Track Ledger

25 March 2026

Review of the 2026 McKenley-Wint Track and Field Meet

By Henley Taylor

The McKenley-Wint Track and Field Classic took place at the Calabar High School on January 24, 2026, and featured several of the island’s top secondary athletes across a multiplicity of events. Class 1 Boys’ Javelin Final Kingston College secured the quinella in the class 1 boys’ javelin via Kayodi Smith who won the event with a personal best of 49.35m and Samuel Oliver Brown who placed second with a season’s best of 41.92m. Anzain Walker of Calabar High was third in 40.32m. The field was rounded out by Jadan Edwards of Kingston Technical High in a personal best of 38.13m, Jermaine Christian of Paul Bogle High in a personal best of 36.25, Aaden Howard of Kingston College in 32.64m, Rojeve Graham of St. George’s College in a personal best of 32.14m, Jahvier Wong of Happy Grove High in a personal best of 32.20, D’Andre Beckford of Happy Grove High in a personal best of 24.39, Jayden Comrie of Camperdown High in a....

25 March 2026

Thompson and Clayton victorious at 2026 JAAA/Puma Fuller-Anderson Meet

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By Henley Taylor

The 44th staging of the JAAA/Puma Fuller-Anderson Development Meet held on Saturday, January 17, 2026, at the G.C. Foster College, and featured an array of local talents at the junior and senior levels. Senior Men’s 60m Final Kishane Thompson of MVP posted a season’s best of 6.52, to win the senior men’s 60m final, while Odaine McPherson of SprinTec was second in a personal best of 6.53 and Bryan Levell was third in a personal best of 6.54. The field was rounded out by Gary Card of UTech in a season’s best of 6.60, Nishion Ebanks of MVP in 6.61, Rohan Watson of MVP in 6.63, Martino Williams of Mico in 6.66w and Rasheed Asad Foster in 6.67. Senior Women’ 60m Final MVP secured the top three placings in the senior women’s 60m final. Tia Clayton posted a personal best of 7.02 for the win, while her team-mates Jonielle Smith and Natasha Morrison were second and third respectively....

25 March 2026

Solid Performances at the 2026 JC Pure-Wata Development Meet

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By Henley Taylor

The 32nd staging of the JC-Pure Water Meet was held on Saturday, January 10, 2026, at the Richard Ashenheim Stadium, Jamaica College, and featured many of the best athletes in the secondary education system. Notably, the Hydel athlete and Calabar transferee Robert Miller established two meet records in the class 1 boys’ 110m hurdles and the 400m hurdles, posting 13.76 and 51.10, respectively. Also, Alexxe Henry of Edwin Allen posted a meet record of 11.34 in the class 1 girls’ 100m. Boys Class 1 Discus 1.75kg Joseph Richard Salmon of Jamaica College won the class 1 boys’ discus, with a meet record and personal best of 66.32m, while Kamari Kennedy of Calabar was second, throwing a personal best of 56.00m, and Tyrone Henry of Papine High was third with a personal best of 52.87m. The top eight was rounded out by Delon Joel Smith of Calabar with a season’s best of 50.89m, Adrian Daley of St. Catherine High with a personal best....

24 May 2025

Review of the 2024 World Under 20 Championship

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By Henley Taylor

The 2024 World Under 20 Championship took place in Lima, Peru, at the Estadio Atletico de la Videna, between August 27 -31, 2024. It was the first time that the city of Lima hosted these Games. There was a total of 1,720 athletes representing 134 countries that participated in the Championship across 45 medal events. This review focuses on the podium finishers only. Women’s Results 5000m Final The continent of Africa swept the medals in the women’s 5000m final. Medina Aisa of Ethiopia won gold in a Championship Record time of 14:39.71, while her countrywoman Mekedes Alemeshete won silver in 14:57.44, and Charity Cherop of Uganda won bronze in 14:35.02. Discus Throw Final Bingyang Han of China threw 57.57m, to win gold in the women’s discus final, while her countrywoman Jingru Huang won silver in 56.47m and Marley Raikiwasa of Australia won bronze in 56.25m.

13 September 2024

The 33rd Olympiad (Paris Olympics) Review - Field Events (3 of 4)

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By Henley Taylor

Though there were some injuries and major surprises, the field events were keenly contested, producing one World Record and one Olympic Record in the men’s pole vault and the men’s discus. Overall, the standard of competition was very high as quite a few countries were able to announce themselves in a big way, on the grandest stage of track and field. Armand Duplantis of Sweden posted a world record in the men’s pole vault, while Roje Stona of Jamaica upset the field in the men’s discus. American Ryan Crouser successfully defended his title in the men’s shot put. The American sensation Tamara Davis-Woodhall outlast the competition in the women’s long jump finals. Thea Lafond (Dominica), Jordan Diaz (Spain), Valarie Allman (USA), Camryn Rogers (Canada) and Nina Kennedy all posted impressive victories in their respective events. Men’s Pole Vault Final Once again, Armand Duplantis reigned supreme! The Swede ....

