Jerome McLean of Kingston clears the bar with a leap of 1.75 metres to win the boys' open high jump at the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA)/Sagicor National Primary, All-Age and Junior High Schools Championships at the National Stadium yesterdayThe 27th staging of the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA)/ Sagicor National Primary, All-Age and Junior High Schools Championships got off to a glorious start yesterday as the first of two records was set in the first of the 10 finals contested on the opening day.
Defending champions St Andrew ended the day with a 42-point lead as they hunt their 16th lien on the title. St Andrew have amassed 88 points, followed by Kingston and Portland, who both have 46. St Elizabeth, 42, and St Catherine, 32, round out the top five.
St Andrew were responsible for both records with Ranique Gray setting a new mark in the girls' long jump open. She leapt 5.38 metres to eclipse the old mark of 5.25 metres set back in 1990 by Angella Seal of St Elizabeth.
Second went to Gray's teammate Ayesha Champagnie, with a distance of 5.25m, while St Elizabeth's Junelle Broomfield (4.84m) took third.
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