The DASANI Powerade BSSAC Championships reached a thrilling conclusion at the Usain Bolt Complex, where Combermere School secured a decisive victory in the boys’ division but suffered a heartbreakingly narrow defeat in the girls’ competition. Combermere’s boys’ team dominated their category, amassing an impressive 398 points to claim the championship title. St Leonard’s Boys’ secured a distant second place with 353 points, followed by Christ Church Foundation School in third with 282 points. The Alleyne School and St George Secondary completed the top five with 207.5 and 202 points respectively.
The girls’ title race delivered a stunning upset, with Christ Church Foundation School clinching victory by a mere 2.5 points. Combermere’s girls’ team finished with a valiant 415.5 points against Christ Church’s winning total of 418 points. Springer Memorial captured third place with 370.5 points, while The Alleyne School and St George Secondary rounded out the top five.
The championship’s final day was highlighted by exceptional athletic performances that continued the record-breaking trend established on Monday’s opening day. The record spree began with the Under-20 boys’ 400m hurdles, where the top three finishers all surpassed the previous record of 58.96 seconds. Tarell Johnson-Rouse of St George Secondary established a new benchmark with an outstanding time of 54.56 seconds, followed by Isaiah Marshall of Combermere (58.17) and Dashane Hinds of Grantley Adams Memorial (58.53).
Additional record-breaking performances included Jace McClean of Combermere setting a new Under-13 boys’ 100m record of 12.34 seconds, Jalino Hamlett of St Leonard’s Boys’ establishing a new Under-15 boys’ 100m standard of 11.17 seconds, and Alec Simmons of Combermere breaking his second record in two days by resetting the Under-17 boys’ 800m mark to 2:00.90. The championship concluded with St George Secondary’s quartet setting a new record in the Open boys’ 4x400m relay with a time of 3:15.03.
The BSSAC series continues with the Frank Blackman and Sada Williams Zones competitions scheduled for March 19 and 20.