Shericka Jackson (Vere).

VERE Technical High School Class I athlete Shericka Jackson and Kingston College Class III athlete Roje Fearon shone brightly in the 200 metres on Saturday's staging of the Kirkvine Development Meet at the Windalco Sports Club, where several of the leading high-school athletes were in attendance.

Jackson, who has been very busy on the track for her school and country at the junior level for the past two seasons, despite stepping up in class, once again showed her true potential in an event she has often enjoyed, recording the fastest time of the day among the females. Jackson won the Class I 200 metres with an impressive 23.2 seconds to follow up her continued success at the meet, where she broke the Class II record in the event last year.

glimpse of class

Fearon, who two years ago was a standout for St Francis Primary, and competed as a Class IV athlete for the North Street school last year, gave a glimpse of his class by romping to an overwhelming victory in 22.2 seconds, with his teammate Javaughn Mattherson second in 22.6 seconds, the same time done by third best overall Roshane Edwards of Munro College.

World Youth 100 metres bronze medallist Christania Williams of Edwin Allen High, who is expected to play a major role in her team's chances at the ISSA Boys and Girls' Championships in March, also shared the spotlight in the girl's 200 metres, where she clocked a fast 23.6 seconds for the fastest time among Class II girls, with her teammate Monique Spencer stopping the clock at 23.8 seconds for the second overall best time in the class.

In the other 200 metres event on the day, among high school athletes, Edwin Allen High's Khamoy Farqhuason (24.9) won in Class IV, Manchester High's Danielle Thompson won Class II in 24.8 seconds among the girl's, while among the boy's it was Herbert Morrison's Gavine Williams (21.3) seconds in Class II and Gremeiko Whitelocke of Green Island in Class I, who stopped the clock at 21.0 seconds.