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Tuesday, July 7, 2009
MUNRO'S ADAM CUMMINGS REPRESENTS TEAM JAMAICA AT GLOBAL PRESS CONFERENCE
Cummings at press conference - far left in front rowExcerpt from the IAAF Press Conference Report: Jamaica’s Adam Cummings who was a runner-up at the Jamaican Youth Trials and part of the Class II winning 4x100m relay team at the Boys and Girls Championships declared: “People I respect? I respect Jamaican athletes who from such a small country can go out and do such great things.”
Cummings fielding questions with American sprinter Prezel Hardy.See the related Observer article by Paul Reid below.
Paul Reid
Tuesday, July 07, 2009
Sprinter Adam Cummings will be one of four athletes invited to today's opening press conference for the 6th IAAF World Youth Championships to be held at the Brixen/Brissanone Town Hall in Italy starting at 11:00 am (4:00am Jamaica time).
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| CUMMINGS... 15-year-old Munro College student will join three other athletes for media presentation |
The 15-year-old Munro College student will join American 100m Youth Champion Prezel Hardy, World Junior high jump champion Kimberly Jess of Germany and Italian 100m Youth champion Matteo Didoni at the event that will be attended by the IAAF hierarchy led by president Lamine Diack.
The six-day event will get underway later today with an opening ceremony at the Brixen-Bressanone Sport Arena where the event will be held starting tomorrow.
The 21-member Jamaican team plus coaches and officials were scheduled to arrive in the Italian city on Saturday after a two-day camp in Havana, Cuba.
Tomorrow's opening day will be a busy one for the Jamaicans who will take part in the first round heats of the girls 100m hurdles, the first-round of the boys 800m, the first two rounds of the 100m for boys and girls, the first round of the 400m for boys, the preliminary rounds of the women's high jump as well as the first round of the girls' 400m hurdles.
Jamaica had their best ever medal haul at the 2007 renewal in Ostrava, Czech Republic, when they landed nine medals including two golds from Dexter Lee in the 100m and Ramone McKenzie in the 200m.Friday, June 19, 2009
ADAM CUMMINGS MAKES WORLD YOUTH TEAM
(L-R) Earl Lee (3rd, Calabar), Kemar Bailey-Cole (1st, Old Harbour), Adam Cummings (2nd, Munro)Congratulations to Adam Cummings for making the team to the 2009 World Youth Championships!
Six Under 18 athletes were named today to the Boy's National Team for the World Youth Championships to be held in Sudtirol, Italy on July 8 -12. They are Adam Cummings (Munro), Kemar Bailey-Cole (Old Harbour), Javere Bell (Seaforth), Waynee Hyman (Petersfield), Ashawni Mitchell (Wolmers) and Travis Smikle (Calabar)
Sunday, May 10, 2009
THANK YOU TO ALL WHO HELPED
Lead Sponsor JMMB hands over a cheque to MCTF: (L-R) Keith Duncan (CEO), Jason Morris (Senior Strategist and MC Old Boy), Patrick Campbell, Adam Cummings, Rolando Reid and Delano WilliamsWE ARE TRULY GRATEFUL
Munro had its best year ever at the Penn Relays. This could not have happened without the support of those that contributed to the team being able to make the trip in the first place. This year we had significant contributions from "Friends of MCTF" and local corporations. We would like to thank the following:
Regards,
B. Hayden
Team Manager
Sunday, April 26, 2009
PENN RELAYS '09: BEST PERFORMANCE EVER!
HSB 4x100m Championship of America (MC - Ln 9)
Neil Harrison is Jamaica's Clyde Hart
On April 18th, less than a week before the start of Penn Relays, at the 2009 UTECH Classic Munro placed 8th in both the sprint and mile relays for High School Boys. That was a blessing. Head Coach, Neil "Juanto" Harrison, set about fixing the glitches the very next afternoon. The sprint relay team was reconfigured to run as Adam Cummings->Rolando Reid->Dexter Mckenzie->Delano Williams. After three days of preparation during a MCTF Pre-Penn Relays Camp at Stadium East the team set off for Philadelphia with glitches fixed.
