NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVE Nadine Palmer, produced a NCAA provisional qualifying mark to win the 200 metres at the Florida Intercollegiate in Gaines-ville, Florida on the weekend.
Representing the University of Florida, Palmer, a former Holm-wood Technical athlete, crossed the line to win the time-final event in 23.99 seconds. She beat LaKendra McColumn of Florida State (24.11) and Sheri-Ann Brooks of FIU (24.11).
However, Brooks turned the tables on Palmer in the 55m dash, winning in 6.80 seconds. Palmer was third in 6.90 seconds, which was also an provisional qualifying mark.
Palmer, a former CARIFTA Games Under-20 champion, also helped University of Florida to win the women's mile relay in 3:45.42 seconds, ahead of Florida A&M University (3:57.12) and Florida State University (3:57.42).
BLISS VICTORIOUS
Also securing victories at the meet were former St. Jago athlete Andrea Bliss and Novlene Williams, formerly of Ferncourt High School. Bliss took the women's 55 metres hurdles in 7.79, ahead of University of Miami's Dominique Darden (7.82) and unattached Kim Jones (7.91).
Williams, who represented Jamaica at the Athens Olympic, raced to victory in the 400m in 55.04. She left in her wake Florida State's Dana Massiah (56.76).
Meanwhile, former Boys' Champs sprint hurdle champion Decosmo Wright was recently rewarded with the International Association of Athletics Federa-tions' (IAAF) best track performance for December.
The sprint hurdler, who recently transferred from G.C. Foster College to Lincoln University, Nebraska, secured the honour with 1167 points, this after his 7.20 second victory in the men's 55m hurdles at the Saluki Fast Start Meet in Carbondale, Illinois.
A finalist in the 110m hurdles at June's National Championships, Wright, also captured third place in the men's 200m, clocking 22.37 seconds to finish behind Miles Smith of SE Missouri (21.80) and Illinois' Andre English (22.13).
