Stars are out for the Charlie Fuller Development Meet

Tia Clayton and Jonielle Smith of MVP Track Club, who were members of Jamaica’s silver medal-winning women’s 4x100-metre relay team at last year’s World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, will feature in the women’s 60 metres at this Saturday’s PUMA JAAA Charlie Fuller Development Meet at G.C. Foster College.

The meet, which begins at 9 a.m. with the women’s 3000 metres and ends at 5:10 p.m. with the Boys’ Class One 400 metres, will include events for high school and senior athletes. The 60 metres for both senior men and women will be in the spotlight, featuring some of the country’s top sprinters.

The women’s 60 metres, scheduled for 11:30 a.m., will include Clayton, Smith, Sada Williams and Anthonique Strachan of MVP Track Club, as well as former Edwin Allen High standout schoolgirl Thienna-Lee Terrelonge.

Terrelonge, who aborted her high school season early last year to pursue a professional career, will make her debut at the level in the short sprint, representing Uptimum Track Club.

The men’s 60 metres, which begins at noon, will feature two individual medallists from last year’s World Athletics Championships — 100-metre silver medallist Kishane Thompson of MVP Track Club and 200-metre bronze medallist Bryan Levell of Uptimum Track Club.

World Championships representatives Adrian Kerr and Ackeem Blake of Dynamic Speed Track Club, along with 400-metre hurdles specialist Roshawn Clarke of Swept Track Club, are also down to contest the event.

Other track events to be contested at the meet include the 400-metre hurdles for males and females, 200m, 800m, and 1500m. Field events will include the long jump for males and females, along with the women’s open triple jump.

As usual, outstanding individuals who have been involved with the meet over the years will be honoured, with three set to be recognised on Saturday.

They are: Carole Long, recorder; Michael McIntosh, coach of Green Island High School; and Mark ‘Bones’ Martin of Digicel fame.

With renovation work expected to start on the G.C. Foster College track at any time, this could be the final meet at the venue for a while.