The results were the best we have ever had at the Penn Relays. The 4x100m team qualified for the Championship of America final after easily winning their heat in a time of 41.82. That was the fourth fastest qualifying time behind Calabar, Wolmers and Herbert Morrison. The final saw a more spirited run from all legs and highlighted Delano Williams holding off reigning World Youth and Junior Champion Dexter Lee for the third place spot (see the video clip above).
The mile relay was were the team felt it could make its greatest impact at the meet as 3:12 or better was definitely in the cards. Munro once again qualified easily for the final with the fourth fastest time of 3:14:78. The team was strategically adjusted to accomodate for the infamous un-staggered line starts at the Penn Relays. Coach Harrison ran O. Reid-Blackwood-McKenzie-R.Reid. The staggered final saw a changed order with Rolando Reid handing to Jodi-Rae Blackwood to Odane Reid to Dexter McKenzie on anchor. I'll let the video speak for itself. The team finished second in 3:13:73 with McKenzie and Blackwood dropping the second and third fastest official splits of the race with 47.22 and 47.40 respectively. After the race the team was disqualified for reasons still truly unknown. An athletes from another school ran within the railing and it is believed that infraction was placed on our team. The video, seen live by millions on ESPN and now by you below clearly shows that no MCTF athlete stepped inside the railing. The protest is continues.
HSB 4x400m Championship of America
In the field events Dexter McKenzie had a best of 7.19m that gave him 5th place in the HSB Long Jump. Omar Bryan (47.32m) and Razzack White (46.07m) placed 12th and 13th respectively in the HSB Discus.
Congrats to all the team members and coaches. A very special thanks must be made to all those that contributed financially and in kind to the team making it to the Penn Relays this year.
Penn '09: HSB COA 4x100m Results
1 Calabar (Kingston 20, JA) 39.91 Earl Lee, Ramone McKenzie, Ricardo Powell, Oshaine Bailey A
2 Wolmer's Boys (Kingston 4, JA) 40.44 Javon Spencer, Dwayne Extol, A-Shawni Mitchell, Julian Forte C
3 Munro College (St. Elizabeth, JA) 41.13 Adam Cummings, Rolando Reid, Dexter McKenzie, Delano Williams D
Penn '09: HSB COA 4x400m Results
1 St. Jago (St. Catherine, JA) 3:12.55 Andre Walshe (48.7), Adolphus Nevers (48.1), Marvin Green (48.28), Nickel Ashmeede (47.51) B
2 Calabar (Kingston 20, JA) 3:14.25 Ravian Robinson (50.5), Rodrick Tennant (47.8), Deman Ricketts (48.89), Ramone McKenzie (47.11) C
3 Rancho Verde (Moreno Valley, CA) 3:14.78 Ramon Marshell (49.2), Greg Hornsby (49.1), Ruben Danielsen (48.25), Paul Robertson (48.23) A
DQ Munro College (St. Elizabeth, JA) DQ (3:13.73) Roland Reid (50.3), Jodi-Rae Blackwood (47.4), Odane Reid (48.77), Dexter McKenzie (47.22) D
On April 18th, less than a week before the start of Penn Relays, at the 2009 UTECH Classic Munro placed 8th in both the sprint and mile relays for High School Boys. That was a blessing. Head Coach, Neil "Juanto" Harrison, set about fixing the glitches the very next afternoon. The sprint relay team was reconfigured to run as Adam Cummings->Rolando Reid->Dexter Mckenzie->Delano Williams. After three days of preparation during a MCTF Pre-Penn Relays Camp at Stadium East the team set off for Philadelphia with glitches fixed.
The results were the best we have ever had at the Penn Relays. The 4x100m team qualified for the Championship of America final after easily winning their heat in a time of 41.82. That was the fourth fastest qualifying time behind Calabar, Wolmers and Herbert Morrison. The final saw a more spirited run from all legs and highlighted Delano Williams holding off reigning World Youth and Junior Champion Dexter Lee for the third place spot (see the video clip above).