12 September 2024

Review of the 33rd Olympiad (Paris Olympics)- Middle & Long Distances (2 of 4)

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By Henley Taylor

At the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, the middle- and long-distance events produced epic battles and results. Olympic Records were shattered across six events, three on the men’s side, and three on the women’s side. Beatrice Chebet was the standout athlete with two gold medals in the 5000m and 10000m, while Faith Kipyegon won gold and silver in the 1500m and 5000m, respectively. The irrepressible Sifan Hassan showed her quality by taking the women’s marathon in record time while Tamirat Tola of Ethiopia won the male equivalent also in record time. The American Cole Hocker upset the rest of the field in the men’s 800m posting an Olympic record time of 3:27.65. Emmanuel Wanyoni of Kenya won the men’s 800m while Keely Hodgkinson of Great Britain took the women’s equivalent. &nbs....

19 August 2024

Review of the Paris Olympics -Selected Track Events (1 of 4)

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By Henley Taylor

The 33rd Olympiad took place in Paris, France, between July 26 and August 11. The USA topped the medal table with 126 medals that included 40 gold, 44 silver and 42 bronze, while China was second with 91 medals that included 40 gold, 27 silver and 24 bronze and Japan was third with 45 medals that included 20 gold, 12 silver and 13 bronze. These were the top three performing countries. Overall, Jamaica was number 44 on the list, with 6 medals that included 1 gold, 3 silver and 2 bronze. Jamaica was hit with numerous injuries and mishaps that adversely impacted its performances on the track. Women’s 100m Julien Alfred of St. Lucian posted a National Record of 10.72, to win the women’s 100m final, while Sha’Carri Richardson of the USA was second in 10.87 and her countrywoman Melissa Jefferson was third in 10.92. The field was rounded-out by Daryll Neita of Great Britain in 10.96, Twanisha Terry of the USA in 10.97, Mujing....

07 August 2024

Noah Lyles takes Men’s 100m crown at the Paris Olympics

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By O'Neil A Reid

Noah Lyles, the 27-year-old Florida native shocked the track and field world when he captured the men's 100m title at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on August 4, 2024. In what is considered one of the closest 100m races, Lyles prevailed by winning in a personal best time. Lyles used his powerful finish to beat Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson by 4/1000 of a second to capture the title. Both Lyles (9.784) and Thompson (9.789) were credited with identical times of 9.79 seconds. Fred Kerly of the USA was third in 9.81 seconds. South Africa’s Akani Simbime finished fourth in a national record time of 9.82 seconds with reigning 100m Olympic champion Marcell Jacob posting a season best 9.85 for fifth place. The field was rounded out by Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo (9.86), a national record. USA’s Kenny Bednarek was seventh in 9.88 ahead of Jamaica’s Oblique Seville in 9.91. Lyles Progression Lyles, the reigning 100m ....

01 August 2024

Review of the 2024 Stockholm Diamond League

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By Henley Taylor

The 2024 Bauhaus-galan was the 57th edition of the annual outdoor track and field meeting in Stockholm, Sweden. The meet was held on Sunday, June 2, at the Stockholm Olympic Stadium, and was the seventh leg of thirteen of the 2024 Diamond League which is the highest international circuit competition. Men’s 100m Final – Wind: -1.0 Emmanuel Eseme of Cameroon won the men’s 100m final in 10.16, while Kyree King of the USA was second in 10.18 and Chitura Ali of Italy was third in 10.19. The field was rounded-out by Ryiem Forde of Jamaica in 10.22, Abdul Hakim Sani Brown of Japan in 10.28, Joshua Hartman of Germany in 10.30, Henrik Larsson of Sweden in 10.47 and Yupun Abeykoon of Sri Lanka in 10.63. Women’s 100m Final – Wind: -0.8 Gina Miriam Bass Bittaye of Gambia won the women’s 100m final in 11.15, while Marie Josee Talou-Smith of the Ivory Coast was second in 11.16 ....

30 July 2024

Seville best Lyles, Alfred shines at the 2024 Racers Grand Prix

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By Henley Taylor

The sixth staging of the Racers Grand Prix took place at the National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica, on Saturday, June 1, 2024. The meet covered thirteen events and featured a number of high caliber international stars. Men’s 100m Final – Wind: +0.9 Oblique Seville of Jamaica posted a personal best and world leading 9.82, to win the men’s 100m final, while the Noah Lyles of the USA was second in a season best 9.85 and Ferdinand Omanyala of Kenya was third in 10.02. The field was rounded-out by Kendal Williams of the USA in 10.06, Zharnel Hughes of Great Britain in 10.09, Josephus Lyles of the USA in 10.14, Kadrian Goldson of Jamaica in 10.18 and Tyquendo Tracey of Jamaica in 10.30. Women’s 100m Final – Wind: +1.3 Julien Alfred of St. Lucia won the women’s 100m in meet record 10.78, to equal the mark set by Shericka Jackson in 2023. Krystal Sloley of Jamaica posted 10.99 for sec....