Martin and Douglas take U20 100m crowns at national championships

Nathaniel Martin of Jamaica College and Shanoya Douglas of Holland High claimed the under-20 boys and girls 100m titles at the JAAA national championships on Friday. Martin's victory was a significant upset, as he ran a personal best of 10.37 seconds from lane two, narrowly beating his teammate Dontae Watson who also set a personal best of 10.39 seconds. Kingston College's Nyrone Wade finished third.

Douglas secured the girls' under-20 title in a more comfortable 11.08 seconds, fending off a challenge from Theianna-Lee Terrelonge, who clocked 11.18 seconds. Natrece East of Wolmer’s Girls took third place.

In the under-18 races, Kai Kelly won the boys' title with a time of 10.50 seconds, followed by his teammate Tyler Morgan. Malayia Duncan claimed the girls' under-18 crown with a 11.82-second performance, ahead of Danelia Clarke and Veniesha Pottinger.