Jamaica: St Mary High secures eighth straight victory in Eastern Championships

St Mary High retained their title and secured their eighth win in a row in the eastern championships at the national stadium in Kingston, Jamaica on Tuesday despite windy conditions.

St Mary High which was coached by Dwayne Williams gathered 684.5 points, absolutely dominating their closest competitor Titchfield High School which gathered 541.5 points trailing by a whopping 143 points. The victory was attained by the women’s team as they contributed 444.5 points to their total, breezing their way to win in their respective categories. The men’s team however bagged the silver, bested by the Titchfield High School by a mere 25 points.

After a fairly uneventful first day, nine records were shattered on the second, out of which St Mary broke four of them.

Williams spoke to the press after the ecstatic win stating “We’re in a jubilant mood, it has been a lot of hard work, sleepless nights and a lot of hurdles we had to get over this season. We had big issues with the weather, which cost us about two months of running on the road which led to a lot of shin splints, knee pains and a lot of injuries.”

Before closing out his statement by saying “We worked through it and a lot of these athletes came to championships about 75 per cent fit but they tough it out. So, we came with a plan and we worked on it right to the end. Eastern Champs is ours!”

The eastern athletics championship is one of the four regional meets to assist in qualifying athletes for the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships, more commonly known as Champs which will take place next month from March 19^th to the 23^rd.