Anthony Foster, Freelance Writer
Camperdown's Remaldo Rose (left) cruises to victory in the boys' Under-20 100m final at yesterday's CARIFTA Games trials held at National Stadium East complex. Rose won the event ahead of KC's Cawaye Jervis (centre) and JC's Winston Barnes in a personal best 10.29 seconds. - IAN ALLEN/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
REMALDO ROSE was in impressive form on yesterday's opening day of the two-day CARIFTA Games trials at the National Stadium East complex.
Camperdown's Rose stopped the clock in 10.29 seconds to win the Under-20 boys 100m ahead of KC's Cawayne Jervis (10.45).
"It was quite a competitive field ... if it wasn't for the guys I wouldn't run that well. I'm feeling good," said Rose, who bettered his previous best of 10.33.
In the girls' Under-20 100m final, Schillonie Calvert ran a well-executed race to win in 11.37, bettering her previous best of 11.40. Queen's Samantha Henry (11.68) was second.
Calvert said: "It was a very good performance apart from the start. I did not get a good start."
The Under-20 girls' 800m final was very fast. Three girls led by Bobby-Gaye Wilkins, who crossed the line in a personal best 2:06.24, beat her Holmwood teammate Kevon Haven (2:0636) and Edwin Allen's Jodi-Ann Richards (2:06.85). All three ran a personal record.
"It was a good run because it was a competitive field," Wilkins said.
In the Under-17 race, Goule ran a personal best 2:08.89 to beat Vere's Teneisha Davis (2:09.25).
"I feel great and I hope to run 2:07 by Champs, Goule admitted afterwards.
In the boys' event, Theon O'Connor also ran a personal best, 1:50.44, to beat Melvin Weller of Holmwood (1:51.74).
Though it wasn't a final, Sonita Sutherland's run in the 400m could be considered the best of the day.
The Holmwood schoolgirl went out hard and held her form to win heat two in an impressive 51.96 seconds.
Before she was told of her winning time, Sutherland said:
"It wasn't a good run because I did not warm up properly. I have a sick hamstring and when I reached the 200m mark I felt it."
When told the time, she said: "It's a good time and if I ran that fast not feeling good, let's see when I feel better."
Kaliese Spencer of the University of Technology (UTech) beat Edwin Allen's Sherene Pinnock in the girls' Under-20 400m hurdles, while Manchester Shana-Gay Tracey won the 300m obstacle event.
Misha-Gaye DaCosta of Immaculate (1.73m) won the girls Under-17 high jump, while Taneisha Blair of Holmwood (45.93) won the girls' Under-20 javelin.
