Saturday, April 21, 2012

Grenada's champion school team arrives for Penn Relays


NEW YORK, April 21, 2012 – Consul General Derrick James and co-ordinators Kent Simon and Michael Bascombe were among officials who greeted the Westerhall Secondary School’s team at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport on Saturday.
The 2012 Boys’ Inter-col Champions are scheduled to compete in the Annual Penn Relays in Philadelphia starting on Thursday.
Five athletes accompanied by two officials are being accommodated in Brooklyn, New York before departing for “Philly” on Wednesday. The Consul General along with Simon, Bascombe and Dr Earle Clarkson are coordinating the logistics including accommodation, meals and training for the team while in Brooklyn.
The team includes Stephen Frank, Akim Samuel, Tevin McMeo, Elvis Joseph and Keymal Williams and the coaches are Damian Castle and Timon Thomas.
The “Iguanas” will compete in the Preliminaries of the High School Boys’ 4x100 metres Small Schools on Friday and the 4x400m on Saturday.
The Grenada National team will also compete in the USA vs. The World Men 4x400m Relay on Saturday.
The Penn Relays are the largest annual relay meet in the world. Over the course of three days, more than 19,000 athletes from all levels will race in front of more than 100,000 spectators.

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