Munro Repeats as Western Champs!!!

[Mosiah]

http://mctnf.blogspot.com/

[Gamma]

repeats what? as western champs....what?

[Karl]

Class 111 - 4 x 100M Instant legend

The highlight of the final day must have been the Class III 4x100m relay final. The team of Rosean Maxwell, Kaneil Harrison, Tyrone Mollison and Mathew Walcott would have entered the final as joint favourites with host St. Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS). Earlier that morning Maxwell won the 100mH in a record time of 14.2x. He followed that up with point generating performances in the 200m and 400m. Kaneil Harrison had already won the sprint treble.

At the sound of the gun Maxwell exploded out of the blocks and had an early step on the field. After 5m he, along with everyone at the STETHS Green, realised that he had left the baton in the blocks. Maxwell proceeds to turn back, pick up the baton and attempt to chase the field now 30m ahead (many 14yr olds would have given up right there). Maxwell did well and closed the margin by almost 10m to hand over 20m behind. The Boltian Harrison, at 6' 2" and blazing, grabbed the baton and tore through the field like hellacious knife through scared butter. He closed the gap to 5m and handed over in 3rd place behind STETHS and William Knibb. The diminutive and now clearly inspired Tyron Mollison takes the baton and runs a scorching turn and executes a seamless change in 2nd place with anchorman Mathew Walcott. Walcott just under 5m behind STETHS is, like Mollison, inspired beyond any expectation and also has the run of his life. At 50m to go the STETHS lead is 4m, at 30 it's 3m and 20m it's 1m and then Walcott blasts by STETHS to win by a lean in what had to be the race of the meet. At Munro we have an expression, "Instant Legend"; a term that embodies the lore of the great Munro v Cornwall football matches of the 40s and 50s, blanketed in dense fog and littered with broken bones. An expression reminiscent of feats like Lindy Delapenha's, winning Champs on his own by medaling in eight events. Munro's 2009 Class III 4x100m team created an Instant Legend at Western Champs 2009. They pulled off a miracle, they "never gave up". Credit to all these young men for their heroic feat, but special mention to Maxwell for in the face of shock, surprise and eminent defeat he turned back and picked up the baton.

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MC! MC! Yes! Yes! Yes!

[Mosiah]

The highlight of the final day must have been the Class III 4x100m relay final. The team of Rosean Maxwell, Kaneil Harrison, Tyrone Mollison and Mathew Walcott would have entered the final as joint favourites with host St. Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS). Earlier that morning Maxwell won the 100mH in a record time of 14.2x. He followed that up with point generating performances in the 200m and 400m. Kaneil Harrison had already won the sprint treble.

At the sound of the gun Maxwell exploded out of the blocks and had an early step on the field. After 5m he, along with everyone at the STETHS Green, realised that he had left the baton in the blocks. Maxwell proceeds to turn back, pick up the baton and attempt to chase the field now 30m ahead (many 14yr olds would have given up right there). Maxwell did well and closed the margin by almost 10m to hand over 20m behind. The Boltian Harrison, at 6' 2" and blazing, grabbed the baton and tore through the field like hellacious knife through scared butter. He closed the gap to 5m and handed over in 3rd place behind STETHS and William Knibb. The diminutive and now clearly inspired Tyron Mollison takes the baton and runs a scorching turn and executes a seamless change in 2nd place with anchorman Mathew Walcott. Walcott just under 5m behind STETHS is, like Mollison, inspired beyond any expectation and also has the run of his life. At 50m to go the STETHS lead is 4m, at 30 it's 3m and 20m it's 1m and then Walcott blasts by STETHS to win by a lean in what had to be the race of the meet. At Munro we have an expression, "Instant Legend"; a term that embodies the lore of the great Munro v Cornwall football matches of the 40s and 50s, blanketed in dense fog and littered with broken bones. An expression reminiscent of feats like Lindy Delapenha's, winning Champs on his own by medaling in eight events. Munro's 2009 Class III 4x100m team created an Instant Legend at Western Champs 2009. They pulled off a miracle, they "never gave up". Credit to all these young men for their heroic feat, but special mention to Maxwell for in the face of shock, surprise and eminent defeat he turned back and picked up the baton.

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MC! MC! Yes! Yes! Yes!

Stunning! "The Boltian Harrison" is right! I have never witnessed any athlete dominate a meet like this young Harrison did.

[Assasin]

Not even Stephenson of Yorke Castle in Class 3 at Boys Champs?

[Mosiah]

Which Stephenson dat? The answer would still be no!