The mile relay was were the team felt it could make its greatest impact at the meet as 3:12 or better was definitely in the cards. Munro once again qualified easily for the final with the fourth fastest time of 3:14:78. The team was strategically adjusted to accomodate for the infamous un-staggered line starts at the Penn Relays. Coach Harrison ran O. Reid-Blackwood-McKenzie-R.Reid. The staggered final saw a changed order with Rolando Reid handing to Jodi-Rae Blackwood to Odane Reid to Dexter McKenzie on anchor. I'll let the video speak for itself. The team finished second in 3:13:73 with McKenzie and Blackwood dropping the second and third fastest official splits of the race with 47.22 and 47.40 respectively. After the race the team was disqualified for reasons still truly unknown. An athletes from another school ran within the railing and it is believed that infraction was placed on our team. The video, seen live by millions on ESPN and now by you below clearly shows that no MCTF athlete stepped inside the railing. The protest is continues.
HSB 4x400m Championship of America
In the field events Dexter McKenzie had a best of 7.19m that gave him 5th place in the HSB Long Jump. Omar Bryan (47.32m) and Razzack White (46.07m) placed 12th and 13th respectively in the HSB Discus.
Congrats to all the team members and coaches. A very special thanks must be made to all those that contributed financially and in kind to the team making it to the Penn Relays this year.
Penn '09: HSB COA 4x100m Results
1 Calabar (Kingston 20, JA) 39.91 Earl Lee, Ramone McKenzie, Ricardo Powell, Oshaine Bailey A
2 Wolmer's Boys (Kingston 4, JA) 40.44 Javon Spencer, Dwayne Extol, A-Shawni Mitchell, Julian Forte C
3 Munro College (St. Elizabeth, JA) 41.13 Adam Cummings, Rolando Reid, Dexter McKenzie, Delano Williams D
Penn '09: HSB COA 4x400m Results
1 St. Jago (St. Catherine, JA) 3:12.55 Andre Walshe (48.7), Adolphus Nevers (48.1), Marvin Green (48.28), Nickel Ashmeede (47.51) B
2 Calabar (Kingston 20, JA) 3:14.25 Ravian Robinson (50.5), Rodrick Tennant (47.8), Deman Ricketts (48.89), Ramone McKenzie (47.11) C
3 Rancho Verde (Moreno Valley, CA) 3:14.78 Ramon Marshell (49.2), Greg Hornsby (49.1), Ruben Danielsen (48.25), Paul Robertson (48.23) A
DQ Munro College (St. Elizabeth, JA) DQ (3:13.73) Roland Reid (50.3), Jodi-Rae Blackwood (47.4), Odane Reid (48.77), Dexter McKenzie (47.22) D
Friday, April 17, 2009
CARIFTA '09: MC SENDS FOUR | REAPS TWO
VIDEO: U-17 200m Final (Delano is in the blue in Lane 6)
ALL-TIME BEST FOR TURKS AND CAICOS
Pics
First: JAM U17 gold medal winning 4x100m team. L-R Odeen Skeen, Travis Drummond, Jazeel Murphy, Adam Cummings
Last: Delano recovers from a bad start and passes the entire field to win his semi in 10.83. Adam was 5th in 10.93.
ALL-TIME BEST FOR TURKS AND CAICOS
Delano Williams (Turks and Caicos), Angelo Germain (Turks and Caicos), Adam Cummings (Jamaica) and Dr. Gwyn Jones (Jamaica) represented their respective countries well at the 2009 Carifta Games.
Dr. Jones, a former national jumper and thrower (Carifta '82 U17 TJ Gold, SP Silver, DT silver) has performed duties as the National Team Physician on a number of occasions. An orthopedic surgeon, Jones can be found in the Medical Room at every major meet held at the National Stadium.
On the track Angelo Germain, representing Turks and Caicos, and Adam Cummings of Jamaica never progressed beyond the semis in their respective events. The multi-talented Germain clocked 53.42 in the U-17 400m semis and Adam clocked a respectable 10.93 (1.5w) for 5th in his semi-final. Cummings did, however, return to win gold running a scintillating leading-off leg in the U-17 4x100. The team set a new championship record of 40.76.
The lone individual medal in 2009 came from Delano Williams of the Turks and Caicos running a personal best of 21.62 (1.4w) to win a bronze in the U17 200m. The time is not only a national junior record for the Turks and Caicos but also a National all-time best across all ages. Congrats to Delano for having his best season ever to date. Delano also won silver in the Class II 200m final at Champs 2009 (22.29, -0.4w) and gold when he anchored the Class II 4x100m team to victory.
