The Tribune

By RENALDO DORSETT

Sports Reporter

rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

SIX meet records fell on day one of the 2014 BAISS Track & FIeld Championships and a pair of familiar foes have quickly emerged as the lone contenders yet again for this year’s title.

The St Augustine’s College Big Red Machine lead the 12-team field with a total of 462 points, an 86-point lead over the Queen’s College Comets who are in second place with 376 points.

The St Anne’s Blue Waves are third with 138 points, St John’s College is fourth with 101.50 points while the St Andrew’s Hurricanes round out the top five with 92.50 points. The remainder of the field includes the NCA Crusaders (73 points), Temple Christian Suns (39 points), Jordan Prince William Falcons (31 points), Aquinas College Aces (27 points), Bahamas Academy Stars (22 points), Kingsway Academy Saints (13 points), and the Charles W Saunders Cougars (eight points).

An eventful day one was highlighted when a pair of 17-year old meet records fell in the field in the intermediate boys’ division.

Tamar Greene of Queen’s College surpassed the previous mark of 14.45m set by Olympic bronze medallist Leevan “Superman” Sands in 1997.

Greene leapt to first place with a jump of 14.57m, ahead of teammate Joshua Dames who jumped 13.11m. Two sport standout Ellison Hanna of St Augustine’s was third with a jump of 12.75m.

In the discus, both Big Red Machine teammates - first place finisher Adrian Grant and second place finisher Perry Adderley - surpassed the record-setting throw of 39 metres set by Kyle Darville in 1997.

Grant won with a throw of 39.25m while Adderley was second with 39.19m and Edward Kemp of Queen’s College was third with a throw of 34.19m.

On the track, a quartet of Big Red Machine quartermilers set new records in the 400m as Kinard Rolle, Doniesha Anderson and Drashanae Rolle defended their titles and were joined by newcomer Megan Moss in the winner’s circle.

Moss set a new record in the bantam girls’ event in a time of 1:00.99s, ahead of the time of 1:02.33s set by Azariah Miller in 2005.

Teressa Pierre of the Falcons finished second in 1:07.60s and the Big Red Machine’s Tyrese Sands was third in 1:07.88s.

Anderson won the junior girls’ event for the second consecutive year and finished in 57.28s to surpass her own mark of 57.96s set last year.

Teammate Marissa White was second in 57.60s while the Comets Britini Fountain was third in 58.94s.

Rolle also took first in the intermediate girls’ division for the second consecutive year with a first place finish in 57.00s. She surpassed the mark of 57.06s set by Shaunae Miller in 2010. Alexa Sawyer of Queen’s College was second in 59.36s and Nicole Callis of St Anne’s was third in 59.49s.

Kinard Rolle carried over his winning ways from the intermediate boys’ division last year with a first place finish in his senior debut. His time of 48.64s in the senior boys’ event broke the four-year old mark of 48.71s set by Nejmi Burnside in 2010. Jordon Minnis of Bahamas Academy finished second in 49.80s and Carlos Outten of the Big Red Machine was third in 49.92s.

Several athletes also achieved CARIFTA qualifying standards in their respective events.

In the intermediate boys’ 110m hurdles, SAC’s Tavonte Moss finished first in 14.40s and surpassed the qualifying standard of 14.50s.

The top three finishers in the intermediate girls’ shot put surpassed the qualifying mark of 12m.

The Big Red Machine’s Serena Brown finished first with a throw of 12.85m, her teammate Tiffany Hanna was second with 12.75m, while the Comets’ Laquell Harris finished third with a throw of 12.34m.

In last year’s meet the Big Red Machine led the field with 454.50, 106 points ahead of the Comets, who were second overall with 348.50.

• The meet continues 9am today at the Thomas A Robinson stadium.