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THE EAGLE EYE 2024: VOL 3 NO 2 | CHAMPS 2024 DEMARCO MINES GOLD

XLCR Eagle Demarco Bennett underscored his immense talent when he delivered a dominant performance in the Class 2 Boys 400m Final on Thursday at the ISSA Grace Kennedy Boys & Girls Athletics Championships. Running from lane 7, Bennett executed a well-planned race, powering past his two main rivals in the home stretch and completing the stadium oval in 46.91 seconds, setting a new personal best and school record. Gregory McFarlane, in his first year in the class, earned a valuable point for the Eagles’ #Top5 effort when he finished 8th in the race. Congratulations to both athletes.

Demarco will take to the blocks again later tonight (Friday) at 8:55 pm to compete in the 400m hurdles as he seeks the rare double.

Rojay Robertson contributed another 6 points to the Eagles’ cause when he completed the gruelling 10-event decathlon, finishing in 5th place, enabling the XLCR Eagles to finish the day in 5th place overall with 45 points after 15 events scored.

Congratulations to Rojay and his coaches!

Meanwhile, the Lady Eagles, in their quest for #Top5 status, had valuable contributions from Shelley Ann Taylor, who finished just outside the medals, placing 4th in the Long Jump Class 2. This was a great effort given her injury-plagued season. Also contributing to the Lady Eagles’ goal of finishing in the top 5 were Breanna Brown and Diandra Kelley, who both finished 8th in their respective 400m finals. The Lady Eagles are currently in 8th place with 23 points after 16 events.

Tomorrow, Champs Friday, we will see the XLCR sprint hurdlers compete for the first time at these championships in their preliminaries in the morning. In the evening, the intermediate hurdlers will close the show as they compete in the finals of their event.

Remember, Champs can be seen live on TVJ, TVJSN, and 1spotmedia.com.

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Excelsorians Celebrate Demarco’s 400m Victory on Thursday at Champs

© Desmond Karl Shakespeare

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