Munro, STETHS rule

Published Gleaner: Tuesday | February 24, 2009

Adrian Frater, News Editor



Trudy Williams presents the trophy for the champion boys school to Shawnterry Manboard, captain of the Munro College boys' team, at last Saturday's Milo Western Athletics Championship at STETHS.
Western Bureau:
On a day when teenage sensation Keniel Harrison evoked memories of the world's fastest man, Usain Bolt, Munro College and their parish neighbours St Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS) retained the boys' and girls' titles, respectively, at the Western Athletics Championship, which ended on Saturday at STETHS.
The lanky Harrison, displaying class, speed and composure, emerged a triple champion by winning the Class Three boys 100m (11:61), 200m (23:08) and 400m (52:32), respectively.
World Junior 100 metres champion, Dexter Lee, of Herbert Morrison, took the Class One boys sprint double - the 100m and 200m.
At the end of the championship, which saw nine records being smashed on the grass surface, Munro College emerged head and shoulders above all the other schools in retaining their boys' title, winning by over 100 points.
The top five finishers among the boys read: Munro College 447, STETHS, 326, Herbert Morrison, 273, Petersfield, 135 and William Knibb, 103.
Jamaica's World Youth Championship representative, Shavine Hodges, emerged the outstanding female, winning the girls' Class Two 200m (25:44) and 400m (57:98) for Herbert Morrison.
Very good championship
STETHS was the clear winner of the girls' title, finishing ahead of the field by a clear 63 points. The top five places were as follows: STETHS, 428, Herbert Morrison, 365, Frome, 152, Grange Hill, 104 and Hampton, 87.
"It was a very good championship based on the many outstanding performances," noted Trudy Williams, who represented main sponsors, Milo. "As the food drink of champions, Milo takes pleasure in working with current and future champions."
Exemplary performances
In the boys' section, in addition to young Harrison, Munro also got exemplary performances from Mikhail Johns, who won the triple jump open (13.60) and Tevin Wilson, who won the Class Four boys 100m (12:55).
In addition to Lee, who clocked 11:12 and 22:65 in winning the Class One boys' 100m and 200m, Herbert Morrison also got quality perfor-mances from Teivaskie Lewin and Demar Wood, who both jumped 1.95m to finish first and second, respectively, in the Class One boys high jump. In the girls' section, STETHS' march to victory was sparked by outstanding performances in all the classes and across the various disciplines. Among the athletes that sparkled were Rochel Farquharson, the Class Two hurdles champion (15:89), Kimone Green, the Class Two 80m hurdles winner, Lashana Dennis, the Class Three 100m (13:14) victor and their Class One 4x100m (49:37) team.

[Sickko]

You must have missed Western Champs a few years as Darrion Bent of Mannings did this and better not so long ago winning 200m, 400 and 800m plus running 4x400m and 4x100m

Shericka Williams of STETHS won everything from 100m to 400m and ran both relays as did Nickesha Anderson of Herbert Morrison just before that,

Damion Young of Ruseas and green island won long jump, 100m and 200m and ran relays

Draion McNain of mannings won 100m, 200m, hurdles, lonmg jump an dran relays as well

if you check all these people are still on the record sheets as well and these are only the ones I can recall off the bat right now

[Sickko]

This blogger wa seither drunk or the sun and heat got to him- he got his facts all messed up, no way did the guy run 5m then came back for the stick, he might have taken one stride and while harrison ran a monster back stretch, it was not STETHS they beat on the line...my photos show Herberft Morrison..but then this is Munro's blog so they are free to record history as they see it fit, thank god for cameras and unbiassed people

[Karl]

You must have missed Western Champs a few years as Darrion Bent of Mannings did this and better not so long ago winning 200m, 400 and 800m plus running 4x400m and 4x100m

Shericka Williams of STETHS won everything from 100m to 400m and ran both relays as did Nickesha Anderson of Herbert Morrison just before that,

Damion Young of Ruseas and green island won long jump, 100m and 200m and ran relays

Draion McNain of mannings won 100m, 200m, hurdles, lonmg jump an dran relays as well

if you check all these people are still on the record sheets as well and these are only the ones I can recall off the bat right now

The relay team, Siccko! 30 metres down and still won?

Aaaaah!
I wonder what was the time?!

[Gamma]

anyway...repeat and report were on a boat...report jumped out..who was left?

[Mosiah]

repeat for me, please?

[Sickko]

That blogger must have been on a different planet than the on I was on Saturday, at no time did I ever see any 30m gap and I repeat the lead off man dropped the baton but did not take more than a step before he retrieved it and despite a monster second leg from Harrison they just dipped at the line to beat Herbert Morrison...I cant find the time right now but from where I sit it was the only one of the the three boys 4x100m relay record that was NOT broken- the old record is 46.2

[Mosiah]

Certainly, without question, that run by Harrison in the 4 x 100, combined with the leg he did in the 4 x 400, were...legendary!

I wonder if Herbert Morrison or STETHS new that the Munro runner had to turn back for the baton? NO way should they have lost that race to Munro after that! No matter if is one step or 10 yards before he turned back around.

[Mosiah]

Comparisons to Bolt? Unfair! Bolt never had such good technique at 14 years old.

[Mosiah]

Baton? What baton?!