PHILADELPHIA, USA, April 24,
2026 - Grenadian athletes Jamora Alves and Nazzio John had impressive
performances at the Penn Relays on Friday.
Competing for St John's
University, Alves produced a strong showing in the College Women’s Shot Put,
earning the silver medal after a dramatic contest on Friday.
After fouling her first two
attempts, Alves rebounded in style, launching a throw of 14.95 metres on her
fourth attempt to take the lead. However, Olamide Ayeni of the University of
Delaware responded in the fifth round with a winning mark of 14.97 metres,
narrowly edging the Grenadian into second place.
Alves will return to action on
Saturday morning in the Discus Throw as she continues her busy weekend of
competition.
On the track, Ohio State
University sprinter Nazzio John booked his place in the College Men’s 100
metres Championship final after clocking a qualifying time of 10.30 seconds.
John will line up in a highly competitive final, highlighted by a record-breaking performance from Gary Card of the University of Technology, Jamaica, whose preliminary time of 10.03 seconds eclipsed the long-standing Penn Relays record of 10.10 seconds set by Leroy Burrell in 1990.
The Grenadian sprinter is also
set to feature in the College Men’s 4x100 metres Championship of America final,
after teaming up with Kyler Brown, Nick Biega, and Marcus Brown to secure
qualification in a time of 39.59 seconds.
In other results from the meet,
Jamaica’s Alphansus Davis High School placed sixth in the Girls’ 4x800 metres
in 9:03.40, with Grenadian Ameiah Samuel, Chevelle White, Tabbrel Williams, and
Alikay Reynolds contributing to the effort.
The school also featured in the
Boys’ 4x800 metres, where Nicholas Frederick of Grenada, Tyrie Hopkins, Raheem
Palmer, and Jephton Campbell combined to clock 7:55.07.
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