The Tribune

By RENALDO DORSETT

Sports Reporter

rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

THE St Augustine’s College Big Red Machine widened their margin to over 100 points on day two of the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools Track and Field Championships in their quest for a 26th consecutive title.

With a total of 749.83 points, they continue to fend off the surging Queen’s College Comets, currently in second place with 647 points.

The two schools have distanced themselves from the remainder of the 13-team field with the St Anne’s Blue Waves third with 196 points, the St Andrew’s Hurricanes fourth with 173.33 points and the St John’s College Giants closely behind and rounding out the top five with 171 points.

The remainder of the field includes the NCA Crusaders (104 points), Temple Christian Suns (77.83 points), Jordan Prince William Falcons (72 points), Aquinas College Aces (60 points), Charles W Saunders Cougars (53 points), Bahamas Academy Stars (33 points), Kingsway Academy Saints (27 points), and the Westminster College Diplomats (seven points).

A total of five meet records were broken on day two and five athletes achieved CARIFTA qualifying standards in their respective events in a productive day for the field events.

St Augustine’s fielded four of those record breakers.

While the Big Red Machine leads the team effort, Tamar Greene continues to steal the spotlight for the Comets in the intermediate boys’ division with his second record-breaking performance in as many days.

Just a day after breaking Leevan Sands’ 17-year-old record in the triple jump, Greene returned to the pit yesterday to set a new mark in the long jump.

His winning leap of 6.64m surpassed the previous mark of 6.57m, set by Trae Carey in 2011.

It also easily surpassed the Carifta qualifying standard of 6.40m.

Fellow Comet Joshua Dames, who also finished second to Greene in the triple jump, was second with a jump of 5.82m while Diargo Smith of Temple Christian and Deangelo Mackey of SAC were tied for third with 5.67m.

SAC’s Perry Adderley was edged out by teammate Adrian Grant in the intermediate boys’ discus on day one, but returned yesterday to take first place over Grant and set a new meet record in the shot put.

Adderley’s throw of 15.15m erased the 16-year-old mark set by former Canadian Football League offensive lineman, Godfrey Ellis, in 1998.

Adderley also attained the qualifying standard of 14.10m.

Grant finished second with a throw of 13.97m and Edward Kemp again finished third behind the duo with a throw of 12.30m.

In the senior boys’ javelin, Denzel Pratt easily extended his own meet record set last year.

Pratt finished first with a throw of 64.20m, well ahead of the 57.63m he threw in 2013. He also finished nearly 20m ahead of his nearest competitor as Jean Luc Schaefer of St Andrew’s finished second with 47.05 and his teammate Cyran Carey was third with 43.52m.

The Carifta standard in the event is 55.80m.

In the senior girls’ long jump, the Comets’ Taryn Rolle broke the nine-year-old record of 5.58m set by Olympian Bianca Stuart in 2005.

Rolle’s jump of 5.62m finished first while Keianna Albury of St Augustine’s was third at 5.41 and teammate Taj Dorsett third at 4.87m.

In the bantam girls’ shot put, Brianna Stevens of Jordan Prince William blew away the competition with her throw of 9.40m. She surpassed the record of 8.88m set last year by Ramona Hanna and finished ahead of Celine Osborne of St Andrew’s at 8.06m and Chloe Deveaux of SAC at 7.86m.

The Comets’ Ellison Greenslade took first place in the senior boys’ high jump. His leap of 2.00m equalled the Carifta qualifying standard.

Rashad Sturrup of St Augustine’s, Blayre Fernander of St John’s and Aaron Ross, also of St John’s, each tied at 1.95m.

The Big Red Machine’s Brashae Wood surpassed the Carifta standard in the senior girls’ shot put once again this season and finished first with a throw of 12.61m. Her teammate Brendia Ferguson was second with a throw of 10.79m and the Crusaders’ Tonique Brown was third at 9.12m.

SAC’s Doniesha Anderson, who set a new record in the junior girls’ 400m on day one, took first place in the high jump with a leap of 1.52m. Comets teammates Tylar Lightbourne (1.42m) and Sydney Butler (1.37m) finished second and third respectively.

The Big Red Machine’s Serena Brown made it a double in the throws in the intermediate girls’ division as she added the discus to her shot put title from day one. She finished first with a throw of 32.30m, her teammate Tiffany Hanna was second with 29.17m, while the Comets’ Laquell Harris finished third with a throw of 28.62m.

On the track, the 100m finals were the marquee event on day two.

Keanu Pennerman of St Anne’s took first place in the senior boys’ event in a time of 10.90s, followed by the Comets’ duo of Ian Kerr in 10.99s and Theotis Johnson in 11.33s.

In the senior girls, Kieanna Albury of SAC was first in 12.35s, Jenae Ambrose of QC was second in 12.41s and Makeya White of SAC was third in 12.72s.

In the intermediate boys, Kaze Poitier of QC took first in 11.42s, Andrew Sweeting of Temple Christian was second in 11.62s while Tamar Greene was third in 11.64s.

The Big Red Machine’s Blayre Catalyn took first in the intermediate girls and equalled the winning time in the senior girls’ event in 12.35s.

Comets’ teammates Andira Ferguson (12.52s) and Krystal Mitchell (12.64s) finished second and third respectively.

Kristin Major of Queen’s College took the junior boys event in 12.41s, Devine Parker of St Anne’s took the junior girls in 12.62s, Justice Ingraham of CW Saunders took the bantam boys in 13.03s and Paige Gilbert of Jordan Prince Williams took the bantam girls in 13.87s.

The meet concludes today at the Thomas A Robinson Stadium, beginning at 9am.