Chavez Ageday exhibited true power sprinting yesterday as he claimed the boys under-20 100 metres yesterday at the 51st National Schools Athletics, Cycling and Swimming Championships at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence.
Ageday blasted out of the blocks using his drive phase to perfection before pulling clear of the field to win the race, leaving his arch rival from South Georgetown, Stephan James in second place.
Ageday who hails from the East Coast clocked 10.8s for the win while James who will now be out of the rest of the competition because of a hip injury clocked 11.2s. Marlon Moshette of Linden was third with a time of 11.4s.
Points table
Meanwhile after 20 events and up to press time, District 10 (Linden) was ahead on the points table with a total of 109 points while District Five (West Coast Berbice) 83, District Six (Corentyne) 78 and District Nine (Rupununi) 68 trailed in second, third and fourth respectively.
Defending champions District 11 (North Georgetown) were left way behind in eighth position on 49 points.
Meanwhile, the under-16 male 100 metres also saw history being made as Tevin Garraway broke the six-year old record of 11.1s, shaving it down to 11.0s while leaving his long-time rival Arinze Chance in the dust in a time of 11.2s. Jason Yaw from East Coast was third in a time of 11.5s.
Keon Lynch made good his return to the track after suffering from a hamstring injury earlier in the year to dominate the boys under-18 100 metres.
Lynch was virtually unstoppable as his rapid leg turnovers along with superb technique saw him running faster in the boys under-20 final as he clocked 10.7s to win the event which equaled the record. Carl Tudor 11.1s and Heron Enniss 11.4s came in second and third respectively.
Joshua Griffith who won the teachers under-21 800 metres earlier in the day with a time of 2:09.0s clocked 11.4s to claim 100 metres glory in the same category while Leon Bishop of South Georgetown clocked 11.2s to win the male teachers 21-30 race.
Jevina Sampson continued her winning ways as she easily won the girls under-14 100 metres in 12.6s after a record breaking run of 12.4s in the heats on Wednesday.
Letitia Myles then claimed the girls under-20 100 metres in fine fashion as she blazed to the finish line three metres ahead of her opponents in a time of 12.7s. Tandika Burgess took second while Ebony Nelson finished third in times of 13.2 and 13.4 respectively.
However, the upset of the day came in the girls under-18 100 metres when seasoned campaigner Tiffany Carto lost to newcomer Shannon Griffith from Linden. Griffith clocked 12.6s while Carto clocked 12.8s for second. Alita Moore who won silver earlier in the high jump took third with a time of 13.0s.
Trevon George was on top of his game when he turned in a time of 2:05.5s for the gold in the boys under-20 800 metres event while first time participant at the championships Adama Roberts won the female version in a time of 2:36.7s ahead of Tisha Grimes 2:43.1s.
Two-time gold medalist at the Carifta Games Jevina Straker reestablished some star quality after suffering a 10k defeat to 13-year-old Regina John by winning the under-18 800 metres in a time of 2:27.6s while Commonwealth Youth representative Malcolm Walcott failed to impress as he finished second in the same category with a time of 2:05.2s. Grivon Grant won the event in a time of 2:03.3s.
Ornesto Thomas came from behind to win the boys under-16 800 metres in a time of 2:07.2s while Melissa Byass ran away with the female version of the race in a time of 2:25.1s.
Meanwhile the final day of the championship is scheduled to continue today from 09:00hrs at the same venue.
