Mingo out-leans Ignacio for classic Schools’ Championship finish

Nov 25, 2015 Sports

– Keona George shatters High Jump record

The National Schools’ Track and Field and Cycling Championships got off to a

Selwyn Mingo (right) out-leans Francis Ignacio to win the Boys’ 3000m U-16 race yesterday at the National Stadium.

brilliant start yesterday with outstanding performances from Upper Demerara/Kwakwani’s, Selwyn Mingo and North Georgetown’s Claudrice McKoy at the National Stadium, Providence.
Mingo barely dipped ahead of Rupununi’s Francis Ignacio to win the Boys’ event in a time of 10:06.5s. Ignacio finished second in a time of 10:06, while South Georgetown’s Ronaldo Wishart was third in a time of 10:32.3.
McKoy, in the Girl’s 3000m Under-16 final, ran a very tactical race that ended in a sprint to finish that topped Rupununi’s, Margaret Augusto comfortably in the in end; McKoy stopped the clock at 11:24.9 to win.
Augusto, who took over the lead with two laps to go, could not hold off the surging McKoy in the final 150m to finish in second with a time of 11:27.6s. Aaliyah Moore of South Georgetown (District 13) was third in a time of 12:20.5s.
In the only record-breaking performance of the day that brought excitement to an unprecedented turnout, Keona George of Essequibo Coast/Pomeroon won the female U-18 High Jump event in a mark of 1.50m. Yolanda Fraser held the old mark with 1.45m that was set in 2012.
In preliminary action, South American Youth Championship gold medalist and record holder, North Georgetown’s, Jason Yaw easily qualified for his 400m U-20 final with 52.2 seconds. Yaw will contest the final on Friday.
South American Youth Championships silver medalist, East Georgetown’s, Natricia Hooper also looked comfortable in qualifying for her 400m U-18 final with a winning time of 1:01.5s. North Georgetown’s Avon Samuels also qualified behind Hooper with a time of 1:01.8s.
North Georgetown’s, Samuel Lynch ran the fastest qualifying time in the Boy’s U-18 400m heats with 53.1 seconds, while North Georgetown’s Yesenia Andrews and Upper Demerara/Kwakwani, Deshanna Skeete are set for a big clash on Friday in the Girl’s U-14 400m final.
Top male sprinter, Tevin Garraway led West Demerara to the top 4x100m prelim time of 45.8s to advance to the final, while Cassie Small and Hooper led East Georgetown to clock the fastest qualifying time in the female version of the event in 52.8 seconds.