GIBSON 2010: THE QUIET BEFORE THE STORM

FATIGUE SETS IN

For the first time in six years MCTF entered teams in all relay events available for high school boys. There were notable performances from the class II 4x100m (3rd, 42.54), class IV 4x200 (4th, 1:40.13) and the Open 4x400m (4th, 3:17.16). Many of the teams appeared to be fatigued coming off last week's defense of the Western Championships. All can look forward to well needed rest and recuperation before the 100th running of Champs in just over three weeks.

A small number of MCTF team members will compete at Carifta Trials next weekend, March 6 - 7 and at the GC Foster Classic on March 13th.

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MCTF THREEPEATS AS WESTERN CHAMPIONS!!!

NULLI SECUNDUS
Munro College won its third consecutive title at the 60th running of the COCAA Western Championships. The sixty-eight man team nabbed 18 gold, 9 silver and 14 bronze medals and scored 409 points to beat second place finisher Herbert Morrison by 131.5 points. The key performance of the meet came from fourth former Emmanuel Oniya (below right) who broke the Class I Shot Put record with a heave of 17.54m (6KG). Oniya has two more years left in Class I. Other outstanding performances came from team captain Jodi-Rae Blackwood who won the open 400mH and the Class I 400m, Rojay Ottey who took the Class IV sprint double, Delano Williams the Class II sprint double and Giovanni Mowatt the Class I middle distance double.

MCTF congratulates coaches Neil Harrison, Dr. Gwyn Jones, Steve Cole and Joseph Powell for putting together another victorious effort for 2010. A very special thanks and congratulations must go out to team nutritionist Chef Swaby, team physio Karey Lewis and team mothers Antoinette Davis, Donnette Reece, Ivy Lawson and our longstanding stalwart Paula Miller-Foster. We would also like to thank Puma and Big Ben Cambio for providing team gear for the 2010 season.

It was a phenomenal championship and we look forward to attempting the Fourpeat in 2011. Complete results can be found in the "2010 Meet Results" section to the right.

MCTF will next compete on Saturday February 27th at the Gibson Relays.

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B. Hayden ('87)
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WR 2010: A MONSOON EPIC

THREE WINS THREE RECORDS

Munro closed out the 2010 Milo Western Relays by breaking the mile relay record under the year's heaviest torrential downpour. It was an epic performance on a day when the team set three meet records. The gun sounded with sheets of rain all but removing visibility of the starter and the athletes in the outer lanes. Class II sprinter Delano Williams drove out the blocks from lane 2 and covered three staggers by the 150m mark. and with 200m to go disconnected the field to hand off in 47.1 -> Mile relay veteran Jodirae Blackwood maintained the lead to the last 10m when he was caught by Holmwood's Denton who must have split the better of 46.5 to make the recovery -> Patrick Campbell took the baton from Blackwood, made off like a scared hare and handed over just ahead of Holmwood to Dexter McKenzie (pictured above) on anchor. -> McKenzie and Holmwood's anchor battled down the backstretch until McKenzie let him go ahead at the 200m mark -> With 120m to go McKenzie went by and powered home to claim the victory and the the record in 3:14.86. The picture above captures some of the epic drama.

Dexter McKenzie also had his hand in a second record when earlier in the day he won the Men's Long Jump title with a leap of 7.34m (-0.5w). The third record came from Class I high jumper Wendrico Seymour who won the men's High Jump with a clearance of 2.00m.

Other notable performances came from the Class III 4x100m (2nd, 46.39), the Class IV 4x100m (4th, 48.12) and the Class II 4x200m (2nd, 1:30.05).

Munro next competes at the 60th Annual COCAA Western Championships on February 18th and 20th.

Above: Class III 4x100m Lead-off Cejay McLaughlin

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YG 2010: MCTF VAULTS INTO HISTORY

SOARING TO NEW HEIGHTS

Sean Lawson (left) and Nicholi Campbell (below right) made history for Munro College at the 2010 Youngster Goldsmith Meet when both cleared heights in the Pole Vault Open. This was the first time any Munronian executed a successful series of vaults at the National Stadium (previous clearances were at Sabina Park or Race Course). Special commendation must go to their instructor Mr. Orville Brown, the region's preeminent pole vault coach, who continues to offer guidance every weekend.

YG 2010 was also the venue for another prodigal return as Class II athlete Adam Cummings participated in the long jump for the first time at the high school level. Cummings, leaped 6.52m (21' 4 5/8") for second place. Later that evening he opened his 100m season with a 10.84 clocking to not only win the Class II event but also record the fastest schoolboy time of the day.

Other notable MCTF performances came from Emmanuel Oniya in the Class I shot put (4th, 15.51m) and Rajae Gayle in the Class I Discus (6th, 46.10m).

JAMALCO 2010: MCTF sent a split squad to the 2010 running of the JAAA JAMALCO meet. The team won the High School Boys 4x400m in a time of 3:20.90. Congratulations to Messrs. Dennis May and Neville Myton for consistently running one of the most enjoyable meets of the year.

MCTF is scheduled to compete at the 2010 Milo Western Relays at GC Foster on Saturday February 13th.

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B. Hayden ('87)
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MC SPORTS DAY 2010

SIGNS OF A DYNASTY

"We whop dem again" was the cry from an elated House Master, Joseph "Daddy P" Powell (pictured left), after Pearman Calder repeated as Sports Day Champions on February 5th, 2010. PC won by a clear 110 points over runner-up Dickenson and had three of the four class champions.

Congrats to all who helped make the day a success!


Class Champions
Class IV: Kirk Goodlit (Pearman Calder)
Class III: Tevin Wilson (Dickenson)
Class II: Delano Williams (Pearman Calder)
Class I: Giovanni Mowatt (Pearman Calder)

How they Finished
Pearman Calder - 493
Dickenson - 383
Coke Farquharson
Harrison
Sangster

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STETHS 2010: SEVEN GOLD AND ELEVEN MEDALS

MILE RELAY MAVENS
MCTF nabbed six gold and eleven medals at the 2010 STETHS Invitational. The senior mile relay team took the marquis event under the lights in a time of 3:20.71 ahead of new rivals Holmwood Tech in 3:23.13. Other wins came from JodiRae Blackwood in the 400mH Open(55.77), Jevaughn Shaw in the class II discus (47.72), Delano Williams in the Class II 200m (22.08; best time of any class - pictured left), Tevin Wilson in the Class III 200 (24.03), Giovanni Mowatt in the Class I 1500m (4:13.60) and the resolute Myles Chingara in the Triple Jump Open (13.40m). Other medal winning performances came from Wendrico Seymour in the Class I High Jump (2nd, 1.85m), Derron Duncan in the Class III Long Jump (2nd, 5.29m), Rojay Ottey in the Class III 200m (2nd, 24.39; still Class IV), Ahkeim Forbes and Kemar Sutherland in the Class III High Jump (3rd, 1.58m), Patrick Campbell in the 400mH Open (56.59) and Rosean Maxwell in the U17 400mH (3rd, 60.40).

Complete results can be found in the 2010 results section of the blog.

MCTF next competes this Saturday February 6th at the JAAA Jamalco Meet in Clarendon and the Youngster Goldsmith Classic at the National Stadium.

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B. Hayden ('87)
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