Anthony Foster, Freelance Writer
Bailey ... may consider running the 400 metres today. - FILE
OLYMPIC GAMES sprint relay gold medallist Aleen Bailey, who has not competed since the World Championships in Finland last August, could make a return to the track in the 400m invitational open at today's annual Supli-gen/G.C. Foster College Classic at the school's track stadium in Angels, St. Catherine.
Bailey, who is completing her studies at South Carolina University in the United States, returned for 'Spring Break' and has expressed an interest in running today's 400m.
"She has expressed that she may consider running the 400m today," coach Glen Mills said. "She has been training since her return to Jamaica and has trained in the States," added Mills.
Kail Brown, Kevin Stewart and Xavier Brown are other top runners from Mills' Racers Track Club who could face the starter.
LATE ENTRIES
"We have not entered, but we will see if we can get in late entries," Mills, the national track and field's head coach, said.
G.C. Foster's Carl Barrett, who has not lost a 100m event this season, Jamalco's Triston Taylor, a member of Jamaica 's World Youth team, and Kawayne Fisher, also of G.C. Foster, are also down for action.
Some top junior athletes in World Junior 100m bronze medallist Remaldo Rose of Camperdown, Holmwood's Sonita Sutherland who won the 400m bronze at the Italy World Junior Championships, World Junior 400m hurdles bronze medallist Sherene Pinnock, along with World Youth 100m bronze medallist Schillonie Calvert of Holmwood, will also be participating as they tune-up for Champs.
Other top juniors who will try and make use of today's meet, the final warm-up before Champs, are David Dunn of Glenmuir, Jamaica College's (JC) Winston Barnes, St. Jago's Dwight Mullings and Carifta Games Under-17 sprint double champion Yoghan Blake of St. Jago.
Over 100 teams, including top schools Vere Technical, Holmwood, Queen's, Immaculate, St. Jago, JC and Edwin Allen, are set to run at today's meet.
LAST-CHANCE MEET
It also serves as the last-chance meet for qualification for the Boys' and Girls' Athletics Championships set for the National Stadium from March 29 to April 1.
Chairman of the Supligen/G.C. Foster College Classic organising committee, Ventley Brown, said this is the meet where teams want to be.
"This meet is to help athletes sharpen up before Champs and to secure the qualifying times/marks for those who have not yet met the standards," Brown said.
"I expect a high level of competition, especially from the persons who have not yet qualified. They will be coming hard to qualify, so it's going to be competitive," Brown added.
Events to be contested are: 200m, 400m, 800m, all hurdles, all field events (except pole vault), 3,000m, 5,000m, 4x400m and invitational 100m for men and women.
Athletes from the Jamaica Masters Athletics Association are down to run 100m and 800m events.
The Sports Development Foundation (SDF), Guardian Life, Holmwood Technical, Windalco and Irie FM are other sponsors of the G.C. Foster College Classic.