MCTF congratulates all our representatives at this year's Carifta Games, on and off the track.
Dr. Jones, a former national jumper and thrower (Carifta '82 U17 TJ Gold, SP Silver, DT silver) has performed duties as the National Team Physician on a number of occasions. An orthopedic surgeon, Jones can be found in the Medical Room at every major meet held at the National Stadium.
On the track Angelo Germain, representing Turks and Caicos, and Adam Cummings of Jamaica never progressed beyond the semis in their respective events. The multi-talented Germain clocked 53.42 in the U-17 400m semis and Adam clocked a respectable 10.93 (1.5w) for 5th in his semi-final. Cummings did, however, return to win gold running a scintillating leading-off leg in the U-17 4x100. The team set a new championship record of 40.76.
The lone individual medal in 2009 came from Delano Williams of the Turks and Caicos running a personal best of 21.62 (1.4w) to win a bronze in the U17 200m. The time is not only a national junior record for the Turks and Caicos but also a National all-time best across all ages. Congrats to Delano for having his best season ever to date. Delano also won silver in the Class II 200m final at Champs 2009 (22.29, -0.4w) and gold when he anchored the Class II 4x100m team to victory.
MCTF congratulates all our representatives at this year's Carifta Games, on and off the track.
Pics
First: JAM U17 gold medal winning 4x100m team. L-R Odeen Skeen, Travis Drummond, Jazeel Murphy, Adam Cummings
Last: Delano recovers from a bad start and passes the entire field to win his semi in 10.83. Adam was 5th in 10.93.
Sunday, April 5, 2009
CHAMPS '09: DA 3-PEAT | RELAY GOLD
Through Adversity and BeyondMCTF rolled into Champs 2009 having made stops at Poxville, Hamstring Town and Flu City. Murphy's Law was hard at work but the team cleared every hurdle and pushed through to maintain sixth position (85 pts.) with a collective sense of purpose and desire.
Young Kaneil Harrison (below right),
who just over a month before took the sprint treble at Western Champs, went one-three in the "one-four" double. He clocked 11.10 (-0.2w) in the 100m final and 51.02 in the 400m final. Kaneil became the third consecutive Munro College athlete to win the Class III 100m title at the National Boys and Girls Championships (Rolando Reid '07 and Adam Cummings '08). We are unclear as to whether any other school has ever achieved such a feat but it certainly has not happened in the last twenty five years. Congratulations of no mean order must be made to Kaneil, a self-professed "balla" that only this year seriously showed up for the sport of Track and Field. This young man puts his talent to the test on a daily basis under the guidance of his coach and father Neil Harrison. The development of the Father, Son and Holy Coach triumvirate has been beautiful to watch, with the younger Harrison being as sport smart as he is book smart and athletically gifted (Top 3 in class with an 86 avg.).
In Class II we had three individual medals, Rolando Reid was 2nd in the 400m (48.65 PB), Delano Willams was 2nd in the 200m (21.74, -0.2w PB) and Patrick Campbell was 3rd in the 110mH final (14.33, -1.1w). All three of these young men also ran on the GOLD MEDAL WINNING Class II 4x100m relay team (pic above L-R: Delano Williams, Rolando Reid, Adam Cummings, Patrick Campbell). They were joined by former Class III 100m Champion and record holder, Adam Cummings. The quartet while boasting three 10.8 or better sprinters failed to enter the finals as favourites. That title went to Calabar and St. Jago. After one false start and a starters discretionary "call-back", Adam Cummings rocketed from the blocks and ran a strong turn to hand of even with favourites St. Jago and Calabar. Rolando "Midnight" Reid took the baton and ran what can only be described as a Monsta-Back-Strecth eliminating two athletes staggered ahead and leaving all those staggered behind. Hurdler, Patrick Campbell took the baton in first place and handed over in first place after a Monster run of his own where he displaced many flat event sprinters. At this point it was all over as there was no one on the track that was ever going to catch Delano Williams, who tore up the turf to take the team home in a time of 41.54. No Munro team of any age group has run better in the last five years. This team has gone through a great deal of adversity this season with both Reid and Cummings being out at different times due to injury and that is why we have to give a special "big-up" to the 5th man Gavin-Raye Clarke. Gavin has stepped in all season and was pivotal to getting the team to the final this week. Nuff Respect Gavin!!! See relay video below.
