Purple House Panthers came third with 1045.
Nathan Phillips, a NAPSAC champion in multiple sprint events, was the victor ludorum. Phillips set the track ablaze for the Gold House Dragons. He dismissed the field in the 100m, 200m, and 300m under-11 boys. His clockings in those events were 14.14 seconds, 28.18 seconds, and 46.52 seconds, respectively. Phillips was also instrumental to Gold House’s victories in the 4x100m and medley relay. In addition to his sprint triumphs, Phillips took home titles in the 800m, long jump, and cricket ball throw to finish on a whopping 60 points.
Gold House’s Nevaeh Remise was crowned the victrix ludorum with wins in the under-11 girls 100m, 200m, 300m, long jump, and cricket ball throw, and a fifth place finish in the 600m. Her times in the 100m, 200m, 300m were 16.37 seconds, 35.42 seconds, and 56.91 seconds, respectively. With domination in her events, she gained a tremendous 54 points.
Some other notable performances of the day were Purple House’s Hanna Phillips, the sister of Nathan Phillips, clocking 9.43 seconds to win the under-7 50m. Gold House’s Micah Odle-Cater won the under-7 boys equivalent with a time of 10.57 seconds.
Over in the under-9 girls, Orange House’s Shakaya Jarvis secured victories in the 80m and 150m, clocking 18.04 seconds and 25.98 seconds. Dasiah Wilson of Orange House was the winner in the under-9 boys 80m, 100m, and 150m with times of 12.99 seconds, 17.29 seconds, and 26.51 seconds.
In the under-13 girls, Kalicia Layne of Purple House was the 100m winner in a time of 15.85 seconds. Purple House’s Lashanae Passley picked up the victory in the 200m, clocking 32.25 seconds. The 400m title was claimed by Purple House’s Kimaria Allen-Farrel in a time of 1:13.96. Orange House’s Issac Brathwaite was victorious in the under-13 boys 100m, 200m, and 400m with times of 14.83 seconds, 29.73 seconds, and 1:10.66.
(NGM)
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