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Glen, Speede, Austin excel on penultimate day
2026 National Schools Track & Field C’ships – Day 2…
The 200m prelims were entertaining to some degree. (Photo: MoE)
Kaieteur Sports – Day two of the Ministry of Education’s (MoE) 2026 National Schools Track and Field Championships did not disappoint as athletes assembled once again at the National Track and Field Facility in Edinburgh, West Coast Demerara, to vie for glory.
The morning session kicked off on the track with the Boys’ 10 – 14 (Grade 7) 1000m-showdown, which was immediately followed by the 800m finals in all divisions, then the 200m preliminaries, while the 3000m battles set the programme for the afternoon session.
Part of the action in the Boys U20 4x400m. (Photo: MoE)
Linden Technical Institute’s (LTI) Kaidon Persaud (1:59.64s) turned in an impressive performance to win the Under-20 Boys’ 800m finale ahead of Government Technical Institute’s (GTI) Jonathon Bristol (2:01.54s) and Mahaicony Technical and Vocational Training Centre’s (MTVTC) Quency Marks (2:01.68s).
North Georgetown’s Adanya Glen (2:22.59s) added the U20 Girls’ 800m title to the U20 1500m title when she comfortably defeated the field, yesterday. Finishing second was Christianburg/Wismar’s (C/W) Alkila Blucher (2:31.41s) and Kaymayra Lacon (2:36.57s) of North Georgetown was third.
The U17 Boys’ 800m was fast-paced with Orlando Thomas (2:04.39s – Maruranau) copping Gold ahead of Corey Speede (2:07.00s – Tutorial) and Jadel Liverpool (2:07.39s – Christ Church). In Girls’ event, Zeeburg’s Ayesha Austin (2:36.72s) did well to improve on the 1500m silver to claim the 800m Gold. St. John’s Jakada McRae (2:42.33s) and C/W’s Natasha Albert (2:46.15s) were second and third, respectively.
Other Gold medal performances in the 800m races came from South Ruimveldt’s Alysa Jacobs (2:32.17s – U15), Charlestown’s Jada Schultz (2:32.05s – Grade 7) and Campbellville’s Eyeon Glasgow (3:09.48s – Grade 7 1000m).
In the Boys’ U17 3000m, Speede executed his plan excellently to dominate the field and win in a time of 10:07.11s, while Nashan Rigby (10:44.85s – Bush Lot) and Rashaad Changlee (11:07.15s) claimed silver and bronze, in that order.
The U20 Girls’ 3000m was won by Uitvlugt’s Esther McKnnon (11:54.14s) ahead of Vanesia Daniels (12:54.38s – Waramuri) and Larissa Peters (12.58.39s – Paramakatoi).
Field events were contested simultaneously throughout the day (Photo: MoE)
Afternoon Session
The entertaining afternoon session was stacked with only relays as the 4x400m finales were contested along with the 4x100m prelims.
Christianburg/Wismar was the first to taste relay gold when they won the Girls’ U15 4x400m with a time of 4:22.60s, but Christ Church was on point in the Boys’ U15 4x400m to secure the gold in a time of 3:54.54s).
Mackenzie High won the Girls’ and Boys’ U17 4x400m races and stopped the clock at 4:33.05s and 3:41.76s, respectively. In the Girls’ U20 finale, C/W turned in a time of 4:32.62s for the victory.
Meanwhile, the tournament culminates today at the same venue, with the scheduled starting time set for 9:00hrs. Today’s card features the finals for the 400m, 200m and 4x100m events.
For full results visit: https://vro.akf.mybluehost.me/TempoSports/Results/
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