Green House Edges out Red in Exciting CSS Sports Meet

It was a meet that will be much talked about for weeks to come. The Charlestown Secondary School hosted its annual sports meet on Wednesday 12th March at the ET Willet Park, under the distinguished patronage of former super athlete, Mrs. Lydia Jacobs-Pemberton.

Mrs. Pemberton who deemed it an honour to be so recognized had an encouraging word for budding athletes.: ‘You may not be the top athlete but give it your all and there is much to be achieved,’ she stated.

Almost every single race generated quite a bit of interest, as all afternoon, the huge crowd was thoroughly entertained by the much anticipated match-ups.
These match ups included but were not limited to: Tah-J Liburd versus C’Jae Farrell; Chloe Williams versus Renika Daniel and Cileen Hendrickson versus young Perkins.

There were some very close finishes and the photo finish and the hard working Tech team were called into action on several occasions.
The athletes competed in the 100; 200; 400; 800; 1200 and 1500 meters.. There were also the exciting medley relays and the Teachers relay and the climaxing 4 X400 relays

Here are the point standings at the end of the meet:
Final points
1st Green House : 238 points
2nd Red House : 225 points
3rd Blue House: 136 points
4th: Gold House: 131 points

The records noted for the day included:
Race #5 Class A 400 metres 1st place Renika Daniel Green Time: 57:62

Race # 13  Class C 100 metres 1st place Cileen Hendrickson Red Time: 12:36

Race #30  Class 2 800 metres 1st place Tah-J Liburd Green Time: 2:06:42

Race # 33  Class C  200 metres 1st place Cileen Hendrickson Red Time: 26:30