CLASS II 4x100m Final
We also had many finalists that gave us points. In the Class III 800m, Levar Dunchie placed fifth with a personal best of 2:06:19. Dunchie won all three middle distance events in record time at this year's Western Champs. In the Class II 100m, first years Delano Williams and Adam Cummings were 4th and 5th respectively in 10.78 and 10.88 (0.0w). Super Soprano Desric Beckford, after yet another year of singing in the school choir and only showing up the day before Champs to pick up a pair of spikes, placed 8th in the Class II Long Jump with a PB of 6.19m. Desric has made the Long Jump final each of the three years that he has come to Champs. First Year II Jevaughn Shaw placed fourth with 43.54m in the discus ahead of team mate Emmanuel Oniya who was 8th with 40.72m. In the Class I throws Team Captain Omar Bryan was sixth in the Discus with 46.49m and 5th in the Shot with 15.60m. In the open Triple Jump Mikhail "Drama" Johns was seventh with 14.25m and Jodi-Rae Blackwood was fourth in the 400mH in a time of 52.65.
Pic Above: Class II 4x100m - Patrick Campbell to Delano Williams
Jodi-Rae Blackwood was also integral in the season's best performance for the Open 4x400m relay team. The team of Dexter McKenzie (46.9), Jodi-Rae Blackwood (), Shawnterry Manboard (), and Rolando Reid () clocked 3:15:91 for sixth place.
It was a fulfilling Championship Meet with the school achieving its goal of maintaining sixth position before a move up through to 3rd or 4th. I would like to thank the entire team of athletes, the coaches and medical practitioners Gwyn Jones, Paul Auden and Karey Lewis. Hurdles Coach Steve Cole has worked hard to bring us the first medal in the sprint hurdles in many years. Congrats! Dr. Jones has worked tirelessly as field events coach and medical consultant and has produced results that have been the backbone of the team since the late '80s. Physio-therapist Karey Lewis, nursed many a worn muscle and limb back from the grave this season. We welcome her and look forward to a long relationship. Special thanks must also go out to Guidance Counselor and Cheer Leader #1, Paula Miller-Foster, Coach and Housemaster Joseph Powell and Chef Bill Dennis.
A very special big-up and congrats to returning Head Coach Neil Harrison who brought a great deal of experience and expertise to bear to produce this result through a tumultuous season. Nuff Respect Coach Harrison and welcome back!
On now to the 115th running of the Penn Relays, The Jamaica Invitational and Youth and Junior Trials. If you haven't already made your contribution to get the team to the Penn Relays please call at the number below to find out how best to do so.
Regards,
B. Hayden
Team Manager
876-869-7153
Class III 100m Final
Top Ten Finishers
Young Kaneil Harrison (below right),
who just over a month before took the sprint treble at Western Champs, went one-three in the "one-four" double. He clocked 11.10 (-0.2w) in the 100m final and 51.02 in the 400m final. Kaneil became the third consecutive Munro College athlete to win the Class III 100m title at the National Boys and Girls Championships (Rolando Reid '07 and Adam Cummings '08). We are unclear as to whether any other school has ever achieved such a feat but it certainly has not happened in the last twenty five years. Congratulations of no mean order must be made to Kaneil, a self-professed "balla" that only this year seriously showed up for the sport of Track and Field. This young man puts his talent to the test on a daily basis under the guidance of his coach and father Neil Harrison. The development of the Father, Son and Holy Coach triumvirate has been beautiful to watch, with the younger Harrison being as sport smart as he is book smart and athletically gifted (Top 3 in class with an 86 avg.).In Class II we had three individual medals, Rolando Reid was 2nd in the 400m (48.65 PB), Delano Willams was 2nd in the 200m (21.74, -0.2w PB) and Patrick Campbell was 3rd in the 110mH final (14.33, -1.1w). All three of these young men also ran on the GOLD MEDAL WINNING Class II 4x100m relay team (pic above L-R: Delano Williams, Rolando Reid, Adam Cummings, Patrick Campbell). They were joined by former Class III 100m Champion and record holder, Adam Cummings. The quartet while boasting three 10.8 or better sprinters failed to enter the finals as favourites. That title went to Calabar and St. Jago. After one false start and a starters discretionary "call-back", Adam Cummings rocketed from the blocks and ran a strong turn to hand of even with favourites St. Jago and Calabar. Rolando "Midnight" Reid took the baton and ran what can only be described as a Monsta-Back-Strecth eliminating two athletes staggered ahead and leaving all those staggered behind. Hurdler, Patrick Campbell took the baton in first place and handed over in first place after a Monster run of his own where he displaced many flat event sprinters. At this point it was all over as there was no one on the track that was ever going to catch Delano Williams, who tore up the turf to take the team home in a time of 41.54. No Munro team of any age group has run better in the last five years. This team has gone through a great deal of adversity this season with both Reid and Cummings being out at different times due to injury and that is why we have to give a special "big-up" to the 5th man Gavin-Raye Clarke. Gavin has stepped in all season and was pivotal to getting the team to the final this week. Nuff Respect Gavin!!! See relay video below.
