The Tribune

By TENAJH SWEETING

Tribune Sports Reporter

tsweeting@tribunemedia.net

DAY one of the 2025 Government Secondary Schools Sports Association (GSSSA) Track and Field Championships was a successful one for both the CV Bethel Stingrays and the CH Reeves Raptors in the senior and junior divisions respectively.

The Raptors have distanced themselves from the pack in the junior division with a leading total of 377.50 points. 

The SC McPherson Sharks are right in the hunt in the second spot with 332.50 points.

The DW Davis Royals are in the third position with 233 points.

In the senior division, the Stingrays took control on day one for a total of 231 points. 

The CR Walker Knights, the senior division defending champions, accumulated 203 points on day one for second place.

The CC Sweeting Cobras secured the third spot with 111 points but the RM Bailey Pacers are right on their heels with 108 points for fourth.

Senior Division

Iesha Hanna, representing CV Bethel, ran away with the victory in the under-20 girls’ 100m finals in 11.90 seconds. Brey’Elle Cooper, of CR Walker, placed second in 12.07 seconds. RM Bailey’s Dream Watkins dropped to third in 12.33 seconds.

Hanna was a part of the Stingrays’ under-20 girls’ 4x100m relay team that clocked a winning time of 50.09 seconds.

CR Walker’s quartet of Cooper, Latiesha St Fort, Rachea Nelly and Dahija Mesidor claimed the second spot in 51.50 seconds.

Doris Johnson’s relay team of Chandlein Tilusnord, Anastacia Clarke, Chandline Tilusnord and Ryniua Dolce were distant third place finishers at 54.48 seconds.

CV Bethel got a strong performance from the under-17 boys’ 4x100m relay team.

Garnet Musgrove, Denim Stuart, Andrew Rolle and Lyndavion Storr collectively ran a time of 45.24 seconds for first place.

CR Walker’s relay team fell to second in 46.03 seconds and third place went to RM Bailey’s relay team in 46.65 seconds.

Floyd Curry, representing CV Bethel, took the victory in the under-17 boys’ 1500m finals.

He bested his competitors with a time of 4:48.44. Finishing second in 4:50.80 was Joel McPhee of Doris Johnson. The Stingrays also got the third spot with Nathan Ramsey running a time of 4:53.98.

Kaiden Kemp, representing CV Bethel, won the under-17 boys’ javelin throw event with a toss of 32.78m.

CC Sweeting’s Nathan Oliver was also in top form, placing second at 32.03m.

Naketo Curry, competing for Government High School, stopped at 29.57m for third.

David Douglas clinched a first place finish for the Stingrays in the under-20 boys’ shot put event. 

He posted a throw of 12.18m for the first spot. 

Kashawn Russell, of Government High School, recorded a throw of 11.62m and Anatol’s Berkley Finley rounded out the top three at 10.92m.

The Stingrays’ Darrenique Morris was the lone competitor in the under-20 girls’ triple jump event. She soared to 10.35m in the victory.

Junior Division

The Raptors did most of their damage in the field events on Wednesday.

Shakiya Edgecombe leapt to 1.34m to clinch a win in the under-15 girls’ high jump event.

Shalika Louis, of DW Davis, was right on her heels at 1.32m.

AF Adderley’s T’Neasha Bowleg came third in the event at 1.27m.

CH Reeves Rhandi Rolle and Thayna Augustin got two of the top three spots in the under-15 girls’ shot put event.

The former posted a winning throw of 7.20m and the latter mailed in a second best throw of 6.62m.

SC McPherson’s Nhoreese Russell had to settle for third at 6.60m.

The Raptors’ Ariel Lewis was the top performer in the under-15 girls’ discus throw event. She prevailed with a throw of 18.79m.

The Royals’ Sandy Edouard was second overall at 17.04m and the Lions’ Randesh Dean wrapped up third at 16.60m.

Esha Melice had a best throw of 17.87m for CH Reeves in the under-17 girls’ discus throw event.

Azaria Wright, representing HO Nash, fell to second at 17.00m. SC McPherson’s Maliyah Taylor ended the event in third at 14.73m.

The Raptors doubled up in both the under-15 boys’ high jump and javelin throw events.

Deantae Joseph placed first at 1.58m and his teammate Travon Moncur came second.

Kayden Braynen stopped at 1.56m, securing the third spot for the AF Adderley Tigers.

Robert Delancy and Samuel Woodside posted marks of 27.06m and 25.72m for first and second respectively in the under-15 boys’ javelin throw event.

D’Ron Woodside, of HO Nash,  rounded out the top three with his toss of 24.90m for third.

The Raptors picked up victories in both the under-15 boys and under-17 boys’ 4x100m relays.

The relay team of Kendal Turner, Lavar Deveaux, Kevon Sinsurin and Moncur stopped the clock at 47.92 seconds in the under-15 boys 4x100m relay.

Ricardo Collie, Anvar McDonald, Denzel Clarke and Jamaal Ferguson turned in a winning time of 47.67 seconds in the under-17 boys’ 4x100m event.

CH Reeves swept the under-17 age group for the 1500m event.

Leandra Davis left her competitors behind for a time of 6:42.04.

Her schoolmate  Devonte Crowl took care of business in the under-17 boys’ 1500m event. He won with a time of 4:47.71.

The Raptors were also successful in the under-15 girls and boys’ 1500m events.

Tiara Wallace emerged victorious in the girls’ event in 6:12.30 and Deantae Joseph crossed the finish line at 5:01.86.

Day two of the 2025 GSSSA Track and Field Championships begins this morning at 9:15am followed by an opening ceremony at 10am.