Cindy Rose of Holmwood (4:57.23), Taiefa Gowe of Hydel (4:57.36), Rickeisha Simms of Edwin Allen (4:57.51), and Euvia Bennett of St Elizabeth Technical (4:58.34) are the main qualifiers for Wednesday’s final in the girls 1500m. Meanwhile, favorite Misha-Jade Samuels of St Jago’s clocked 4:53.90 minutes to move into the final of the Class Two Girls 1500m at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls Athletics Championships
University of Georgia teammates Adaejah Hodge and Dejanea Oakley are set to represent the Caribbean at the Commonwealth Games following historic NCAA seasons. Hodge will compete in the 200m for the British Virgin Islands, while Oakley represents Jamaica in the 400m after both shattered collegiate records.
Jamaica’s Dejanae Oakley announced herself on one of athletics’ biggest stages with a breakthrough victory in the women’s 400m at the Nike-sponsored Prefontaine Classic, a premier stop on the Wanda Diamond League circuit held annually at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. The former NCAA champion held off a world-class field to secure her first Diamond League title, while fellow Jamaican Stacey-Ann Williams completed a strong showing with a third-place finish. With Oakley now closing in on the national record held by Nickisha Pryce, Jamaica’s women’s quarter-mile revolution continues to gather momentum.
Jamaican sensation Dejanea Oakley delivered one of the greatest performances in NCAA history, storming to a record-breaking 48.79 seconds in the women’s 400 meters. The Georgia Bulldogs star shattered the NCAA record, set a new championship meet record, and moved to No. 2 on Jamaica’s all-time list behind only Nickisha Pryce.