CLASS II 4x100m Final
We also had many finalists that gave us points. In the Class III 800m, Levar Dunchie placed fifth with a personal best of 2:06:19. Dunchie won all three middle distance events in record time at this year's Western Champs. In the Class II 100m, first years Delano Williams and Adam Cummings were 4th and 5th respectively in 10.78 and 10.88 (0.0w). Super Soprano Desric Beckford, after yet another year of singing in the school choir and only showing up the day before Champs to pick up a pair of spikes, placed 8th in the Class II Long Jump with a PB of 6.19m. Desric has made the Long Jump final each of the three years that he has come to Champs. First Year II Jevaughn Shaw placed fourth with 43.54m in the discus ahead of team mate Emmanuel Oniya who was 8th with 40.72m. In the Class I throws Team Captain Omar Bryan was sixth in the Discus with 46.49m and 5th in the Shot with 15.60m. In the open Triple Jump Mikhail "Drama" Johns was seventh with 14.25m and Jodi-Rae Blackwood was fourth in the 400mH in a time of 52.65.
Pic Above: Class II 4x100m - Patrick Campbell to Delano WilliamsJodi-Rae Blackwood was also integral in the season's best performance for the Open 4x400m relay team. The team of Dexter McKenzie (46.9), Jodi-Rae Blackwood (), Shawnterry Manboard (), and Rolando Reid () clocked 3:15:91 for sixth place.
It was a fulfilling Championship Meet with the school achieving its goal of maintaining sixth position before a move up through to 3rd or 4th. I would like to thank the entire team of athletes, the coaches and medical practitioners Gwyn Jones, Paul Auden and Karey Lewis. Hurdles Coach Steve Cole has worked hard to bring us the first medal in the sprint hurdles in many years. Congrats! Dr. Jones has worked tirelessly as field events coach and medical consultant and has produced results that have been the backbone of the team since the late '80s. Physio-therapist Karey Lewis, nursed many a worn muscle and limb back from the grave this season. We welcome her and look forward to a long relationship. Special thanks must also go out to Guidance Counselor and Cheer Leader #1, Paula Miller-Foster, Coach and Housemaster Joseph Powell and Chef Bill Dennis.
A very special big-up and congrats to returning Head Coach Neil Harrison who brought a great deal of experience and expertise to bear to produce this result through a tumultuous season. Nuff Respect Coach Harrison and welcome back!
On now to the 115th running of the Penn Relays, The Jamaica Invitational and Youth and Junior Trials. If you haven't already made your contribution to get the team to the Penn Relays please call at the number below to find out how best to do so.
Regards,
B. Hayden
Team Manager
876-869-7153
Class III 100m Final
Top Ten Finishers
1) KINGSTON COLLEGE 223.50 2) CALABAR 222
3) JAMAICA COLLEGE 154 4) WOLMERS 144
5) ST. JAGO 122.50 6) MUNRO 85
7) ST. GEORGE'S 84 8) HOLMWOOD 50
9) BRIDGEPORT HIGH 43 10) STETHS 38
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