Jodeen WilliamsKINGSTON, Jamaica - Jodeen Williams of St. Mary High was the star at the Jamaica National-sponsored Eastern Athletics Championships setting records in the girls Class 1 100m, 200m and 400m events at the National Stadium on Tuesday.   

Howevr, Oberlin High athletes that left the National Stadium with the biggest smiles after taking the overall by a whisker over Buff Bay High.

Although she did not get the overall champion girl's award, Williams' performances over the two days, she ran a record 12.01 to take the Class 1 100m final, easing the old mark of 12.12 which Janika Martell (formerly of St Mary's Technical) set in 2000.

On Monday Williams ran 55.75 to beat the old mark of 57.54 set by former Tacky High athlete Christine Day, returned on Tuesday to lower that mark to 54.38. As if she was not satisfied, the 18-year-old stopped the 200m clock in 23.96 to lower the mark of 24.80 she did in the semi-finals on Monday. And she was not done; she ran an impressive third leg for St. Mary High to come from nowhere to take the girls' 4x400m open event in 3:56.44, another record with her name now attached.

However, none of that could stop Oberlin from taking their 16th title, even though it was by 2-and-a-half points. In the end, Oberlin, who won the final event of the day, the boys 4x400m, finished on 590 points, just ahead of Buff Bay, who ended on 587.5 points.

Oberlin take Eastern Champs
St. Mary High ended third with 351, follow by Glengoffe 225.5, Morant Bay 218.5, Titchfield 169, Yallahs 168, St. Thomas Tech 154, Seaforth 143, St. Mary's College 124, Happy Grove 72, St. Mary Tech 61, Marymouth 59, Annotto Bay 45, Tacky 41.5, Paul Bogle 39, Fair Prospect 7, Islington 4 and Brimmer Vale 2 were the other teams to score points.

Oberlin topped the female section with 372 points ahead of Buff Bay 336, St. Mary High 174, Glengoffe 122.5, and Yallahs 110. On the boys' side, Buff Bay prevailed with 251.5 points over Oberlin 218, St. Mary High 177, St. Thomas Tech 125 and Morant Bay 124.

Eleven other records were broken on Tuesday's final day by Titania Markland of St. Mary High, girls' Class 1 800m (2:20.92); Dorian Anderson of Buff Bay, girls shot put open (11.46m); Renaldo Richards of Oberlin, boys long jump Class 3 (5.99m); Romario Rodney of Buff Bay, boys Class 2 high jump (1.93m) and discus 43.84m); Trudy MC Calla of Oberlin, girls Class 1 100m hurdles (15.23); Christopher Shakespeare of Morant Bay, boys Class 2 long jump (6.47m); Lamar Evans of Buff Bay, boys Class 3 high jump (1.77m).

In the team event, St. Mary High's 4x100m Class 4 team (51.01) and 4x400m (3:56.44) and Oberlin's 4x100m Class 1 girls (50.76) accounted for those records.