James, the IAAF World Youth 400-metre silver medalist, powered his way to record-breaking performances in both the 400m and 200m.
It was a good start for the 15 year-old who is expected to be the main contender for the quarter-mile at the Junior CARIFTA Games in
James, of Speed Zone, won the 400m in 47.10 seconds, to better Rodney George’s previous mark of 51.10 secs set in 2001.
He also sped to victory over the 200m in 21.00 secs to erase the 10 year-old record of 22.10 secs held by Sean Lambert.
But Modeste of the St. Andrew’s Anglican Secondary School (SAASS) also put himself in the spotlight with an “iron-man” performance by winning the combined seven-event Heptathlon with 4164 points and then added victories in the long jump, triple jump and high jump events.
But the surprised package came from Marty Phillip, formerly of St. Mark’s Secondary School.
Phillip, who is a triple Junior CARIFTA Games’ medalist, won the women’s 100m (11.80secs), the 400m (57.30secs) and was the runner-up in the 200m (24.70secs).
Phillip, who runs for Speed Zone, had abandoned the track after winning CARIFTA Games medals in the hurdles in
But her performance at the National Stadium last weekend is an indication that “Marty is Back with a Bang”.
Ten records were broken and one equaled at the two-day event with St. David’s Track Blazers taking the team championship with 188 points, followed by SAASS with 169 points and Speed Zone with 140 points.
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